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Tracy Hamilton, is a stand up comedian based in Toronto. Her conversational style and cheerful sarcasm will make you feel as comfortable as she feels in her many cardigans. She has performed in SF Sketchfest, All Jane Comedy Festival, Motor City Comedy Festival, and filmed a televised gala for The Winnipeg Comedy Festival. She has also been featured on The Debaters and Laugh Out Loud on CBC Radio, has been published on CBC Comedy, and has opened for headlining acts such as Josh Gondelman, and Chris Gethard, among others. Her dog is also very cute. #tracyhamilton #comedian #livewithcdp #chrispomay #barrycullenchevrolet Want to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/54200596

In episode 92 of The Johnny Rogers Show I talk with stand up comedian Garrett Jamieson. His choice of word for the episode was capitulate, we dive into his own experiences surrendering to new life experiences and his obsession with words like capitulate. We also talk about Garrett starting comedy, his worst on stage bomb, his favorite show ever, what it was like to work on the show Heavy Metal Hitchhiker, his comedy influences and so much more. Garrett Jamieson has been professionally performing Comedy for over a decade. Graduating from The Humber School of Comedy he is one of the founding members of the Canadian Award Winning sketch troupe (skit gang) "The BOOM" Garrett is currently part of the Comedy Records family which is Canada's first comedy record label (www.ComedyRecords.ca). His “Stand Up Musical” style comedy with the band Sprattacus saw his debut album “SuperDrunkGnome” nominated for Best Comedy Album. “Garrett Jamieson and Sprattacus” won a Canadian Comedy Award for best Variety Act. Be sure to check out their second live album “Born Crying Die Laughing” Most recently Garrett & Sprattacus just released an album called “Hellooo & Happy Holidays” with Raptors voice Jack Armstrong. Get into the holiday spirit today. Proceeds go to Special Olympics Canada. Garrett has toured internationally performing comedy (Europe/Australia/South East Asia/USA) and been a part of numerous comedy festivals both as a stand up and sketch performer. He can also be seen opening for Juno winning metallic noise rock band, KEN mode. You can also catch him on CBC Comedy with his own web series called “THAT GUY”, and check him out on Sirius XM, MTV Canada, MUCH, Comedy Network, Etalk Canada and The Hard Times News. Lastly checkout “Heavy Metal Hitchhiker” web series with Banger Films. EP #92 - The Johnny Rogers Show LISTEN AND SUBSCRIBE: PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/Thejohnnyrogers APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-johnny-rogers-show/id1652119790 SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/2SeYAHbIbsxTf8UChBAUIy YOUTUBE: /@TheJohnnyRogersShow + everywhere podcasts are available Follow Garrett on social media https://www.garrettjamieson.com/ https://www.instagram.com/gjpartyhugs/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMdjp8mJ5S8 (Heavy Metal Hitchhiker) Follow Johnny Rogers on social media https://www.instagram.com/thejohnnyrogersshow/ https://www.twitter.com/TheJohnnyRogers https://www.facebook.com/TheJohnnyRogers https://www.tiktok.com/@johnnylatenight https://www.twitch.tv/thejohnnyrogers https://www.spoti.fi/3uGt9U9

Be it resolved, don't trust the mainstream media. That was the subject of a recent Munk debate in Toronto which saw audience members thoroughly reject the half-hearted defence of legacy media. A majority of the audience went into the evening against the resolution – declaring their trust in establishment media. But by the end of the evening, 39% of the vote had shifted and the room overwhelmingly sided against legacy media. Also on the show, CTV News repeats Chinese propaganda about Zero Covid, a legacy media journalist gets triggered by the sight of the word "freedom" on a sweater and CBC Comedy publishes an insanely cringeworthy piece of content. Tune in to Fake News Friday with Andrew Lawton and Harrison Faulkner! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andrea Jin (Just for Laughs, Sirius XM) is an amazing shanghai-born comedian and writer whose work has been featured on VICE, CBC Comedy, and more, but today she has dropped into the apartment to wash her private parts. We discuss realizing you're queer without having sex, feeling stuck in relationships, and fast food-based vaginal hygiene. Ashley blows through some red flags. Kate bangs with a broken butthole. Andrea can be found on IG: @andreajin, Twitter: @andreajin_, or https://www.andreajin.com/, And you can listen to her debut standup comedy album, “Grandma's Girl,” now! https://fanlink.to/GrandmasGirl Ashley is touring over 30 CITIES; be the first to know when tickets drop in your area by texting “tour” to +1 (877) 497-0441, or visit www.ashleygavin.com/tourdates. Win a dinner with Ashley by visiting https://www.ashleygavin.com/win, or text "notadate" to +1 (877) 497-0441.          Follow your national and local ACLU to stay updated on the best ways to combat anti-trans legislation: https://www.aclu.org/about/affiliates – Want to hear more? Check out the following links: Merch: www.werehavinggaysex.com/merch Ashley's Tour: ashleygavin.com/tourdates Newsletter & Live Events: ashleygavin.com/firstdibs @ashgavs on IG and Twitter; @ashgavscomedy on TikTok. @thekatesisk on IG and Twitter       Support WHGS on Patreon, and get access to exclusive content like bonus episodes, uncut podcasts, stand-up live streams, and more!: https://www.patreon.com/WHGS Want to see what's happening inside of the room? Watch this episode on YouTube at the following link: https://youtu.be/WHIlSHksrC8 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A new CBC original comedy series based on Mark Critch's bestselling memoir details his first year of junior high and growing up with his father, 1980s radio personality Mike Critch. Host Jeff Douglas spoke to Mark, the host of This Hour Has 22 Minutes, about the new show and what it's like playing his own father. The program will premiere on CBC Television and CBC Gem on Tuesday, Jan. 4.

