Posts with the tag Stand-up.
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Review: Mandal – $$$$$$
Posted by: Matthew Ardill • October 22, 2026 @ 6:43pm
This past summer I had the pleasure of watching Mandal as part of Josh Johnson's Comedy Band Camp and was blown away by the fun performance getting the show to a powerful start, so it was with great excitement I started watching Mandal's $$$$$$.
Album Review: Greg Proops - Kidding. But Still.
Posted by: Andrew Lizotte • June 8, 2026 @ 7:45pm
Kidding. But Still. feels like you're hanging out at a fun New Year's Eve party and Greg Proops just happens to be holding court. Greg is someone I've been watching since I started comedy. A lot of people know him from Whose Line is it Anyway?, but I've always been more impressed by his improvisation as a stand up.
Album Review: Jamel Johnson - Mid-Range
Posted by: Matthew Ardill • June 7, 2026 @ 3:16pm
Mid-Range is not Jamel Johnson's first foray into comedy albums. Jamel, who rose up through the D.C. comedy scene and is now a regular at the Improv, launches into a tight and punchy 30ish-minute set.
Album Review: Kyle Bergstresser - You Gotta Get Used to the Boy
Posted by: Matthew Ardill • June 6, 2026 @ 4:10pm
A little over a year back, I settled into a seat to watch Kyle Bergstresser record his album You Gotta Get Used To The Boy at The John Candy Box Theatre in Toronto's Second City.
JFL Vancouver Interview: Comic and improvisor Mark Little hosts 'The Alternative Show'
Posted by: Paul Little • February 12, 2026 @ 9:16pm
Mark Little has made his mark in every possible corner of the Canadian comedy scene. Starting out in his hometown of Halifax with the sketch comedy troupe Picnicface (pioneers of online video sketch comedy), he eventually moved to Toronto and continued working regularly in sketch, improv, and stand-up.
Review: Myq Kaplan – Rini
Posted by: Matthew Ardill • November 19, 2025 @ 8:31pm
Myq Kaplan is a New York-based comedian who's been in the industry for over 20 years, and out of the gate he tips his hand at the type of experience you're in for.
JFL Toronto Review: Conner O'Malley
Posted by: Andrew Lizotte • September 15, 2025 @ 4:59pm
In an effort not to bury the lede: You're going to want to see Conner O'Malley.
In a time when the news is overwhelming and it feels like satire might be dead – because reality is just too over the top – his show on Saturday at JFL Toronto was actually kind of healing. It made me laugh in a way that almost knocked me off balance and I didn't see coming.
Live Review: Tracy Hamilton's "I'm Actually Right About Everything: A Bisexual Love Story"
Posted by: Matthew Ardill • July 29, 2025 @ 9:07pm
Full disclosure: I've known Tracy for several years.
Comedian Sydnee Washington at JFL Toronto
Posted by: Melanie Dahling • September 27, 2023 @ 9:51am
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.
Live Review: Al Val's Big, Brave Comedy Taping
Posted by: Matthew Ardill • September 19, 2023 @ 12:12pm
The first time I saw Al Val perform, she was getting roasted by a vicious panel of her peers at one of Todd Van Allen's "Write 'em Up" shows at Comedy Bar; she was being torn apart by the zippers on her pants.
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