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Tricia Black
Tricia Black is a Canadian actress, writer and comedian.Glenn Sumi"How two East Coasters are changing Toronto’s queer comedy scene" ''Now'', June 12, 2019. She is most noted for her role in the 2020 web series '' Band Ladies'', for which she won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Performance in a Web Program or Series at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021, and her voice role in the 2022 animated series '' Summer Memories'', for which she won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Performance in an Animated Program or Series at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023.Connie Thiessen"2023 Canadian Screen Awards: Children’s & Animation" ''Broadcast Dialogue'', April 12, 2023. Early life Originally from Saint John, New Brunswick, she is an alumna of The Second City's Toronto company, for which she was one of the writers and performers of the Canadian Comedy Award-winning LGBTQ-themed comedy show ''Extravaganza Eleganza'' in 2019. Career Black has also been associate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint John, New Brunswick
Saint John () is a port#seaport, seaport city located on the Bay of Fundy in the province of New Brunswick, Canada. It is Canada's oldest Municipal corporation, incorporated city, established by royal charter on May 18, 1785, during the reign of George III. The Port of Saint John is Canada's third-largest by tonnage with a cargo base that includes dry and liquid bulk, Breakbulk cargo, break bulk, containers, and cruise. The city has a strong industrial base, including oil refining and manufacturing, matched with finance and tourism sectors and research institutions such as the New Brunswick Museum and the University of New Brunswick. Saint John was the most populous in New Brunswick until the 2016 Canadian census, 2016 census, when it was overtaken by Moncton. It is currently the second-largest city in the province, with a population of 69,895 over an area of . French explorer Samuel de Champlain landed at Saint John Harbour on June 24, 1604, the feast of St. John the Baptist, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What We Do In The Shadows (TV Series)
''What We Do in the Shadows'' is an American comedy horror mockumentary fantasy television series created by Jemaine Clement, first broadcast on FX on March 27, 2019, until concluding its run with the end of its sixth season on December 16, 2024. Based on the 2014 New Zealand film of the same name written and directed by Clement and Taika Waititi, both of whom act as executive producers, the series follows four vampire roommates on Staten Island, and stars Kayvan Novak, Matt Berry, Natasia Demetriou, Harvey Guillén, Mark Proksch, and Kristen Schaal. ''What We Do in the Shadows'' is the second television series in the franchise after the spin-off '' Wellington Paranormal'' (2018–2022). Both shows share the same canon as the original film, with several characters from the film making appearances, including Clement's and Waititi's. The show received critical acclaim, particularly for its cast and writing, and 29 Emmy Award nominations, including thrice for Outstanding Com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Locke & Key (TV Series)
''Locke & Key'' is an American fantasy drama television series developed by Carlton Cuse, Meredith Averill, and Aron Eli Coleite, based on the Locke & Key, comic book series of the same name by Joe Hill (writer), Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez (artist), Gabriel Rodríguez. It premiered on Netflix on February 7, 2020. The series stars Darby Stanchfield, Connor Jessup, Emilia Jones, Jackson Robert Scott, Laysla De Oliveira, Petrice Jones, and Griffin Gluck. In December 2020, ahead of the second season premiere on October 22, 2021, the series was renewed for a third season which premiered on August 10, 2022. In April 2022, it was announced that the third season would be its last, as originally planned by the show's creators. Premise After Rendell Locke is murdered by former student Sam Lesser, his wife Nina decides to move with her three children, Tyler, Kinsey, and Bode, from Seattle to Matheson, Massachusetts, and take up residence in Rendell's family home, Keyhouse. The childre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In The Dark (American TV Series)
