Entertainment Today, June 21

Will and Kate urged to skip Calgary Stampede – MetroNews Canada [New Window] A local animal-rights group has written to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge asking them to skip the Calgary Stampede during their stopover in the city next month. Tue, 21 Jun 2011 01:43:47 Dunn was charged with drink-driving offence back in 2005 […]

Entertainment Today, June 20

Gig City updates links for top entertainment stories several times daily, so check back for new reads. Amy Winehouse chased by boos, cancels tour [New Window] Amy Winehouse’s attempt at a European concert tour ended in Belgrade, Serbia, with a train wreck of a performance Saturday night in which she staggered around the stage and […]

Entertainment Today for June 19

Mountie raised Reynolds right – Toronto Sun [New Window] If you’re going to grow up to be a Green Lantern, there’s no better training than being raised by a Mountie. This from Vancouver’s Ryan Reynolds, whose father is a retired RCMP officer. “At an early age, … Sun, 19 Jun 2011 02:09:33 Brian Wilson can […]

Entertainment Today, June 18

The review: As good as Jean Paul Gaultier – Montreal Gazette (blog) [New Window] At the top of the grand staircase at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, bathed in a vivid blue light with Jean Paul Gaultier’s name in white neon letters, stand two groups of mannequins: one in his signature sailor stripes, the […]

Entertainment Today for June 17

Every day, Gig City rounds up some of the top showbiz stories and links. Check back for updates. J.K. Rowling previews mysterious ‘Pottermore’ site [New Window] Harry Potter fans, already an excitable bunch, are in a tizzy over a mysterious new website from series creator J.K. Rowling that hints at future Harry Potter-related content. Fri, […]

Entertainment Today, June 16

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame invites you to meat Gaga’s dress [New Window] The infamous meat dress Lady Gaga was grilled for wearing at the MTV Video Music Awards last year will be unveiled Thursday as the main course in a sizzling new display at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Thu, 16 […]

Entertainment Today, June 15

Here are some top national, U.S. and international showbiz headlines from around the web. Gig City updates story links at least twice per day, so check back later for the latest hot links: Inside Kate’s new royal life [New Window] What learning curve? Wed, 15 Jun 2011 10:01:34 Oscars throw question mark into 10-movie best […]

River Cree Slave Lake benefit on CBC-TV tonight

If there’s anyone in Canada who deserves to be called a superhero, it’s Tom Jackson. He’d laugh it off and deny it, typically, but there is no escaping the evidence: Wherever there’s a crisis, wherever there are people in dire need, this aboriginal singer-actor is ready fly in and save the day. The latest quest […]

Entertainment Today, June 13

Here are some top national, U.S. and international showbiz headlines from around the web. Gig City updates story links at least twice per day, so check back later for the latest hot links: QVC mainstay Jeanne Bice dies at 71 [New Window] Sweater queen and home-shopping doyenne Jeanne Bice died on Friday at age 71. […]

Entertainment Today, June 12

Here are the top national, U.S. and international showbiz headlines from around the web. Gig City updates story links at least twice per day, so check back later for the latest hot links: Mom blames Nicolas Cage for son’s troubles [New Window] Nicolas Cage’s son is scheduled to be released from a Los Angeles hospital […]

TV: The Daily Show visits Alberta’s Oil Sands

Alberta’s oil sands got some major visibility on the Thursday, June 9, 2011 edition of the Daily Show with Jon Stewart … replete with correspondent Wyatt Cenac drenched in fake blood. Watch it on the Comedy Network website here (about one minute into the second segment). But that was about the toughest question the energy […]

Edmonton dominates Canadian Comedy Awards

We’ve crunched the numbers and come to a startling conclusion that most people knew already – Edmonton is a funny city. The nominations for the Canadian Comedy Awards that came out June 8 revealed a disproportionate weight of local comic talent, largely thanks to a core group of improvisers and the locally-produced television show CAUTION: […]