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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: 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.
When I heard I was going to interview one of the most inventive and wonderfully obscure comedians -- Maria Bamford -- I nearly shit myself. And then I actually shit myself. After I cleaned myself up, I started to prepare for what would be a pinnacle moment in my comedy career. And then I shit myself one last time.
I've been mesmerized with Maria's writing and performing since the first time I heard her on "Invite Them Up".
A beatboxer headlining shows at comedy festivals? That may seem a bit odd. However, once you see Beardyman (aka Darren Foreman) perform, you realize that the former back-to-back UK Beatboxing Champion manages to bring a lot comedy into his set. Much like U.S.
Winnipeg Comedy Fest Interview: Young and versitile comedian John Hastings
Posted by: Paul Little • April 8, 2011 @ 9:49am
A short five years ago, John Hastings decided to enter the world of stand-up comedy, and he's already made quite the name for himself across Canada. While comedy was something he grew up enjoying, stand-up comedy wasn't something he pursued until he was told it might be a way to make some money. Of course, that's not exactly the case when just getting started, but he fell in love with it and hasn't looked back.
Winnipeg Comedy Fest Interview: Rising Vancouver comic and actor Darcy Michael
Posted by: Paul Little • April 8, 2011 @ 12:48am
Darcy Michael is a comedian not easily categorized -- and he likes it that way. Essentially, he's just an incredibly funny dude who is able to translate real-life situations into gut-busting bits on stage, and we're all the better for it.
Winnipeg Comedy Fest Interview: Globetrotting stand-up comedian Pete Johansson
Posted by: Mark McLeod • April 7, 2011 @ 1:45am
There's a new wave of Canadian comics living in and gaining success in the United Kingdom. One of the stand-ups doing quite well in the motherland, to the point where he now lives in London, is Pete Johansson.
Winnipeg Comedy Fest Interview: Kevin McDonald of Kids in the Hall
Posted by: Paul Little • April 5, 2011 @ 12:28am
Montreal-born Kevin McDonald founded the sketch comedy troupe The Kids in the Hall in the mid-80s with Dave Foley, whom he met while training at the iconic Second City in Toronto.
Winnipeg Comedy Fest Interview: Comedian, actor, and all-around entertaining performer Chris Gibbs
Posted by: Paul Little • April 3, 2011 @ 2:07pm
The 2011 Winnipeg Comedy Festival began this past Friday, April 1st for the start of its 10-day run of mostly stand-up comedy (with a little bit of sketch, improv, and theatre) throughout the city of Winnipeg.
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