Comedy Factory from CBC Radio

Let's get you NOTICED this summer with some of the hottest trends in fashion right now.From runners you can't run in, to recycled garments from 2001! Get ready to turn heads!

The sun is out, but are you in...side?Host Jane Testar explores the psychological phenomenon of beating yourself up for not making the most of those sunny days. 

Feeling plugged in, yet out of touch?We'll bring you out of your fog until you're up to date and swimming in fascinating anecdotes.Get ready to be crowned King or Queen of the water cooler!

It's one day a year, and you've got YEARS of making up to do.A gift guide to repay your mother figure for her emotional and physical labour, you ungrateful mongrel!

They're popping up faster than your daffodils. Digging up the dirt on these tiny, temporary, urban forests of lies!

Is the state of the world turning you into an emotional tea kettle?Maybe think twice before...doing that annoying whistle thing in front of your fellow citizens.

Reclaim thy refuse! Salvage thy slop!Redeem thy civic reputation!...by picking up springtime trash with host Jane Testar.

As everything gets even MORE expensive, your favourite morning drink might have to be sacrificed in the name of fiscal prudence. But what to drink instead? Host Jane Testar looks at some equally stimulating options.

You know when you never asked for something, but you have to deal with it anyway?We're SWIMMING in that right now.Grab a snorkel with host Jane Testar.

Time to get back into election shape. Start scrolling through platforms, practicing your 'X', and standing in a series of short lines. It's CHOOSIN' time.

Forget Spring Cleaning, host Jane Testar is NESTING....HARD.Come gather essentials with her like decorative mirrors, and doomed exotic plants.

The answer to staying sane in this current climate? Getting a soothing and distracting hobby.Host Jane Testar ushers you through the wonderful world of leisure activities. And does a charcoal sketch of you just for fun.

There's something different and familiar happening.Something the extended cold and dark has made us forget.Host Jane Testar feels like it involves...flowers and...the colour green?

From the expected: Presenter flubs a lineTo the unexpected: Wardrobe malfunctionTo what would be more fun: Winner's botox fails mid speechWhat will be on your Academy Award bingo card this weekend?

Fight or flight? It's so hard to choose.International tensions are high and we're all feeling the stress, while clenching absolutely everything.Brace for impact with host Jane Testar.

Oh, unknowable love! It is what the world needs now. Let us learn more about it, then maybe we can have it!

In a trade war...our weapons...are debit cards...and potatoes.

Why is it so hard to figure out what to eat? From nutrition, to trends, the refrigerator becomes a minefield.

By phone, by text, or by e-mail, they're all out to get us.Host Jane Testar shows you how to build a wall around your information...and your heart.

It's not easy to stay calm, stay positive, or sane these days.But what if...we FORCED IT at hard as we can?

We're supposed to accomplish things and improve ourselves after weeks of imbibing, gorging and overspending?Host Jane Testar explores how January, and the expectations of self-renewal...are the WORST.

When did Ben and Jen get a divorce? How long has that space crew been stuck on the space station? WHAT IS TIME? Host Jane Testar looks back at the stories you won't believe happened this calendar year.

Did you shy away from posting your most listened-to songs for this year's Spotify Wrapped?Is that because your music is...EMBARRASSING? We sift through the dusty shelves of your music collection. There's no hiding your musical shame now!

Trying to save some cash? The answer might be inside your local second-hand sanctuary. Although there might be some really questionable items in there as well.Host Jane Testar gives her loving ode...to the thrift store.

It's holiday get-together season. Brush off your suit, your little black dress, and your DANG MANNERS!

Shopping season is upon us. This is your survival guide. You will not last without it.This is a comfortable shoes zone. You have been warned.

Deny, dismiss, disavow. We'll deal with the ramifications of recent world events LATER. For now...we distract and dissociate!

Got a weird neighbour who does sketchy stuff?So does the nation of Canada!Learn the tricks to being a good neighbour and the tell-tale signs that you're already the bad one!

This year, we're doing the SCARE minimum.

Pizza pie optional, but that moon is going to hit your eye, and it WILL be AMORÉ.We're mooning over Earth's biggest satellite and maybe another one too?

Did you exchange your friends for having kids?Feeling your friendships starting to drift?Starting out in a new city and need some chums?Making friends as a grown up is the WORST. Luckily. we're here to help

It's finally sweater weather, people! But which sweater should you choose? From turtlenecks to hoodies, toasty warm host Jane Testar rates all the sweaters from wooliest to useless.

Pink velvet skulls, nonsensical word art, and anatomically incorrect skeletons OH MY!

From the internet, to moments in history, we can't get enough of our animal friends...to the point where it gets weird.

Youth is wasted on the young AND everyone else.Find out why getting old is far superior to taut skin and empty heads.

When did the whole world start living their lives...out loud?Host Jane Testar discusses the odd trend of full-volume devices.

Three dirty words in this country: SUMMER IS OVER.There are signs everywhere. Host Jane Testar has proof.

In parts of Canada cell phone bans in schools will be taking effect in the upcoming school year. What are the pros and cons of kids having constant tech access?And how sticky do their screens get?

Feeling deflated as your unicorn floaties after returning home from summer holidays? Why? When home might just be the ULTIMATE getaway?

Your personal grooming changes when it's hot out! Don't worry, we won't make you wax anything.

If you're road tripping this summer, you need something to kill the ENDLESS hours of driving. Host Jane Testar has some brain tickling, skill testing car games to bring you to your destination, and the brink of insanity.

Stick her with a fork, because she is DONE. Host Jane Testar is definitely out of the kitchen because she cannot stand the HEAT of summer.