''In the Dark'' is an American crime drama television series, created by Corinne Kingsbury for The CW, which debuted as a mid-season entry during the 2018–19 television season. On January 30, 2018, The CW ordered the show to pilot, with Michael Showalter set to direct. In May 2018, the show received a series order. The series premiered on April 4, 2019. In April 2019, the series was renewed for a second season that premiered on April 16, 2020. In January 2020, The CW renewed the series for a third season which premiered on June 23, 2021. In February 2021, the series was renewed for a fourth season which premiered on June 6, 2022. In May 2022, it was announced that the fourth season would be its last. The show ended its run on September 5, 2022. Premise An irreverent blind woman in her twenties, Murphy, drifts through life in a drunken haze. She has only two friends—Jess, her understanding roommate, and Tyson, a teenage drug-dealer who saved her from a violent mugging. Out ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slo Pitch (web Series)
''Slo Pitch'' is a Canadian Streaming television, web television comedy series, co-created by J Stevens, Gwenlyn Cumyn, and Karen Knox. The series centres on the Brovaries, an underachieving softball team for LGBTQ women and non-binary players; despite being perennial losers who are mostly more concerned with drinking beer and meeting women at after-game parties than they are with the sport, they unexpectedly find themselves in the league championships playing against their arch-rival Toronto Blue Gays.John Doyle (critic), John Doyle, "A timely feast of gentle comedy to comfort you". ''The Globe and Mail'', August 1, 2020. ''Slo Pitch'' features a fully female and/or non-binary led creative team, a key cast that is 50 percent Person of color#BIPOC, BIPOC, 70% of the cast and crew identifying as female or non-binary, and 80% of key cast identifying as LGBTQ+. The cast includes Kirsten Rasmussen, Gwenlyn Cumyn, Karen Knox, Lane Webber, K Alexander, Khadijah Roberts-Abdullah, Amanda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1 Queen 5 Queers
''1 Queen 5 Queers'' is a Canadian television talk show, which premiered on Crave (TV network), Crave in 2021. A revival of the 2009-2014 MTV Canada series ''1 Girl 5 Gays'', the series features a panel of LGBTQ people talking about LGBTQ issues, moderated by drag queen Brooke Lynn Hytes. According to Hytes, the series represents a broader and more diverse array of participants than the original, which focused almost entirely on the perspectives of gay men. The series debuted on December 9, 2021. Panelists appearing on the series have included choreographer Hollywood Jade, comedian Tricia Black, actor and athlete Harrison Browne, fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi, advocate and dancer Raymond Johnson-Brown, and musician and writer Our Lady J. References 2021 Canadian television series debuts 2020s Canadian television talk shows 2020s Canadian LGBTQ-related television series Crave (TV network) original programming Drag (entertainment) television shows {{LGBT-tv-prog-stub 2021 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghosts (2021 TV Series)
''Ghosts'' is an American television sitcom adapted for CBS from the original British series of the same name by Joe Port and Joe Wiseman, who were also its showrunners. It premiered on October 7, 2021 and was picked up for a full season that month. It was renewed for a second season in January 2022, which premiered on September 29, 2022. It was renewed for a third season in January 2023, which began filming in Montreal on December 2, 2023. The third season, of ten episodes, premiered on February 15, 2024. In March 2024, it was renewed for a fourth season which premiered on October 17, 2024. In February 2025, the series was renewed for a fifth and sixth season. Premise Married New Yorkers Samantha "Sam" and Jay Arondekar believe their dreams have come true when they inherit Woodstone Manor, a beautiful country house, from Sophie Brimble, Sam's great aunt, only to find that it is falling apart and inhabited by ghosts of people from different eras of American history who died ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Camp (film)
''The Camp'' (Arabic: ''المخيم'') is a 2013 Arabic language documentary film by Egyptian photographer, filmmaker and director Tamer Eissa, about the "Arab Spring Camp" attended by children of martyrs who fell in Gaza and children of martyrs of the Egyptian revolution. The children's camp took place in July 2012 for 2 weeks in two locations: in Cairo and in Nuebaa by the Red Sea. Through interviews of the organizers and of the children, and by following their activities in the camp, the documentary depicts the experience of the children in the camp during the two weeks, focusing on the personal stories of three of the children: Siraj, Rizk and Shahd. The film first screened in Cairo Cairo ( ; , ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Egypt and the Cairo Governorate, being home to more than 10 million people. It is also part of the List of urban agglomerations in Africa, largest urban agglomeration in Africa, L ... on April 1, 2013. Synopsis The Camp i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suze (film)
