Season Four

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Randy Brecker

Multi-Grammy winning jazz trumpeter Randy Brecker discusses his career and his various collaborations with such artists as Blood, Sweat and Tears, Frank Zappa, Eric Clapton and, most notably, his late brother, Michael Brecker as the Brecker Brothers with host Lorne Frohman.

   
 

Mark Breslin

Founder of the famed Yuk Yuk’s comedy club, Mark Breslin, talks about his views of the comedy scene as well as some of the careers he helped launch over the years, including comedians like Jim Carrey and Howie Mandel with host Lorne Frohman.

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Measha Brueggergosman:
Famed opera singer Measha Brueggergosman discusses her path to success including her role in Beatrice Chancy, her performances in front of royalty, her album So Much To Tell and her perspective on the role of classical music in today’s world with host Lorne Frohman.

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Roger Christian:
Oscar winning art director Roger Christian talks about his involvement in the creation of such epics as Star Wars, Alien and Life of Brian, as well as his own directing career including Battlefield Earth with host Lorne Frohman.

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Wendy Crewson:
Multiple Gemini award winning actress Wendy Crewson discusses her success on both sides of the border with such hits as Tanner 88, The Santa Clause, Air Force One, and The 6 th Day, and her current hit television success ReGenesis with host Lorne Frohman.

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Dave Douglas:
Renowned jazz trumpeter and composer Dave Douglas discusses his illustrious career, his many albums, his various bands and his perspective of the music world with host Lorne Frohman.

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Shirley Douglas:
Gemini award winner Shirley Douglas discusses her various achievements in theatre, including such plays as The Glass Menagerie with her son Keifer and The Vagina Monologues, her film and television career, including Wind At My Back and her lifelong interest in political activism with host Lorne Frohman.

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Joe Flaherty:
Actor / Writer / Producer / Director / Comedian Joe Flaherty discusses his various roles in SCTV, Maniac Mansion, Freaks and Geeks and more with host Lorne Frohman.

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Rex Harrington:
World renowned ballet dancer Rex Harrington explores his journey in becoming a famed dancer, including his time with the National Ballet of Canada, his partnership with Karen Kain, and his Gemini wining performance in the TV version of The Four Seasons with host Lorne Frohman.

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David Julian Hirsh:
Canadian actor David Julian Hirsh discusses his route to success from his roots in the New York theatre to starring in Naked Josh to his Gemini winning documentary Camp Hollywood with host Lorne Frohman.

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Michael Ignatieff:
Author / Politician Michael Ignatieff discusses his books A Just Measure of Pain, Scar Tissue and Blood and Belonging, his television stint in Britain as host of The Late Show, and his perspective on politics with host Lorne Frohman.

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Sue Johanson:
Sex guru Sue Johanson examines her route to becoming one of the most famed sex educators of all time through her book and radio and television shows Sunday Night Sex Show and Talk Sex with host Lorne Frohman.

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Arsinee Khanjian:
Genie winning actress Arsinee Khanjian discusses some of her roles from the stage, film and television, including the highly acclaimed films The Sweet Hereafter, Sabah and Ararat with host Lorne Frohman.

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Justin Louis:
Actor Justin Louis examines his road to success including his big break in Common Ground which he followed with Urban Angel, the television series, Missing, and Durham County with host Lorne Frohman.

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Andrea Levy:
Andrea Levy discusses the experiences of her life that transformed her into the author of such novels as Every Light in the House Burnin’, Never Far From Nowhere, Fruit of the Lemon and the multiple award winning Small Island with host Lorne Frohman.

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Shiela McCarthy:
Multiple Gemini award winner Sheila McCarthy examines her path to success from Canadian theatre and film, in works such as “Godspell” and I’ve Heard the Mermaids Singing, to her Hollywood success in Die Hard 2 and Stepping Out as well as her return to television in Little Mosque on the Prairie with host Lorne Frohman.

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Colin Mochrie:
Famed actor, comedian and improv extraordinaire Colin Mochrie discusses his successes on both sides of the border in such shows as Whose Line is it Anyway?, This Hour Has 22 Minutes and Getting Along Famously with host Lorne Frohman.

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Phil Nimmons:
Famed jazz musician Phil Nimmons speaks about his seven decades of performing, composing and teaching as well as his Order of Canada and his Governor General’s Award with host Lorne Frohman.

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Russell Peters:
Stand-up comic Russell Peters talks about growing up in Brampton, Ontario, his path to becoming an internationally recognized comedian, his sold-out performances all over the world, his hit comedy DVD Outsourced and his views of stand-up comedy today with host Lorne Frohman.

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Ivan Reitman:
Producer / Director / Writer Ivan Reitman examines his eminent career from his start at McMaster University to such movie classics as Animal House, Ghostbusters, Stripes, Twins, and Private Parts with host Lorne Frohman.

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Mort Sahl:
Legendary comedian Mort Sahl talks about his career including being credited as one of the first political stand-up comedians, the first comedian to record a stand-up album, the first comedian nominated for a Grammy and his experiences as a speechwriter for President Kennedy and Adlai Stevenson with host Lorne Frohman.

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Jeff Seymour:
Gemini winner Jeff Seymour discusses his career in such television shows as Bosom Buddies, Hill Street Blues and The Eleventh Hour and his roles as writer, producer director and star of Jeff Ltd. with host Lorne Frohman.

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Sandra Shamus:
Producer / Writer / Actress Sandra Shamus discusses her evolution from stand-up comic and puppeteer to her entrepreneurial works in theatre, including her one-woman show My Boyfriend’s Back and There’s Gonna Be Laundry with host Lorne Frohman.

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Miriam Toews:
Canadian author Miriam Toews talks about her experiences of growing up in a small town in Manitoba and how that influenced her novels Summer of my Amazing Luck, A Boy of Good Breeding, which won her the McNally Book of the Year Award, and A Complicated Kindness with host Lorne Frohman.

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Tonya Lee Williams:
Producer / Actress Tonya Lee Williams talks about her path to success on such shows as The Young and the Restless as well as her achievement in creating the Reel World film festival with host Lorne Frohman.

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Women Fully Clothed:
The sketch troupe complied of five of the greatest female talents Canada has to offer – Robin Duke, Jayne Eastwood, Kathryn Greenwood, Deb McGrath, and Teresa Pavlinek – sit down to discuss their show, Women Fully Clothed, and their perspective on comedy with host Lorne Frohman.

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