In honour of the 40th anniversary of the premiere of #FraggleRock on HBO, this is the only picture of me with a Fraggle taken the last day of filming the last of 10 episodes I wrote.
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Film/TV writer (original #FraggleRock to Blue Murder), actor (, , ), director (shorts), playwright (Entitlement)
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One of my earliest gigs, I wrote ten episodes of Fraggle Rock. Taken the last day of filming my last episode, I finally put my hand in a Fraggle.
Fox News is not news. It’s propaganda. It should not be sold in Canada. #BanFoxInCanada
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Never ever forget that when @CPC_HQ MPs want to get to their base this is the show they lineup to get on: Fox News was the convoys biggest amplifier: While folks talk about taking RT off the air…Fox News is just as corrosive…maybe it should be returned to its country of origin twitter.com/MeidasTouch/st…
My father was an Indian immigrant who became the neurosurgeon serving northern half of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon from the late ‘60’s-90’s. People live today because he was here. Fuck the racist anti-immigrant rhetoric. #rewritinghistory
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Reading Maxime Bernier’s Tweetsturm as I sit by my dad’s hospital bed. I think about all the doctors and nurses and techs and EMTs who’ve looked after him and all the different places they’ve come from. And I give thanks that we welcomed them (or their parents) here.
So nearly 70% of Canadians say it’s time to keep fighting it. #OurLaughableMedia
I was born in India. Now I recur on two hit TV series, ( and ), at the same time.
You’re so wrong.
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Most third-world migrants can not assimilate into civil societies.
Prove me wrong.
Birthday greetings to my former cast mate and brother from another mother . Keep crushing it. Miss you! #okayseeyou #TeamWindowOpen
And to top it off listen to what he yells at the end. Yes! Thank you #BowenYang #SaveKimsConvenience
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38 years ago #FraggleRock premiered as the first series produced for HBO. I was one of the original writers of #FraggleRock and wrote 10 episodes. Jim directed one. (You can see me in the crew photo just ahead of Jim.)
39 years ago today #FraggleRock premiered on HBO as its first series. Proud to have written 10 of the 96 episodes. Jim directed one of mine. Happy Fraggle Rock Day!
I was there when she did this scene. Trust me, it was even better in person.
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The profanity-laden Chrisjen Avasarala, played by Aghdashloo, is “always excellent.” - The Wrap
For your consideration for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series: Shohreh Aghdashloo.
#ForYourConsideration #TheExpanse #ShohrehAghdashloo #FYC #TheExpanseFYC #Emmys
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If you’ve lost your dad, Father’s Day is hard. I see you.
So does he.
And just like that, a Canadian music hero killed his career. #RacismSucks
Why I am scared: overheard today “what did Doug Ford do so wrong?” #Elxn44
I wrote for the Muppets and he’s not qualified. twitter.com/rgdsyyz/status
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Bravo to my friend and best scene partner I have ever had, . ❤️You brought heart and perfect timing to every scene I did with you. I just wish we could keep doing them. My pride knows no bounds.
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The winner of Best Lead Actor, Comedy is Paul Sun-Hyung Lee for @KimsConvenience. Congratulations @bitterasiandude! @CBC #CdnScreenAwards
Thanks and for trying to answer all our #KimsConvenience questions. I will miss working with you so much.
That’s a wrap on David Paster in #TheExpanseSeason5. What a thrill to be on one of the best SF shows maybe ever. And sharing the screen with and was a master class. Thank you and for the magnificent words. #CareerHighlight
I’ll admit I was shocked and saddened to learn we would not get a season 6 despite being greenlit. I’m so grateful to have been a small part of this wonderful show. It was great while it lasted. Can’t wait for my cast mates’ & colleagues’ next chapter. #MrMehtaIsNotBack
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As a Canadian I watch this in pure horror. Between active shooter drills for kindergartners and permit-less open carry, it’s madness in America.
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In this video a man in San Antonio gets out of his car and points a gun at a woman who unintentionally cut him off on the highway.
Texas has more fatal road rage shootings than any other state by significant margin thanks to its lax gun laws. #txlege
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Can’t believe it was 34 years ago today that the final episode of #FraggleRock aired. (I wrote ten episodes of the original series. #BestGigEver).
Got my flu shot today. COVID booster last month. COVID X 2 before that and shingles way back. Flu shots annually before that. #ILoveVaccines
Make it easier for foreign trained doctors to get licensed. Need them in ER’s more than driving Uber.
