Taking a Victory Lap, Taking Terrence McNally, and Taking the Cart Back
Andrew Scheer is considering kicking Doug Ford out of the Progressive Conservative Party altogether if he doesn’t stop helping people.
Memories, COVID Coverage, and The Clash
These are unprecedented times and many of us are stuck at home—trying not to let the news consume our lives, trying to keep positive, and trying not to freak out.
Ladies and Gentlemen, Covid Number 19
The cancelled Canadian Screen Awards broadcast this year has already beaten the last five years’ ratings combined.
Being Tolerated, Being Honest, and Being Precious
I have a good number of “Friends” and “Followers” on Facebook and Instagram. On Twitter, I feel like I mostly have “Ignorers” and “Barely Tolerators.”
Cartoon Raccoon, POP, and Being Good at Something
Last week, Emma Houlahan told me that the fine for shitting on a streetcar is lower than the one for riding without paying your fare.
Dabbling, Addiction, and Zombie Dad
This year I have decided to give up lenting for drink.
Zombies, Dental Plates, and the Number Twelve
Last Tuesday night I finally began having fun doing our show. Sometimes, in the beginning of a run, I have this ridiculous fear that at some point during the show I’ll forget the words I am supposed to say—that I’ll freeze up and the words will just stop coming out of my mouth.
Gravity, Smartasses, and Carrying Your Own Skull Around
“[…] we are all fools carrying a skull around, even if it happens to be our own.”
Nice Penises, Consistency, and Better Heroes
I didn’t watch the Super Bowl this year in support of Colin Kaepernick. In fact, I’ve been supporting him in that same way for about twenty years or so now.
Modern Males, Motherfuckers, and Weyni Mengesha
On that TV commercial for SoClean.com, William Shatner says he has been using a CPAP machine for TEN YEARS but NOBODY EVER TOLD HIM HOW IMPORTANT IT WAS TO KEEP IT CLEAN.
Porn Subtitles, Fake Bacon, and Whitey
I find it really hard to simultaneously argue that it matters that women directors have been completely cheated by the Academy Awards and that the Academy Awards are complete bullshit and don’t matter at all…
Sexual Misconduct, Accidental Art, and Cool Hand(job) Luke
Saw Hannah Moscovitch’s Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes at the Tarragon last week, and do you know what thought never went through my head while I was watching the show?
Best of Nappoholics Anonymous 2019
Tony Nappo is taking a holiday break after another year of sharing twelve thoughts weekly. We’ve collected some of his wittiest ones to revisit over the break.
Nappoholic Toques, the “DTs,” and Corny Tony
Subtext, for anyone who doesn’t know acting, means exactly what it is: anything that is underneath the text. Stated otherwise, it is all of the things that actors say without words. And the ability to communicate it is one of the things that separates great actors from good ones.
Lip Service, Old Robert De Niro, and Other Tony
Saw Soldier On at Canadian Stage with my cousin Tom and nephew Tommy on Friday. After the play was over, my cousin asked why the actors weren’t coming back on to be announced.
Dead Tony, James Dean, and Dicking Around on Set
Watch out Craig’s Cookies! There’s a new kid in town!!!