When ShowbizMonkeys.com gets a chance to interview someone cool, then it falls to our long-running (and always insecure) Kinda Sorta Maybe Like a Podcast. With no discernible format besides a good conversation, we do get to check in with some really awesome folks, including some of the industry's top comedians, musicians, actors, and filmmakers.
Kinda Sorta Maybe has featured a rotating roster of hosts over the years, led by Managing Editor Paul Little and also including stand-up comic Andrew Lizotte, prolific podcaster Matthew Ardill, comedian J.D. Renaud, and film critic Mark McLeod, along with a few one-off special guest hosts.
Interview: Jeremy Hoffman of the new film The Wedding Banquet
Posted by: Matthew Ardill • April 27, 2025 @ 10:30pm
I got the chance to connect over Zoom with actor and musican Jeremy Hoffman to discuss his time playing Marshall on the set of the new Andrew Ahn-directed film The Wedding Banquet, which is in theatres now.
Interview: Bobo Le of the new film The Wedding Banquet
Posted by: Matthew Ardill • April 20, 2025 @ 10:07pm
I had the pleasure of sitting down to chat over Zoom with Bobo Le, who plays Kendall in director Andrew Ahn's The Wedding Banquet, which released in theatres April 18.
Interview: Evany Rosen, creator of the new multiverse teen comedy Davey & Jonesie's Locker
Posted by: Paul Little • April 5, 2024 @ 11:13am
If you've been following Canadian comedy over the last 15 years, you've probably seen Evany Rosen on TV, and you've definitely seen her work.
Interview: Hunter March, host of Season 4 of Netflix's Blown Away
Posted by: Matthew Ardill • March 14, 2024 @ 10:34pm
Hunter March is a host, actor, producer, and comedian. He was one of the early faces of AwesomenessTV's collection of digital shows, hosted the game show Emogenius, and was one of the host of E!'s late night show Nightly Pop.
Interview: Comic and actor Brandon T. Jackson launches the "Still Detroit" comedy tour
Posted by: Matthew Ardill • November 17, 2023 @ 8:12pm
Many know Brandon T. Jackson from his film career starring in Tropic Thunder, Percy Jackson, and the upcoming I'm Beginning to See the Light. But before that, he was a young stand-up comic.
Comedian Jessie Olsen grows from fan of Toronto comedy scene to hosting her own show at JFL Toronto
Posted by: Matthew Ardill • October 18, 2023 @ 10:51am
Jessie Olson is an amazing comic who's been stirring up the Toronto comedy scene over the last few years. A local comedy fan, they made the leap from the audience to the stage and there's been no looking back.
Comic Graham Kay brings his one-man show to JFL Toronto
Posted by: Andrew Lizotte • September 28, 2023 @ 10:43am
Ottawa's Graham Kay, who now calls Brooklyn home, has built up quite the comedy résumé.
I got the chance to catch up on Zoom with the charming and talented Sydnee Washington ahead of her appearances at the Toronto Just for Laughs Festival.
You can catch Syndee's solo show "How to Start a Fire" at JFL Toronto every night at Comedy Bar from September 27-30.
Interview: 2023 Juno-winning stand-up comic Jon Dore
Posted by: Andrew Lizotte • March 12, 2023 @ 1:23pm
The main telecast for the 2023 Juno Awards (hosted for the second year in a row by actor Simu Liu) might not be happening until tomorrow, but the trophies for many of the awards started getting handed out last night in Edmonton.
JFL Toronto Interview: Stand-up comic Vir Das
Posted by: Andrew Lizotte • September 26, 2022 @ 4:30pm
If you don't know who Vir Das is by this point, that's on you, because he's very busy. Most recently, the stand-up comic released an all-crowd work special which was recorded over Zoom -- two phrases that make him a comedy daredevil. This marks his 4th special for Netflix.
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