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Gordon Pinsent: Not exactly Mr. Hollywood
Gordon Pinsent tried Hollywood … and it didn’t take. In this undated clip from CBC’s Retro Bites series, a much younger Mr. Pinsent reflects the six years he spent in La-La Land … and why he left.
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Danny Williams and Mark Critch consult 'Codfather' Gordon Pinsent
Danny Williams has had a long-running relationship with 22 Minutes, either being the butt of a joke or more likely being in on the joke himself.
On Tuesday night, the retiring Williams bowed out with a star-studded sketch with regular foil Mark Critch that also featured Gordon Pinsent (who had a recent star turn in a sketch about Justin Bieber’s memoir) … and Allan Hawco and Sean McGinley in Republic of Doyle mode.
If you haven’t seen it already, we’ll bet you’ll want to take a look. In fact, chances are excellent you’ll watch it again.
Tags: 22 Minutes, Allan Hawco, Daily smile, Danny Williams, Gordon Pinsent, Republic of Doyle
Gordon Pinsent reads from the memoir of Justin Bieber
The folks at 22 Minutes asked Gordon Pinsent to tackle an interesting assignment: the memoir of another noted Canadian, 16-year-old pop star Justin Bieber.
In case you missed it, here’s the sketch:
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The Late Show with Gordon Pinsent is back
If you’re like me, you could listen to Gordon Pinsent read classified ads and still be intrigued. It’s a delight to Pinsent anchoring The Late Show again this summer, with documentaries on the lives of Canadians who had extraordinary lives, but are probably not nationally famous.
The show is produced by Mary Lynk from Halifax. (Some listeners of the St. John’s Morning Show may remember Mary from her time here.)
Among the upcoming episodes is a documentary by Heather Barrett about Aly O’Brien, who maintained a farm at Mount Scio with his brothers late into his remarkable life. That documentary will air July 29 and Aug.1; we’ll make sure to tell you about it in advance.
In the meantime, you can hear the show each Thursday at 10 a.m. NT during the summer months, with a replay on Sunday at 8 p.m. NT.
The Late Show is also available as a podcast you can download; click on this link to look for the podcast options.
If you’re on Facebook, you can follow The Late Show page here.
Tags: Gordon Pinsent, Heather Barrett, Late Show, podcasts
Mr. Pinsent is called to the (Doyle) set
Earlier this year, Gordon Pinsent made a guest appearance on an episode of Republic of Doyle called Hit and Rum. If you saw it, you’ll know that Pinsent played a salty rogue named Maurice Becker, who had set himself up as a bootlegger in St-Pierre-Miquelon.
When we last saw Becker, he was waking up in a compromised situation outdoors in St. John’s, with the Constabulary trotting towards him.
It may not necessarily be the last for the character, and is definitely not the last we’ll see of Pinsent on the show.
Bob Symonds caught this snap on the set of the CBC hit series, which started shooting its second season last week in and around St. John’s.
We’ll have to wait until next winter to see what Pinsent does with this performance.
Meanwhile, Pinsent is making the most of a hectic summer. He just celebrated his 80th birthday, and is marking by debuting his latest play Easy Down, Easy at the Grand Bank Theatre. The play is directed by Mary Walsh. We’ll have more about the play later today on the site.