In today's episode, Amanda sits down over some dirty vodka martinis (thanks Tito's!) with screenwriter, actor Kristy LaPointe (Yoga 101, Let's Do This, Spilling Eve) to discuss puns, the entertainment industry's obsession with youth, and the writing process. Kristy is the writer and star behind CBC Comedy's comedy series Yoga 101 available to watch at cbc.ca. Her first feature screenplay Let's Do This, which she co-wrote alongside her husband Chris, was selected for the Breaking Through the Lens program, the Harold Greenberg funding, and was optioned for development! Kristy hosts her own podcast Spilling Eve, a weekly podcast that celebrates and breaks down each episode of the amazing dark comedy series Killing Eve. She also has her own plant-based food blog where she shares delicious plant-based meals that she loves to help fight fucked-up diet culture while encouraging others to do the same.   The Liquid Courage Podcast: Instagram: @liquidcouragepodcast Twitter: @liquidcourage YouTube Video Episodes & more! Email podcastliquidcourage@gmail.com   Find The Liquid Courage Podcast on Patreon! www.Patreon.com/LiquidCouragePodcast   Amanda Pereira: insta @hotcoldspicy / twitter @amanda_pereira Kristy LaPointe: @kristylapointe  

In today's episode, Amanda sits down over some oat milk chai lattes coke with actor, comedian Rakhee Morzaria (What We Do In The Shadows, Note To Self, Run The Burbs) to discuss hustling vs. hustle culture, the creative process, and how fucked up adolescence can be! Rakhee is the creator behind the digital series Note to Self which was nominated by both the Canadian Screen Awards and the Canadian Comedy Awards, and is currently available for stream on CBC Comedy. You can catch Rakhee performing in shows like Private Eyes, FX's What We Do in the Shadows, The Parker-Andersons, and Tallboyz. Since recording, it was officially announced that not only was Rakhee in the writer's room for Andrew Phung's new TV series Run the Burbs (which we chat about in this episode) but she will also be acting right alongside Andrew as his wife in the show!   *This conversation was recorded May 20th 2021   The Liquid Courage Podcast: Instagram: @liquidcouragepodcast Twitter: @liquidcourage YouTube Video Episodes & more! Email podcastliquidcourage@gmail.com   Find The Liquid Courage Podcast on Patreon! www.Patreon.com/LiquidCouragePodcast   Amanda Pereira: insta @hotcoldspicy / twitter @amanda_pereira Rakhee Morzaria: @rakheecola on insta & twitter

This weeks Guests: Comedian - Ryan Long Comedian - Dan Naturman Dans book https://www.amazon.com/Ira-Spiro-Before-Dan-Naturman/dp/1737477904 The World's Famous comedy Cellar presents "Live From America Podcast" with Noam Dworman and Hatem Gabr. The top experts and thinkers of the world and the best comics in the Nation get together weekly with our hosts to discuss different topics each week, News, Culture, Politics, comedy & and more with an equal parts of knowledge and comedy! ​Ryan long is a NYC comedian who has amassed more than 100 million views with his videos. He is the host of Boyscast with Ryan Long' and releases a comedy sketch on his website every Monday morning. Ryan was the Creator, Star and Showrunner of the hit digital series ‘Torontopia' on CBC Comedy, 'THAT GUY' on CBC Comedy, and the TV Series ‘Ryan Long is Challenged' on BITE TV. Ryan has released two cutting edge standup specials, headlines clubs across North America, and has performed at the Just for Laughs festival, NXNE, Sirius XM's Top Comic, and has appeared on MTV, NETFLIX, NBC and more. Ryan was also the Executive Producer of thehardtimes.net, and was nominated for 'Director of the Year' at The Notable Awards after creating 100's of hours of content for different platforms. In 2019 the culmination of Ryan's successful career allowed him to immigrate to America from Toronto, Canada with the 'Extraordinary Alien' Greencard where he has quickly become a household name in the New York club scene, podcast scene and comedy at large. Follow Live From America YouTube www.youtube.com/channel/UCS2fqgw61yK1J6iKNxV0LmA Twitter twitter.com/AmericasPodcast www.LiveFromAmericaPodcast.com LiveFromAmerica@ComedyCellar.com Follow Hatem Twitter twitter.com/HatemNYC Instagram www.instagram.com/hatemnyc/ Follow Noam Twitter twitter.com/noamdworman?lang #RYANLONG #BILLCOSBEY#DANNATURMAN

