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  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...

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  JFL42 Review: 'Comedy Bang! Bang!' Conjures Improvised Joy

  Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Toronto ON, September 20

  PUBLISHED Sep 21, 2019

  Capping off a couple of busy days at JFL42, including staging his Threedom podcast with Lauren Lapkus and Paul F. Tompkins, and promoting h...

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  JFL42 Review: Nick Kroll Sheds His Famous Characters and Reveals Himself

  Meridian Hall, Toronto, ON, September 20

  PUBLISHED Sep 21, 2019

  "I can't believe he wore blackface," Nick Kroll said suddenly and out of nowhere, prompting a roar from Canadians who are currently being l...

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  JFL42 Review: 'Threedom' Podcast Tangents Are, in Fact, the Destination

  Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Toronto, ON, September 19

  PUBLISHED Sep 20, 2019

  Improvising geniuses Lauren Lapkus, Paul F. Tompkins and Scott Aukerman staged their Threedom podcast at JFL42, giving listeners pretty muc...

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  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...

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  Lizzo

  Budweiser Stage, Toronto ON, September 19

  PUBLISHED Sep 20, 2019

  Going to a Lizzo concert is like going to a self-help retreat.   The 31-year old singer punctuated each song during last night's (September...

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  Massive Attack

  Meridian Hall, Toronto ON, September 18

  PUBLISHED Sep 19, 2019

  Massive Attack have never seemed particularly interested in nostalgia. Their music tends to speak to a particular moment or, in the case of...

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  Fontaines D.C.

  Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto ON, September 13

  PUBLISHED Sep 14, 2019

  Grian Chatten is a nervous watch. The disheveled but dogged frontman of Fontaines D.C. stalked onto the stage at the Phoenix Concert Theatr...