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JFL Toronto Interview: Kurt Braunohler embracing the bananas
Posted by: Matthew Ardill • September 22, 2022 @ 9:12pm
Kurt Braunohler has been embracing the bananas since well before he had a podcast of the same name. A stand-up comedian, actor, and improviser, Kurt's material ranges from the conversational to the absurdist, and has always been willing to go to new places.
JFL Toronto Interview: Stand-up comic, CONAN writer, and author Laurie Kilmartin
Posted by: Paul Little • September 16, 2022 @ 11:18pm
Laurie Kilmartin has been making people laugh for a long time. She's been working as a stand-up for most of her adult life, putting out 3 albums (including 2021's Corset) and appearing on late night shows like CONAN, The Late Late Show with James Corden, and Jimmy Kimmel Live.
The Kids in the Hall a high school reunion
Posted by: Matthew Ardill • June 7, 2022 @ 1:25pm
The Kids in the Hall released a new season and it's caused me to reflect on my relationship with comedy. Comedy is defined by moments: moments of laughter, moments of pain, moments of import. SNL was one of my earliest relationships. The show started a year after I was born and I started watching it way too early.
Top Fives: The best moments of Taskmaster
Posted by: Paul Little • January 15, 2022 @ 5:22pm
If you're unfamiliar with the brilliant British comedy television show Taskmaster, which debuted in 2015, then you're welcome for the joy that is about to enter your life. You'll almost certainly want to start binging the show from the beginning.
JFL Interview: Stand-up comic DeAnne Smith
Posted by: Andrew Lizotte • October 7, 2020 @ 10:02pm
DeAnne Smith has been doing stand-up for nearly 15 years, beginning in Montreal, moving to the Toronto scene, and performing on stages all over Canada, the United States, the UK, and Australia since.
Just for Laughs Interview: Stand-up and writer Robby Hoffman
Posted by: Paul Little • July 18, 2019 @ 7:57am
Robby Hoffman is an original comedy voice whose writing and delivery on stage puts her at the top of the stand-up game.
JFL42 Interview: The President Show's Anthony Atamanuik
Posted by: Paul Little • September 22, 2018 @ 9:02pm
When Donald Trump decided to announce he was running for President, it seemed like a comedy goldmine. He had always been an over-the-top character, with his name in big, bold letters on everything he owned, and was already a frequent punchline before officially entering the political fray.
Interview: Jake Hurwitz and Amir Blumenfeld of College Humor and the advice podcast If I Were You
Posted by: Ian Bawa • February 28, 2018 @ 5:54pm
Jake Hurwitz and Amir Blumenfeld are the writers, actors, and editors behind the award-winning webseries Jake & Amir, which began while the pair were writers at College Humor. Besides its immense popularity online, their series also appeared on television on MTV's The CollegeHumor Show.
Winnipeg Comedy Festival 2017 Coverage
Posted by: Showbiz Monkeys • April 3, 2017 @ 12:39pm
Every spring since 2002, some of the best stand-up comics from across Canada -- and a few from the U.S. and Europe -- have converged on the Canadian prairies for the Winnipeg Comedy Festival.
Album Review: Myq Kaplan - No Kidding
Posted by: Alex Mutchesen • March 15, 2017 @ 2:30am
Confession time! I have never listened to any of Myq Kaplan's previous albums. I have heard of him, but had never sat down and listened to an album or watched any of his specials.
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