Ancestralsupplements.com for bio-available vitamins. In Episode 91 of the Mikhaila Peterson Podcast, Mikhaila is joined by Ryan Long. Ryan Long is a Comedian and Filmmaker from Toronto, who is currently living and working in New York City. He is the Creator, Star, and Showrunner of the hit digital series ‘Torontopia' on CBC Comedy and podcast ‘THE BOYSCAST', https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-boyscast-with-ryan-long/id1498829489. Mikhaila and Ryan Long discuss his recent launch in popularity on YouTube, state of comedy in the time of heightened cultural divide, how he gets away with controversial comedy, how he got into it, his inspirations, the subjective and objective components of the art, and more. Find Ryan Long [on tour] https://www.ryanlongcomedy.com/live-dates, on his YouTube channel @Ryan Long. On Instagram and Twitter @RyanLongComedy, and his podcast, “THE BOYSCAST.”

Hosted by actor Lucas Ng and comedian Josh Yang. Full ep on YouTube: https://youtu.be/AkHNvNH0re8 | We're back for our first episode of Series 2 with Toronto comedian, producer, philanthropist, and "Official Spokesperson for Gay, Super Cute Asians", Vong Show! He's a 15 year veteran of the comedy world, half of which as a performer and the other half organizing human rights conferences and running his non-profit organization, Comedy Cares, which connects comedians and charities to promote worthy causes.Since 2019, his all Asian comedy shows, RICE Comedy Showcases, have been extremely popular around Toronto and gained great media coverage from CBC Comedy, NOW Magazine, and Mooney on Theatre. This May for Asian Heritage Month, he will be releasing the Fresh Rice Comedy Showcase as a web series on YouTube which includes comedy from 8 performers including co-host Josh Yang! Check out the "Fresh Rice Comedy Showcase" series here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4AJmH3VFtO2bYcOVBnlAAVrIoCZvLAUV

Are you planning on creating a show or learning something new? Are you afraid to bother people and ask for help? Don’t! Be a bother and reach out! It’s normal not to know everything. Actor/Writer/Comedian Clare Blackwood from the hit Late Night in Canada show is joining the conversation on Cue To Cue this week to remind us that it’s ok not to know things and not always get things right. You can tap your artistic community and seek for their guidance and feedback.   Whatever you’re feeling, don’t let it stop you from trying, reaching out and developing yourself while waiting for that opening. Life is like a double dutch game, it’s all about timing, finding your opening and keeping the momentum! You just need to have the stamina and endurance for it.   In this episode: How a joke about starting a Canadian late-night show prompted her to pursue her passion for comedy and writing. The challenges in Clare’s multi-step artistic journey from classical acting to comedy and writing and how she overcame it. The importance of using her platform to talk about issues that might not get talked about. How she dealt with her insecurities when she was starting in the comedy community. How artists can enrich the fabric of society in which we live. A little about Clare: Clare Blackwood is an award-winning Toronto-based actor, writer, and comedian, an alumna of the Second City Sketch Conservatory, a Second City Tim Sim’s Encouragement Award nominee, and the creator, writer, and host of Late Night in Canada, a new weekly political late-night show on YouTube. She is a contributing writer for The Beaverton and has also been published on CBC Comedy, McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, and more.  Share this episode! >>> www.thisischelseajohnson.com/193 Follow Clare! Twitter: @clareblackwood Instagram: @clareblackwood Facebook: @clareblackwood

We have two Cape Breton icons of sorts. These two comedians do everything from comedic videos, music and Digital creators for CBC Comedy. Justine Williamson and Greg Vardy, also known as Tracy and Martina are with us to fill us in on their next project.

Don interviews Ryan Long about the hypocrisy of the world during these crazy times Ryan Long is a Comedian and Filmmaker from Toronto, Canada, currently living and working in New York City. He is currently the Creator, Star and Showrunner of the hit digital series ‘Torontopia' on CBC Comedy, now in it's third season, and has been seen on Netflix, NBC, MTV, Fuse TV, and TheScore, to name a few. Ryan also created and starred in Bite TV's original half hour TV Series ‘Ryan Long is Challenged', nominated for two Canadian Comedy Awards, the award nominated TV series ‘Crown the Town with Ryan Long' on Rogers TV, and the CBC Comedy digital series 'That Guy'. He can currently be seen as the voice of 'Sublo' on the hit animated digital series 'Sublo & Tangy Mustard'. Ryan has over 100K combined followers on Instagram/Tikok and has has now amassed more than 35 Million views on the web through his digital shorts. As a filmmaker he is the Executive Producer of thehardtimes.net, the fastest growing satire site in the world, where he created the video department from scratch, and has released hours of viral videos, web-series, and celebrity driven branded content. He received the 'Fan Choice Award' at the CBC Comedy Coup for his pilot 'Blackwater Music' and in 2017 was nominated for 'Director of the Year' at The Notable Awards. As a comedian Ryan has released two cutting edge standup specials, headlines clubs across North America, and has performed at the Just for Laughs festival, NXNE, Sirius XM's Top Comic, and toured with names like Tom Green, Steve-O, Kenny vs Spenny, The Trailer Park Boys and more. Ryan's podcast 'Fckonomics' was nominated for 'Podcast of the Year' by NOW magazine and has more than 100K downloads of it's close to 200 episodes. Lastly, Ryan was the singer of legendary punk band The Johnstones, who released 4 records on Stomp/Warner, charted at Much Music / MTV Charts, and in record sales, and toured the world from clubs to stadiums to a huge cult following. In 2019 the culmination of Ryan's successful career allowed him to immigrate to America with the 'Extraordinary Alien' Greencard where he is quickly making a name for himself in the New York club scene, and the New York podcast scene while continuing to prolifically produce content for platforms of all kinds. For more on Ryan Long - www.ryanlongcomedy.com WATCH PUT UP, SHUT UP & STAND UP LIVE EVERY SATURDAY @7PM: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHrE... PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKF-... FOLLOW PUSUSU: www.facebook.com/PutupShutupStandup https://www.instagram.com/put_up_shut...

