TV guy Bill Brioux tees up the fall season and his upcoming Beatles night in Hamilton / Humble's putter fails him / Humble's first sleepover / The unimaginable Gaudreau story / Hitting the 60 million dollar mark / The Yee man returns / Dead at your desk / Dan Duran the anchorman Humble and Fred is proudly brought to you by Bodog, Kelseys Original R…

TV schedules and programs are like the places where we live. Sometimes they need somebody to come in a do a thorough de-cluttering. As CBC's Dragon's Den heads into a 19th season, who better to join the series as the latest investing entrepreneur than Brian Scudamore? He's the founder and CEO of 1-800-GOT-JUNK. You know their slogan: "We make junk …

Dr. Nam is Professor of Surgery and Urologic Oncology at the University of Toronto / The verdict is in, Dan needs to get a colonosopy / Kamala Harris crushes the Orange Idiot / Listener email / Sherpa Jay / Toronto to New York in the blink of an eye Humble and Fred is proudly brought to you by Bodog, Kelseys Original Roadhouse, The Chambers Plan, T…

Ralph Benmergui talks about tonights big Presidential debate / The Smartless boys make their move / Podcasting makes the rich richer / Aaron Rodgers loses / Humbles elbow / Dan Duran the anchorman / Nick Ainis the condo man Humble and Fred is proudly brought to you by Bodog, Kelseys Original Roadhouse, The Chambers Plan, The Retirement Sherpa Tim N…

After a two year wait, our long national farmhouse facelift crisis is over! Designer/contractor siblings Carolyn Wilbrink and Billy Pearson are back with a new, third season of HGTV's Farmhouse Facelift. The stylin' siblings--featured twice before on brioux.tv: the podcast--once again barnstorm through Southern Ontario, taking grim-looking concrete…

Josh Alferez, Registered Massage Therapist, owner of Revibe / A first for Germany / An indepth analysis of hot dogs / Listener e-mail / Sherpa Jay / Stuck in space / Dan Duran the anchorman / The Orange Idiot Humble and Fred is proudly brought to you by Bodog, Kelseys Original Roadhouse, The Chambers Plan, The Retirement Sherpa Tim Niblett Boron On…

R&B Icon Dru has extended his Soul Nostalgic Residency, a live Vegas style dinner and show once a month, at Acqua Supper Club / Dan's Drag Show revue / Listener e-mail / The Retirement Sherpa / Expolding tires Humble and Fred is proudly brought to you by Bodog, Kelseys Original Roadhouse, The Chambers Plan, The Retirement Sherpa Tim Niblett, and Bo…

Greg Wyard is talented musicican who loves and performs Beatle music / Humble's great golf day / Oasis is back together / No drag show for Fred / Bingo Bob checks in to talk about the latest job he quit / Dan Duran the anchorman / RFK is crazier than Trump Humble and Fred is proudly brought to you by Bodog, Kelseys Original Roadhouse, The Chambers …

Joy beats a convicted felon with a sexual abuse rap any day of the week / The stolen steak / Two teams same game / Howard and Ernie Els / Charles Adler is an Senator / We're going to a drag show / Forgetting the record button / Dan Duran the anchorman Humble and Fred is proudly brought to you by Bodog, Kelseys Original Roadhouse, The Chambers Plan,…

Tony Clement comments on the DNC and the Orange Idiots floundering campaign / Railways, highways and seaways / Looking forward to the anniversary party at Kelseys / Listener email / The Retirement Sherpa / The requirements of home ownership / Dan Duran the anchorman Humble and Fred is proudly brought to you by Bodog, Kelseys Original Roadhouse, The…

Lumby checks in from France to talk about the demise of CHML and the decency of the DNC / Humble and Fred acknowledge their 35th anniverary / We have several proposals for how Dan can turn his manhood into a TV show / Phil Donohue is dead / Nick Ainis with the condo report / Dan Duran the anchorman Humble and Fred is proudly brought to you by Bodog…

Humble golfed, Dan went to a wedding and Fred drove to Halifax and back / Our Stonehooker party was great / Crazy rain, crazy results / Pooping in pools / Dan Duran the anchorman Humble and Fred is proudly brought to you by Bodog, The Chambers Plan, The Retirement Sherpa Tim Niblett, Lenders' Choice Mortgages, and Boron One.…

