Comedy
Top Five: Shows to check out in Montréal at the 2012 Just for Laughs Festival
Posted by: Tony Hinds • July 19, 2012 @ 1:07pm
ShowbizMonkeys.com's Top Fives has returned to drop science on y'all! And by science, we mean comedy! The fest has already begun, so now seems like a good time to check out some of the best shows at the 2012 Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal. At least, in our opinion.
Just for Laughs Interview: Comedian Brendon Walsh is heading to the 2012 Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal
Posted by: Paul Little • July 13, 2012 @ 7:13pm
A week before heading down to Montreal for the 30th Anniversary of the Just for Laughs Comedy Festival in 2012, I got the chance to speak with stand-up comic Brendon Walsh about his early years touring with Doug Stanhope (whose career he admires and looks up to), connecting with fans via Twitter (Brendon is at @brendonwalsh) and pod
Winnipeg Comedy Fest Interview: Scott Thompson of Kids in the Hall
Posted by: J.D. Renaud • April 24, 2012 @ 11:45pm
The Winnipeg Comedy Festival has wrapped for another year. Comedians have done their sets, packed their bags, and gone back to their respective homes.
Winnipeg Comedy Fest Interview: Comic and writer Rebecca Kohler
Posted by: Paul Little • April 15, 2012 @ 3:45pm
Rebecca Kohler is incredibly funny -- which, oddly enough, is a great thing when making a living as a comic.
Winnipeg Comedy Fest Interview: Stand-up comic (and food blogger) Jen Grant
Posted by: J.D. Renaud • April 14, 2012 @ 10:41am
Jen Grant has hit the Winnipeg Comedy Festival for her first time with a vengeance.
Winnipeg Comedy Fest Interview: Legendary comedy writer, director, and performer David Steinberg
Posted by: Paul Little • April 14, 2012 @ 9:23am
Very few names are as revered in the world of comedy as David Steinberg. But when you've amassed the resume that he has over the last 45 years in television, it's hard to find many people to compare him to.
Winnipeg Comedy Fest Interview: Actor, writer, and host extraordinaire Alan Thicke
Posted by: Paul Little • April 12, 2012 @ 3:32pm
Alan Thicke has been enjoying a career resurgence over the last few years, appearing as a womanizing failed actor on CBC's jPod, making appearances as a version of himself on How I Met Your Mother, and popping up in roles in comedy films such as The Goods. He's even in the process of filming a new pilot for Showtime.
If you needed an education on the genuine comedy oddballs that Canada is well known for producing, it would be a crime to overlook Harland Williams.
Winnipeg Comedy Fest Interview: British stand-up comic Matt Kirshen
Posted by: J.D. Renaud • April 10, 2012 @ 7:13pm
I had heard a lot about Matt Kirshen before talking to him, and I had always promised myself that I would eventually take the time to sit down and do more research on the fellow. The thing you need to know about me, though, is I like to pretend I'm a busy guy.
The Winnipeg Comedy Festival has been steadily growing, adding performers, shows, and days to the festival year after year.
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