ACTRESS KRISTIN SCOTT THOMPSON, FAMED DIRECTOR ROB STEWART, LEGENDARY SINGER PAUL
ANKA, MAGICIAN PENN JILLETTE, BOND GIRL FAMKE JANSSEN AND MORE…Monday, April 15
Stand-up comic and actress Janeane Garofalo takes the red chair and speaks passionately about what she feels to be a culturally irresponsible portrayal of women in television and her struggles to shed being type cast after hugely successful roles in The Larry Sanders Show and Reality Bites. Colin Mochrie presents a comedic look at how comedy has changed over the years, and Bobby Mair from the recent Just For Laughs Festival joins the panel. Love It Or List It‘s Hilary Farr also makes an appearance.
Tuesday, April 16
Actress Kristin Scott Thomas is in the red chair to talk about her new film Dans La Maison (In The House) opening in Quebec this week. Award-winning director and biologist Rob Stewart returns to discuss his new book and documentary Revolution, responsibility to save the planet and shares his frightening experience of being lost in the ocean; comedian Trevor Boris sits with the panel.
Wednesday, April 17
Legendary singer and songwriter Paul Anka talks about his forthcoming Duets album and much anticipated life story My Way: An Autobiography, which reveals tales of his interactions with icons like Elizabeth Taylor, Michael Jackson and the Brat Pack. Magician Penn Jillette tells his Best Story Ever about his crazy night in Vegas, and the funny Mark Watson takes part in the panel.
Thursday, April 18
Bond girl and X-Men star Famke Janssen is in the red chair to discuss her upcoming role in the new Netflix-original thriller series Hemlock Grove; Royal Canadian Air Farce alumn Jessica Holmes joins the panel.
Please note: video clips of guests are available upon request.
*Guest lineup is subject to change.
THE STROMBO SHOW (8 p.m. – 11 p.m. on CBC RADIO 2)
Every Sunday night, George takes over the airwaves with the return of the spirit of radio, live and commercial free from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. on CBC Radio 2. The Strombo Show is three hours of commercial free music and conversation, covering all genres and all eras, with great guests and requests.
SUNDAY, APRIL 14
Interview and performance from recently reunited trio Grapes of Wrath on their first album in more than two decades, The High Road. Lisa Fender of CBC’s Live Right Now returns for an update on the Bring Healthier Home initiative. Plus, George commemorates the 25th anniversary of the seminal Public Enemy album, It Takes A Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back. The Big Lie Down’s British Invasion series continues with a celebration of The Beatles. And as always, George spins the best tracks of the week on the Magnificent Seven and honours Tom Waits.
GEORGE STROUMBOULOPOULOS TONIGHT airs Monday through Friday at 7 p.m. (7:30 NT), with an encore airing at 11:30 p.m. (12:00 NT). The show is taped daily in front of a live studio audience at the CBC Headquarters in Toronto. Tania Natscheff is Executive Producer and Dan Hughes is Senior Producer. George Stroumboulopoulos is Co-Executive Producer and Host.
