Vienna, Korea, Ireland, India and Mexico were all on Eugene Levy's bucket list for this 3rd season of #TheReluctantTraveler, now streaming on AppleTV+. He also talks TIFF salutes to #Godspell and #JohnCandy on this week's podcast: www.buzzsprout.com/1529933/epis...

News travels fast (and far): my week being the Canadian TV critic on an Australian morning show and how opposite views can lead to honest views. Full story here: tinyurl.com/48h6xbw7

Here's my reaction on CTV News Network to the news that Jimmy Kimmel will be back on ABC Tuesday night, This happened so fast I didn't even have time to cancel my Disney+ subscription! www.ctvnews.ca/video/2025/0...

Former helicopter traffic reporter, Citytv news anchor and CFTO talk show host Dini Petty is back. She returns next month at 80 with Trailblazing Takes with Dini Petty on The News Forum Network. Hear her now on brioux.tv: the podcast. www.buzzsprout.com/1529933/epis...

My take: #JimmyKimmel went down defending his First Amendment rights. He had to know that no longer flies in America and that Monday was his last show. Commentary here: tinyurl.com/5n7x235z

The only thing hotter than the Blue Jays right now might be Blue Ant. The media company's founder and CEO, Michael MacMillan, is my guest this week on a down-to-business episode of brioux.tv: the podcast. www.buzzsprout.com/1529933/epis...

Charlie Sheen comes clean in new @Netflix_CA documentary. But is it winning? My review: tinyurl.com/eeva4xec

The new #Godspell doc #YouHadtoBeThere is the comedy origin story you've been waiting for. My review of the #JuddApatow produced film, which just premiered at #TIFF50: tinyurl.com/4mx3w8us

Where are the producers of acclaimed #TIFF50 documentaries showcasing #JohnCandy, #ElvisPresley and #Godspell getting their vintage clips? The #CBCArchives. Learn more about this worldwide resource this week on brioux.tv: the podcast: www.buzzsprout.com/1529933/epis...

Okay, I've finally dried my eyes enough to type my review of the #TIFF50 opener #johncandyilikeme -- a great take on a great man: tinyurl.com/5fjcr3kk

Remembering #GrahamGreene 1952 - 2025, who could play anything -- even a tree. brioux.tv/blog/2025/09...

Know the expression "Fun For All Ages"? Now it's a listening experience thanks to Frank Santopadre co-host for 8 years of Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast. We had so much fun this week on brioux.tv: the podcast it's a 2 parter: www.buzzsprout.com/1529933/epis...

Ann-Margaret, Mamie Van Doren, among the in-person honorees; Dick Van Dyke, Sammy Davis Jr. get centennial salutes at this long weekend's #Cinecon classic film fest in Los Angeles. More info and link to tix here: tinyurl.com/28uucw5y

Listening to "FROM THE VAULT: 3 late great TV stars from the '60s -- Dawn Wells, Bob May and Monty Hall -- at brioux.tv: the podcast

You knew the face if not the name: remembering busy TV character actor #DavidKetchum 1928-2025: tinyurl.com/kwby6yhs

The on-line envelope, please: watch all of the 2025 #TCAAwards acceptance speeches here, including wins for #ThePitt, #TheStudio, #Adolescence and #Elmo: tinyurl.com/2s38e9ym

As summer diversions go, the latest incarnation of #matchgame is blank. My review here: brioux.tv/blog/2025/08...

Looking for a good summer read? Contributor Maurice Tougas recommends #DesiArnaz: The Man Who Invented Television. Read his review here or you got some 'splainin' to do: brioux.tv/blog/2025/08...

Marc Maron is exactly the guy you want to be "mining for gold in a river of panic." My review of his latest stand-up comedy special, streaming now on @HBOMax and @CraveCanada: tinyurl.com/mry3zp4f

Remembering #WKRP in Cincinnati's #LoniAnderson, who passed away Sunday; today would have been her 80th birthday. Tribute here: tinyurl.com/2ykke6ce

My guest this week is Margo Precht Speciale, granddaughter of Ed Sullivan. Her doc Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan (Netflix) focuses on how TV's top variety show host and producer brought Black entertainers into North America living rooms. www.buzzsprout.com/1529933/epis...

Stand-up comedian Leanne Morgan finds her feet fast in the new Chuck Lorre Netflix sitcom #Leanne. My review here: tinyurl.com/4vyu95z7

It's not just that #TomLehrer was the thinking person's Weird Al Yankovic. He also joyously tickled the keys as well as our darkest thoughts. My appreciation here: brioux.tv/blog/2025/07...

Looking for a really big shew of a documentary? Let me recommend #SundayBest: The Untold Story of #EdSullivan now on Netflix. My only complaint -- it's not long enough. My review here: brioux.tv/blog/2025/07...

First #OzzyOsbourne, now #HulkHogan. The six-time Wrestlemania champion is dead at 71. He told me (as I'm sure he told hundreds of others) that I had a good name for wrestling. More on Hulk here: brioux.tv/blog/2025/07...

