#marg delahunty

[trabbs-boy]

If she becomes American Ambassador to Canada

She must become Canadian Ambassador to the U.S.

[onlyincanadayousay2]

The Maritime Edit

One of Canada’s greatest entertainers, the multi-talented, hard working, ahead of her time, brilliant Mary Walsh, the Queen of Comedy. 

Early life

Walsh was born in St. John's, Newfoundland, the daughter of Mary and Leo Walsh, a merchant marine turned firefighter on commercial vessels. She's the 7th of 8 children. She is also of Irish ancestry.

Career

Walsh studied theatre in Toronto at Ryerson University but dropped out to work with the CODCO comedy troupe on a series of stage shows, which eventually evolved into a sketch comedy series. The CODCO series ran from 1987 to 1992 on CBC Television.

This Hour Has 22 Minutes

In 1992, she began to work with former co-star Rick Mercer and former CODCO co-stars Cathy Jones and Greg Thomey to create a new television series called This Hour Has 22 Minutes. The show would be a parody of the nightly news and would poke fun at Canadian and international politics. 22 Minutes received strong ratings during its earlier seasons and Walsh's character Marg Delahunty became famous for buttonholing politicians and submitting them to satirical interviews. Usually Marg Delahunty would recite a scripted piece intended to humiliate the politician, often by providing criticism and "grandmotherly" advice. Sometimes Marg appeared as "Marg, Princess Warrior", a parody of the title character of Xena: Warrior Princess portrayed by Lucy Lawless. Walsh is also noted for her comical segment chronicling the Canadian Auto Workers Union's tense blockade of the Volvo Halifax Assembly plant in 1998. In 2007, she revived Marg Delahunty for the Royal Canadian Air Farce's 300th episode. On October 24, 2011, Walsh was once again in the spotlight as she reprised the role of Marg Delahunty conducting an ambush interview of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford at his home. Ford's reaction and alleged verbal abuse directed at 911 operator made national headlines.

Other work[

Walsh's other television work included the short-run sitcoms Dooley Gardens in 1999, Hatching, Matching and Dispatching and she had a guest starring role as Miranda Cahill on the CBC television series, Republic of Doyle. She created the CBC program Mary Walsh: Open Book, a talk show about books and literature, in 2003.

Besides TV acting, she has worked on movies such as Mambo Italiano, Geraldine's Fortune, Rain, Drizzle and Fog, Buried on Sunday, The Divine Ryans, Young Triffie and Violet.

2004 saw Walsh host a segment on the CBC documentary series The Greatest Canadian, in which she championed the case for Sir Frederick Banting (the Nobel prize-winning discoverer of insulin) as the greatest Canadian who ever lived.

In June 2007, she hosted the Pride Toronto Gala & Awards ceremony.

On December 15, 2007, Walsh made national news with a story about her upcoming special, Nudity, Sexuality, Violence and Coarse Language, in which a large group of people who went and stripped naked standing next to St. John's Harbour in -11° Celsius (12.2° Fahrenheit) temperature to be filmed as a part of the show's closing. Walsh herself did not go nude.

In 2017, Walsh published her debut novel, Crying for the Moon.

Directing 

Walsh made her feature directorial debut with the 2007 movie Young Triffie. She was the first Newfoundlander in six years to have a film in general release across Canada.

Personal life

Walsh has battled alcoholism. The Toronto Star reported that the end of CODCO coincided with the end of Walsh's active alcoholism, with Walsh stating "which was a damn good thing because I could have never done This Hour Has 22 Minutes if I'd been drinking."

Honours

Performing arts

She won Best Supporting Actress at the Atlantic Film Festival in 1992 for her performance in Mike Jones' Secret Nation.

On November 4, 2006, Walsh and Ed MacDonald picked up a Gemini Award for the best writing in a comedy or variety program for their work in Hatching, Matching and Dispatching.

She has won 18 Gemini Awards.

Walsh received a Governor General's Performing Arts Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement, Canada's highest honour in the performing arts, in 2012.

Charity and activism[

A sufferer of macular degeneration, she has served from time to time as a spokesperson for the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB).

In 1993, Walsh was chosen to deliver the prestigious Graham Spry lecture which was broadcast nationally on CBC Radio.

