brioux.tv: the podcast
Hosted by veteran TV columnist Bill Brioux. Each week, join in on an outspoken conversation with the actors, executives, and insiders that make the television industry pop. In each edition, Bill invites his guests to talk business, give up some great stories, and make it personal. Plus laughs.
Episodes
258 episodes
The Beachcombers at 50 with Jackson Davies
Another milestone in Canadian television is reached with the 50th anniversary of the launch of The Beachcombers. Jackson Davies, who played constable Constable through most of the 18-season run as well as two reboot movies in the early...
Eric McCormack
Eric McCormack's the perfect podcast guest. The Emmy Award-winning Will & Grace star has so many wonderful showbiz stories and is generous when it comes to sharing them. Hear some of them now before he saves them all up for his own...
Hudson & Rex's John Reardon
Hudson & Rex's two-legged lead, John Reardon, joins Bill Brioux in conversation prior to the start of Season Five. The new season begins Sunday, Sept. 25 on Citytv and it's a big one with 20 new episodes. Guest stars? Road trips? S...
SUMMIT 72 all-star Serge Savard
The Canada vs USSR eight game hockey tournament of 1972 galvanized the nation 50 years ago this month. One of the standouts for Team Canada was Montreal Canadiens defenseman Serge Savard. Sixteen million Canadians, out of a nation of 2...
Murdoch Mysteries showrunner Peter Mitchell
Writer-director-showrunner Peter Mitchell snuck me into a couple of episodes of one of his hit shows -- and yet he still talks to me! On this podcast, we have a great conversation about Murdoch Mysteries, back for a 16th season startin...
FROM THE VAULT: Michael Landon
Here is one of my most valued interviews: one-on-one with Michael Landon, in his office in Culver City, Calif.The conversation took place in March of 1991. As you'll hear, Landon is in top form: funny as hell, wise in terms of tel...
FROM THE VAULT: Steve Allen & Jack Paar
I kid you not: there were Tonight Show hosts way before Jimmy Fallon was even born. If you thought late night started with Johnny Carson, Jay Leno and Conan O'Brien, think again. When the Tonight Show premiered nationally ...
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FROM THE VAULT: comedy legend George Burns
Before you say goodnight, Gracie, listen to my decades-old interview straight from the vault with comedy legend George Burns. The conversation was recorded in December of 1985, back when Burns was about to turn 90 and I was a rookie writer with...
AMI-tv chef Mary Mammoliti
Mary Mammoliti -- a home cook and a food blogger with a significant loss of vision -- has no trouble finding her way around the kitchen. She is also very at home in front of a TV camera. The second season of her AMI-tv series, Dish with Mar...
Comedian Ron James
We catch up with comedian Ron James as his bestseller, "Ron James All Over the Map," is nominated for the Stephen Leacock Award. If you haven't read it yet, the book is 100 per cent Ron, all in his voice -- 275 pages; four commas!James is a...
Amazing Race Canada host Jon Montgomery
After a two year delay, The Amazing Race Canada is finally back on the starting line. Host Jon Montgomery returns and shares his thoughts with Season 8 set to kick off Tuesday, July 5 on CTV. Jon's love of Canada is genuine and inf...
Author/sports commentator Scott Morrison
"Henderson has scored for Canada."Those five words, spoken by radio and TV legend Foster Hewitt, had me and five friends jumping up and down all over my parent's house on September 28, 1972. We had just witnessed history as Team Canada came...
CBC EVP Barbara Williams
Part Three of "Battle of the Network Stars: Executive Division" features CBC Executive Vice President Barbara Williams.Williams, a respected industry veteran who called the shots at Global prior to joining CBC, oversees all of the pub...
Corus Entertainment SVP Daniel Eves
Part II in our series, "Battle of the Network Stars: Executives Division," features Daniel Eves, Senior Vice President, Broadcast Networks, Corus Entertainment.Eves helped guide the network to a breakthrough last fall when Global became Can...
Bell Media VP's Justin Stockman & Pat DiVittorio
Fresh off the Canadian Upfronts, we kick off our "Battle of the Network Stars: Program Executives Division" with Justin Stockman, VP Content Development & Programming and Pat DiVittorio, VP Programming, CTV & Specialty. They outline C...
Programming Insider Marc Berman
When it comes to ratings and putting today's television landscape in context, I always call on the Programming Insider himself, Marc Berman.The New York native has been a friend and colleague since he began attending the Television Critics ...
Dave Foley & Mark McKinney from Kids in the Hall
As fans old and new will discover, podcast guests Dave Foley and Mark McKinney, along with fellow troupers Scott Thompson, Bruce McCullough and Kevin McDonald, are sketchier than ever. Twenty-seven years after their last season, their brand-new...
We're all Gonna Die with Jay Baruchel
Jay Baruchel, who visited here about a year ago, returns to talk about his latest project, We're All Gonna Die (Even Jay Baruchel). The six-episode docu-series premiered April 30 on Crave and can be streamed now on demand.The 40-ye...
Ronnie Schell, the voice of Peter Puck
Billed as "The World's Slowest-rising Comedian," Ronnie Schell has been making people laugh for seven decades.His story began at The Purple Onion and the hungry i in the late '50s where Schell shared stages with The Kingston Trio ...
Tripping The Bruce with Mitch Azaria
Are you ready to go Tripping with Mitch Azaria? The executive producer behind two very successful real-time travel documentaries for TVO is back with a third: "Tripping the Bruce." It premieres Friday, April 15 on TVO and repeats on Sunday the ...
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Phil Keoghan
Come on down Canada, says Phil Keoghan.The New Zealand-born host of The Amazing Race is throwing the doors open to any Canadian who wants to prove themselves on his other show, Tough as Nails.Canadian citizens 21 or older can now ...
Farmhouse Facelift hosts Carolyn Wilbrink and Billy Pearson
Those stylin' siblings, Carolyn Wilbrink and Billy Pearson, are back with a second season of Farmhouse Facelift (Tuesdays on HGTV and streamable on StackTV). They launch their ten new episodes by tackling a much-needed renovation...
HGTV's Scott McGillivray
Since 2008, HGTV host and handyman Scott McGillivray has helped homeowners throughout North America turn their properties into income opportunities. In his latest series, Scott’s Own Vacation House (premiering March 14), he applies les...
