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Scott Thompson
Yuk Yuk's, Ottawa ON, October 19
PUBLISHED Oct 20, 2017
On the precipice of recording his first standup album, Scott Thompson treated the Thursday night Ottawa audience to a fully formed and fles...
Jay Pharoah
JFL42, Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Toronto ON, September 29
PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2017
Known for his six-year tenure on Saturday Night Live, Jay Pharoah has undeniably made it in comedy. Having said that, he's now at a turning...
Mike Birbiglia
JFL42, Sony Centre, Toronto ON, September 29
PUBLISHED Sep 30, 2017
A renowned long-form storytelling comedian, Mike Birbiglia went all in for The New One, a sprawling tale about how he and his wife tried to...
Tim & Eric
JFL42, Sony Centre, Toronto ON, September 29
PUBLISHED Sep 30, 2017
Headlining the penultimate night of Toronto's ten-day JFL42 Festival, Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim brought their "10 Year Anniversary Aw...
The Alternative Show with Andy Kindler
JFL42, Second City, Toronto ON, September 28
PUBLISHED Sep 29, 2017
Andy Kindler was on fire for the third of five Alternative Shows at JFL42 this week. It was a somewhat smaller crowd than the previous nigh...
Gina Yashere
JFL42, Comedy Bar, Toronto ON, September 27
PUBLISHED Sep 28, 2017
Launched onto the Comedy Bar stage without a host or opening act, Brit Gina Yashere was ready to do some comedic heavy lifting right off th...
Beth Stelling
JFL42, Royal Theatre, Toronto ON, September 27
PUBLISHED Sep 28, 2017
A gifted comedian, Beth Stelling experimented with a good chunk of new material during her early JFL42 show and the result was an uneven se...
Chris Locke
JFL42, Comedy Bar, Toronto ON, September 27
PUBLISHED Sep 28, 2017
Hyped up for his hometown headlining show, Chris Locke was a whirling dervish of jokes and ideas at JFL42. He possesses a rare self-conscio...