Joining me on the next episode of It’s Bananas I have this wonderful woman, Cathy Boyd, who just released her first album! Cathy has been doing stand-up comedy for 4 years and showing that’s it’s never too late to start something amazing. She was crowned the Comedian of the North 2019 at the Thunder Bay competition winning $2,500!! Not only that, she has hosted shows at Absolute in Toronto and was supposed to middle in Ottawa until recent events. For now, she’s been writing a lot, taking it one day at a time, waiting for when the comedy venues open back up to get back on the grind. Cathy was also featured in CBC Comedy. Check it out here and her album, Wise Tracks. https://www.cbc.ca/comedy/comedy-found-me-meet-cathy-boyd-1.5628573?fbclid=IwAR08b4j1mB0BDRLflm2NnoMUbWa5EGKKpFvhJGLn-bnrM9liTt6hoBl2nT8 https://cathyboyd.hearnow.com/?fbclid=IwAR2tRjfBwdprWahYR2-nd_txomjD_Ch3L9w88Lxx0z1kY17C0ZucRPr2hqU Listen as we talk about how she started doing comedy, creating her first album, competing in festivals, Hamilton movie, Late Night show hosts, and growing up in big families. You can follow Cathy Boyd on Instagram @can_am_cathy Be sure to follow Jeremy on more updates for upcoming shows and episodes, as well as, upcoming sketches and shorts @itsjeremyfisher Check out my website or message me on Instagram @greyfishproductions if you’re looking for a video editor for YouTube or social media videos! https://bit.ly/2xLSqUh Don't forget to like and subscribe! If you would like to donate, here's a link to my PayPal! I will also give you a shout-out for those who donate any amount of monies! paypal.me/jeremyfishercomedian

Ryan Long is a Comedian and Filmmaker from Toronto, Canada, currently living and working in New York City. Ryan was the Creator, Star and Showrunner of the hit digital series 'Torontopia' on CBC Comedy, now in it's third season, and has been seen on Netflix, NBC, MTV, Fuse TV, and TheScore, to name a few. Ryan is fighting the good fight for comedy in the good ol' U.S. of A! Ryan talks about living in New York City, performing in NYC parks and working with some of the greatest comedians in NYC! Great episode! You can find Ryan on all platforms @ryanlongcomedy and check out one of his awesome podcasts "Fckonomics" and "The Boyscast with Ryan Long" available where you get your casts. Enjoy!

Christian Smith joins Jimmer Lowe for an Episode of Q’d Up. Christian Smith is an Actor, Writer, Sketch Comedian, Improviser and two time Canadian Comedy Award winner from Toronto. Christian has performed at Just For Laughs, JFL42 as well as the Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival (Best of the Fest Award winners 2017) with his sketch/improv troupe Soul Decision. You can catch their CBC Comedy web series called “Soul Decision Comedy“ online now. Christian regularly frequents the stages at BadDog comedy theatre and was named one of Mark Breslin’s Up and Coming comedians to watch in 2017. Selected Theatre: The Adventures of Tom Shadow – Factory Theatre (2017) Dead End – Factory Theatre (2016), I’ll always be there to kill you (Summerworks), Blue Moon Girls (Fringe/Best Ensemble, “NNNN”) Selected Film/Television: Workin’ Moms, The Other Half, Alias Grace, Reign, Mayday. He’s also a nice and good boy.

Leonard Chan joins Jimmer Lowe for an Episode of Q’d Up. Born and raised in Toronto, Leonard performs stand-up all across Canada. He has been heard on CBC's The Debaters, Laugh Out Loud, and Sirius/XM radio, published on CBC Comedy and the Beaverton, and seen on stage at the Winnipeg Comedy Festival, the Halifax Comedy Festival, JFL42, worked with Ronny Chieng, Rhea Butcher, and Joel Kim Booster, and was one of the New Faces at Just For Laughs in Montreal.He won the 2016 Absolute Comedy Prove You’re a Comic competition and the 2018 Comedy Brawl, besting 400 other comedians for the title. He was recently mentioned by CBC as one of the fifteen Canadian comedians to watch in 2019.His pilot, Forever Home, was one of five finalists selected for the CBC Originals Stand Up and Pitch contest at the Just For Laughs festival in 2018 and he wrote You Want It What Way: A Boy Band Tale which was recognized as one of the top shows at the 2019 Hamilton Fringe. He’s also spent a little time in the writer’s room for international TV hit Kim’s Convenience. He has two degrees in chemical engineering which he now uses only as punchlines.

