We're taking our annual summer hiatus so this is our last episode until the fall.

This month we talk about:

Do news outlets need online comments?

Ontario enacts the nothwithstanding clause for the first time.

No Fact or Fiction this episode. Instead all the panelists list one thing they're looking forward to doing this summer and a make a prediction for the fall.

Featuring: Andrew Coyne (The Globe & Mail, CBC's At Issue), Robert Benzie (The Toronto Star), Paul Constable (as 1982 Rocky Balboa) and Lisa Merchant (as Dean The Troubled Teen).

Hosted by David Shore

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This month we talk about:

Premier Doug Ford's love for land developers.

Vaccine Passports.

Work attire. Will casual Friday become casual everyday.

Plus we play, Fact or Fiction?

Featuring: Laura Stone (The Globe & Mail, CTV’s Your Morning and CBC’s Power and Politics), Robert Benzie (The Toronto Star), Kirsteen Rasmussen (as fake baker, Brenda Buttefield) and Kris Siddiqi (as the not real, cool Bernie Sanders).

Hosted by David Shore.

This shows topics include:

1. PM Trudeau & Premier Doug Ford’s first meeting

2. Lisa Raitt

3. The Grey Cup

4. The new German Spy School

5. Jane Fonda’s Fire Drill Fridays

And we play, is that story Real or Fake?

This episode features journalists, Jesse Brown (Canadaland) and Sharilyn Johnson (Vanity Fair, The Toronto Star). The improvisers are, Kayla Lorette (as your insufferable aunt Maureen) and Nigel Downer (as 5-year-old wise-ass, Milo). Hosted by David Shore (as Prof. Pipe). This show was recorded in front of a live audience at Comedy Bar in downtown Toronto.

To attend a live taping, go to our website for upcoming dates and tickets, www.thepanelshow.com. To send in a question or possible topic, email us at info@thepanelshow.com

This month’s topics include:

1. The New York Time endorses two candidates

2. Trump’s Environmental Rollbacks

3. The Royal Sussex’s Canadian Move

4. Trudeau’s Beard

5. Ontario Teacher’s Strike

And we play, is that headline Real or Fake?

Featuring journalists, Andrew Coyne (The Globe & Mail, CBC’s At Issue) and Robert Benzie (The Toronto Star). Improvisers, Paul Constable (as Bane) and Dana Schiemann (as Linda Belcher). Hosted by David Shore
To attend a live show, go to our website for upcoming dates and tickets, www.thepanelshow.com

To send in a question or possible topic, email us at info@thepanelshow.com

Featuring, journalist Andrew Coyne (The Globe & Mail, CBC’s At Issue), and improvisers, Aurora Browne (as real estate developer Melissa Longel) and Paul Constable (as Mr. Freeze). Hosted by David Shore (as Prof. Pipe).

This show’s topics include:

2019 Top story in Canada

2019 Top stories from around the world

Stories that should have gotten more press

Trump

Elections

Grumpy Cat

Climate Change

Prime Minister Trudeau’s best and worst moments of 2019

Wexit

The Panelists pick their Persons of the year

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To send in a question or possible topic, email us at info@thepanelshow.com

Episode Notes

This episodes topics are: Is Erin O’Toole an improvement over Andrew Scheer? Would you take a flight to nowhere? Wage Theft. Doug Ford vs The Carbon Tax. Again. And we play Fact vs Fiction

Featuring journalists, Andrew Coyne (The Globe & Mail, CBC’s At Issue) and Robert Benzie (The Toronto Star’s Queen's Park Bureau Chief). Improvisers, Kayla Lorette (as The Boy King) and Herbie Barnes (as Matthew McConaughey). Hosted by David Shore.

This show’s topics include:

1. The Teck mine aftermath and how it affects PM Trudeau and Premier Kenny

2. New Brunswick Deputy Premier resigns

3. Is it OK for you to recline when on an airplane?

4. Andrew Coyne’s Travel Tips

5. The Conservative leadership race

6. The aftermath of President Trumps impeachment trial

And we play, Real or Fake?

Featuring journalists, Andrew Coyne (The Globe & Mail, CBC’s At Issue) and Sharilyn Johnson (Vanity Fair, Vice, The Toronto Star). Improvisers, Kayla Lorette (as your insufferable aunt Maureen) and Kerry Griffin (as your high school drug dealer, Noel Hendrix). Hosted by David Shore

To attend a live show, go to our website for upcoming dates and tickets, www.thepanelshow.com

To send in a question or possible topic, email us at info@thepanelshow.com

This show’s topics include:

1. The Canadian governments (Federal, Provincial & Local) responses to COVID-19.

2. Misinformation. Rumours, hoaxes and what island is that woman on that viral recording from

3. Should the stock markets be shut down?

4. What are you reading, watching, doing to help pass the time?

And we play, Real or Fake?

Featuring journalists, Andrew Coyne (The Globe & Mail, CBC’s At Issue) and Robert Benzie (The Toronto Star’s Queen's Park Bureau Chief). Improvisers, Aurora Browne (as supermarket cashier, Robyn Neufeldt) and Liz Johnston (as Academy Award winner, Katherine Hepburn). Hosted by David Shore.

To attend a live show, go to our website for upcoming dates and tickets, www.thepanelshow.com

To send in a question or possible topic, email us at info@thepanelshow.com

Please note there are some sound issues with the into to this episode. The show is taking a planned break over the summer and will be back in the fall.

Things discussed: What would you like to see the Canadian government due during the COVID-19 recovery? What’s your long shot pick for something to happen over the summer and into the fall? Who will win the Conservative Leadership race in August? Will you be able to go back to work if you are sick, or has that now changed forever? And we play Fact or Fiction.

Featuring journalists, Andrew Coyne (The Globe & Mail, CBC’s At Issue) and Robert Benzie (The Toronto Star’s Queen's Park Bureau Chief). Improvisers, Lisa Merchant (as Tiny Houser, Muriel) and Paul Constable (as Doug McKenzie). Hosted by David Shore.

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This show’s topics include:

1. Are the big Canadian Banks doing enough to help out consumers during COVID-19?

2. Should companies that are registered in Tax Havens be able to get government bailouts?

3. Netflix’s Tiger King

And we play Fact vs Fiction

Featuring journalists, Andrew Coyne (The Globe & Mail, CBC’s At Issue) and Robert Benzie (The Toronto Star’s Queen's Park Bureau Chief). Improvisers, Jan Caruana (as mother of two, Donna) and Paul Constable (as super villain, Bane). Hosted by David Shore.

This shows topics include: 1. The Canadian Federal Election 2. Western Alienation 3. Scorsese & Coppola vs. The Marvel Universe 4. Facebook 5. Infamy

This episode features journalists, Andrew Coyne (The National Post, CBC’s At Issue) and Sean Craig (The National Post, Vice, Global News). The improvisers are, Liz Johnston (as Katherine Hepburn) and Kerry Griffin (as Jimmy Stewart). Hosted by David Shore (as Prof. Pipe). This episode is both Trump and Doug Ford FREE & was recorded in front of a live audience at Comedy Bar in downtown Toronto.

To attend a live taping, go to our website for upcoming dates and tickets, www.thepanelshow.com. To send in a question or possible topic, email us at info@thepanelshow.com

David interviews half of the award winning, British comedy duo, Croft & Pearce, Hannah Croft.

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