About two hours northeast of Toronto stands The Highlands Cinemas, a hand made movie palace carved out of cedars and mosquitoes. Every summer for 40 years, families from neighbouring towns and villages in Ontario’s cottage country have braved bear cubs in the parking lot to see everything from “Barbie” to the latest “Despicable Me” flick. It is ent…

Biff Naked has released an new album and she's back on tour / The big beer and pizza party is tonight / How do you become a hammer thrower / Kamala's VP seems like a nice guy / Sherpa Jay explains the volitile / A man put an eel up his ass / Dan Duran the anchorman Humble and Fred is proudly brought to you by Bodog, The Chambers Plan, The Retiremen…

Stewart Reynolds aka Brittlestar is an online influencer with a wealth of stories / Looking forward to the pizza and beer party / There's another party on the horizon / Trump turnoffs / Canada at the Olympics / Nick Ainis with the condo report / JFK and the bear cub / Dan Duran the anchorman Humble and Fred is proudly brought to you by Bodog, The C…

A very busy Carla Collins checks in from Los Angeles / Fun Trump stuff / Listener e-mail / The beer party is going to be a smash hit / Sherpa Jay / Renting your pool / Dan Duran the anchorman Humble and Fred is proudly brought to you by Bodog, The Chambers Plan, The Retirement Sherpa Tim Niblett, Lenders' Choice Mortgages, and Boron One.…

Larry has some ideas to improve the Olympics / Six things your dentist doesn't want you to do / Speed traps and parking tickets / The attacks on Kamala / Weird is the word / Blowing up the Jays / Big money in the NFL / Dan Duran the anchorman Humble and Fred is proudly brought to you by Bodog, The Chambers Plan, The Retirement Sherpa Tim Niblett, L…

Humble heads north and has a great time / Humble and Fred's Interesting Ale is a smash hit / Canada's women's soccer team responds / Steve Glassman gives us a Jasper report / Sharks on coke / Dan Duran the anchorman Humble and Fred is proudly brought to you by Bodog, The Chambers Plan, The Retirement Sherpa Tim Niblett, Lenders' Choice Mortgages, a…

Hugh Wilson talked his way into a job at MTM Enterprises at just the right time. When he arrived in the early '70s, they were busy making sitcom history with The Mary Tyler Moore Show and The Bob Newhart Show. Wilson, who had no prior TV experience, could often be found up in the rafters, taking a crash course in Funny 101. The result was his first…

We do a rare Thursday summer show and plow through a bunch of emails / Humble prepares for his trip to the trailer. / Canada's soccer scandal / We have to admit, Trump's a good golfer.. for a rapist / Tribute to Bob Newhart / Bread price fixing / Dan Duran the anchorman Humble and Fred is proudly brought to you by Bodog, The Chambers Plan, The Reti…

Kyle Quincey is a former NHLer who is building a psychedelic retreat center in Colorado for athletes and military / Our beer is tasty / Five things to make you happier / Humble taks an ice bath / Sherpa Jay / Who flung poo / Dan Duran the anchorman. Humble and Fred is proudly brought to you by Bodog, The Chambers Plan, The Retirement Sherpa Tim Nib…

John Celenza, founder and CEO of Cizzle Brands makers of Cwench Hydration sports drink / Another Humble confrontation / The Orange Asshole hasn't changed / Maybe Kamala can bring some decency to the ugly USA / Joe Rogan pulls more out of his ass / The condo report with Nick Ainis of Fusioncorp Developments / Dan Duran the anchorman Humble and Fred …

The death of comedy legend Bob Newhart July 18 had me scrambling for this "From the Vault" conversation with Bill Daily. Daily was one of Newhart's oldest friends from their Chicago days in the late '50s when Daily was directing and performing in television and Newhart was exploding onto the scene with, at the time, the biggest-selling comedy LP ev…

Canadian comic legend Ron James checks in to talk about the state of comedy and the bullshit that surrounds it / The Toronto rain / Listener e-mail / Tenacious D gets screwed by the Trump hypocrisy / The Retirement Sherpa / Dan Duran the anchorman Humble and Fred is proudly brought to you by Bodog, The Chambers Plan, The Retirement Sherpa Tim Nible…

Live from France, Lumby talks about the Paris Olympics and a new AI dating service / Transition - booze in corner stores and traffic congestion / Listener email / Trumps a phoney bastard / Dan Duran the anchorman / Days are getting longer Humble and Fred is proudly brought to you by Bodog, The Chambers Plan, The Retirement Sherpa Tim Niblett, Lende…

