Richard Crouse

On the Saturday November 21, 2026 edition of The Richard Crouse Show we’ll meet Peter Farrelly, Anthony Ippolito and Stephan James, respectively, the director and stars of the new film “I Play Rocky.” An inspirational story about an inspirational movie, “I Play Rocky” is an audience friendly look at Sylvester Stallone‘s early life and journey to get his script for “Rocky” produced, with the stipulation that he play the title character. An entertaining underdog tale, it features the great casting of Anthony Ippolito in the lead, and Tracey Letts as a skeptical studio executive. It captures the spirit of the 1976 original film and is not a reinvention of the original story or movie or biopic, it’s simply a crowd-pleasing reminder of a true underdog phenomenon.

Then, Clara Hughes, the only athlete in history to win multiple medals at both the Summer and Winter Olympics—two in cycling and four in speed skating, stops by. A six-time medalist, Order of Canada recipient, and Canada’s flag bearer, she later became the founding spokesperson for Bell Let’s Talk and a leading voice on mental health. She’s the author of the memoir “Open Heart, Open Mind” and the newly released “Learning to Breathe.”

Finally, New York Times and internationally bestselling thriller author Linwood Barclay stops by. His books have been translated into more than two dozen languages, sold millions of copies worldwide, earned praise from Stephen King, and today he joins me to talk about his latest white-knuckle thriller “Not a Word.”

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Here’s some info on The Richard Crouse Show!

Each week on the nationally syndicated Richard Crouse Show, Canada’s most recognized movie critic brings together some of the most interesting and opinionated people from the movies, television and music to put a fresh spin on news from the world of lifestyle and pop-culture. Tune into this show to hear in-depth interviews with actors and directors, to find out what’s going on behind the scenes of your favourite shows and movies and get a new take on current trends. Recent guests include Chris Pratt, Elvis Costello, Baz Luhrmann, Martin Freeman, David Cronenberg, Mayim Bialik, The Kids in the Hall and many more!

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