Comedy Week Giveaway

It's Comedy Week on the show, and in that spirit, here's a hilarious prize pack: Rich Fulcher's book, Don Ferguson's Air Farce book, and Season 3 of 'The Big Bang Theory'...

Eugene Levy

Eugene Levy's not often the main character in the movie, but the minute he shows up, you know he's gonna steal the show...

Martin Short

Few performers have given us as many unforgettable characters as Martin Short: Ed Grimley, Jiminy Glick, Brock Linahan...

What If Junk Food Was A Controlled Substance?

Imagine the lengths a desperate soft drink aficionado might go through if junk foods were regulated in the same way as alcohol and cigarettes...

Promoting Equal Rights: It's The UN World Day of Social Justice

Today is a good opportunity to consider the current state of social justice and equal access to rights and services in Canada...

Happy Birthday Kurt Cobain: 27 Songs That Influenced Nirvana's Lead Singer

Today would have been Kurt Cobain's 45th birthday. To mark the occasion, we created a playlist of twenty-seven tracks...

Samantha Bee

As 'The Daily Show with Jon Stewart's' Most Senior Correspondent, Samantha Bee has investigated some of America's most pressing issues...

Gerry Dee

There's a certain species of human that we're all familiar with: "the gym teacher," or Gymmiccus Teachiccus...

BAFFIN ISLAND FLICKS: Art Hindle, Annie Clark and Shad

All right - you're stranded on Baffin Island. It's cold. You've got nothing to do. The obvious question is: what movie do you bring?...

The Simpsons At 500: What WAS Bart In Detention For Every Day, Anyway?

The 500th episode of The Simpsons airs tonight, which means Bart Simpson has spent a LOT of time at the chalkboard after school ...

When Brian Linehan Shared Canada With The World

In the 1980s, the host of City Lights talked to some of the entertainment world's biggest names, and helped promote some Canadian artists to his worldwide syndicated audience in the process ...

Dark Side of the Moon: NASA's New Space Station Plans

NASA's new budget went to Capitol Hill yesterday, and it looks like travelling to Mars is off the table: the agency just doesn't have the funding...

THIS WEEK: 11 Best Music Videos

It was announced a while back, but now there's video evidence: The Beach Boys are back at it...

VIDEO OF THE DAY: Michael K. Williams Stands Up For Marriage Equality

The struggle for equal marriage rights in Maryland just gained a well-known defender: Michael K. Williams...

Jordan Knight On Whitney Houston's Tragic End

Former New Kid on the Block Jordan Knight talks about the perils of fame. He explains that at its best, it can be difficult to navigate, and at its worst, it can destroy ...

AWESOME THING OF THE DAY: It's A Snap!

This video, created by Henry Inglis and Aaron McCann for Australia's Central Institute of Technology, is a dark, surprising, and hilarious twist...

140-Character "Geniuses": It's #FunnyFollowFriday

If you're on Twitter, you're probably familiar with #FollowFriday, a weekly tradition in which Twitter users recommend other Tweeters who you should be following...

VIDEO OF THE DAY: Parazit's Subversive Iranian Satire - Now Available In English!

The Farsi-language TV show that Saman Arbabi and Kambiz Hosseini use to both discuss and lampoon the politics of their homeland in Iran finally has subtitles ...

Toys Will Be Toys - But They Won't Be Recognized As Russian Citizens

Authorities in Barnaul, Russia, have finally figured out how to handle the toys who have been protesting in the city for weeks: deny them citizenship ...

SOAPBOX: Former Child Soldier Michel Chikwanine

The campaign to end the use of child soldiers is an issue close to Michel Chikwanine's heart. That's because he himself was abducted and forced into violence at the age of five ...

Monday: Gerry Dee, Samantha Bee, and Coeur de Pirate
Tuesday: Eugene Levy, Martin Short, and F***ed Up
Wednesday: Alan Thicke, Ron James, and The Sheepdogs
Thursday: Jason Segel, Jeff Ross, and Trombone Shorty
Friday: Russell Peters, Angelo Tsarouchas, and k-os

Ali Velshi's Favourite Mystery Novels

CNN's chief business correspondent is a big fan of mystery novels. He broke down a few of his favourites for us...

Wendy Crewson On Why We Need More Canadian TV

Already an advocate for the ALS Society of Alberta, Canadian actress Wendy Crewson is also an activist in other ways. Namely, she's tireless and vocal supporter of homegrown television industry ...

John Giorno On The Men In His Life

John Giorno ran with an iconic crowd long before anyone called them icons. He had close relationships with Willam S. Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, and Andy Warhol -- who was also John's lover for a time ...

You Approved This Message? Ads From the Republican Race

The U.S. Republican primary race continues to generate some fascinating advertising: Rick Santorum released an attack ad...

IMAGES OF THE DAY (AND BEYOND): Photos From A Ginormous Camera

Dennis Manarchy wants to document America's vanishing cultures using a vanishing form of technology - and a camera the size of an apartment ...

Léa Pool on the Politics of Breast Cancer Fundraising

One in nine women is expected to develop breast cancer during their lifetime and one in 29 will die of it...

THE LIST: The Most Memorable Sports Calls In History

There is no shortage of iconic sports moments from recent history - but what about the calls that accompanied them? Check out our list of some of the greatest moments in sports broadcasting ...

UNSOLICITED ADVICE for Snoop Dogg

When Snoop Dogg tweeted "What's good out in cyber world", the George Tonight team stepped up with some great website advice for the Doggfather...

John Giorno: Warhol's Muse and Visual Poet to the Masses

Here's a question: how does a person go from being a stockbroker - the epitome of Establishment - to becoming a celebrated visual artist...

