Julien Dionne Show

Coming at you from 1554km east of Lemon Press Studios, we bring you the first(of two) instalments of The East Coast Tapes. Julien’s guest on this episode is “L’Apôtre de la Côte” or Timo or Timothée Valentin Jésus Richard or simply, Tim, ex-member of franco-Acadie hip-hop group, “Radio-Radio” who is an artist in every true sense of the word.

Tim and Julien have known each other for the better part of 20 years and they go way back in this episode. Tim is a guy who always seems to live life on his terms and always creating whether it’s rhymes or paintings. They talk about Tim’s quick rise to fame wup the franco-pop charts with Radio-Radio and the decision to step down and ultimately chose his family, now owning his own custom leather-wear & motorcycle gear shop, Madsquirrel.

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New young Toronto-based actor, Adrian Spencer, drops by Lemon Press Studios. Adrian is a student of the Meisner technique –where he and Julien first met– and talks to us about breaking into and seriously pursuing an acting career. Adrian come from a show business family, both his parents having seen success; his mother, as an actor; and father, as a TV producer and creator of such shows as ‘ManTracker’.

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In this episode, Eddie drops by Lemon Press Studios to talk to Julien about making the move to Los Angeles on a green card and the paradigm of living two fully separate lives between Hollywood and Canada, his start in comedy and how he got Video on Trial early in his career. He also talks about losing his father and what that meant to him.

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Friend and comedian, Cal Post, stops by Lemon Press Studios and talks to Julien about what it’s like hosting/ producing Canada’s longest running open-mic; Spirits, his philosophies on comedy and about the highs-and-lows life can throw at you, including having long-term girlfriend diagnosed with ALS.

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In this episode we get perspective from the other end of the (comedy) business; the comedy club bar staff. Ray Zwicker, bar manager at Absolute Comedy over the past 8 years sits in at Lemon Press Sudios to give us his side of things when taking all things comedy. He brings us a few great stories only someone who has spent every single weekend in a comedy club over the better part of a decade can bring to the table.

Jen Grant also stops by for yet another STELLAR game of “Are you Mariah or Yoko?”

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Award winning comedian, Matt O’brien stops by to talk shop with Julien. They talk about small-town living, crossing the border into the states and all things comedy. They also bond on dating within the business (which is commonly-strongly advised against). Matt has seen a lot of success early on in his career so they get into it and discover just why and how.

Jen Grant also stops by for yet another STELLAR game of “Are you Mariah or Yoko?”

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Actor/thespian/coach, Jason Fraser (Fraser Studios) drops in at Lemon Press Studios to talk to Julien about the art of acting — specifically applying the Meisner technique– and how it all began for a jock from Calgary, Alberta, back in the day. Jason is from the “Grandchildren of Meisner” generation of students that has graduated from prestigious Neighbourhood Playhouse in New York City. They talk about making the transition from sports to drama, making the leap to NYC and the evolution to opening up his own acting studio here in Toronto.

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20 EPISODES! Yea, we’re doing this. Very talented and one of Julien’s favourite comedians, Alex Nussbaum, drops in at Lemon Press studios and regales us with tales of power-napping, starting comedy in the 90’s in Toronto and the importance of honing the business side of a comedy career. They talk discovering streams of income by applying yourself ever so gently and to focus solely on your own goals without being deterred by other people’s success.

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Comedian/podcaster/writer/radio-guy, Dean Young, drops in to chat with Julien about the comedy business. Dean’s latest venture includes heading Canada’s only podcast network, “TalkHole”. They talk about Young’s background in radio, his beginnings in comedy and his writing past that have all contributed to his baby (again, we’re talking about TalkHole, here). Dean also lets us in on what it’s like to start comedy in Toronto and get engaged to a lawer (yea, they cover it all).

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