Well, this brought me to tears. Bravo, . It was an honour to work with you and now, those grads also know what you have inside. #Hero
Proud that I wrote ten episodes of #FraggleRock and that I am mentioned in this awesome new book about the best show I ever got to be a part of.
Hard to believe but 40 years ago today #FraggleRock premiered on HBO as their 1st series. I wrote 10/96 episodes. Jim directed one of mine. #GreatestExperienceEver
Follow them. They do good work.
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This year we are hoping to reach 1,5 million followers of @AuschwitzMuseum. Less than 130k is needed to reach the goal.
We kindly ask you to amplify our voice.
Every RT matters. You can all help us commemorate the victims, preserve memory & educate the world via social media.
In honour of my grandfather who served as a medic in the Indian army fighting for the British in WWII. #youpeople
Congrats to my favorite scene partner . It was a joy and honour working with you and it’s a thrill to see you hit it out of the park again. Bravo! 👏🏾👏🏾🎊
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The #CdnScreenAward winner for Best Lead Actor is Paul Sun-Hyung Lee of @KimsConvenience! Congratulations @bitterasiandude! @CBC_Publicity @CBCComedy @tbirdent
I went into Canadian TV with the world’s worst showbiz name. It’s not even a good Indian showbiz name. But I am proud that I made a living with it for 40 years and counting.
It’s so obvious when you put it this way.
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. Happy birthday 🎉🎈🎊 to the best scene partner on TV, (the handsome devil on the left.) Enjoy your day.
Assume you were number 1 on the call sheet for this but your mom steals it. Hope she has a good agent.
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"You can't outrun your destiny." Experience Marvel Studios' #ShangChi and the Legend of the Ten Rings in theaters September 3.
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I wrote my first CBC tv drama in 1980 and since then have written or acted in shows that celebrated our diversity. I thought my work was helping change Canada and the world. The killing of an innocent Muslim family makes me realize all that changed nothing in this damn country.
Proud to have been cast mates of both of them.
I know this! #Jeopardy
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I’ll take “THIS IS FREAKING AMAZING” for $1000! @JanCaruana sent me this lovely picture from tonight’s episode of Jeopardy! 
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Having worked with for 4 seasons and now filming season 5, I still am floored at his perfect timing every time. #BringYourAGame #ActingThoroughbred
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I wrote Fraggle Rock. I would indicate who would sing and about what in my scripts and Phil and Dennis would return with a song so good I would cut the script to make enough room for it.
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Fraggle Rock had some of the most beautiful music of any children’s show
This one has always been a personal favorite
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I wrote ten episodes of Fraggle Rock. Jim directed one of my episodes. I was 27 years old when he did. It seemed normal and yet wonderful to hear him, that iconic voice directing the greatest puppeteers in the world perform my words. I am so grateful. Happy birthday, Jim.
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Jim Henson brought joy, laughter, love, and a whole lot of fun to the world. Today on his birthday, we honor his legacy, the furry friends that he brought to life, and the impact he's had on Sesame Street over the last 50 years. Happy Birthday Jim, we miss you every day.
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I am Canadian and I am triple vaxxed. For my family, my neighbors, my co-workers, our healthcare workers, for my country. I will not be bullied. #IAMCANADIAN #IamVaxxed #ConvoyGoHome
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I am Canadian and I am triple vaxxed. For my family, my neighbours, my co-workers, our healthcare workers, for my country. I will not be bullied. #IAMCANADIAN #IamVaxxed #convoygohome
Heartbreaking is right. For all of us. Thanks to and for their truth.
Especially, America. Learn from Ontario’s mistake. (We didn’t vote and the bad guys won by default and now we are in a shitstorm.)
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Not verified again. Not notable enough. Not bothering anymore.
It was an honour to know him when we worked on #KimsConvenience. My only regret is never had a scene with him. So proud to see him truly changing the world.
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I am amazed at how has stepped up to talk about the end of his show while those who put him in that position don’t have to answer any tough questions.
Perfect. Bravo to the best scene partner I ever had.
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Paul Sun-Hyung Lee has been cast as Uncle Iroh in Netflix’s live-action ‘AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER’ series.
Waiting to shoot. This is what they pay me for. I throw in the acting for free. #DrSinghCrushesDreams
I haven’t been able to watch since getting the call we would not have a season 6 or any more seasons. 💔Streaming will let me catch up when I’m able. But it’s here now for those who want it. I just miss it all too much right now. #MrMehtaIsNotBack
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The final episode of #KimsConvenience is now streaming on @cbcgem 
bit.ly/KCSeason5Gem
#OkSeeYou
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#OkSeeYou
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Whoa.
