|
Robin Duke
Robin Duke (born March 13, 1954) is a Canadian actress, comedian, and voice actress. Duke may be best known for her work on the television comedy series '' SCTV'' and, later, ''Saturday Night Live''. She co-founded ''Women Fully Clothed'', a sketch comedy troupe which toured Canada. She teaches writing as a faculty member at Humber College in Toronto and had a recurring role playing Wendy Kurtz in the sitcom ''Schitt's Creek''. Early life Duke was born in Etobicoke, Ontario. She went to high school with Catherine O'Hara at Burnhamthorpe Collegiate Institute in Etobicoke; they first met in homeroom class. Career In 1976, Duke joined O'Hara as part of the Toronto version of the stage comedy troupe The Second City, while also making several appearances in the troupe's television series, ''SCTV''. Duke became a regular on ''SCTV'' from 1980 to 1981. She joined the cast of ''Saturday Night Live'' in 1981 when O'Hara suddenly dropped out of that show. She now teaches at Humber Colle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ontario
Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central Canada, it is Canada's most populous province, with 38.3 percent of the country's population, and is the second-largest province by total area (after Quebec). Ontario is Canada's fourth-largest jurisdiction in total area when the territories of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut are included. It is home to the nation's capital city, Ottawa, and the nation's most populous city, Toronto, which is Ontario's provincial capital. Ontario is bordered by the province of Manitoba to the west, Hudson Bay and James Bay to the north, and Quebec to the east and northeast, and to the south by the U.S. states of (from west to east) Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York. Almost all of Ontario's border with the United St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Groundhog Day (film)
''Groundhog Day'' is a 1993 American fantasy comedy film directed by Harold Ramis, with a screenplay by him and Danny Rubin. It stars Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell, and Chris Elliott. Murray portrays Phil Connors, a cynical television weatherman covering the annual Groundhog Day event in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, who becomes trapped in a time loop, forcing him to relive February2nd repeatedly. The film also stars Stephen Tobolowsky, Brian Doyle-Murray, Marita Geraghty, Angela Paton, Rick Ducommun, Rick Overton, and Robin Duke. Rubin conceived the outline of ''Groundhog Day'' in the early 1990s. He wrote it as a spec script to gain meetings with producers for other work. It eventually came to the attention of Ramis, who worked with Rubin to make his idea less dark in tone and more palatable to a general audience by enhancing the comedy. After being cast, Murray clashed with Ramis over the script; Murray wanted to focus on the philosophical elements, whereas Ramis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Globe And Mail
''The Globe and Mail'' is a Canadian newspaper printed in five cities in western and central Canada. With a weekly readership of approximately 2 million in 2015, it is Canada's most widely read newspaper on weekdays and Saturdays, although it falls slightly behind the '' Toronto Star'' in overall weekly circulation because the ''Star'' publishes a Sunday edition, whereas the ''Globe'' does not. ''The Globe and Mail'' is regarded by some as Canada's " newspaper of record". ''The Globe and Mail''s predecessors, '' The Globe'' and ''The Mail and Empire'' were both established in the 19th century. The former was established in 1844, while the latter was established in 1895 through a merger of '' The Toronto Mail'' and the '' Toronto Empire''. In 1936, ''The Globe'' and ''The Mail and Empire'' merged to form ''The Globe and Mail''. The newspaper was acquired by FP Publications in 1965, who later sold the paper to the Thomson Corporation in 1980. In 2001, the paper merged with broadc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Now (newspaper)
