Can I Speak To The Manager: Recent Episodes
Gregory Brown
Greg, Brian and guests study an artists career to decide why they're famous, what went wrong and how they should comeback.
This week we looked at the Original Camp Rocker, Demi Lovato....and POOT. We love Poot. But this is about Demi. While Demi has been through a lot, we're here to give them the comeback they deserve. (Hint: One of the ideas involves Poot)
This week we looked at the "Curbside Prophet" himself, Jason Mraz. Turns out Greg was a big fan in high school. And Jason Mraz still makes music today...AND he now owns an avocado farm! He's actually really famous and doing really well for himself. But that doesn't he can do better! So hunny, we need to speak to your manager.
This week we looked at Jedward! It was Jepic! While there are some j-spiracies of who they really are, we dug down to the core and found out they’re just two really fun dudes! And they’re twins. Identical twins. Honestly, fun week. But we deep down know Jedward can be bigger. So, just follow our lead and things will be JEPIC. YEAH. AWESOME. YEAH. SUPER
This week we looked at Felicia Lily Dobson aka Fefe Dobson. This episode is a PSA. Listen to her music. Overlooked by the record industry, Fefe deserved better. Now married to Yelawolf things still worked out for her and she had a good career. But she deserved better. Especially a Juno. She never won a Juno. Every Canadian wins a Juno. So how is that possible? Well, we’re here, and we’re Juno hungry. So Hunny, we need to speak to your manager.
This week we looked at Ed Sheeran. No offense, but what a boring bloke. He’s a great guy though! Really. It’s just things haven’t been the same lately. He once had a lock on weddings first dance songs. Now he’s trying to make club hits? Honey, it isn’t working. So, that’s why we’re here. Because honey, we need to speak to your manager
This week we looked at Hilary Duff. Singer, actor, owner of Stuff by Duff….she’s basically a triple threat. She even danced on Jay Leno. Google it. Overall she’s great. Lizzy Mcguire is top tier. Metamorphosis. Top tier. But after that, some hits here or there in music. But not really in the movies. A hockey husband? Not anymore. Honestly, Hilary has been all over the place lately. But not anymore. Because Hunny, we need to speak to the manager.
This week we looked at Jared Joseph Leto. A 49-year-old vampire who’s actually been haunting us for thousands of years. Aside from being a great actor (turns out Brian’s a fanboy), Jared also fronts the band 30 Seconds to Mars. All we’re saying is if we were vampires we’d also name our band that. Jared is successful. But with declaring their band a cult recently as a joke, and coming back from a meditation retreat to learn there’s a pandemic, it’s time Jared Leto got a reality check and came back to earth...So, Hunny, we need to speak to your manager.
This week we looked at the Pussycat Dolls. No, we’re not just talking about Nicole Scherzinger! We’re talking Carmit Bachar, Jessica Sutta, Kimberly Wyatt, Ashley Roberts, Melody Thornton. If you just asked who are those members….THAT’S WHY WE’RE DOING THIS EPISODE. They’re ready to come back! They’ve been trying since 2019 to do so... But we’re going to make it happen. First step, hunnies, we neeeeed to speak to your manager.
This week we looked at Toronto and October's very own Drake. “Drake?!” (Soulja Boy voice) Yes, Drake. Does Certified Lover Boy live up to all of Drake's previous records or has he gone a little soft? Or was Drake always soft? Actually, who really is Drake? Because he might need to find himself. Or reveal who he really is. But don't worry, we got the two perfect people to help, because honey, we need to speak to the manager.
This week we looked at previous artists we've done, and check-in with what they've done, and if they have followed our suggestions. some did! Some did not....(Shawn Mendes...come on dude).
This week we looked at James Corden. Honestly, rough week. Just isn’t there for us, but we’re still here to help. Known as the king of pretending to be a queen, the pretending to be gay act is getting old. And while Carpool Karaoke can be fun to watch, there’s just something off lately, and it might just be James. With a few other controversies under his belt, things haven’t been going James' way. But we’re here, and we won’t dress him like a mouse...cause honey we need to speak to your manager.
