House Of Crouse

Check out the Richard Crouse Show on NewsTalk 1010 for March 3, 2018! This week Richard welcomes Kevin Frank, artistic director of the Second City Training Centre, Second City director and performer Carly Heffernan and Media Whore author Daniel Shehori.

Check out the Richard Crouse Show on NewsTalk 1010 for February 24, 2018! This week Richard welcomes director, producer and writer Ingrid Veninger who talks about her new film Porcupine Lake.

A long weekend treat for you! Check out the Richard Crouse Show on NewsTalk 1010 for February 17, 2018! This week Richard welcomes comedian Ali Hassan, actor Christy Bruce and comedian and actor Paul Bates! They wonder if anyone really likes holding hands and discuss if Facebook should have a dislike button and more! reposted without the annoying metronome sound!

A long weekend treat for you! Check out the Richard Crouse Show on NewsTalk 1010 for February 17, 2018! This week Richard welcomes comedian Ali Hassan, actor Christy Bruce and comedian and actor Paul Bates! They wonder if anyone really likes holding hands and discuss if Facebook should have a dislike button and more!

Check out the Richard Crouse Show on NewsTalk 1010 for February 10, 2018! This week Richard welcomes A. C. Peterson, who plays Bernie in “Dark Harvest,” “My Piece Of The City” subject Kate Fenton, Clare McConnell from Second City National Touring Company and the “Star Trek Discovery” series.

Check out the Richard Crouse Show on NewsTalk 1010 for January 27, 2018! This week Richard welcomes the cast of “Jerusalem,” Kim Coates, Nicholas Campbell and Philip Riccio. From the Streetcar Crowsnest website: The theatre experience of 2018. Award-winning Canadian screen icon Kim Coates (FX’s Sons of Anarchy) returns to the stage after almost thirty years—teaming up with two of Toronto’s leading theatre companies to present the national premiere of Jez Butterworth’s explosive masterwork. A pied piper tale for the Tarantino generation, Jerusalem is the story of aging daredevil Johnny “Rooster” Byron, purveyor of drugs, alcohol, mythic tales and sanctuary to the troubled teens of Wiltshire county. Come squat with Rooster deep in the heart of Byron wood, as he rails against the community council bent on eradicating him, bulldozing the land, and putting up condos. A bold new exploration of one of the most lauded plays of the past twenty years, described by Ben Brantley of The New York Times as “a great frame-bu

Check out the Richard Crouse Show on NewsTalk 1010 for January 27, 2018! This week Richard welcomes “Badsville” director April Mullen, Sharon Lewis, writer/director of the new film “Brown Girl Begins” and Craig Lauzon, who talks about “The Drawer Boy” as part of the 50th Anniversary of Theater Passe Muraille.

Welcome to the House of Crouse. In this episode actor Geoff Stults talks about the fib he told to land the role of a Green Beret in "12 Strong" while "Forever My Girl" star Jessica Rothe gushes about her favourite movie... and no, it's not the one we were supposed to be talking about! It's fun stuff so c'mon in and sit a spell.

Check out the Richard Crouse Show on NewsTalk 1010 for January 20, 2018! This week Richard welcomes certified tea sommelier Jennifer Commins from Pluck Tea, actor Connor Thompson and Be Ready for the Lightening author Grace O’Connell.

Check out the Richard Crouse Show on NewsTalk 1010 for January 6, 2018! This week Richard welcomes Carson Pinch from Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival 2018, “Off the Cuff” comedian Jeff Leeson and show regular and comedian Simon Rakoff!

Welcome to the House of Crouse. On the first all new, all singing and dancing show of 2018 "American Wolf: A True Story of Survival and Obsession in the West" author Nate Blakeslee stops by to tell the fascinating story of one wolf pack, led by alpha female, O-Six. It's a fascinating look at wildlife in America's west that isn't simply about the wolves but politics as well. It's good stuff so c'mon in and sit a spell.

