Interviews with big names and up-and-coming talent from the movie, television, music, and comedy worlds.
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.
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.
Interview: Rise of the Guardians co-star Dakota Goyo
Posted by: Mark McLeod • November 20, 2012 @ 10:43am
At only thirteen years of age, Toronto-born Dakota Goyo has already worked with the likes of Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, and director Darren Aranofsky. Not bad for someone barely a teenager.
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...
Australian-Italian comedy superstar Joe Avati heads back to Canada this fall as part of his Back to Basics World Tour.
Interview: Stephen Sim of "really nice guys" improv duo CRUMBS
Posted by: Paul Little • July 22, 2012 @ 11:13pm
When one thinks of improv comedy, there are likely a few things that immediately come to mind: Second City, Whose Line is it Anyway?, possibly Upright Citizens Brigade, or maybe even the late Del Close.
Just for Laughs Interview: Stand-up comic Hannibal Buress (the 2012 edition)
Posted by: Tony Hinds • July 22, 2012 @ 3:23pm
When discussing Hannibal Buress' career, the word "rising" comes to mind. Over the past 7 years, Buress has gradually emerged from throngs of Chicago-bred comics to find himself head and shoulders above his peers.
Harold Perrineau's work on screens both big and small has cemented him as an undeniable talent. He began his career doing theater in New York City but, quickly found himself working alongside the likes of Christopher Walken, Wesley Snipes and Laurence Fishburne in Abel Ferarra's cult masterpiece King of New York (1987).
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: 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.
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