This week we looked at Enrique Iglesias. The original Spanish heartthrob (technically his dad is) he’s had quite the career with 10 albums under his belt. But with no albums in the last 7 years (he had twins), no mole for the last 18 years, and a style that hasn’t changed for the last 20 years, we think it’s time some things changed. No, we’re not going to draw back on a mole (we may just suggest it), but we are going to need to speak to the person who keeps buying him these deep V shirts. And honey, you know who you are, because we’re going to need to speak to your manager.
This week we looked at Matt Damon. First, the Bourne series rules. Love it. He kills someone with a book. Wild. BUT, let’s talk about The Great Wall. Or Downsizing. Or We Bought A Zoo. Who ok’d these films? Also with Damon only recently retiring a homophobic slur...let us repeat...recently, and Matt not understanding how diversity works in film, it’s high time someone took a look at the actor's career. So, we took a peek, and we have some feedback. And honestly, Matt, Honey, we need to speak to your manager.
This week we look at Lindsay Lohan. Listen, we get it Mean Girls is perfect. We will admit that. And Greg might love The Parent Trap so much he makes people watch it at sleepovers. But with parents that don’t manage her, just manage to get in the way, it’s been a rough ride. Don’t even get us started on 2007. All in all, owning a nightclub in Greece isn’t enough. So, honey, we need to speak to the manager of Lohan Nightclub, which we assume is Lindsay...
We’re back! And this week we’re taking a look at Usher's career. Now listen, we stan! But things haven’t been the same since Confessions. We still love a lot of his music, but we’re waiting on something new. And we can’t wait anymore. Maybe we just want another Confessions. Maybe we want to see more of his abs. Maybe we just want to go to “Flavour Camp”. What’s “Flavour Camp”? You'll have to listen to find out. So, while we wait to get accepted to Flavour Camp, Usher, we’re going to need to speak to your manager!
We’re back! And this week we’re taking a look at Usher's career. Now listen, we stan! But things haven’t been the same since Confessions. We still love a lot of his music, but we’re waiting on something new. And we can’t wait anymore. Maybe we just want another Confessions. Maybe we want to see more of his abs. Maybe we just want to go to “Flavour Camp”. What’s “Flavour Camp”? You'll have to listen to find out. So, while we wait to get accepted to Flavour Camp, Usher, we’re going to need to speak to your manager!
It's the 1 year anniversary of 'Can I Speak To The Manager". So, to celebrate we did nothing and took the week off. Check out our first ever episode KATY PERRY:
Greg Brown and Brian Morrison dive into Katheryn "Katy Perry" Hudson's career to discuss why she's famous, what went wrong, and how she should come back. She's had a rough couple of years, so honey, we need to speak to your manager.
This week we looked at Ellen Degeneres with our special guest Taylor Rivers. Did Ellen's lust for wealth consume her soul? Yes. That's basically it. But we still love her...kinda. Brian does? There's a lot going on in this episode. But one thing's for sure, Hunny, we need to speak to your manager.
This week we looked at Ashlee Nicolle Ross-Næss (aka Ashlee Simpson). Always stuck living in someone else’s shadow..how she made 2 more albums after SNL we don’t know. But what we do know is it’s time for Joe to go. Dad-agers are weird. Greg and Brian are not. So Hunny, we need to speak to your manager...aka your dad?
This week we looked at Lorde. And honestly, it was a great week. We will admit she’s not a struggling artist. We just wanted to listen to her music for a week. She’s such a safe artist to manage. Literally never in the news, except for releasing award-winning albums. Well, guess what? We want ANOTHER ONE. It’s been 4 years. So, listen to our thoughts on what she could do next. Because Hunny, we need to speak to your manager!
This week we looked at T-Pain's career. Spoiler alert...we're big fans. From bops, on bops, on bop. To a Twitch stream with tons of views, T-pain is doing good. But we're here to make him better (despite firing all his managers before).
Greg and Brian dive into Justin Timberlake's career to decide why he's famous, what went wrong, and what he should do next. And after Superbowl's Nipple Gate, and Justin's obsession with Trollz, there's a lot to be done. So, hunny, we need to speak to your manager.
