Interviews with big names and up-and-coming talent from the movie, television, music, and comedy worlds.

Winnipeg Comedy Fest Interview: Stand-up comic D.J. Demers talks about his recent Conan appearance and his relatively quick rise in comedy

Posted by: Paul Little  •  April 10, 2015 @ 4:55pm

Toronto-based stand-up comic D.J. Demers has only been in the game for about 6 years, but in that time he's risen through the strong local Toronto comedy scene and made a name for himself on an international level.

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Winnipeg Comedy Fest Interview: Veteran comedian Simon Rakoff talks of his growth as a comic and the struggle to fully succeed in Canada

Posted by: Paul Little  •  April 4, 2015 @ 7:43am

Simon Rakoff loves his job. Now to be fair, most stand-up comics who are able to make it their career don't take for granted how great a gig it is. But very few veteran comics approach stand-up comedy with the excitement and joy of someone new to the business.

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Winnipeg Comedy Fest Interview: Comedian Steve Patterson on CBC's The Debaters, the festival, and more

Posted by: Tony Hinds  •  April 1, 2015 @ 4:28pm

Winnipeg comedy fans should be familiar with Steve Patterson (@patterballs on Twitter), the longstanding host of CBC's The Debaters (@cbcdebaters).

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Comedian Big Daddy Tazz hosts his 14th annual fundraiser this Saturday in Winnipeg

Posted by: Showbiz Monkeys  •  January 22, 2015 @ 5:47am

Big Daddy Tazz has been performing at comedy clubs and theatres across Canada and beyond for years, making people laugh about the mundane while also opening up about his own struggles with bi-polar disorder.

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Winnipeg Comedy Fest Interview: New York-based stand-up comic Phil Hanley

Posted by: Paul Little  •  April 9, 2014 @ 3:25pm

Stand-up comic Phil Hanley has had a great last couple years since moving from Vancouver to New York to take his comedy career to the next level. He's appeared multiple times on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, as well as shown up on John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show on Comedy Central.

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Interview: Comic Debra DiGiovanni of Match Game and Video on Trial is a "Late Bloomer"

Posted by: Paul Little  •  January 27, 2014 @ 10:17pm

The first thing you realize when watching Debra DiGiovanni -- whether it's on stage or during her appearances on television shows such as Comedy's Match Game or Much Music's Video on Trial -- is that she's ridiculously funny.

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Interview: Match Game's Darrin Rose crossing Canada with a cast of comics for Just for Laughs

Posted by: Paul Little  •  November 9, 2013 @ 6:21pm

Just for Laughs is a comedy institution -- an iconic name not just in Canada but around the world.

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Interview: Irish stand-up comic Tommy Tiernan talks about the role of the "fool" and why he relishes it

Posted by: Paul Little  •  April 12, 2013 @ 3:16am

Irish comedian Tommy Tiernan has been performing stand-up since the early 90s. Around his home country, he's achieved monster success, to the point of being considered comedy's answer to Bono (who, according to Tiernan, should be Ireland's answer to the papacy). But around the rest of the world, even places where he has achieved success, his reputation is as a controversial comic.

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Winnipeg Comedy Fest Interviews: The "Rank & Vile" Darren Frost and Kenny Robinson

Posted by: J.D. Renaud  •  April 10, 2013 @ 6:52pm

Get ready to show your psychiatrists on the dolly where the bad men touched you, because Darren Frost and Kenny Robinson are bringing their X-Rated Rank & Vile show to the 2013 Winnipeg Comedy Festival.

Few comics are willing to see how far "too far" can go more than Darren Frost.

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Interview: Lee White of iconic Winnipeg improv comedy duo CRUMBS

Posted by: Paul Little  •  November 7, 2012 @ 7:26am

With Winnipeg improv duo CRUMBS recently returning from their second European tour of 2012, and the 2012 Winnipeg if...

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