You watched Marvel’s new Shang-Chi trailer and want more Simu Liu? Check out Kim’s Convenience
Published on CBC Comedy. Marvel’s long awaited Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings trailer is finally here, and we know what you’re thinking. You want more of Simu Liu. The Chinese-Canadian actor will be the first Asian superhero to star in a Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) production, in his lead role as Shang-Chi, a Kung…
Everything that went down in season one of Pretty Hard Cases
Published on CBC Comedy. Pretty Hard Cases’ first season has come to an end, and with so much action, suspense and romance packed into 10 episodes, we wouldn’t be surprised if you missed a couple things. Starring Baroness Von Sketch Show’s Meredith MacNeill, and Adrienne C. Moore who you may recognize from Orange is The New Black, the two women…
The best of Kim’s Convenience fan art
Published on CBC Comedy. From painting and drawing to miniature models and even baking, the #Kimbits have created beautiful artwork inspired by Kim’s Convenience over the last few years. As the show concludes with its fifth season, we thought there would be no better way to tribute it than through the beautiful artwork of it’s dedicated fans.…
Canadian Screen Award noms are in: Schitt’s Creek leads the pack with 22 nominations
Published on CBC Comedy. The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television have announced their nominations for the 2021 Canadian Screen Awards (CSA) and many of your CBC Comedy favourites have made the cut. Schitt’s Creek is leading the pack with a total of 22 nominations, including Best Comedy Series, which the show has won the last…
Justin Wu: From aspiring photographer to Kim’s Convenience’s youngest director
Published on CBC Comedy. When Justin Wu first got the call that he would be directing an episode of Kim’s Convenience, he instantly broke down into tears out of sheer excitement and disbelief. Previously enrolled in a biology program at Queen’s University and set to pursue a career in medicine, Wu never thought that he would one day…
Have you heard of Marvel’s newest Middle Eastern superhero?
Published on CBC Comedy. You’ve heard of Iron Man, Spiderman and Captain America, but have you heard of Marvel’s newest Arab superhero, Habib? Neither had Rob Michaels or Fady Ghali, and that’s why they created him. Friends since highschool, Michaels and Ghali run a Youtube sketch comedy channel together called Wishful Genies, where they write, film…
Keesha Brownie’s new comedy album is the result of ‘addiction’ to standup
Published on CBC Comedy. When asked to describe her comedic style, Keesha Brownie says “someone once said that I remind them of the Jamaican Ellen Degeneres.” The Montreal native’s strong theatre background is what informs her lively and theatrical performance style and allows her to view standup comedy in a unique way. Brownie first became interested in…
35 years later, Eric McCormack returns to his stage roots (via Zoom) for a good cause
Published on CBC Comedy. Will & Grace star Eric McCormack is starring in a virtual reading of a production called Wil and ironically enough, isn’t playing the role of Will. The Toronto-born actor first began his career at Ontario’s Stratford Festival in 1985, and now over 35 years later, things have come full circle. Wil is a Shakespearean style…
Eric McCormack hopes Will & Grace made things easier for Schitt’s Creek and other LGBTQ shows
Published on CBC Comedy. Best known for his role as Will Truman on Will & Grace, Eric McCormack reflects back on the show’s legacy with deep pride. “I carry the mantle of Will & Grace very proudly,” he says. Will & Grace first aired in September 1998 and ran for eight seasons, over eight years. 11 years later, Will & Grace returned in 2017…
Andrea Jin hopes her grandmother never listens to her new comedy album, Grandma’s Girl
Published on CBC Comedy. Although Andrea Jin’s new comedy album, Grandma’s Girl, is titled after the woman that raised her, the Vancouver comedian says she would be “horrified” if her grandmother ever listened to it. Moving from China to Canada at the age of 10 and being raised by her grandparents, Jin says many of the jokes…
Reaction to the Kim’s Convenience news
Published on CBC Comedy Yesterday Kim’s Convenience fans were shocked to learn that the show’s fifth season, which is currently airing on CBC will be its last. The news came from the show’s producers, shared via the Kim’s Convenience social media accounts. The final episode of Kim’s Convenience will air on Tuesday, April 13 at 8 p.m. (8:30NT) on…
Canadian TikTok stars who’ve kept us laughing during the pandemic
