Funny Girl
Tig Notaro has had a hell of a ride, but it pretty much made her career. She was a relatively unknown comic when, in four short months in 2012, she came down with pneumonia, caught C-difficile, buried...
View ArticleRoyally scattered
The Thursday night Britcom show at this year's Just For Laughs illustrated the problematic nature of programming a night of comedy based on the performers all being from the same country. There was no...
View ArticleThem’s fighting words
Charles Demers is not your ordinary warrior. His one-man militia encompasses multiple battlegrounds through his writings, stand-up comedy, activism, and regular performances on CBC's The Debaters....
View ArticleWomen comedians create space in a man’s world
Cruising the comedy festivals of Montreal this year, I experienced my yearly excitement at the Just For Laughs line-up and the fledgling talent at Zoofest. This… The post Women comedians create space...
View ArticleBubby is funny
Veteran Just for Laughs comics Mike Ward and Deanne Smith travel to the depths of Cote-St-Luc to sit down for an intimate "Evening" with my Bubby Sophie. She jokes, she sings, she tries to force feed...
View ArticleBlokes du pays
"Those who ignores the lessons of the pasta are doomed to repeat it.” This Saturday, satirical musical duo Bowser and Blue celebrate three-and-a-half decades of laughing at life in la belle province....
View ArticleFat chance
According to Steve Larkin, the secret to his success is oxygen. Plenty of it - rushing around other people's blood. His theory goes like this: If you want people to enjoy themselves they need oxygen....
View ArticleMontreal gets ready to romp
Just For Laughs announced its 2014 festival lineup this week, showing once again why Montreal's summer romp is the biggest comedy festival in the world. The post Montreal gets ready to romp appeared...
View ArticleByron’s Fringe picks: Sight Unseen!
Lost in the heaps of Fringe potential? Theatre critic Byron Toben has covered all 23 Montreal Fringes. He offers his picks of what not to miss at this year's fest. The post Byron’s Fringe picks: Sight...
View ArticleDerek Seguin: Nasty and nice
In the lead-up to next month's Just for Laughs festival, Rover is highlighting local comics performing at this year's event. First up in our series: Derek Seguin. The post Derek Seguin: Nasty and nice...
View ArticleJess Salomon: From law to laughter
The Charter of Values. Stephen Harper. Mattress ads. Dating women. UN prosecutor-turned-comic Jess Salomon has opinions - one hour of them, this weekend at Fringe. The post Jess Salomon: From law to...
View ArticleKate Conner: From cult to comedy
Fleeing her family's cult at age 19, Montreal comic Kate Conner's path to comedy wasn't an easy one, but the mother of 4 thinks she's got it figured out: just don't look down. The post Kate Conner:...
View ArticleMelting pot bursts with laughter
With the Charter of Values behind us, it's time to lay back and take the piss out of our differences, and the Ethnic Show at Just for Laughs is just what the doctor ordered. The post Melting pot bursts...
View ArticleDown Under for a gay old time
With Wil Anderson hosting and fresh acts each night, every evening of JFL's Stand Up Down Under will likely be different, but the opening was a gay old time. The post Down Under for a gay old time...
View ArticleOne plus one equals countless laughs
With Al Madrigal and Jimmy Carr at JFL, we get one night, two very different solo stand-up gigs, and laughs beyond counting. It's a good time of year to be in Montreal. The post One plus one equals...
View ArticleCarmichael and Glaser do JFL
One will leave you on the edge of your seat with a grimace, the other nestled neatly, barely able to sip your beer between laughs: Jerrod Carmichael and Nikki Glaser at JFL. The post Carmichael and...
View ArticleRover’s best of the rest of JFL
Just for Laughs is rollicking towards its end. With its final weekend here so soon, Rover took a breather between the laughs to give you a rundown of the best of the rest (of the fest). The post...
View ArticleJFL goes back to Black
Lewis Black was back at JFL and incensed as ever, as he trained his sarcasm-bathed rant on the ills of American society. Is he gonna burst? Is there a doctor in the room? The post JFL goes back to...
View ArticleHA-studded galas close JFL with bang
With arguably the greatest stand-up comic on Earth as host and an incredible line-up, there was not a dip in momentum or energy the whole night for JFL's final weekend. The post HA-studded galas close...
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