This week we looked at James Blunt. An artist with more than 5 albums, but we only knew two songs. If you’re looking for the perfect background music to play during dinner, we’ve got the perfect artist for you. Otherwise, there’s not much new going on here. Well, until now. Because Hunny, we need to speak to your manager.
This week we looked at the world's biggest rock group...no, not Nickelback...Imagine Dragons. A lot of rock talk happened in this episode. And to prepare we both worked out as much as possible to every song. We’re now as jacked as the lead singer. Which might be too much, because it’s becoming a problem. So, Hunny we need to speak to your manager.
This week, with special guest Meredith Bolt, we looked at the award-winning actor Tom Hanks’ son, Chet Hanks. With “White Boy Summer” on its way, we thought it would be best to get as ready as Chet is. Which is not ready at all, because it’s a terrible idea. So, we brought some extra ideas. Because Hunny, we need to speak to your manager.
This week we looked at Toronto royalty, Shawn Desman. For those of you not from Toronto, Shawn is a Canadian pop/R&B singer, songwriter, dancer, television personality, and actor….well was. He hasn’t had an album since 2016, so we felt he was due for a comeback. And it’s going to take a good amount of work. So guess what, honey, we’re here to speak to your manager.
This week we looked at Macklemore. Did you know he had a golf wear clothing line?! Yeah, we know. It makes sense, but it’s not a good choice. Luckily, we’re here to help him get over his obsession with writing corny lines and mopeds. Because Hunny, we need to speak to your manager.
This week we looked at the beautiful soul himself, Jesse McCartney. From the lead in Summerland to dressing as a turtle and singing on The Masked Singer, Jesse McCartney has come a long way. He just made a couple of wrong turns to get there. But there’s still hope. There’s us. And Hunny, we need to speak to your manager.
This week we looked at the controversial film director Sia. Oh, she makes music too. It's just been a while since it was good. Sorry. That being said, we're here to fix things. Not only will we help people forget about her problematic movie, but we'll add in some fun new adventures along the way. She can even bring her wig. But honestly, Hunny, we need to speak to your manager.
This week we looked at Madonna's illustrious career with special guest Brandon Ash-Mohammed. For 40 years Madonna has reigned the music charts. But, with the last 10 years being a bit iffy, we'll have to change that to 30...The good news is we're here to point her in the right direction and point her manager to the exit.
This week we looked at the high note singing artist, MIKA. The only problem is his career hit a high note at least a decade ago (in North America). The good news, Greg and Brian are here to discuss a lot of swing dancing, and a few suggestions to get MIKA back into our ears.
This week we looked at the K Pop Supergroup SuperM with special guest Camille Blais. And thank god she came, we were not ready for the tea. There’s a lot going on in a K Pop group. Especially a supergroup! But with that being said, with a disappointing North American debut, and the idea of a supergroup quickly fading away. They had to call in the big guns. So, Hunny, we need to speak to your manager.
This week we looked at Tyga's career. And if you asked "Who's Tyga?", you and Greg asked the same question. The good news, we had this week's guest Alyssa break down why Tyga has so many bangers...and why it might be in his best interest to open a strip club! His best option, listen to us! Because Hunny we need to speak to your manager.
This week we look at Party Rocker's themselves, LMFAO. Let's just say it was a party that rocked. Non-stop. Almost too much. But we survived the week and have some thoughts about how LMFAO comes back and better than ever. Because Hunny we need to speak to your manager.
This week we looked at Nicklebacks career and discovered why we know the lyrics to every song...despite never really listening to them. From having all their songs sound very similar, to constantly having H.C.E throughout their career, Nicklebacks had a couple of boring hiccups along the way. The good news, however, Brian and Greg are here to speak to their managers and get them back to "rocking out".
This we look at Arnie Hammer. We did not see the news about Arnie Hammer coming. Mostly because he's so boring. But with recent developments and unacceptable actions, someones going to need to manage this guy because he sure ain't doing it.
This week we look at Owl city and figure out why they're famous, what went wrong, and how they think Owl City could come back. Spoiler alert; taking him to the strip club is mentioned enough. Because when every song sounds the same, things never change, and that means we need to speak to the manager.