Published on CBC Comedy The start of the Covid-19 pandemic in Canada feels like an eternity ago. It was a time of banana bread baking, home workouts, a lot of walks, and for many, their introduction to TikTok. With everyone home yearning for entertainment and human interaction, many turned to the video-sharing app for some…
Jennifer McAuliffe hopes her new album will personally attack you, but in a fun way
Published on CBC Comedy Not many comics or singers for that matter can say that their album was recorded in one shot or that they received a Guinness World Record while creating it. Jennifer McAuliffe can. Her newly released comedy album Border Crossingwas recorded during her performance at the Broken Record Comedy Show, in Nashville. The event lasted…
How Pretty Hard Cases reinvents the ‘Buddy Cop’ genre
Published on CBC Comedy Two polar opposite police detectives are paired together to crack a case. One is bound to the rules and the other flies by the seat of their pants. They butt heads due to their differing policing styles but eventually learn to work together and appreciate each other’s strengths. Watch Pretty Hard…
How Amanda Joy and Samantha Wan forged their own path in Canadian comedy
Published on CBC Comedy Amanda Joy and Samantha Wan met on the set of an indie horror film in 2016, both cast as Japanese school girls. As the two women got to know each other on set, they realized that they both had upcoming auditions for the same role in another piece, to play a…
The Schitt’s Creek mansion is up for sale in Toronto
Published on CBC Comedy The Rose family home can be all yours for a cool $15 million In the iconic opening scene of Schitt’s Creek’s first episode, Moira Rose screams in terror as CRA workers repossess her belongings and she and her family are forced to leave their lavish home. The Toronto mega-mansion that stood in…
3 student journalists interview their parents, unlocking secrets to long-lasting love
Published on CBC Radio’s, The Doc Project Alexis Perikleous on her parents’ young love My parents met when they were teenagers. My mom was 17 with big permed hair, always wearing red lipstick, mini-skirts and heels. And my dad was 19, with a gold chain hanging from his neck and “gino” music blasting from the stereo of his sports…
Journalism students across the country reel with more bad industry news
Meagan Casalino started her freelance job at the Ottawa Metro on Nov. 20, but was laid off a week later. “It’s kind of a sick joke,” said the third-year School of Journalism and Communications student at Carleton University. “I worked a total of eight hours and then I got fired.” Casalino is one of many…
Ryerson’s graduating athletes reflect on their time as Rams
Published on Ryersonian.ca Playing hockey was never a question for Daniel Polizani, a fourth-year business management student and number 14 on the Ryerson Rams men’s hockey team. “It was just in our genes to grow up and play hockey for a living,” says Polizani. Coming from a long line of professional hockey players, he says…
Ryerson women in STEM want equality
Published on Ryersonian.ca When Cassandra Ferworn began her first year at Ryerson, she didn’t talk to many people and tended to avoid social interactions. As one of the few women in the computer science program, Ferworn found her male-dominated classes intimidating, until she became friends with a female classmate in one of her physics labs.…
Students need to learn more about historic events, says Ryerson prof
Published on Ryersonian.ca By Alexis Perikleous It’s been almost one week since International Holocaust Remembrance Day and both faculty and students at Ryerson say there is a need for more education surrounding the Holocaust and other tragic historic events. Ryerson history professor Arne Kislenko attributes young people’s lack of knowledge about the Holocaust and other…
Its Winter…licious
Published on Ryersonian.ca By Alexis Perikleous Jan. 25 marked the first day of Winterlicious, one of Toronto’s favourite annual food events. Every year some of the city’s best restaurants offer three course, prix fixe lunch and dinner menus ranging from $23 to $53 per person. It isn’t too often that students are able to treat themselves to a…
Ryerson engineering students look to each other for support
Published on Ryersonian.ca By Alexis Perikleous and Nicholas Baxter In the fall of 2016, third-year aerospace engineering student Teagan Walton touched down in Toronto for the first time as a Ryerson student. Despite her parents insisting on helping her make the move from her hometown of Vancouver, Walton opted to travel alone as she began…
What it’s like being a Ryerson student with a learning disability
Published on Ryersonian.ca By: Alexis Perikleous and Victoria McMurchy Linas Kairys sits at a desk in a room of 20 students, ready to write one of his first university exams. The room is quiet. He takes a deep breath and looks down at the sheet in front of him. His mind goes blank. This is…