In 1994, Walsh addressed the United Nations Global Conference on Development in New York. She has also served as a spokesperson for Oxfam, Canada's human rights campaign, and in 2010 received Oxfam's Spirit of Change Award, in recognition of her years of dedication to eradicating poverty and ensuring public services for all.

On May 29, 1998, Mary Walsh received an Honorary Doctor of Laws from Trent University 

McGill University honoured Walsh with an honorary doctorate during the November 2008 convocation ceremony. Her speech to the class of 2008 focused on political satire.

Filmography

Film[

YearTitleRoleNotes

1986 The Adventure of Faustus Bidgood  Heady Nolan

1992 Secret Nation Oona Vokey

1999 New Waterford Girl Cookie Pottie

2003 Mambo Italiano Lina Paventi

2007 Young Triffie Aunt Millie BishopDirector

2009 Crackie Bride

2013 The Grand Seduction Vera

2014 How To Be Deadly Dot Power

2015 Closet Monster Allison

2016 The Inn Of Olde SadieShort Film

Television 

YearTV ShowRoleNotes

1978 The Root Seller Various 6 Episodes

1986-1989 CODCO Various 35 Episodes

1993-2013 This Hour Has 22 Minutes Various 34 Episodes

1999 Dooley Gardens Marilyn Benoit 7 Episodes

2005-2006 Hatching, Matching and Dispatching

Mamie Lou Furey 9 Episodes

2010-2014 Republic of Doyle Miranda Cahill 2 Episodes

2014-2016 Sensitive Skin Sarah Thorn 2 Episodes

2018 Little Dog Tucker

Writing 

YearTV ShowPositionNotes

1978 The Root Seller Writer 6 Episodes

1986-1989 CODCO Writer 35 Episodes

1998-1999 The Rosie O'Donnell Show Writer 193 Episodes

2003-2004 Mary Walsh: Open Book Writer 13 Episodes

2005-2006 Hatching, Matching and Dispatching Writer 6 Episodes

1993-2004 This Hour Has 22 Minutes Head Writer/Writer 31 Episodes

2017 Crying for the Moon: A Novel Writer

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[sambargestuff]

“Don’t make me smite ya.  Cuz, God help me, I’ll smite ya!”

I am so sad that Marg, Princess Warrior no longer haunts the steps of parliament because nothing would be better than Mary Walsh dressed up as a Xena parody asking conservatives to fight climate change with her.

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[memorizingthedigitsofpi]

27 and 14!

27. favourite national celebrity?

Oh, man. There are so many to choose from! In terms of celebrities that aren’t famous outside of Canada, I think I’ll go with Mary Walsh. Marg Delahunty is one of the most memorable comic characters I can think of :)

14. do you enjoy your country’s cinema and/or TV?

I do! (as evidenced above) :D

[laresearchette]

Tuesday, December 05, 2017 Canadian TV Listings (Times Eastern)

WHERE CAN I FIND THOSE PREMIERES?: DISNEY’S PREP AND LANDING (CTV) 9:00pm SUPERSTORE (GLOBAL) 9:30pm STRIPPED (SLICE) 10:00pm

WHAT IS NOT PREMIERING IN CANADA TONIGHT THE VICTORIA’S SECRET FASHION SHOW (CBS Feed)

NEW TO CRAVE/NETFLIX CANADA: 7 SISTERS (NETFLIX CANADA) CRAIG FERGUSON: TICKLE FIGHT (NETFLIX CANADA) MARVEL’S GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2 (NETFLIX CANADA)

40 BELOW AND FALLING (SUPER CHANNEL 03) 6:00am: After teaching in a northern remote fly-in community, Kate Carter is happy to be returning to civilization and her impending wedding. When a storm moves in, cancelling all flights and road travel, Kate is trapped in the middle of nowhere. She is forced to convince Redford, a surly stranger, to make the trip with her via snowmobile.

CURLING (TSN/TSN3/TSN4/TSN5) 9:00am: Roar of the Rings Olympic Trials: Draw #9 (TSN/TSN3) 2:00pm: Roar of the Rings Olympic Trials: Draw #10 (TSN/TSN5) 7:00pm: Roar of the Rings Olympic Trials: Draw #11

NBA BASKETBALL (SN1) 7:30pm: Suns at Raptors

NHL HOCKEY (SN) 7:30pm: Rangers at Penguins (TSN2) 7:30pm: Blues at Habs (TSN3) 7:30pm: Jets at Red Wings (SN360) 10:00pm: Ducks at Knights   (SNPACIFIC) 10:00pm: Hurricanes at Canucks

INDIANS & ALIENS (APTN) 7:30pm: Algonquian elder Jacob Wawatie's experience being lost in the forest and kept alive by the Little People.

