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Dark Comedy Festival: Maria Bamford
Royal Theatre, Toronto ON, November 6
PUBLISHED Nov 8, 2014
Toronto's Dark Comedy Festival would seem the ideal setting for a Maria Bamford show, because she comes from a dark place. Fans of hers wil...
Norm Macdonald
Burton Cummings Theatre, Winnipeg MB, November 7
PUBLISHED Nov 8, 2014
They packed the rafters at the historic Burton Cummings Theatre Friday night to see Norm Macdonald crack wise and pontificate about life, d...
JFL42 Seth Meyers
Sony Centre, Toronto ON Sept. 27
PUBLISHED Sep 29, 2014
Though not really lauded as stand-up, Seth Meyers totally owned his early set, pacing the stage like a seasoned pro, armed with some really...
JFL Broad City
Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Toronto ON, September 27
PUBLISHED Sep 28, 2014
The last thing Ilana Glazer said to the packed house at Toronto's Queen Elizabeth Theatre was, "This might have been more fun for us than f...
JFL42 Paul F. Tompkins
Randolph Theatre, Toronto ON, September 24
PUBLISHED Sep 26, 2014
Paul F. Tompkins really loves his wife. It's an endearing thing to listen to him talk about, and he's unapologetic about it. You realize, b...
JFL42 Pete Holmes
Randolph Theatre, Toronto ON, September 25
PUBLISHED Sep 26, 2014
"This is one of my favourite jokes," Pete Holmes said of more than one bit in his JFL set, his face already contorted with laughter. Most c...
JFL42 Tig Notaro
Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Toronto ON, September 24
PUBLISHED Sep 25, 2014
"I'd like to tell you a story about the time I should have been molested," is how comic Tig Notaro began her first JFL42 set in Toronto thi...
JFL 42 Tim Minchin
Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Toronto ON, September 20
PUBLISHED Sep 21, 2014
Those unfamiliar with Tim Minchin's work might feel the urge to draw comparisons to other artists. Syd Barrett meets Mark Russell? A cheeki...