This week Greg and Brian look back on the year 2020 and pick what they believe to be the top 5 worst management moments/ managers of the year.
This week Greg and Brian look back on the year 2020 and pick what they believe to be the top 5 worst management moments/ managers of the year.
This week Greg and Brian look back on the year of 2020 and pick their favourite top 5 management moments. So, while everyone's listing their favourite shows, albums, and artists, we look at the real heroes, managers!
This week Greg and Brian look back on the year of 2020 and pick their favourite top 5 management moments. So, while everyone's listing their favourite shows, albums, and artists, we look at the real heroes, managers!
From asking for all hands on deck to having RCA abandon the ship, this week we took a look at Tinashe's career to figure out why she's famous and went wrong with R. Flex. We'll tell you right now, she's famous because she's good. What went wrong? Her management! Hello! We're here Hunny, and we need to speak to the manager.
This week our hosts took a look at the Grammys and their noms. It's hard to talk about anything the Grammys have done right, so we focused on all the things they've done wrong. So, Hunny, we really need to speak to your manager.
Our hosts examine Taking Back Sunday's career to decide why they're famous, what went wrong, and how to come back. From replacing multiple band members then going back to the original line up, let's just say there's some work to be done. So, Hunny, get the band and your team together, because we need to speak to your manager.
Our hosts examine Taking Back Sunday's career to decide why they're famous, what went wrong, and how to come back. From replacing multiple band members then going back to the original line up, let's just say there's some work to be done. So, Hunny, get the band and your team together, because we need to speak to your manager.
This week we looked at Avril Lavigne's career to decide why she's famous, what went wrong and how she could come back. Our biggest question, why'd she have to make things so complicated? Because HUNNI, there's a lot going on for a sk8er girl from the town of Napanee. So, we're sorry to say this, but we're going to have to speak to your manager.
Phantom of the Opera to literal phantom - Gerard Butler is ... gone. On this episode we study his career to decide why he's famous, what went wrong and what he should do to comeback. 'Cause HUNNI, your manager needs to be SPEARED like it's "300" and you need us to come revive the career!
In this week's episode, Greg and Brian are joined by Fabio Bondi to look at Rita Ora's career. And from a song about being bisexual, despite not identifying as it, too having trouble finding an identity in general, there's some work to be done. So, hunny, we hate to say it, but we need to speak to your manager?
This week, we look at Chris Pratts's career. From homelessness to humble beginnings on Everwood and Parks and Recreation, Chris Pratt has had quite the journey to stardom. However, with ties to the wrong church and a recent backlash on Twitter, things aren't looking good for him. So, we hate to say it, but hunny, we need to speak to your manager.
Brian and Greg look at M.I.A's career to determine why she's famous, what went wrong, and what we would do if we were her managers. And after firing over 13 managers already, we've got some work to do. (Just kidding. We love you M.I.A)
This week, Greg and Brian take a look at Shawn Mendes career to decide why he's famous, what's going wrong, and how he can find further success. Step 1: If you're wearing more than one bracelet with beads...take them off. The rest of our ideas can be found in the episode, but Shawn, hunny, we need to speak to your manager.
This week Greg and Brian look back at previous artists they've done, and check-in what they've done since, and if they followed their management suggestions. (Spoiler alert: THEY DIDN'T) Zayn....we're looking at you!
This week, our hosts and Ali looked at Canada's #1 religious soul, Justin Bieber. From finding fame at the age of 13 to peeing in a mop bucket, and egging his neighbour's house, Justin Bieber really has done it all. So, what does he do next? Well, that's up us, and sorry hunny, but we need to speak to your manager about your latest single.
This week, our hosts Brian and Greg look at Jessie J's career, what went wrong, and discuss what she should do next. And coming out the gate with a song not caring about a price tag while making money off it, to most recently creating a Christmas album....we decided that, honey, we need to speak to your manager.
This weak our hosts take a look at Halle Berry's career with Brendon Holder. Together we decide why she's famous, what went wrong, and what she should do next. Our first rule: No making out with Fred Durst! That's not happening again, because, Halle, we need to speak to your manager.
