Articles by Hershal Pandya
JFL42 Review: Byron Bowers Marries Heavy and Light During an Hour About Duality
Rivoli, Toronto ON, September 28
PUBLISHED Sep 29, 2019
Byron Bowers has the makings of a great one-man show on his hands. He has a number of large set pieces around which to orient his act, a fe...
JFL42 Review: Nate Bargatze Is in Command of His Comedic Voice
Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Toronto ON, September 26
PUBLISHED Sep 27, 2019
Comics experience the world on two planes at once: taking in the same sights and sounds as the rest of us, they're constantly filtering the...
JFL42 Review: Michelle Wolf Dazzles with a Viscerally Funny New Hour
Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Toronto ON, September 24
PUBLISHED Sep 26, 2019
At the risk of sounding a bit reductive, Michelle Wolf is really funny. Admittedly, this isn't the most profound insight, but I make this p...
JFL42 Review: Vir Das Impresses With a Thematically Compelling Hour
Royal Theatre, Toronto ON, September 23
PUBLISHED Sep 25, 2019
"Those are all the generic opening jokes I have. Can I go to my material now?" Vir Das asked the crowd abruptly, just a couple of minutes i...
JFL42 Review: Sam Morril's Joke Density Nearly Overwhelms the Audience
The Garrison, Toronto ON, September 20
PUBLISHED Sep 21, 2019
Is the purpose of comedy to "push boundaries" or "speak truth to power"? At the Garrison on Friday night, Sam Morril made a strong case tha...
JFL42 Review: Ronny Chieng Shows Flashes During an Unfocused Set
Royal Theatre, Toronto ON, September 19
PUBLISHED Sep 20, 2019
To the extent that there were problems with Ronny Chieng's set at the Royal Theatre on Thursday night, none of them had to do with the stre...
Lil Rel Howery
JFL42, Toronto ON, September 29
PUBLISHED Sep 30, 2018
Taking into account that the goals of a fulfilling conversation don't always overlap neatly with those of an entertaining performance, watc...
Chris Gethard
JFL42, Toronto ON, September 28
PUBLISHED Sep 29, 2018
Performing for an enthusiastic crowd at the Winter Garden Theatre, Chris Gethard sought to issue a reminder that perfection is an unattaina...