''Now'' (styled as ''NOW''), also known as ''NOW Magazine'' is an online publication based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Throughout most of its existence, ''Now'' was a free alternative weekly newspaper. Physical publication of ''Now'' was suspended in August 2022, and there are no current plans to resume printed publication. Publication history ''Now'' was first published on September 10, 1981, by Michael Hollett and Alice Klein."Publisher of Toronto's iconic NOW Magazine files for bankruptcy." ''blogTO'', April 1, 2022. ''NOW'' is an alternative weekly that covers news, culture, arts, and entertainment. In its printed incarnation, ''NOW'' was published 52 times a year and could be picked up in Toronto subway stations, cafes, variety ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women Fully Clothed
Women Fully Clothed is a Canadian live sketch comedy troupe, with a cast of four women, touring throughout the world. Cast *Kathy Greenwood (''Whose Line Is It Anyway?'', '' This Hour Has 22 Minutes'') * Robin Duke (''Saturday Night Live'', '' SCTV'') *Jayne Eastwood (''My Big Fat Greek Wedding'', '' This Is Wonderland'') *Teresa Pavlinek (''History Bites'', ''The Jane Show'') Overview The show was the brainchild of Robin Duke in 2003, and was originally commissioned for a Second City fundraiser. Most shows last for 90 minutes (although they can be as short as 20, or as long as 120). Sketches focus on issues that the everyday woman faces with a "comedic" twist. Disclaimers are made by each cast member during the show to emphasize that the show is not about male-bashing. Men are encouraged to come to the show as well, although a majority of their audiences is women. Women Fully Clothed was featured in the 2006 Just for Laughs comedy festival in Montreal, Quebec. They were al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teresa Pavlinek
Teresa Pavlinek (born August 11, 1970) is a Canadian actress, writer, and television producer best known as the creator and star of ''The Jane Show''. Career Pavlinek studied at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, and became part of Second City Toronto after graduating. She made guest appearances on ''The Sean Cullen Show'', ''Royal Canadian Air Farce'', ''Bless The Child'', '' Improv Heaven and Hell'', and '' Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye''. She starred in five seasons of the Gemini-nominated History Channel series, '' History Bites''. Her short plays include ''Dumplings and Death'' and ''Hot August Night'', and her first full-length play, ''Made You Look'', was written as a member of the Tarragon Theatre Playwrights Unit. Teresa is part of the female comedy troupe Women Fully Clothed. In 2016, Teresa appeared in a recurring role as Dana, a police medical examiner on the CBS CBS Broadcasting Inc., commonly shortened to CBS, the abbreviation of its former legal name Columbi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jayne Eastwood
Jayne Eastwood (born December 17, 1946), also credited as Jane Easton or Jane Eastwood, is a Canadian actress and comedian. She is best known for her film roles as Anna-Marie Biddlecoff in the comedy film ''Finders Keepers'' (1984), Judy the Waitress in the Christmas film ''The Santa Clause'' (1994), Mrs. White in ''My Big Fat Greek Wedding'' (2002) and its 2016 sequel, Mrs. Borusewicz in ''Chicago'' (2002), Lucy Decker in the comedy '' Welcome to Mooseport'' (2004) and Miss Wimsey in the musical film ''Hairspray'' (2007). She appeared in television roles including Gwen Twining in ''King of Kensington'' (1978–1980), Bernice in '' Material World'', Aunt Agatha Flugelschmidt in the PBS Kids children's television series '' Noddy'' (1998–2000), Jeannie in '' Wild Card'' (2003), Bridget in '' Train 48'' (2004–2005), Ronnie Sacks in '' This Is Wonderland'' (2005–2006), Maxine Bingly in ''Billable Hours'' (2006–2008), Miss Wispinski in ''Little Mosque on the Prairie'' (2008� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Debra McGrath
Debra McGrath (born July 5, 1954) is a Canadian actress and comedian. Education Debra McGrath was born in Toronto in 1954. She studied theatre at Ryerson Polytechnical Institute (now Toronto Metropolitan University). Career McGrath first started her career with three years as a member of ''The Second City'' Toronto, Ontario, from 1983-1985, where she was a writer and actress, and eventually a director. She was best known for a take-off of Marilyn Monroe, and the song ''Condoms are a Girl's Best Friend''. During the late 1980s, she appeared with ''Second City'' at anniversary, comedy festival and Club Soda performances. In 1987, McGrath starred in ''Spoof'', a comedy pilot written by Brian Cooke and Perry Rosemond. In 1989, she had a major role in Allan King's film '' Termini Station''. She also appeared in Eugene Levy's 1992 TV film ''Partners 'N Love'', in which she played a lawyer whose client's divorce was found to be invalid. In 1990, with Linda Kash, McGrath co-creat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kathy Greenwood
