In a Salon.com article this week, Steve Almond accused Comedy Central of having “squandered Jon Stewart’s legacy” by appointing South African comedian Trevor Noah as host, over the then-incumbent Samantha Bee.
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Roxanne Tellier – It Is To Laugh!
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags #allLifeMatters, 9/11, ABC, Bill de Blasio. Comedy Central, Bill Maher, Bob Segarini, Canadian, Comedy, Conan O’Brien, DBAWIS, Full Frontal, HBO, income inequality.free speech., James Corden, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, John Oliver, Jon Batiste, Jon Stewart, Larry Wilmore, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, late night formula, Laughter, Monty Python, New York, Peaches, Politically Incorrect, racism, Real Time with Bill Maher, Roxanne Tellier, Salon, Samantha Bee, Seth Meyers, South African, Stephen Colbert, The Daily Show. political junkie, The Nightly, The Tonight Show, titans of late night, Trevor Noah, Vanity Fair on March 6, 2016 by segariniRoxanne Tellier: Fighting For The Right To Protest
Posted in Opinion with tags aboriginals, AC/DC, Amnesty International, Bill C-51.Queen’s Park, Bob Segarini, Canadian, Canadian democracy, Cathy Cook, Chris Hedges, Dartmouth, David Celia, DBAWIS, Dennis Jones, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Ed Sheeran, Edmonton, environmentalists, Europe, folk music scene, Food Revolution Day, Freedom of Speech, Great Hall, Halifax, Hugh Jackman, Ian Patton, Jamie Oliver, Jazzie B, Jon Stewart, Margaret Anne McHugh, Mike Chandler, Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration, Monsanto, Nova Scotia, NSA, Ontario, Paul McCartney, Raging Grannies of Ottawa, Rivoli, Roxanne Tellier, SolidariGLEE, Stephen Harper, Stevie and the ConserviCats, Terry Tufts, veterans, Vintage, women, Xprime on May 31, 2015 by segarini
One week ends and another begins. It’s been a tough couple of weeks for many, even more so than other weeks. After a bitterly cold and seemingly unending winter, Toronto’s spring has yet to settle in, as it jumps from sweltering daytime highs to overnight lows that wreak havoc on wardrobe choices and spark terror in the hearts of gardeners.
Roxanne Tellier – Don’t Mention The War!
Posted in Opinion with tags Al Pacino, Al Qaeda, Angie's List, Apple Inc.'s Tim Cook, Arkansas, arms exporter, ‘Clean& Clear’, Basil Fawlty, Bible., Bob Segarini, Bruce Jenner, Canada, Christian, Christianity, clash-of-civilisations, Danny Collins, DBAWIS, Dixie Chicks, Don't Believe a Word I Say, fame and fortune, Florida, free speech, gay agenda, gender-neutral, God, House of Commons, human rights, Indiana, Iran, ISIL, ISIS, Israel, James Madison, Jazz Jennings, Jesus Christ, Jon Stewart, Karl reMarks, LGBTTIQQ2SA, Little Big Town, Margot Wallström, Middle East, money, Organisation of Islamic Co-operation, Parliament, politics, President Bush, Prime Minister, R. Dean Taylor, Religion, religious intolerance, Republican, Roxanne Tellier, Saudi Arabia, Seaforce.com, seattle, secularism, sexual discrimination, social equality, Stephen Harper, Sweden, Swedish foreign minister, Syria, Taliban, terrorist, Texas, Thomas Jefferson, transgender, ultra-right wing theocracy, United Nations, Vito Barbieri on March 29, 2015 by segarini
If I made (or kept) New Year resolutions, I might have resolved to pay more attention to Canadian issues, and less to America’s or the rest of the world.
Roxanne Tellier – And a Happy New Year!
Posted in Opinion with tags 1989, Alicia Keyes, alt-J, Andrew, Arbys, Ariana Grande, “The Interview, ” Sony Pictures Entertainment, Bill Cosby, Bob Segarini, Bruno Mars., Casey Kasem, Colbert Report, Craig Ferguson, Daft Punk, Darrell Vickers, David Brenner, DBAWIS, Demi Lovato, Disney, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Doug Ford, eBay, Eric Garner, Ferguson, Frozen, Gone Girl, Grand Budapest Hotel, Guardians of the Galaxy, Harold Ramis, Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, Ida, Idina Menzel, Iggy Azalea, James Brown, Jan Hooks, Jennifer Lawrence, Jessie J, Jian Ghomeshi, Joan Rivers, John Crawford, John Pinette, John Tory, Jon Stewart, Kate Upton, Kim Kardashian, Lauren Bacall, Lee's Palace, Lorde, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Maddie and Tae, Maddie Ziegler, Madonna, Mark Ronson, Maya Angelou, Meghan Trainor, Michael Brown, Mickey Rooney, Nelly, Nicki Minaj., Night at the Museum; The Secret of the Tomb, Nightcrawler, Nile Rodgers, North Korea, Peaches Geldof, Pete Seeger, Pharrell Williams, Phil Everly, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Prince, R5, Rascal Flatts, Rhianna, Richard Attenborough, Robin Williams, Rosewater, Roxanne Tellier, Sabrina Carpenter, Sam Smith, Shirley Temple, Sia, Sid Caesar, Snowpiercer, Spotify, St. Paul and The Bones, Stephen Colbert, Tamir Rice, Taylor Swift, The Late Late Show, Tommy the last Ramone, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, Victoria’s Secret, Vintage Trouble, Woody Allen on December 21, 2014 by segarini
This year it falls to me to be the last voice of DBAWIS 2014. Still decked out in my new holiday outfit, and digesting our early family Christmas dinner,
Doug Thompson:“I’M AS MAD AS HELL AND I’M NOT GOING TO TAKE THIS ANYMORE!”
Posted in Opinion with tags Angelina Joli, Annette Funicello, Aretha Franklin, Bill O’Reilly, Buddy Holly, Buddy Rich, Casey Kasem, Chip Taylor, DBAWIS, Dick James Music, Don Bustany, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Doug Thompson, Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Howard Beale, Howard Stern, Jean Kasem, Jimmy Kimmel, Johnny Carson, Johnny Rocket's, Jon Stewart, Jon Voight, Larry Fedoruk, Larry Page, Neil Peart, Orson Welles, Paddy Chayefsky, Paul Anka, Peter Finch, Reg Presley, Ringo Starr, Rob Ford, Robin Givens, Ronnie Bond, Rush, The Troggs, Tom Jones, Tom Rounds, William Shatner on July 30, 2014 by segarini
Anyone who knows their movie history, knows that rant comes from Peter Finch’s newscaster/commentator character Howard Beale in the movie “Network”. Credit where credit is due. Those words actually were written by the author of “Network”, Paddy Chayefsky. Where am I going with this you may well ask? Well, see I LOVE A GOOD RANT! And that “Network” rant is one of the very best. There are plenty more out there. Fox News commentator Bill O’Reilly trying to record a quick promo and not having the time…or Orson Welles losing his patience with a British director on a series of TV voice overs.
Segarini: Don't Believe a Word I Say 