''Suze'' is a 2023 Canadian comedy-drama film, written and directed by Dane Clark and Linsey Stewart. The film stars Michaela Watkins as Suze, a woman whose feelings of empty nest syndrome after her daughter Brooke ( Sara Waisglass) moves away to attend university lead her to become a doting mother figure to Brooke's ex-boyfriend Gage (Charlie Gillespie) even though she never liked him at all when he and Brooke were dating.Zac Ntim"‘The Dropout’ Star Michaela Watkins & ‘The Rest of Us’ Breakout Charlie Gillespie To Star In ‘Suze’; Production Begins In Ontario" ''Deadline Hollywood'', September 16, 2022. The film entered production in fall 2022 in Hamilton, Ontario. The film premiered at the Atlantic International Film Festival on September 16, 2023, and was screened at the 2023 Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival, and the 2023 Calgary International Film Festival. Cast Reception Richard Crouse gave the film three and a half stars and wrote, "''Suze ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World's Best (film)
''World's Best'' is a 2023 American musical comedy film directed by Roshan Sethi and written by Utkarsh Ambudkar and Jamie King. It was released on Disney+ on June 23, 2023, and generally received mixed to positive reviews from critics. Plot Prem Patel is a 12-year-old math genius who lives with his widowed mother Priya. He aims to be the best and takes high school level mathematics, which he excels at. After taking an entrance exam, Ms. Sage gives the class a homework assignment to use math to describe who they are. Prem asks Priya what his late father Suresh was like and she regales the story of how they first met when he was just an up-and-coming rapper, a dream he never got to achieve due to cancer. Prem looks at his father's old things and is suddenly visited by a manifestation of Suresh who has come to help him discover himself. Prem starts to imagine himself becoming a rapper like his father and embraces the lifestyle. Prem's best friend, Jerome, joins up with school bull ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dear David
''Dear David'' is a 2023 American supernatural horror film directed by John McPhail, based on Adam Ellis' Twitter thread of the same name. It stars Augustus Prew, with Andrea Bang, René Escobar Jr., Cameron Nicoll, and Justin Long in supporting roles. Produced by BuzzFeed Studios, the film follows BuzzFeed employee Ellis (Prew), as his attempt to retaliate against online trolls results in a haunting from a demon-possessed spirit. ''Dear David'' was released in theaters and to streaming and digital formats on October 13, 2023, by Lionsgate Films, to negative reviews from critics. Plot In 1996, David gets bullied over a crude drawing on instant messaging, and retaliates against them. In 2017, two teenagers enter the late David's chat room, trolling him. After asking a third question about their future cause of death, the teenager gets killed later that night. At BuzzFeed, Adam heeds his boss Bryce's request to create "authentic original content". Adam retali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Man From Toronto (2022 Film)
''The Man from Toronto'' is a 2022 American action comedy film directed by Patrick Hughes. The film stars Kevin Hart and Woody Harrelson, Kaley Cuoco, Jasmine Mathews, Lela Loren, Pierson Fodé, Jencarlos Canela, and Ellen Barkin. ''The Man from Toronto'' was released on June 24, 2022, by Netflix. The film received generally negative reviews from critics. Plot Teddy Jackson is a struggling fitness entrepreneur in Yorktown, Virginia who is fired from his job at a local gym for giving ad brochures without the gym's address. He decides not to tell his wife Lori and takes her to Onancock for her birthday. Leaving her at a spa, Teddy arrives at the wrong cabin, where a man named Coughlin is being held hostage. Mistaken for "The Man from Toronto", a mysterious assassin with a talent for brutal interrogation, the clueless Teddy manages to intimidate Coughlin into giving up a code. The cabin is raided by the FBI, who convinces Teddy to pose as the Man from Toronto to help capture would ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