Let's cut the bullshit, most people want the rapist, convict dead / Humble and Fred's Interesting All-Canadian Ale, Stonehooker beer tasting and pizza party / Lots of celebrity death over the weekend / What's your high school grad death rate / The Open starts this week Humble and Fred is proudly brought to you by Bodog, The Chambers Plan, The Retir…

Welcome to a faster, higher, stronger podcast episode This week’s guest, Scott Russell, has medalled for years in Olympic Games coverage. He’s off to France for the Olympic Games Paris 2024, which runs July 26 through August 11. Russell will host the afternoon show, Bell Paris Prime, and he will remain host for CBC’s coverage of the Paralympic Game…

TV guy Bill Brioux spoke with Michael Douglas / Protecting Biden could screw us all / Canada gives it a good shot / Listener email / The Retirement Sherpa / Dan Duran the anchorman / Mike Boon tees up next week Humble and Fred is proudly brought to you by Bodog, The Chambers Plan, The Retirement Sherpa Tim Niblett, Lenders' Choice Mortgages, and Bo…

Chef Jordan Wagman talks about finding health through food / Big night for Canadian soccer / How to get our beer / Tickemaster disaster / Beryl bores down / A very dark joke / Nick Ainis from Fusioncrop.ca / Dan Duran the anchorman Humble and Fred is proudly brought to you by Bodog, The Chambers Plan, The Retirement Sherpa Tim Niblett, Lenders' Cho…

Joe must go, and soon / Our beer launch was has been marvelous / Dealing with a heat wave / Time passages / Geddy Lee's audio book / Losing it on the golf course / Dan Duran the anchorman Humble and Fred is proudly brought to you by Bodog, The Chambers Plan, The Retirement Sherpa Tim Niblett, Lenders' Choice Mortgages, and Boron One.…

In a spectacular career that's gone everywhere from The Streets of San Francisco to "Wall Street" and beyond, two-time Oscar winner Michael Douglas currently stars in the epic, eight-part limited series "Franklin," now streaming on AppleTV+. If you don't think Douglas looks like Benjamn Franklin, neither did the actor. He does an extraordinary job,…

Man it was fun heading down to Niagara last October and catching up with Ron James. He was shooting season two of his comedy series 1 Man's Treasure, which is up now and streaming on Bell Fibe. If this episode sounds different it is because it was shot outside in a park, and simply recorded on a Pixel phone. There is some reflection here about gett…

It's called Humble and Fred's Interesting All Canadian Ale - yea, we have our own Stonehooker beer / Fred's flag and Dan's hot tub / Listener email /Andrew Holmes RPSGT, Corporate Sleep Consultant with Sleep Efficiency / Dan Duran the anchorman / Mike Boon tees up next week Humble and Fred is proudly brought to you by Bodog, The Chambers Plan, The …

Larry didn't watch the game, but he's been back on the radio, he's still doing him podcast and what's the deal with Alec Baldwin / Humble has some good news / Would Edmonton cheer for the Leafs / The death of Donald Sutherland / Nick Ainis of Fusioncorp.ca / Dan Duran the anchorman Humble and Fred is proudly brought to you by Bodog, The Chambers Pl…

On Wednesday, its the big reveal - our latest spectacular development / Will the Panthers complete their joke job / The pathetic golf protesters / The Blue Jay shit show / The weird weather / Bill Maher nails it / The Trump con job continues / Dan Duran the anchorman / The violent earth Humble and Fred is proudly brought to you by Bodog, The Chambe…

The licensing of American specialty brands in Canada went all WWE in June as Rogers swooped in and wrestled away rights to The Food Network and HGTV brands, among others, from Corus. The new deals with Warners Bros. Discovery takes effect in January. There are indications Bell Media can't count on re-upping some of their Discovery brand imports eit…

Jeff Lumby talks French baseball, the Paris Olympics and his parents / Your email feedback / There's a fault in BC / More on cemetaries and shower shit / Dan Duran the anchorman Humble and Fred is proudly brought to you by Bodog, The Chambers Plan, The Retirement Sherpa Tim Niblett, Lenders' Choice Mortgages, and Boron One.…