Rebecca Reeds joins Jimmer Lowe for an Episode of Q’d Up. Rebecca has appeared on CBC, SiriusXM, and CBC Comedy where her clip was viewed more than 2 million times. In addition to her appearances on radio and television, Rebecca has performed at several festivals across the country including New Faces Just For Laughs, Toronto’s JFL42, Winnipeg Comedy Festival, NXNE, and the Cottage Country Comedy Festival.Website: rebeccareeds.comTwitter/ Insta: @rebeccareedsPodcast: @VWRPodcast

Tracy Hamilton joins Jimmer Lowe for an Episode of Q’d Up. Tracy Hamilton is a Toronto based stand up comedian and host of the podcast Love Is Everywhere. Her conversational style and cheerful sarcasm will make you feel as comfortable as she feels in her many cardigans. She performed in the SheDot Festival, has been published on CBC Comedy, and has opened for headlining acts such as Cameron Esposito, Kurt Braunohler, Jackie Kashian, Aparna Nancherla, Todd Glass, Chris Gethard and Baron Vaughn, among others. Her dog is also very cute.

Ryan Long is a Comedian and Filmmaker from Toronto, Canada, currently living and working in New York City. He is currently the Creator, Star and Showrunner of the hit digital series ‘Torontopia’ on CBC Comedy, now in it's third season, and has been seen on Netflix, NBC, MTV, Fuse TV, and TheScore, to name a few. Ryan also created and starred in Bite TV’s original half hour TV Series ‘Ryan Long is Challenged’, nominated for two Canadian Comedy Awards, the award nominated TV series ‘Crown the Town with Ryan Long’ on Rogers TV, and the CBC Comedy digital series 'That Guy'. Web: https://www.ryanlongcomedy.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ryanlongcomedy/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/ryanlongcomedy Twitter: https://twitter.com/ryanlongcomedy ____________________________________________ Video Episode: https://youtu.be/yosEVCy4H8A [For episodes 1-96 (AUDIO ONLY), before I started filming: https://soundcloud.com/pullingthetrigger] —WEBSTUFF— ★ https://www.markhughescomedy.com ★ To donate to the cause, and get early releases, exclusive content, discount codes, etc., visit https://www.subscribestar.com/markhughescomic —FOLLOW ME— ■ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/markhughescomic ■ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/markhughescomic/ —Gear Used— * Zoom H6: https://amzn.to/301u82y * Sony HDRCX455/B Full HD 8GB Camcorder: https://amzn.to/2T3kbAa * Shure beta 57a Supercardioid Dynamic Instrument Microphone: https://amzn.to/39UBKZ8 * Sennheiser md 46 Microphone: https://amzn.to/2N6E3yw * Shure MV88 iOS Digital Stereo Condenser Microphone for iPhone: https://amzn.to/2FzVKTb * Logitech HD Pro Webcam C920: https://amzn.to/2sZMXXY * Marshall Headphones M-ACCS-00148 Major Headphones, Pitch Black: https://amzn.to/37UzorL #comedy #covid #newyork

Dan Curtis Thompson joins Jimmer Lowe for an Episode of Q'd Up.Dan Curtis Thompson is a Toronto stand up comedian, writer and actor. Dan has made his way performing across Canada, telling jokes that his grandparents don't understand. He's been seen performing in comedy festivals such as JFL42 and KapowFest, has been seen on YTV and heard on CBC Metro 1-g. Dan produces multiple shows in Toronto such as “Fresh Start Comedy", a show for new comedians to try the craft out as well as “Comedy TOnight", a show dedicated to showcasing Toronto’s best stand up comedy.Dan is a roster member of the Absolute Comedy clubs in Ontario and is a published writer with CBC Comedy.

Andrew Lizotte joins Jimmer Lowe for an Episode of Q'd Up.Andrew Lizotte is a veteran of the Winnipeg Comedy Festival, and ODD Block festival. He appeared in their improv, local, nerd, and mood disorder galas. He has also been featured on CBC Radio's Laugh Out Loud several times and recently shot online sketch content for CBC Comedy as well. Andrew worked as a dramaturge for The Manitoba Association of Playwrights. His play “Revenge Of The Meek” was a finalist for the Harry Rintoul Award at the 2015 Winnipeg Fringe Festival. His play “Hack” was featured at the 2016 Carol Shields Festival. Andrew also wrote for the Winnipeg sketch television program “Week Thus Far”, has written for websites like ShowbizMonkeys.com and received a community outreach award for his writing on the radio drama “At the Monarch's Convenience.” He studied improv for many years, and completed the intensive program at the world famous Improv Olympic in Chicago. As well as other intensives with Keven McDonald, and Paul Bellini of Kids In The Hall. Andrew is also a graduate of the Second City Long Form, Writing and Sketch Conservatory. His comedy show Stupid Fancy, runs monthly at Comedy Bar in Toronto, and was just nominated for an independent comedy award (I Heart Jokes).