WOMEN’S HOCKEY (TSN4) 8:00pm: USA vs. Canada

RICK MERCER REPORT (CBC) 8:00pm: Rick helps at the Winter Festival of Lights in Niagara Falls; Rick visits The Rooms, a cultural centre in St. John’s, Nfld.

A VERY MERRY TOY STORE (W NETWORK) 8:00pm: Rival toy shop owners reluctantly join forces when an unscrupulous toy magnate opens a box store in their town.

CHRISTMAS WEDDING PLANNER (SUPER CHANNEL 02) 8:00pm: Wedding planer Kelsey Wilson is about to have her big break planning her cousin's lavish wedding. Everything is going smoothly until Connor McClane, a devilishly handsome private investigator hired by a secret source, shows up and attempts to interfere with Kelsey's perfect plans.

22 MINUTES (CBC) 8:30pm: Marg Delahunty Warrior Princess returns; Melania Trump saves Christmas; the CRA is on a quest to find the richest neighbourhoods in Canada.

MOHAWK GIRLS (APTN) 8:30pm: Zoe tries to figure out what she likes to do; Bailey takes James into the community, and it doesn't go well; Caitlin pursues her dream.

MENU MATCH-UP (AMI-tv) 8:30pm: Home cook Shaunelle and Chef Tallis Voakes versus home cook Karen and Chef Warren Ford.

KIM’S CONVENIENCE (CBC) 9:00pm: Appa and Umma meet their new neighbour; Jung starts a new work romance; Janet doesn't like how sweet Gerald's new girlfriend is.

MR. D (CBC) 9:30pm: A team of reporters uses Xavier Academy to determine the true value of private schools and ends up exposing a deep, dark secret.

HIGHWAY THRU HELL (DISCOVERY CANADA) 10:00pm: Jamie Davis travels across North America to explore the roots of heavy rescue, from the first tow truck, to the latest modern machines; his classic restoration, the Mighty Mo, finally comes to life.

[brainsforbabyjesus]

Concept: Slasher where everything is the same except instead of Verna McBride it’s Marg Delahunty that lives next door.

[zesty-mordant]

Marg Delahunty at Sam the Record Man on Yonge Street with the Barenaked Ladies' independently released Yellow Tape.

[atlanticcanada]

Mellowing with age? Comic warrior Mary Walsh feels the glow with a new career award

The legendary Newfoundlander is receiving a new lifetime achievement award. Fear not; the woman behind Marg Delahunty is still going strong.

from CBC | Newfoundland and Labrador News https://ift.tt/2Yifnaf

[sonjabysonjamorgan]

im sure they make this joke in the ep shes in but if marg delahunty isnt crowned canadas first drag superstar im going to riot

[cbc]

For the Valentine that needs a challenge. And a little Marg. #loveCBC

[thegirlwiththemooglehat]

Canadians who can vote, Marg Warrior Princess wants you to vote anything other than conservative

[kindsokind]

Marg, Princess Warrior, wants you to vote this election!

[onlyincanadayousay2]

Mary Cynthia Walsh, CM (born May 13, 1952) is a Canadian actress, comedian and social activist. A sufferer of macular degeneration, she has served from time to time as a spokesperson for the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB).

Early life

Walsh was born in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, the daughter of Mary and Leo Walsh, a merchant marine turned fireman on commercial vessels. She is of Irish ancestry.

Career

Walsh studied theatre in Toronto at Ryerson University but dropped out to work with the CODCO comedy troupe on a series of stage shows, which eventually evolved into a sketch comedy series.[4] The CODCO series ran from 1987 to 1992 on CBC Television.

