Julien Dionne Show

I am SeT doe, drop by Lemon•press Studios and this is one for the books. Up-and-coming hip-hop, SeT, talks to Julien about growing up, his first times hitting the mic and growing as an artist. The episode features a few of SeT’s tracks as well as a freestyle at the end of the episode. Dig it! This Episode is brought to you by Echo 1 Photography. Email the show at: pod@jdcomedyhour.com SOCIAL...

Comedian & actor, Ryan Horwood, stops in for a great catch up session with Julien. Hot-off the heals of getting coerced into buying a 6-inch ham sub from Subway, Ryan talks about his early start in comedy where he worked as a strip club DJ, to some great tips on acting & auditioning from a 14-year veteran of the Toronto acting scene. This Episode is brought to you by Echo 1 Photography....

Symphony of Nine frontman, singer-songwriter (filmmaker/ actor), Scott Dion Brown drops by Lemon•press Studios for a doozy of an episode. Scott talks to Julien about growing up in Toronto, the importance of having one’s parents support in any creative endeavour, music, filmmaking and acting. The episode is capped off with a live, in-studio performance of “In Control” by Scott. Th...

From a camp in the woods, on a rainy day in Scoudouc New Brunswick, it’s a solo-pod! No guests. No Lemon•press Studios, all Julien. Enjoy! This Episode is brought to you by Echo 1 Photography. Email the show at: pod@jdcomedyhour.com SOCIAL: + jdcomedyhour.com + facebook.com/jdcomedyhour + instagram.com/jdcomedyhour + twitter.com/jdcomedyhour

The very talented, Skye Wallace, drops by Lemon•press Studios for a great chat and let’s us in on her path in the music business. Skye and Julien talk growing up in Sunshine Coast, BC, breaking into the Vancouver scene to making her way back east, here in Toronto. The interview is topped of with a powerful, in-studio performance of “Warriors” and “Blood Moon”. Get Sky...

In town from Vancouver, comic & writer, Erica Sigurdson drops Lemon•press Studios to talk about, well, just about everything. Her and Julien cover everything from working at McDonalds, Starbucks & banking, the early days of the legendary Urban Well comedy shows in the late 90’s, early 2000’s, living with Type 1 diabetes, and so much more. Jen Grants also makes an appearance i...

Part two-of-two. We left the last episode with comedian, Peter Anthony, with a heckler story, so why not start this one with another. We kick off this one with a story about consuming all of the Coronas before a show in Niagara Falls that left Peter banned from a comedy club. Jen Grant then stops by the studio to take Peter in a head-to-head “Are You Mariah or Yoko”, where they then pu...

Part one-of-two, friend and comedian, Peter Anthony, rolls around Lemon•press Studios to regale us with a hilarious tale about his current progressive-living-arrangements, a close call in Mexico than involves javelin-tossing a flag to save a pair of lives (well, you be the judge), and to talk hecklers. Peter and Julien dissect –using actual audio tape from the night in question– a heck...

The very funny and talented, Steph Tolev drop by Lemon•press Studios and talk to Julien about her big year– this year– where she has taped TV segments as part of The Ha!ifax Comedy Festival on CBC and a Gala at The Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal for CTV& “Comedy”. Tolev also recently won the “Best Female Comedian” at The Canadian Comedy Awards,...

Degrassi: The Next Generation’s Toby Isaac, actor Jake Goldsbie, drops by Lemon Press for what turns out to be one of the best interviews yet. It’s an honest, open and raw discussion about getting into acting at the age of 5, working consistently through until age 12 when Jake booked his most notable role as Toby on Degrassi: The Next Generation. Jake talks to Julien about the personal...

Accomplished musician & actor, Jacqui Brown, stops by Lemon Press Studios and locks down one of the best episodes to-date. Listen in as we learn about Jacqui’s path in music, starting from her living room as a child in North West Territories, to Calgary, Vancouver, Montreal, Los Angeles and now, Toronto. This is a great peak into the word of music at all levels. We cap off the episode w...

Comedian & DJ, TRIXX, stops by Lemon Press Studios and opens up to Julien about his most recent controversy. Among other things, they talk about TRIXX’ start in the business, his move from DJ to comedian, his background, early success and so much more. You know TRIXX from Much Music’s Video on Trial, and wild stand up success. Recently he’s faced some heat that’s built...

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The Island Hipsta, (comedian & writer) Jean Paul, stops by Lemon Press Studios for a smooth, story-telling-catch-up-session. JP and Julien talk fitness, over-confident starts in comedy, religion, performing at the Apollo in NYC and so much more. This is a good one. Also in this episode, another segment of “Scamming The Scammers” where Julien keeps –probably the worst ever&#8...

“Scamming the Scammers” is finally here. Tune in for the launch of the brand-new segment that turns the tables on the people behind the most recent CRA scam calls. In this first segment, we get the inside scoop direct from a scammer himself. For some reason, he answered all of Julien’s questions when asked about the details of the popular scam. Listen in, as awareness is the only...

Coming at you — yet again — from Lemon Press Studios in the Distillery District, it’s The JDCH pod. In this episode, episode ninety-nine, guest, Mark James Heath stops by and we go deep. Listen in as Julien and Mark discuss religion, growing up in Chicago, and starting stand up at the ripe-old age of 14. Mark also takes on Jen Grant in another instalment of “Are You Mariah...

Oh hello, didn’t see you there. Thanks for tuning into yet another episode of the #JDCHPod. In this episode, friend & comedian, Dom Paré drops my Lemon Press Studios for a nice ol’ chatty-mcChat. Listen in as Dom talks about growing up as a military brat, religion, comedy and Dom weighs in on a recent scandal that has affected the Toronto stand up community. All this, PLUS a hilar...

Dear friend and hilarious comedian, Tim Rabnett, stops by Lemon Press Studios for a good ol’ catch-up sesh. Tune in as Julien and Tim talk about different approaches to stand up –specifically audience relationships and philosophies, mixed in with a little reminiscing topped of with a good Über story. Tim closes out the show with an acoustic performance. Jen Grant also stops by for a hi...

Comedian, musicians, actor, producer, musical director (he does it ALL), Sean Fisher a.k.a, Suga Jam joins Julien in Lemon Press Studios. They catch up on all things show-bidness, they talk about Sean’s break into said business and his career-path leading up to today. This discuss his extensive body of work, dating (in his case, marrying, within the business), and pot! A whole lot of weed ta...

We are BACK! Here we are with a BRAND NEW episode of the JDCH:POD. This is a solo-pod, no guest. BUT, tune-in to find out what Julien has been up to this year, also dropping new segments as “Scamming The Scammers” and “Backlog Catalogue Rewind”. Thank YOU for listening. Enjoy! This Episode is brought to you by Echo 1 Photography. Email the show at: pod@jdcomedyhour.com SOCI...

The third member of Garage Baby to appear on the podcast, he is the drummer. Above that, he is frontman of pop-rock outfit, Clockwise, and a hot solo career to call his own, to boot (meh, wordy.), Claude ‘CK’ Kent, is episode 29 guest. Claude stopped by Lemon Press Studios to chat with Julien about his rich path in the music business, regaling us with tales of playing at the world famo...

The second instalment of The East Coast Tapes: Episode 28, with guest, Marshall Button. Julien and Marshall sit in the beautiful Empress Theatre — 4 days after having performed in the space– and talk about making a living in show business based out of where your heart calls home. Button has four two-hour(plus) one-man shows helmed by his popular character ‘Lucien’ , under h...

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...

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 show...

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. This Episode is brought to you by Echo 1 Photography. Emai...