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"SAVE KIM'S CONVENIENCE!" - Bowen Yang on Weekend Update #SNL #WeekendUpdate #KimsConvenience #SaveKimsConvenience @nbcsnl @KimsConvenience
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Hear hear. Proud of this show. Proud of this cast. Glad to be a part of it. #KimsConvenience
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What I love about this show is how through all the laughs and comedy, you get these wonderful moments of heart, honesty, and real life stakes. Kudos to @jean_yoon @bitterasiandude and Andrea Bang for crushing the final scene of tonight’s episode. #KimsConvenience
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He’s still my president. And I’m Canadian.
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Barack Obama gets a standing ovation at Game 2 of the NBA Finals in Toronto.
Via blogTO
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He’s not the only one.
#MyNameIs Sugith Varughese. My first name is usually spelled Sujith but my parents got creative. My surname is an ancient Indian Christian name that means George, like St George. It may not be the best showbiz name for someone in showbiz. But I still recur on 2 hit TV shows.
To any former friends who blocked me today, this is what you supported. Thread.
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Want to know how protests like today's #FluTrucksKlan benefit alt-right extremists? Here's some 101 on how hat operates.
First, they pick an issue that has reached a boiling point. In this case, it's the pandemic and health mandates. They know a lot of people are exhausted.
1/So all our sacrifices over the last year were a big waste of time. Good to know. (I assume none of these people have been to an ICU lately. Or give a shit.)
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The streets are absolutely packed.
#Toronto
#antilockdownprotest
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I guess this is happening. #InDenial
I will miss being part of this cast forever. Congrats to all nominated casts.
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Today we also shine our #ACTRAspotlight on another nominee for Members' Choice Series Ensemble at the #ACTRAAwards. Congratulations to 2017 winner @KimsConvenience (Thunderbird Entertainment) on their nomination this year. ACTRA Toronto Members: your vote determines the winner!
“Not selfish” is the closest I’ve come to defining woke.
Meet the woman (who also happens to be my sister) teaching 400 Hockey Canada players and staff how to confront racism | The Star
Good summation.
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My heart is broken for the innocent lives that will end in Ukraine. 💔🇺🇦
Terrible selfie of the day I spent acting in Remember with Chris. (He insisted I call him that.) So grateful to Atom for casting me and giving me that day. Lovely man. Brilliant actor. #RIPChristopherPlummer
I was one of the writers of the original Fraggle Rock series which is now streaming on Apple TV+. (They even have my picture!)
It amazes me that people need incentives to get vaccinated. Like not getting Covid isn’t enough?
Rogan beating Neil Young is the triumph of corporatism over integrity. The silence from other musicians is painfully deafening.
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Spotify is removing Neil Young’s catalogue from its service after the artist published —then took down — an open letter with an ultimatum: deal with the vaccine misinformation coming from Joe Rogan’s podcast, or lose his music
More: thr.cm/gcBgAyb
Sobering warning. Get vaccinated stat.
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I just left the ER.
We are officially back to getting crushed by COVID-19.
Delta Variant is running rampant and it’s MUCH more transmissible than the original virus.
99% of our ICU admits did NOT receive a vaccine.
Virtually ALL of them wish they had.
A sample of the fans who logged in to meet me and other cast members tonight. So moving to see the greatest fans ever. The love and passion they have for moves me so much.
My excerpt from today’s Globe and Mail piece where artists defend Bill C-10. Thanks for asking my opinion.
Happy birthday 🎁🎈🎊 to my favourite scene partner ever . You are a leader, a visionary and an artist who I am grateful to call a friend. Enjoy your day!
I got to act with him in a TV movie in 1999. I spent ten minutes talking to him and he revealed a lighting wit to me that still takes my breath away all these years later.
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Congratulations to @AndrewPhung, winner of Best Supporting Actor, Comedy! @KimsConvenience @CBC_Publicity #CdnScreenAwards
My parents were immigrants. My father trained as a neurosurgeon in Canada for 10 years and was then told by the province of Ontario that he couldn’t practice here because his MD degree was from India. Fuck this guy.
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Premier Ford says he's looking for "hard working" immigrants to help fill the labour gap.
"You come here like every other new Canadian, you work your tail off. If you think you're coming to collect the dough and sit around, not going to happen. Go somewhere else."
#onpoli
When he said “you people” I realized even though my immigrant dad tried to teach me to skate when I was 5 even though he never saw a rink before, I would never belong in Don Cherry’s Canada.