Jack Astor’s radio spot
It’s here! It’s here! For those of you that haven’t heard it yet, here’s the radio spot I did for Jack Astor’s WTF campaign. It was recorded at Pirate Radio, directed by Tom Goudie, engineered by Jared Kuemper and written by the clever chaps at Zulu Alpha Kilo. Enjoy the sweary lady! Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your...
Read MoreMcDonald’s Originals web series review
Finally. Somebody gets it. If you visit the Facebook page for Originals, the web series I did for McDonalds before Christmas, you’ll see some pretty harsh criticism. Mostly about the product placement. Which comes from punters who don’t quite get the format, i.e. McDonalds pays for the web series to help launch McCafé in Canada. So there’s gonna be some pretty obvious product placement. That’s kind of the point. I must admit I actually stopped visiting the page because...
Read MoreI hit my target weight!
I did it! I cotton-pickin’ well did it! I got on the scales this morning and, as if by magic, I discovered I have reached my target weight of 125lbs. I can’t tell you how happy I am about that – thanks to Anthony Punshon‘s amazingly easy eating and workout plan in six weeks I lost 12lbs and since then I’ve managed to whittle off another pound with only one workout a week, daily walks and sensible eating. And I haven’t lived like a monk, either! I’ve...
Read MoreBack in the studio…
It’s been a couple of years since I recorded a radio commercial. It felt good to be back in the studio. I love working at Pirate Radio. It was there that I recorded the Philips Body Groom series that swept the board at the Crystal Awards. Those commercials were brilliantly written – a series of descriptions of home improvements that stood in for reasons why manscaping can make your johnson look bigger. All in a chirpy, Mary Poppins voice. We laughed our asses off in the studio. I...
Read More2011 – an amazing year!
2011 was an incredible year for me professionally for many reasons. At the beginning of January I was looking forward to returning to London, Ontario to play Madge Larrabee in the Grand Theatre‘s production of Sherlock Holmes, the Final Adventure. I was delighted to have something in the pipeline. In the second week of January my agent called and said that I had an audition for The Railway Children. Rehearsals would start two weeks after Sherlock Holmes closed. It was too good to be...
Read MoreMcDonalds Originals
It was brief. It was beautiful. This was my last acting gig of 2011. Originals is a web series written by Brett Heard and Anthony Farrell to promote McDonald’s McCafe. It stars my good chum and fellow stand-up Nile Séguin and new friend Paul Beer. It also featured another friend Scott Yaphe, with whom I worked in Bloodletting and Miraculous Cures. Needless to say, it was a fabulous experience. I was cast as the Network Executive who will decide if Nile and Paul’s pilot will be...
Read MoresoulOtheatre recital: The Tale of the Little Princess
Twice a week for five weeks we met together and shared our stories. Six fabulous women plus the most incredible of them all: Tracey Erin Smith. Quite by chance at the beginning of November I happened to see Muniza Rauf-Miller’s post on Facebook, saying that there was one spot left in Tracey Erin Smith’s one-person show class at Second City. My gut told me I had to do it. My bank balance disagreed. It’s been an up-and-down year for the Wexes financially. Although The Railway...
Read MoreChocolate muffin recipe
So you thought you couldn’t have chocolate muffins when you’re on a diet, eh? Well think again…. This is a great recipe I found online and adapted for Anthony‘s weight-loss plan. I carefully figured out the ingredients to make sure that each one of these little beauties comes in at just under 100 calories. They are perfect for a mid-afternoon snack. Or a just before bed snack. Or part of your breakfast. Or a dessert item. You name it. They really are fab. Ingredients 2...
Read MoreMarilla who?
I am a British-born actress and stand-up comic who does lots of voice work (for commercials, cartoons and corporate clients) and sometimes, when I'm very lucky, tv and film. When I was in England I did mostly theatre. Now I'm in Canada I spend the majority of the time writing and performing stand-up. When I'm not making episodes of Talking Bollocks, that is. And that's me for you.