ShowbizMonkeys.com is sometimes lucky enough to cover major events and festivals in film, music, comedy, and pop culture. Whether a major international spectacle like the Academy Awards or a more regional festival like the Winnipeg Folk Festival, we're on the scene with interviews, photos, video, and special commentary.
Julia Roberts pulled double duty at this year's Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).
The new film Can You Ever Forgive Me?, starring Melissa McCarthy, had its world premiere Saturday at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).
Action speaks louder than hope.
That's the message – albeit a buried message – of Michael Moore's sharp expose, Fahrenheit 11/9, which premiered Thursday night at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).
The film examines the conditions that helped make President Donald Trump a reality.
2018 Winnipeg Folk Festival Preview: Who to see, how to keep up, and a look back at last year
Posted by: Showbiz Monkeys • July 4, 2018 @ 1:02pm
The Winnipeg Folk Festival celebrates its 45th year in 2018, and here at Showbiz Monkeys, we're celebrating our 10th year in a row of covering this much-loved prairie music festival.
To learn about these daily JFL42 roundups, read the first one! Now, onto Wednesday's comedy shows, featuring Max Silvestri and the first night of Andy Kindler's midnight Alternative Shows.
To learn about these daily JFL42 roundups, read the first one! Now, onto Tuesday's comedy shows, featuring Hari Kondabolu, Ali Saddiq, and World Champion Judah Friedlander...
JFL42 Roundup: Saturday, September 23 to Monday, September 25
Posted by: J.D. Renaud • September 26, 2017 @ 8:43pm
Saturday was a day off for my brother's wedding.
To learn about these daily JFL42 roundups, read the first one! Now, onto Friday's comedy shows, featuring Morgan Murphy, a live taping of The Last Podcast on the Left, and a Feminist Live Read of Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion...
The festival begins, and my task has been laid out: chronicle my experiences at one of the best comedy festivals in Canada, and make it seem somewhat enticing so that I can justify being here and hopefully get people out to see more shows. I can do that.
Problem is, reviewing comedy shows is a tad redundant.
JFL42 Preview: 10 things I'm looking forward to seeing at 2017's JFL42 in Toronto
Posted by: J.D. Renaud • September 21, 2017 @ 1:23pm
It's September. It's Toronto. It's unseasonably hot, and I'm sleeping on my friend's couch again for two weeks.
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