Canadian comedy scribe Rob Sheridan just moved to Hollywood. A staple of quality writing at the CBC, Rob now makes his home at CBS where he’s working on the new sitcom, Mad Love. The romantic comedy, which stars Jason Biggs, Sarah Chalke, Judy Greer and Tyler Labine, premieres this Monday at 8:30. I asked Rob […]
Before we announce the winners of this year’s My TV Awards, we’re proud to present the 2010 My TV Interview series. Today’s interview is with Brooke Elliott, the remarkable star of Lifetime’s Drop Dead Diva. Brooke is nominated for Best Actress in a Comedy for her work as Jane Bingum, the soul of a supermodel […]
The My TV Nominee interview series continues with our second entry of the year. A nominee in both the “Best Variety/Talk Show Host” and “Be-My-Best-Friend” categories, Danielle Fishel is the host of the Style network’s pop-culture roaster The Dish (nominated for “Best Variety/Talk Show”). The charming host also happens to be a TV icon, a […]
One of the best films to come out of Canada last year (actually, just one of the best films period) was The Trotsky, a comedy about a teenage re-incarnation of the Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky, starring Jay Baruchel and Colm Feore. If you’ve seen the film (as all of you should have), you’ll remember the […]
Little Mosque on the Prairie, now in its 5th season on CBC, is possibly Canada’s best-known sitcom at the moment. It’s leading man is Zaib Shaikh, a charming multi-hyphenate dedicated to the Canadian performing arts landscape. The actor-producer-writer-director got his start in the theatre before being cast as Amaar, a forward-thinking Imam who trades his […]
There aren’t that many things that are remarkable about ABC Family (except, perhaps, it’s strangely high ratings). However, every time I speak with one of its stars I find that they have some remarkable things to say: wisdom beyond their characters, if you will. So here is the first in a new series of quotable […]
With the second season of my new favourite summer show, Drop Dead Diva, premiering Sunday on Lifetime, I thought I’d ask creator/showrunner Josh Berman what viewers have to look forward to this season. Here’s what he had to say: “1. More surprises – As Jane thinks she’s got a handle on her new life, there […]
The My TV Nominee series is back, this time for a conversation with the man behind the 4x My TV Award nominated series Drop Dead Diva. Read on to find out what the charismatic writer has to say about the best comedy series/best new show nominee, getting the series off the ground, life in the […]