Welcome to the House of Crouse. As we start another year we're taking one more week to remember the good stuff about 2017. Christopher Nolan stopped by the HoC to talk empathy, his epic war film "Dunkirk" and what movies inspired him to make movies. Ethan Hawke came by to talk "Maudie," the biopic of Nova Scotian painted Maud Lewis and why he feels he never had his big break. It'll give you something to think about in the New Year so c'mon in and sit a spell.

Welcome to the House of Crouse. We wanted to repay you for being such great houseguests so we put together a special show with two of out favourite people from the past year. Hollywood legend Ann Margret talks about the accident that almost ended her career while Gilbert Gottfried talks about why he wouldn't want his kids to follow in his footsteps. It's good stuff so c'mon in and sit a spell.

Welcome to the House of Crouse. Today singer, painter and author Tom Wilson stops by to chat about his memoir "Beautiful Scars: Steeltown Secrets, Mohawk Skywalkers." You know his music from bands like Junkhouse, Blackie and the Rodeo Kings and Lee Harvey Osmond, now find out his fascinating life story. It's good stuff, so c'mon in and sit a spell.

If you haven’t seen Star Wars The Force Awakens yet, SPOILER ALERT, Luke turned his back on everything and went to hang out with Porgs on a deserted island after his nephew slaughtered all of his new Jedi. This weekend fans will flock to theatres to find out what happens next in the Skywalker Saga. Who is Rey, what’s the deal with Snoke – why are Chewie and the Porg Screaming in the trailer all will be revealed in the most anticipated movie release of the year. In this hour we'll hear from some Sci-Fi and fantasy experts – my pals from Innerspace on the Space channel – a long time Star Wars fan who debunks the myth that Star Wars fans are all nerdy basement dwellers and we start with the man responsible for HYPING up Canadians about ALL of the Star Wars movies coming to a theatre near you.

The Richard Crouse Show for Saturday December 9, 2017. This week Richard welcomes Larry Weinstein, director of “Dreaming of a Jewish Christmas,” John Mitchell, director of “Waiting for Ishtar” and Susan Coyne, screenwriter of “The Man Who Invented Christmas.”

Welcome to the House of Crouse. ”Atonement” director Joe Wright’s new film is a spirited—and funnier than you’d imagine—retelling of the machinations behind World War II’s Operation Dynamo. In a tour de force performance, “Darkest Hours” stars Gary Oldman as Winston Churchill in a movie that would make a great double bill with Christopher Nolan’s “Dunkirk.” Wright swings by the CrouseCast to talk about the movie and active resistance against bigotry and totalitarianism. Then "In the Cage" award winning Kevin Hardcastle author offers up why you should always back up your MacBook and more! It's good stuff, so c'mon in and sit a spell.

Welcome to the House of Crouse. This week the director and star of the terrific neo-noir "Sweet Virginia," Jamie M. Dagg and Christopher Abbott swing by to ask, How do you have a soft spot for a murderous psychopath? Then Shirley Gnome, “the Queen troubadour of intelligent black-comic sex balladry,” stops by to talk carnal cabaret, hecklers and her new album Take It Up The Notch. It's good stuff! Stop by and sit a spell!

“The Queen troubadour of intelligent black-comic sex balladry” joins The Richard Crouse Show to talk about getting her start as a performer, how she handles hecklers and her new album "Taking It Up The Notch." Her bio calls it "award winning, cleverly-carnal cabaret comedy that is NOT for the faint of heart." Tune in, it's raunchy good fun.

Welcome to the House of Crouse. By day David Nickle is a mild mannered reporter, covering Toronto City Hall for Metroland Media Toronto, but by night he is one of the best horror writers in the genre. Comparisons to H.P. Lovecraft and Stephen King abound. He's also acclaimed, with a closet full of awards like the Bram Stoker Award and Aurora Award for his fiction. His new novel "Volk: A Novel of Radiant Abomination" is earning raves. Check this out: "...a political, psychological and philosophical allegory of remarkable depth and ambition: the most intellectually provocative horror novel of the twenty-first century." Wow. Join the CrouseCast to hear David talk about his book, the problematic Lovecraft and much more.