Steven Vlahos Steven is an actor/creator based out of Toronto. His mom thinks he’s a really nice guy, but don’t let that fool you, he’s also an infamously known bad boy. He can lift upwards of 30 pounds, but Steven knows that muscles don’t make the man, which is why his only life aspiration is to make all of your dreams come true. He is also a co-founder and associate producer of The Theatre Circuit and one half of Nose Bros Comedy (an improv, sketch and clown duo). Steven attended the Humber Theatre Performance program, and has performed in numerous theatre, tv, and film productions since graduating. You can catch him hosting “Bad Improv” at the Imperial pub or playing different comedy shows in the city with Nose Bros. He was recently seen playing Pratt in Judith Thompson’s new play ,Who Killed Snow White? at 4th Line Theatre. He was also seen as Roy in Brandon Crone’s Turtleneck (Some more theatre credits include: The Last Performance (Nose Bros), Sister Act: The Musical (Lower Ossington Theatre), Inch Of Your Life: Episode One (The Theatre Dept.) . Recent Film and TV: Goodnight Sleep Tight (Evelyn Eleven Prod.) WAYNE (YouTube Premium) Fear Thy Neighbour (Bad Movie Prod.) Murder Wall (Our House Media) 100 Days to Victory (HISTORY channel).Jonathan Sconza Jonathan is a Toronto based performer, voice actor, clown, improvisor and D&D player. He has performed in an award winning production of The Stranger (DLT), has starred in every production of The Secret Sessions Movie Experience since its inception (Anchorman, Casablanca, Shaun of the Dead, The Princess Bride, and Ghostbusters), and played Sam Catelli in the Inch of your Life Trilogy. You can catch him hosting late night comedy shows such as Bad Improv and Beer Beer Comedy Show. He is the co-founder of Nose Bros, a clown, improv and sketch duo. He is also a co-founder and associate producer of The Theatre Circuit (A theatre company devoted to producing new, Toronto-centric work). In addition to his theatre credits, Jonathan has also voiced animated characters in Gary and His Demons, (CBC Comedy) and in Dog and Pony (Discovery Kids) He was a Worlds Biggest Improv Tournament semi-finalist, holds a national gold medal from the Canadian Improv Games, an intermediate actor combatant certificate (with distinction), and a Hnatyshyn Award nomination.Bad Improv April 9, 2020 The Imperial Pub Tickets $5 at the door Doors at 7:30, show at 8 Sign up to play at the door.

Comedian Leonard Chan joins Jimmer Lowe to talk about his start in Comedy, the business side of Canadian Comedy and his time performing for a Biker Gang Bachelor Party. Born and raised in Toronto, Leonard performs stand-up all across Canada. He has been heard on CBC's The Debaters, Laugh Out Loud, and Sirius/XM radio, published on CBC Comedy and the Beaverton, and seen on stage at the Winnipeg Comedy Festival, the Halifax Comedy Festival, JFL42, worked with Ronny Chieng, Rhea Butcher, and Joel Kim Booster, and was one of the New Faces at Just For Laughs in Montreal.He won the 2016 Absolute Comedy Prove You’re a Comic competition and the 2018 Comedy Brawl, besting 400 other comedians for the title. He was recently mentioned by CBC as one of the fifteen Canadian comedians to watch in 2019.His pilot, Forever Home, was one of five finalists selected for the CBC Originals Stand Up and Pitch contest at the Just For Laughs festival in 2018 and he wrote You Want It What Way: A Boy Band Tale which was recognized as one of the top shows at the 2019 Hamilton Fringe. He’s also spent a little time in the writer’s room for international TV hit Kim’s Convenience. He has two degrees in chemical engineering which he now uses only as punchlines.

This week we are joined by the very smart and hilarious Ryan Long. He is a Comedian and Filmmaker from Toronto, Canada, currently living and working in New York City. He is currently the Creator, Star and Showrunner of the hit digital series ‘Torontopia’ on CBC Comedy, now in it's third season, and has been seen on Just for Laughs, Netflix, NBC, MTV, Fuse TV, and TheScore, to name a few. Ryan also created and starred in Bite TV’s original half hour TV Series ‘Ryan Long is Challenged’, nominated for two Canadian Comedy Awards, the award nominated TV series ‘Crown the Town with Ryan Long’ on Rogers TV, and the CBC Comedy digital series 'That Guy'. Ryan is the Head of Video at thehardtimes.net, the fastest growing satire site in the world, where he created the video department from scratch, and has released hours of viral videos, web-series, and celebrity driven branded content.  Ryan has now amassed more than 30 Million views on the web, received the 'Fan Choice Award' at the CBC Comedy Coup for his pilot 'Blackwater Music' and in 2017 was nominated for 'Director of the Year' at The Notable Awards. His resume is flat out impressive. We talked about comedy, the extremes in today's culture and more! Tune in, if you dig it, SUBSCRIBE!