Wendy Crewson: The Most Canadian First Lady Ever

Wendy's as Canadian as Kraft Dinner. Born in Hamilton, raised in Winnipeg and Montreal, Wendy got the acting bug in high school...

Adrienne Arsenault on the Tyranny of Technology

Adrienne Arsenault talks about the growing number of young people using conflict zones as their training ground in the journalism business...

Bill Duke on Sins of Commission and Omission

Bill Duke's film 'Dark Girls' looks at the problem of colour bias within the African-American community...

'Colour Me' Examines Black Identity

In the documentary 'Colour Me', Anthony McLean, motivational speaker, actor, and rapper explores what it means to be black...

WFP, UN Seek Help To Prevent A New Famine, This Time In West Africa

Drought and a poor harvest are raising concerns that a food crisis in the Sahel region of Africa could become a full-blown famine, much like the situation that arose in the Horn of Africa last year ...

BEST STORY EVER: Ziggy Marley On The Concert That Changed His Life

Ziggy talks about a moment at one of his father's concerts - held in Zimbabwe - that changed his understanding of the world...

It's Bigger Than You And Me: A Benefit For Randy Ponzio

Last November, musician Randy Ponzio died. He was a Vancouver songwriter and musician...

AWESOME THING OF THE DAY: Excavating A Basement, One Miniature Remote-Controlled Scoop At A Time

A Saskatchewan farmer's home renovation project is only going as fast as his fleet of miniature, remote-controlled equipment will allow ...

SOMETHING YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW ABOUT CANADA: The Suez Crisis And The Maple Leaf

Today is National Flag of Canada Day, and Wendy Crewson explains how our peacekeeping history helped provide some incentive for a distinctive banner of our very own ...

Q&A With... The Kills

When U.S./British two-piece band The Kills dropped by the studio recently to record a performance, we sat down with them...

Bill Duke: Trailblazer in American Cinema

Ask people to name an influential black filmmaker and they'll likely say Spike Lee. But as Laurence Fishburne put it: Bill Duke "paved the way for African-Americans...

Adrienne Arsenault: Canada's Foreign Correspondent Comes Home

Adrienne Arsenault has a jagged, fist-sized rock. The rock is a reminder of the possibility that sometimes things can go horribly wrong...

Jay Baruchel And Alison Pill On Working In Canada

On the show tonight: Canadian actors Jay Baruchel and Alison Pill may be head over heels in love, but that doesn't mean they agree on absolutely everything ...

Romantic Movie Lines In Real Life

Do you ever find yourself absent-mindedly quoting lines from classic romance movies in everyday situations? It can happen to the best of us - or at least to some of our staff on Valentine's Day ...

Just Like The Real Queen (But With More Canadians)

Montreal-born Marc Martel is an uncanny Freddie Mercury, which is why he's hitting the road as the singer for Queen drummer Roger Taylor's Queen Extravaganza tour, along with two fellow Canadians ...

Spencer Wells on George's Deep Ancestry

On the show tonight: The population geneticist has collected DNA samples from people around the world - including George! In this clip, Spencer shares some rather surprising test results ...

Syrian Developments: Shelling, A Possible Civil War And A Canadian Appeal For Action

Even as the situation in Syria becomes more complicated, one Canadian teen tries to make a difference ...

What Not To Do For Valentine's Day

Here are some handy tips: what don't Tricia Helfer, Wendy Crewson, Sarah Gadon and Juliette Lewis want for Valentine's Day?...

Spencer Wells: Genealogical DNA Detective

So, where are you from? It's a question everyone asks, but very few of us can confidently answer. It's one reason why genealogy...

Jay Baruchel and Alison Pill: Canada's Young Movie Power Couple

This is the story of Jay Baruchel and Alison Pill: a couple of Canadian kids who met, made a movie, and fell in love...

My Ethical Valentine

You may be scrambling to find a gift for that special someone, but that doesn't mean you need to cast your principles aside ...

Anne Rice on True Blood, Twilight & Werewolves

Author Anne Rice dishes on the difference between her vampires and the 'Twilight' vampires, confesses to being a fan of 'True Blood'...

Craig Oliver on the Dangers of Aggressive Political Coverage

Craig Oliver has covered 19 federal elections, From Diefenbaker to Prime Minister Harper, over the course of his more than 50-year career...

Bahrain, One Year Later: One Month Of Protest, 11 Months Of Crackdown

On February 14, 2011, protesters gathered in Pearl Roundabout in Manama, the capital of Bahrain. Within a month, the nascent uprising was being forcefully put down ...

Tune In, Turn On, Drop The Needle: CBC Music Just Launched

CBC Music (cbcmusic.com) officially launched today, and it's a one-stop destination for music lovers.The site collects awesome musical content...

SOMETHING YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW ABOUT CANADA: Wes 'Maestro' Williams on Africville

Wes 'Maestro' Williams tells us about Africville, a lost African-Canadian community in Halifax that faced racism...

Anne Rice Giveaway

She's been called the High Priestess of vampire and gothic fiction. We're giving away a signed copy of Anne Rice's latest novel, 'The Wolf Gift'...

Banksy, Meet Tom Hanks. Fans Of Clever Art Pranks, Meet Hanksy.

What happens when you put the face of a beloved Hollywood actor on the imagery of a beloved guerrilla graffiti artist? You get a gallery show ...

Anne Rice: The High Priestess Of Vampire And Gothic Fiction

With her bestselling novels The Vampire Chronicles, Anne breathed new life into the genre, but they were also rooted in real tragedy. Her new novel is 'The Wolf Gift' ...

Craig Oliver: Canada's Old-School Political Journalist

The veteran broadcaster has been the face of Canadian political journalism for decades. There's an unwritten rule that journalists shouldn't be friends with power but it's an idea Craig disagrees with ...