Articles by Hershal Pandya

Hannibal Buress

JFL42, Toronto ON, September 27

PUBLISHED Sep 28, 2018

Leading up to the release of his 2016 special, Comedy Camisado, Hannibal Buress joked in interviews about choosing this title because, much...

Joe Mande

JFL42, Toronto ON, September 26

PUBLISHED Sep 27, 2018

With the swaths of comedians who hold down steady jobs working in TV writers' rooms, it's not uncommon for comedy fans to notice a striking...

Chris Gethard Discusses 'Nanette,' Being the Sad Guy, and How His Podcast 'Beautiful Stories From Anonymous People' Has Influenced His Comedy

PUBLISHED Sep 26, 2018

Taking stock of the tidal wave of think pieces that has swept the internet since the release of Hannah Gadsby's Nanette, it's a bit puzzlin...

James Davis

JFL42, Toronto ON, September 24

PUBLISHED Sep 25, 2018

Leaving James Davis's show at the Royal Theatre on Monday night, you'd be forgiven for wondering when some of his jokes were written. "I'm...

Nirvanna the Band the Show the Panel

JFL42, Toronto ON, September 22

PUBLISHED Sep 23, 2018

"I don't know anyone who is kind of into our show," Matt Johnson said halfway through Saturday afternoon's panel discussion about Nirvanna...

James Acaster

JFL42, Toronto ON, September 20

PUBLISHED Sep 21, 2018

Assessing James Acaster's JFL42 performance in Toronto last night, the question is how to effectively capture the proverbial lightning in a...

James Acaster Discusses the Success of 'Repertoire' and Bringing New Show 'Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999' to JFL42

PUBLISHED Sep 19, 2018

In March, Netflix released James Acaster's Repertoire, a fittingly titled series that introduced the world outside of the U.K. to James Aca...