Darren Springer is one of the producers of the weekly comedy show Ossington Comedy. His humor writing has appeared in CBC Comedy, The Beaverton, and Splitsider. He is also the host of the upcoming standup show I Own 12 Hot Tubs, happening Tuesday April 23 at 8 PM at Comedy Bar.

Comedian/Writer/Actor Cara Connors brought so much passion for her vision and what she wants to accomplish to the show. I love being around people who are passionate about what they do. It is energizing, inspiring, and reminds you of what is possible in your own life. Sometimes as artists we can fall into the mindset of feeling like we need to be validated or given the permission to ask to be “seen” out of fear of stepping on someone’s toes. Cara blows the lid off of this type of thinking and I could not agree more! At one point in the interview, we were discussing contacting people for opportunities and “jumping the line” so to speak, and Cara proclaimed, “Let them tell me, no, ‘cause I am not going to tell myself no!”.  How often are a daily basis are you telling yourself no? Cara has only been doing comedy for a few years and in that time she has accomplished a lot. She openly shared her goals and dreams with me and does not see any reason why her or anyone else should not proclaim what they want aloud and go for it, “A lot of people I notice don’t like to vocalize what their actual goals are because they don’t want to say that my dream is to do A, B, or C because then if I don’t achieve it, how embarrassing… and I’m like..Go crazy! I think it’s embarrassing to not do that and to be scared of something that hasn’t happened!”  Put it out there! Maybe you’ll reach your goal, maybe you won’t but one thing is for sure you will never get there by thinking about it. I hope you play this one last quote from Cara in your head on a daily basis, “I don’t think there is anything that I don’t deserve to do and I don’t think there is anything that anyone else doesn’t deserve to do.” Get out there and get your ask in gear! In this episode: the hilariously wonderful things we get asked to do in commercial auditions how to get around your head junk and learn to ask for what you want Why you need to declare your dreams and goals What she believes makes great comedy   A Little about Cara: Cara Connors, a native Chicagoan turned Canadian, is a regular contributing writer for CBC Comedy, just filmed her first major television taping for the Winnipeg Comedy Festival this past April, and is currently creating and starring in a series of original digital sketches for CBC Comedy.  In just two short years, Cara has quickly established herself as one of the fastest rising and hardest working new talents on the Canadian comedy scene. Cara is a recent graduate of the Second City Conservatory, can be heard on Sirius XM’s Canada Laughs, was first runner-up at the prestigious She-Devil Comedy Festival in New York City, and was a headliner at the Chicago Women’s Funny Festival.  Her sketch duo “Only One of Us Is Jewish” performed at this year’s Toronto Sketchfest as well as the Big City Improv Festival. Cara also hosts a weekly stand-up show, was nominated for the “Best Female Rookie Comedian” at the I Heart Jokes Awards, and a short film she co-starred in was selected as an official nominee for “Best Short Film” at the Canadian Comedy Awards and as a Top 20 finalist for Kevin Hart's Laugh Out Loud Short Film contest as a part of this year's Just For Laughs. Cara has performed in Chicago, New York City, and Montreal and has appeared in multiple national commercials. She is known for her bold, high-energy performances that mix character-driven stories, biting wit, and absurdist takes on the everyday struggles of modern life. Twitter: @connors_cara Instagram: @caraconnorscomedy

Friends of the Show episode 39 with Darren Springer @DarrenDSpringer “You can never quarantine the past.” (Pavement, “Gold Soundz”) Darren is a funny and nice comedian from Toronto, whom I met around the Toronto comedy scene, for Darren lives comedy, he does funny writing, great articles for CBC Comedy, hilarious Facebook status updates and tweets, … Continue reading "FOTS 39 @DarrenDSpringer’s Five Celebrity Wives"

We end 2017 with a Fem TV minisode featuring Catherine Reitman. Many know her from her roles on Black-ish and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. In Canada, she’s creator, executive producer, star, and director of the CBC comedy Workin’ Moms. Season 2 begins in January 2018, and earlier this week, a special prequel episode aired that featured a couple of the characters in their younger days. Fem TV will be back with new episodes in 2018. Wishing everyone the best of the holiday season! Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Play | Stitcher | RSS Contact + Follow: Email | Twitter | Facebook | YouTube Fem TV is part of Permanent RCRD, an independent podcast network based in Austin, TX, focused on producing high quality shows for TV and pop culture obsessives.