Dan doesn't follow sports, so he feels no pain / Cemetarys can be fun / What we learned from our fathers / Rory falls apart / Battling the car thieves / Trump becomes scarier Humble and Fred is proudly brought to you by Bodog, The Chambers Plan, The Retirement Sherpa Tim Niblett, Lenders' Choice Mortgages, and Boron One.…

As "Toad" in "American Graffiti," Charles Martin Smith took playing the school nerd to new heights. Over 50 years later, the California-born actor-director co-stars opposite Toronto actress Anwen O'Driscoll in "This Time," director Robert Vaughn's very modern road picture now streaming on Super Channel. In between, Smith has acted with a Who's Who …

TV guy Bill Brioux talks about the woes of Corus Entertainment and the latest recommendations / The latest in sock wear / Howard shits in the shower / Sherpa Jay / Dan Duran the anchorman / Mike Boon checks in Humble and Fred is proudly brought to you by Bodog, The Chambers Plan, The Retirement Sherpa Tim Niblett, Lenders' Choice Mortgages, and Bor…

Tony Clement talks about political polarization and the hatred it spawns / Comic Rob Schneider is shut down in Regina / Humble has an old guy moment / The heat is on / Dan Duran the anchorman / Nick Ainis from Fusionacorp.ca Humble and Fred is proudly brought to you by Bodog, The Chambers Plan, The Retirement Sherpa Tim Niblett, Lenders' Choice Mor…

After a much deserved rest, Humble and Fred explode back onto the scene / Danny Patterson's birthday / Buddy Dave's birthday / The passage of time / Climate change deniers / The Trump verdict / Dan Durans news Humble and Fred is proudly brought to you by Bodog, The Chambers Plan, The Retirement Sherpa Tim Niblett, Lenders' Choice Mortgages, and Bor…

Hugh Dillon is a man of many talents, including acting, writing and rocking -- the latter done with his band, Headstones. The acting writing and producing skills were put to the test this third season on the Paramount+ drama Mayor of Kingstown. Dillon and his series co-creator Taylor Sheridan (Yellowstone; Tulsa King) made it their mission to put t…

Here is another conversation I had in May at the CBC Media Upfront on Toronto. Allan Hawco and Josephine Jobert -- stars of the upcoming CBC series Saint-Pierre -- talk about shooting the series, which will premiere in 2025. Currently in production on the islands of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, the police procedural finds an out of favour St. John's …

Maureen Holloway says she would have lunch with Voldemort, she talks about her podcast and some family stuff / Lots of listener email / Humble's Fibe issue is fixed / The Retirement Sherpa / Dan Duran the anchorman / Mike Boon checks in Humble and Fred is proudly brought to you by Bodog, The Chambers Plan, The Retirement Sherpa Tim Niblett, Lenders…

Jeff Marek talks Leafs, athletes who battle mental illness and his work-life situation / Howard's encounter with Damien Cox / People don't recognize us anymore / Dan doesn't hop nob anymore / Fred's neighbour still hasn't given him any coupons / It's a big week for the Trump trial Humble and Fred is proudly brought to you by Bodog, The Chambers Pla…

Humble can't get answers about his Fibe problem / Is IPTV the way to go / Tics are the latest problem / Why is cheese addictive and steak so expensive / Suicide at 30 / The Blue Jays suck / Beer in corner stores / Dan Duran the anchorman Humble and Fred is proudly brought to you by Bodog, The Chambers Plan, The Retirement Sherpa Tim Niblett, Lender…

One of the new shows on CBC's 2024-25 schedule is called Small Achievable Goals. It is a scripted comedy about female podcasters going through menopause. Those three words, however, coulld also describe, in a fiercely competitive and crowded media landscape, the only way forward for CBC. On this episode of brioux.tv: the podcast, I speak with Execu…

Ralph talks about mortality and the after life / Dan hates bright lights / The Ashley Madison documentary / Fish oils fantasy / The Retirement Sherpa / Plastic stuff sucks Humble and Fred is proudly brought to you by Bodog, The Chambers Plan, The Retirement Sherpa Tim Niblett, Lenders' Choice Mortgages, and Boron One.…

Jefferson Lumby talks about his name, the shitty French weather, the Tom Brady roast and the Scottie Scheffler arrest / There's a new boys name in the top ten / Fireworks are tedious / Nick Ainis from Fusioncorp Developments / Dan Duran the anchorman Humble and Fred is proudly brought to you by Bodog, The Chambers Plan, The Retirement Sherpa Tim Ni…