August 2nd, 2012 | by ftbtv
Jason C McLean Interviews World Wrestling Entertainment legend turned comedian Mick Foley after his Zoofest comedy set at Just for Laughs. They discuss the Montreal Screwjob, the flexibility of a wrestling fan-base, and compare the physical and psychological pain of entertaining a crowd...
August 1st, 2012 | by Jerry Gabriel
There is one thing I would never want to be… and that is Amy Schumer‘s ex-boyfriend. I know this for
July 25th, 2012 | by Jason C. McLean
Call him Mankind. Call him Dude Love, Cactus Jack, the hardcore legend, even a bestselling author. Call him a standup comedian? Mick Foley would very much like you to. "It's been a real challenge," the iconic wrestler said in a phone interview before his upcoming gig at Zoofest, "trying to get the same people who will gladly wait in line two hours for my autograph to try one of my comedy shows." For inspiration in trying to break his own mould
July 24th, 2012 | by Jessica Alley
DeAnne Smith brings her unique brand of comedy to Just for Laughs and Zoofest! We sat down for an interview with her and got the goods. Within three minutes of meeting DeAnne Smith, it was clear that she’s easy to like. I met up with the comedian at ComedyWorks, an old club whose dim lighting masks the sweat and blood from years and years of great comedy
July 16th, 2012 | by Jessica Alley
Six years ago, he landed his first comedy gig at a corporate office Christmas party. No mic, no stage, and no one at the party expecting this comedic interruption, Dan Bingham wooed the stodgy crowd with enthusiastic zeal and jokes about Batman. Since then he's been on the midnight train to success, moving at full momentum with no plans of slowing down. His award-winning one man show Adopt This! is back by popular demand for a special three night run this weekend at Theatre Ste-Catherine. Adopt This! did incredibly well
January 26th, 2012 | by Dawn McSweeney
Stephen Colbert conceded on Monday night’s show that he’s suspending his exploratory research into whether or not he should run in the upcoming American Presidential election. This marks the end of the road that would’ve led to the campaign trail...had he continued on it...which he isn’t...for now...probably...The story began last time around, back in 2008, and outlined the edges of technicalities from the start
December 29th, 2011 | by Jerry Gabriel
Now I have yet to see the new Muppet Movie, but I know lipstick on a pig when I see
October 10th, 2011 | by Quiet Mike
The Yellow, Nuclear Family from Springfield USA has been around since I first started high school. Now in its 23rd season, the show was saved from the brink of cancellation the other day thanks in large part due to the cast taking a huge per episode pay cut in order to keep the show profitable. So today, instead of writing what was going to be a eulogy, I get to write about the importance of the Simpsons as they run on through until their landmark 25th season… and my 39th birthday
August 16th, 2011 | by Jessica Alley
Sasha Manoli has done it again. She's created a hilarious concept and brought it to life with Friday night's Crayon Party! show. I last saw Sasha at Le Belmont where another one of her creative gems, the Liar Liar Show, was being held. This time around, the crowd was snugly huddled around small round tables in the cozy interior of Theatre St-Catherine; a more intimate space where you can get to know your table-neighbours by stealing glances over your shoulder at their magnificent crayon drawings and realizing
July 19th, 2011 | by Brian Keegan
Zoofest is back for the third year running, carrying in its large clownish arms an assorted mash of comedy, music, satire and performance. It's the crazier, slightly cooler little cousin of the Just for Laughs festival and looks to be even bigger and busier than before. The idea for Zoofest was originally conceived by Gilbert Rozon, founder of Just for Laughs, who traveled the world's festival circuit for 25 years, examining different approaches to making festivals. Amalgamating everything eclectic he had learned, Rozon created Zoofest. The festival is a diverse bi-lingual event
June 14th, 2011 | by Brian Keegan
What happens when we put our heads together? According to Toronto-based performance group Frenzy, we trip balls and have to scramble to escape our own chaotic creations. Frenzy Saves Your Brain is a fast, funny and creative show which swings from clowning to sharp dialogue, and twists through a variety of surreal vignettes. For the show playing at the Montreal Fringe Festival, the audience has become a hive-mind through scientific experimentation, while the performers intermittently appear through the maddening haze as they try to pull us back to reality. This unique approach to narrative
April 28th, 2011 | by Tania Fox
When I was about 5, my mom knitted me a beautiful white fisherman's sweater that I wore with pride right into a mud puddle.I was devastated. My mom tried to console me by taking me to the park to ride the "big kids" slide. I was too small to ride alone so she found a kid who would take me and I said
March 31st, 2011 | by Tania Fox
Neil Young said "it's better to burn out than fade away", clearly what was true for him in his thirties isn't so much so in his 60s. He has quietly continued to consistently produce great music for some 40 years (and no one wants to see him shake his lice-ridden money maker anyway). Tom Waits hasn't attempted collaborations with 50 Cent to keep his image youthful. Conversely, the Rolling Stones, who don't realize that just because one of them is already embalmed doesn't mean the rest are
March 17th, 2011 | by Tania Fox
I have, thus far, very much enjoyed the privacy of my own home. I am single, without roommates and the cat and I co-exist with - in a "you don't pay/you don't say" kinda way. This affords me the freedom to walk around in various states of un-shaven, un-coiffed, un-bathed, un-done un-glory with no-one to see it. Or rather, it did. I remember watching The Jetsons thinking, "How cool is that"
March 10th, 2011 | by Tania Fox
The radio only speaks directly to two kinds of people- the insane and the insanely heartbroken. When one is the latter, it seems that every song has been hand picked by the DJ to ensure that your heart remains irreparably broken. With the level of insanity it takes to believe the DJ is conspiring against you, it is not hard to believe that if you drove to the radio station he or she would be sitting there laughing and licking whipped cream off your ex. Then the DJ goes into
February 24th, 2011 | by Tania Fox
Around Grammy time, I am reminded of two young upstarts who, being moderately attractive but wholly lacking in talent, were ultimately humiliated and ostracised. I'm speaking, of course, of Milli Vanilli. Over 20 years later, they are still regarded as the epitome of raw talentlessness and having been stripped of their Grammys. And over 20 years later, Grammys and the like are still being bestowed upon the attractive and talentless who enter the studio with
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