Marito Lopez is a hilarious stand up comedian so much fun to watch, and an all around great guy. He's a touring comic that has also performed at the Just For Laughs festival in Montreal. He has a comedy rap group called Runnin' At The Mouth that has two albums out and they've made a bunch of vids for CBC Comedy. Go watch those and bop your head! We had a great chat. Lots of a fun. Enjoy!   Follow Marito @FMaritoL   Follow the show @UtopiaToMe   Follow Chris @chrislockefun Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ned Petrie is a writer, actor, and 6-time Canadian Comedy Award nominee. Currently, he is a regular on the upcoming TV seriesBlindSighted (AMI / Breakthrough) and Gary & His Demons (Blue Ant Media). Ned was previously a writer and co-star on the animated series Night Sweats (Teletoon) and the creator of The Panel Show (CBC Radio). He has been featured at such live comedy festivals as Just For Laughs Toronto, Sketchfest NYC, NXNE, Chicago Sketchfest, Montreal Sketchfest, and Toronto Sketchfest. You can check out his writing on The Beaverton, CBC Comedy and Twitter @NedPetrie.

The Toronto Star built an entire exposé on female genital mutilation based predominantly around a mid-level civil servant's email from three years ago.  Also, CBC Comedy is so unfunny it's funny. Or is that the other way around? Either way, a former member of Kellie Leitch's team has made it his mission to bring it down. Writer/broadcaster, and producer Naheed Mustafa joins us. Support CANADALAND: http://canadalandshow.com/join See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Toronto has had recent success with CBC Comedy and their hit collection of web series. Terrific Women is the latest popular comedy show starring creators Sara Hennessey and Stephanie Kaliner. We find out what it's like to work on a hit original series, working alongside some of the best Toronto talent, and which cocktails from the 1970s sound the most appealing. Steph Kaliner Twitter Sara Hennessey Twitter Terrific Women Trouble In Saradise www.SaraHennessey.com

Joel Buxton has provided comedic writing for This Hour Has 22 Minutes (CBC) and Because News (CBC Radio 1). He writes for children's animation, including Inspector Gadget (DHX) and Cupcake & Dinosaur (eOne). He has appeared on television shows such as The Beaverton (CTV) and CMT Select (CMT), and writes for Reader's Digest, VICE, Frank ‘N Funny Greeting Cards, and CBC Comedy. Joel has performed stand-up comedy at festivals such as JFL42, NxNE, and Field Trip Music Festival. He is an alumni of the award-winning sketch collective The Sketchersons, and also performs sketch with The Junkyard Dukes. Their self-titled album is available on iTunes. Joel recently assistant directed the Second City mainstage's 79th revue, Everything is Great Again. Joel is also a songwriter and musician with the group Brunswick Project. Their YouTube Channel “Animal Songs” has generated over two million views. Follow him on Twitter @JoelBuxton

We all remember the original 1967 Spider-Man cartoon (you know the one with the catchy theme song) but did you know that all the dialogue for the series was recorded in Toronto and Paul Soles, the voice of Peter Parker/Spider-Man, is not only still around, but still acting at 86-years-young as the star of the new CBC Comedy web series, My 90-year-old Roommate? The legend comes by to spill secrets from the production of Spider-Man, including the fact that the voice acting company for all the original Marvel cartoons – Spider-Man, The Hulk, Captain America, Iron Man, Marvel Superheroes and more – was originally put together during the production of the Rankin/Bass stop-motion animation classic Rudolph the Red-Nose Reindeer where Paul starred as Hermey the Elf. Fast forward into the 2000s and Paul inadvertently found himself a member of the Marvel Cinematic Universe thanks to a live-action bit part in 2008's The Incredible Hulk and a prior relationship with star Edward Norton. This episode of Speech Bubble is sponsored by Hairy Tarantula.Paul Soles' bio – The Canadian Encyclopedia Paul Soles' IMDBSpider-Man (1967) – Full EpisodesMy 90-year-old Roommate – CBC ComedyRudolph the Red-Nose Reindeer 1964 TV Special (Full Movie) Paul Soles and Edward Norton (The Incredible Hulk deleted scene) The Score – Robert De Niro, Edward Norton, Marlon Brando and Paul Soles (Full Movie)Paul Soles CBC Interview (1987)CBC's Take 30 – Adrienne Clarkson and Paul Soles in Swingin' London (1966)

Ethan Cole has recently garnered success for writing and starring in the CBC Comedy webseries, My 90-Year-Old Roommate. Cole has been working hard developing content with Slow Clap and co-creator Josh Shultz after their hit YouTube series Explaining Things to my Grandfather. With the success of shows like Letterkenny, the current trend is for Canadian broadcasters to pick up and further develop good independent content, already on the web, with a built-in audience. Ethan Cole's Twitter Ethan Cole's Instagram My 90-Year-Old Roommate Explaining Things to my Grandfather Slow Clap

On this episode, guest host Ashey Csanady and Vicky Mochama look at CBC's recently launched comedy portal and wonders if it's relevant and, you know, funny. Also, a preliminary look into Shattered Mirror, the recently-released examination of the state of Canadian media from the Public Policy Forum. Vicky Mochama is the national columnist for Metro News.Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jeremy Woodcock is one of Toronto’s secret comedic weapons. A writer for This Hour Has 22 Minutes and CBC Comedy, Jeremy has worked hard in sketch and improv leading to these well deserved opportunities. Jeremy’s docu-series, The Urbane Explorer, highlights his charm and wit while he exposes Toronto’s plethora of adventures. A must watch for any lover of dry humour done right!