Toronto’s Jewish community reacts to Toronto Star report on former Ryerson TA
Published on Ryersonian.ca By Hirra Farooqi and Alexis Perikleous Local Jewish community members have mixed responses to efforts by a former Ryerson teaching assistant to share his story after he was fired by the university for alleged anti-semitic remarks. “Do I believe he made a terrible mistake? Yes,” said Tamar Jaclyn Lyons, current president of Students…
How to Stay Organized
Published on Ryerson Folio Midterm season is upon us, and before you know it exams will be here. You may feel like school is taking over your life one assignment at a time, but that’s okay because so does everyone else. However, it’s not too late to get a step ahead of the game, and…
New restaurant comes to campus
Published on Ryersonian.ca By Alexis Perikleous and Victoria McMurchy A restaurant new to Ryerson’s campus is every chickpea lover’s dream. Located at 113 Bond St., The Hummussiah is one of the only restaurants in Toronto to specialize in warm hummus. “That’s our thing here and that’s what we do best,” said Tom Levi, the manager…
No naloxone kits for campus security, residence leaders
Published on Ryersonian.ca By Alexis Perikleous and Victoria McMurchy Despite Toronto’s growing opioid crisis, neither Ryerson security nor residence officials have been given the easy-to-use antidote that could prevent overdose deaths. Kits containing that antidote – naloxone – are not being made available, according to university president Mohamed Lachemi. “Our staff is really trained to deal…
How to Build The Perfect Bunkie
Published on EiEi Home Bunkies are an extension of your cottage, a place to house guests or a fun little getaway for the kids. Regardless of who’s staying there, they should never feel as though they’ve been given the short end of the stick, because they aren’t staying in the main cottage. To avoid this, the…
Buying Vs. Renting a Cottage
Published on EiEi Home As the warm weather approaches, so does the desire to pack up and take off to a cottage by the lake. Somewhere you can relax and enjoy the nature around you. However, we don’t all have a beautiful lake home that we can whisk ourselves away to on the weekends. Owning…
Quebec: Reinventing Ice Cream
Published on Organic & Wellness News Canada is a cold country. Ottawa is considered the second coldest capital in the world, after Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. However, Canadian summers can also be boiling, and with summer just around the corner, people want cold treats to help them battle the heat. Canadians love ice cream, but not just…
How to Create Your Dream Closet
Published on toronto.com We all want a closet that is beautiful and organized, but sometimes our closets become a dark, messy place filled to the brim with things we don’t need. Here are six simple steps to create the closet of your dreams, no matter what size space you’re working with. Clean out your wardrobe…
Pool Designs That Turn Your Backyard into a Resort
Published on EiEi Home With summer just around the corner, we know you want your backyard oasis ready for you and loved ones to enjoy. With only a few short months of warm weather, we want to make the most of it and make every day a vacation. Whether you’re updating your outdoor space or just…
The lazy blogger
Published on Ryerson Folio You’re creative, you love to write, but if you’re anything like me, you have so many thoughts and emotions that it can feel almost impossible to get them all down on paper. You turn to blogging as a personal outlet, where you can share some of the thoughts and ideas that…
Ryerson: An activist community
Ryerson’s equity and inclusion based campus is all thanks to students, says Will Fraser, a third year professional communication student. “I think the students are the ones that really lead the change, because as much resources and power as the administration has, they don’t have a direction to steer them in without the students leading,”…
Ryerson students pay tribute to the missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls of Canada
Published on The Eyeopener Women, men and children of all different ethnicities gathered Tuesday to take part in the annual Sisters in Spirit Vigil, one of many occurring across Canada. The event takes place every year on Oct. 4 to pay tribute to the missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls of Canada. The event…
Commuters’ guide to avoiding weirdos
Published on The Eyeopener As Ryerson is predominantly a commuter school, many of us can relate to the struggles of the commuter lifestyle. Whether you take the subway, the bus or the GO train, you face day-to-day issues that residence kids just don’t understand, one of which is weirdos. Ah, weirdos, invading your personal space,…
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