This Hour Has 22 Minutes

In 1992, she began to work with former co-star Rick Mercer and former CODCO co-stars Cathy Jones and Greg Thomey to create a new television series called This Hour Has 22 Minutes. The show would be a parody of the nightly news and would poke fun at Canadian and international politics. 22 Minutes received strong ratings during its earlier seasons and Walsh's character Marg Delahunty became famous for buttonholing politicians and submitting them to satirical interviews. Usually Marg Delahunty would recite a scripted piece intended to humiliate the politician, often by providing criticism and "grandmotherly" advice. Sometimes Marg appeared as "Marg, Princess Warrior", a parody of the title character of Xena: Warrior Princess portrayed by Lucy Lawless. Walsh is also noted for her comical segment chronicling the Canadian Auto Workers Union's tense blockade of the Volvo Halifax Assembly plant in 1998. In 2007 she revived Marg Delahunty for the Royal Canadian Air Farce's 300th episode, filmed in Toronto in March. On October 24, 2011, Walsh was once again in the spotlight as she reprised the role of Marg Delahunty conducting an ambush interview of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford at his home. Ford's reaction and alleged verbal abuse directed at 911 operator made national headlines.

Walsh's other television work included the short-run sitcoms Dooley Gardens in 1999, Hatching, Matching and Dispatching and she had a guest starring role as Miranda Cahill on the CBC television series, Republic of Doyle. She created the CBC program Mary Walsh: Open Book, a talk show about books and literature, in 2003.

Besides TV acting, she has worked on movies such as Mambo Italiano, Geraldine's Fortune, Rain, Drizzle and Fog, Buried on Sunday, The Divine Ryans, Young Triffie and Violet.

Directing

Walsh made her feature directorial debut with the 2007 movie Young Triffie. She was the first Newfoundlander in six years to have a film in general release across Canada.

Other work

2004 saw Walsh host a segment on the CBC documentary series The Greatest Canadian, in which she championed the case for Sir Frederick Banting (the Nobel prize-winning discoverer of insulin) as the greatest Canadian who ever lived.

In June 2007, she hosted the Pride Toronto Gala & Awards ceremony.

On December 15, 2007, Walsh made national news with a story about her upcoming special, Nudity, Sexuality, Violence and Coarse Language, in which a large group of people who went and stripped naked standing next to St. John's Harbour in -11° Celsius (12.2° Fahrenheit) temperature to be filmed as a part of the show's closing. Walsh herself did not go nude.

Honours

Performing arts

She won Best Supporting Actress at the Atlantic Film Festival in 1992 for her performance in Mike Jones' Secret Nation.

On November 4, 2006, Walsh and Ed MacDonald picked up a Gemini Award for the best writing in a comedy or variety program for their work in Hatching, Matching and Dispatching.

She has won 18 Gemini Awards.

Walsh received a Governor General's Performing Arts Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement, Canada's highest honour in the performing arts, in 2012.

Charity and activism

In 1993, Walsh was chosen to deliver the prestigious Graham Spry lecture which was broadcast nationally on CBC Radio.

In 1994, Walsh addressed the United Nations Global Conference on Development in New York. She has also served as a spokesperson for Oxfam, Canada's human rights campaign, and in 2010 received Oxfam's Spirit of Change Award, in recognition of her years of dedication to eradicating poverty and ensuring public services for all.

On May 29, 1998, Mary Walsh received an Honorary Doctor of Laws from Trent University 

McGill University honoured Walsh with an honorary doctorate during the November 2008 convocation ceremony. Her speech to the class of 2008 focused on political satire.

[mhalachai]

My happy thought for the day: Tony loves Canada and used to visit a lot, especially in the nineties because Marg, Princess Warrior would ambush him and troll the shit out him about whatever ridic shit he'd been up to lately and it always made him laugh. (He and Mary Walsh are now twitter buddies who tease the shit out of each other)

Oh my you’re brilliant, because Tony Stark and Marg, Princess Warrior.  She’d call him out on his shit but in that Canadian way and dish it back at him just the same as he gives out.

Can you imagine Tony’s first trip to Canada after the Iron Man conference? Marg would find him and demand how he became a superhero without her and he asks her to be his sidekick and the entire watching audience across Canada groans, because Marg, Princess Warrior, is no sidekick. 

Pepper calls Rhodey at like 2 in the morning to tell him to find a computer he can stream the CBC on, because it’s that awesome.

For those of you who didn’t grow up in Canada in the 90s, Marg is the closest the CBC has to an ambush journalist. See  the greatest hits of the fearless Marg Delahunty, Princess Warrior (Mary Walsh) for 22 Minutes at http://www.cbc.ca/player/Shows/Shows/22+Minutes/Web+Exclusives/ID/2161136431/ or https://www.facebook.com/22Minutes/videos/10150889476030321/ if the CBC’s page is regional.