This week our hosts watched the MTV Video Music Awards, otherwise known as the VMAs. A surreal experience where artists were given the opportunity to play with the medium due to the pandemic. However, most didn't. So, we're sorry hunnies, but we're going to need to speak to all of your managers.
Our hosts study Zac Efron's career to decide why he's famous, what went wrong and how he should come back. And with back-to-back-to-back musicals, weird mellow dramas, and a love for working out, there's a lot going on in Zac's life, and he's doing pretty good. But also, "The Greatest Showman"....so hunni, we need to speak to the manager!
This week our hosts dive into the career of The Chainsmokers to decide why they're famous, what went wrong and how they should come back. See, they think they're getting away with writing the same song over and over again, but we're not following for it anymore. Also, they had a "COVID concert"....like, what?!?! Hunni, we need to speak to your manager.
Our hosts study Chancelor Bennett's career to decide why he's famous, what went wrong and how he should comeback. He's a young genius, brilliant poet and hottest man alive so WHAT HAPPENED WITH "THE BIG DAY"!? Hunni, we need to speak to the manager.
Our hosts dive deep into Maroon 5 to decide why they're famous, what went wrong and how they should comeback. They've tried changing their name, dominating the radio waves and a controversial Superbowl halftime show but still AREN'T ICONIC? Hunni, we need to speak to the manager.
Our hosts study Taylor's career to decide why she's famous, what went wrong and how she should comeback. WE DID THIS THE DAY BEFORE SHE DROPPED A SURPRISE ALBUM AND OUR PREDICTIONS WERE INSANELY CLOSE!!! Our ideas didn't involve Bon Iver or a smattering of white guys but they did involve country, boyfriend and HAIM so, hunni, we need to speak to the manager!
Our hosts and Aba Amuquandoh study Pete Wentz / Fall Out Boy's career to decide why they're famous, what went wrong and how they should comeback. Fall Out Boy is one of the most famous "emo bands" but is Pete Wentz dick pic his claim to fame? Uh oh hunni, we need to speak to your manager.
Our hosts study Charlie Puth's career to decide why he's famous, what went wrong and how he should comeback. He's great at the Internet, has "soul" and is classically trained so why isn't EVERYONE A PUTH HEAD!? Hunni, we need to speak to your manager!!!
Our hosts deep dive into Ke$ha / Kesha! We study her career to decide why she's famous, what went wrong and how she should comeback. We LOVE the irony of ($) so why did you get rid of it? Hun, we NEED to speak to your manager.
We dive deep into the (The) Black Eyed Peas w/ Daniel Romero to figure out why they're famous, what went wrong and how they should comeback. They may be the most famous band with no true fans, so HUN, we need to speak to the manager.
Greg, Brian and Alia dive deep into Win and Regine's Baroque Pop band of 43 baristas. They decide why they're famous, what went wrong (this was hard) and what they should do to comeback (THIS WAS REALLY HARD)!
Greg and Brian get into 1D and Zayn to figure why he's famous, what went wrong, and how he should comeback. Why was he labelled the "bad boy"? Should he have stayed an English teacher? We think he's too hot to be a singer, so hunni, we need to speak to your manager!
Greg and Brian dig into Coldplay's career to decide why they're famous, what went wrong and how they can comeback. Chris Martin's grandpa invented Daylight Savings Time so that family is CANCELLED! Greg also cried at a Coldplay concert and is disgusted about where they have ended up so hunny, we need to speak to the manager.
Greg and Brian deep dive into Ryan Gosling's career to decide why he's famous, what went wrong, and how he should comeback (Mickey Mouse Club Reunion)? Lately he's been indebted to Damien Chazelle and we say NO HUNNI, we need to speak to the manager!
Greg Brown and Brian Morrison dive deep into the career of Marshall "Eminem" Mathers to decide why he's famous, what went wrong and how he should comeback. Eminem released an album in 2020! DID YOU KNOW THAT!?!?! We sure didn't, so hunni, we need to speak to you manager.
Greg and Brian deep dive into Shaffer "Ne-Yo" Smith's career to decide why he's famous, what went wrong and how he should come back. He's performed in 497,000 fedoras, so hunny, we need to speak to the manager.