Bloody hell! Mourning the loss of #OzzyOsbourne, who gave me a memorable front page Toronto Sun interview when he saved the city from SARS back in 2003. That story: brioux.tv/blog/2025/07...

Remembering #MalcolmJamalWarner, who, as Theo Huxtable, was a big part of the most popular TV sitcom of the past 40 years. brioux.tv/blog/2025/07...

The new #HBOMax #billyjoel documentary #AndSoItGoes is a tuneful, fascinating, two part romp through a wild and wooly life. Part 2 premieres Friday on #Crave. My review: brioux.tv/blog/2025/07...

The cancellation of #StephenColbert is about costs, but also shows that free speech has always had limits on network television. The optics here, however, are chilling: tinyurl.com/fa58x9e9

Canadians elbow way to #Emmy glory as nominations for the 77th Annual Primetime awards are announced: brioux.tv/blog/2025/07...

Jennie Bovard stars as a librarian who won’t let low vision get in the way of her very independent life in the new Accessible Media comedy #PrettyBlind. Hear her tell all about it this week on brioux.tv: the podcast.

Canada Day weekend -- a perfect time for Jonathan Torrens to guest on brioux.tv: the podcast. Hear about his latest as a producer: Pretty Blind. It stars Jennie Bovard, a blind actress playing a blind librarian. Premiering July 8 on AMI.

Pat Ferns, author of "The Big Picture: A Personal History of Independent Television Production in Canada" (Sutherland House), is my guest this week on brioux.tv: the podcast.

By far the biggest name in sitcoms this century has been #ChuckLorre. In an exclusive episode of brioux.tv: the podcast we talk about #TheKominskyMethod, Big Bang's Barenaked Ladies theme song, how Bob Hearts Abishola was a salute to immigration in America and his new #LeanneMorgan sitcom.

Better late than never: our Maurice Tougas reviews Seth Rogen's "hugely entertaining" #TheStudio, with all episodes streaming now on AppleTV+ tinyurl.com/mwu5jy4d

This week's guest on brioux.tv: the podcast is Jason Ritter. The 45-year-old actor has been pulling all kinds of crazy dance moves on TikTok over the success of this past season's No. 1 rookie series Matlock. Recorded last week at the Corus Upfront in Toronto.

Canadian Upfront Week concluded Thursday with Bell Media at the Meridian in Toronto. Why I thought they mounted the best presentation of the week: tinyurl.com/ymuvhvh4

CANADIAN UPFRONT WEEK PART TWO: Rogers Sport & Media pauses Canada's Got Talent and finds a new job for Howie Mandel. My report here: tinyurl.com/4b4pd3b4

CANADIAN UPFRONT WEEK PART ONE: Corus takes things to the "Next Level." My report on their 2025 ad event in Toronto here: tinyurl.com/538f33df

Today would have been Tony Curtis' 100th birthday. TCM is celebrating by showing some of his best work. I met him on a few occasions and asked about one of his less remembered films: tinyurl.com/5n7rmhvz

Are the Trump-bashing US late night talk shows now -- as Parrot Analytics suggests -- the most in-demand TV shows in Canada? My latest for LateNighter: tinyurl.com/4kzjym8k

Think comedians should stay out of war-torn regions? Take off! Hear all about SCTV firebrand Dave Thomas' 10-days in Kyiv in support of the Ukrainian Freedom Fund. An inspiring hour on this week's episode of brioux.tv: the podcast: www.buzzsprout.com/1529933/epis...

Why I think the death of a TV star such as M*A*S*H's #LorettaSmit seems to hit us like that of a family member: brioux.tv/blog/2025/05...

HBO's two-part documentary #peeweeashimself finally gets to the man behind the man-child. The secret word is "excellent." My review here: brioux.tv/blog/2025/05...

@OfficialTCA in Toronto trek sees US critics Justin and Catlin joining local lads Brioux and Doyle for a tour of the @MZTVMuseum -- guided by @MosesZnaimer himself. tinyurl.com/mtam5y6d

Sunday's 2nd round, Game 7 final between The #TorontoMapleLeafs and the #FloridaPanthers drew and overnight, estinated 4M+ across Canada -- even though Leaf fans has seen this story before. More nunbers, including the last 2 #WinnipegJets playoff games, here: tinyurl.com/mwtfuf9y

Bars everywhere: dim the lights tonight in honour of #Cheers' George Wendt (1948-2025). My salute here: tinyurl.com/yxwduhb6

The new book on #LorneMichaels is a ready for primetime page turner. Read Maurice Tougas' review here: tinyurl.com/8wkts75r

Upfront Week is over in America. The big news? Forget about new shows, we've got wall-to-wall sports. Some further takeaways and pics from the 2025-26 presentations: tinyurl.com/3w7m4uuc

My review on the Netflix doc #BritainandtheBlitz: the war in colour is an astonishing innovation, as is the POV of Brits on the ground during the mother of all air assaults. More here: tinyurl.com/m95st8e2