q's pop culture panel weighs in on the worthy, contentious, and mind-boggling stories from the week in arts and entertainment.
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American actor Gene Wilder performs alongside Rolf Saxon, during a rehearsal of Neil Simon's Laughter on the 23rd Floor on Oct. 2 1996. (Shawn Baldwin/Reuters)
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q's pop culture panel weighs in on the worthy, contentious, and mind-boggling stories from the week in arts and entertainment. Opinionated and irreverent, our panel takes pop culture seriously (but not too seriously).
Today's panellists are journalists Rachel Giese and Stephen Marche and Emily Keeler. Up for discussion:
The great Gene Wilder: Generations of fans loved him in movies like The Producers and Willy Wonka. News of his death inspired an outpouring of love and nostalgia. Today we take a closer look at thetalent behind the stardom, and why Wilder always insisted he was an actor, not a clown. "He brought that anarchic spirit to mainstream comedies," says Marche. "He was a kind of divine weirdo."
Impolite Canadian humour: As comedians like Mark Critch and Mike Ward face the fallout of their jokes — being chastised by an MP and facing a human rights tribunal, respectively — we discuss our national notions of good taste. Are we putting a chill on humour? All three of our panellists get their rant on over this one — and propose a new CBC show: Call Your Ombudsman!
Quickstep away from controversy: After "over-exaggerating" about an armed robbery in Rio, can Ryan Lochte really waltz away from the fiasco? The swimming star has joined TV's Dancing with the Stars.