Kathryn Greenwood (born March 21, 1962) is a Canadian actress and comedian. She appeared on the American version of ''Whose Line Is It Anyway?'' numerous times, and played Grace Bailey on the Canadian television drama series '' Wind at My Back''. Life and career Greenwood was born in Scarborough, Ontario, and from an early age wanted to be a performer. She attended high school at Agincourt Collegiate Institute, where she performed in school plays and concerts. After graduation in 1980, Greenwood spent the next two years studying acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. In 1987, she returned to Toronto, Canada, and worked in a small night club act called ''A Wedge of Night''. She then spent five years with the Toronto branch of The Second City comedy troupe as a writer and a performer - two of her shows won Dora Mavor Moore awards in 1988 and 1992. Shortly afterwards, she and her friends Jonathan Wilson and Ed Sahely developed what she called their "Second City" sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marvin The Tap-Dancing Horse
''Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse'' (also known as ''Edouard et Martin'' for the French dub in Quebec) is a children's animated television series co-produced by Nelvana and Hong Guang Animation for Teletoon and PBS Kids. It tells the stories of a young horse named Marvin who is part of a carnival. Among the executive producers are Michael Paraskevas and Betty Paraskevas, creators of ''Maggie and the Ferocious Beast'', who also created the book that the show is based on. The show aired on PBS Kids in the United States as part of the PBS Kids Bookworm Bunch from 2000 to 2004. In Canada, it aired on Teletoon, and in the United Kingdom, the series also aired on Tiny Pop. Reruns of the show aired on Qubo in the US from 2007 to 2020. Some episodes include original songs to help illustrate the theme or accompany montages that carry the story forward. Characters *Marvin (voiced by Ron Pardo) is a dancing brown horse with a black mane and a tail who performs in Fast-Talking Jack's carnival. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atomic Betty
''Atomic Betty'' (retitled ''Atomic Betty: Mission Earth'' for its third and final season) is a Canadian-French Flash animated television series produced by Atomic Cartoons, Breakthrough Entertainment and Tele Images Kids, along with the Marathon Group joining for the third season. Additional funding for production is provided by Teletoon in Canada, Phil Roman Entertainment (uncredited) in the U.S. and M6 (seasons 1-2) and Télétoon (season 3) in France. In Canada, the show originally aired from August 29, 2004 until January 29, 2008 on Teletoon, lasting for three years. In France, the series aired on M6 from 2004 until 2005 and then on Télétoon+ from 2006 until 2008. In the U.S, the series aired on Cartoon Network on September 17, 2004 until May 22, 2005 and The Hub (now known as "Discovery Family") from 2010 until 2011, along with its third and final season. Synopsis Betty Barrett is a typical 12-year-old girl who enjoys school, daydreaming about living in outer sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob And Margaret
''Bob and Margaret'' is an adult animated television series created by David Fine and Alison Snowden and produced by Nelvana. The series was based on the Academy Award-winning short film '' Bob's Birthday'', featuring the same main characters, which won the Best Animated Short Film Oscar in 1994. In Canada, it was the highest-rated Canadian-made animated series ever when it aired in primetime on Global. Plot The show revolved around a married English couple named Bob and Margaret Fish, a middle class 40-ish working couple with two dogs named William and Elizabeth, and no children. Bob is a dentist and Margaret is a chiropodist. Bob and Margaret struggle with everyday issues and mid-life crises. Stories often revolve around the mundane, but in a way that is eminently relatable, from the trials of shopping to dealing with friends who annoy them but owe them a dinner. They are often seen enjoying takeaway Chinese or Indian food. In the first two seasons, Bob and Margaret lived in E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
