Articles by Julianna Romanyk

Boast Rattle

Mainline Theatre, Montreal QC, July 26

PUBLISHED Jul 27, 2017

When Roast Battle began in 2013 in Los Angeles, it felt like the renaissance of comedic roasting. Once the roast had cast off the fantasti...

Ryan Belleville and Friends

Comedy Bar, Toronto ON, July 22

PUBLISHED Jul 24, 2017

In order to make new material, every comedian has to talk through new ideas on stage. It's a messy process regardless of the performer's ag...

Arj Barker

Comedy Bar, Toronto ON, July 14

PUBLISHED Jul 15, 2017

In the tradition of comics ranging from Carlin to Rogan, Arj Barker is another great example of stoner intellectual standup. With wit being...

Ian Karmel

Comedy Bar, Toronto ON, June 23

PUBLISHED Jun 24, 2017

Ian Karmel is big in every sense of the word; he's physically large and tall and he's one of the founding main writers of the hugely succes...

Tammy Pescatelli

Finding the Funny

PUBLISHED Jun 20, 2017

In Finding the Funny, Tammy Pescatelli makes her identity very clear: she's a Sicilian-American woman with a family, and she's definitely n...

Jimmy Pardo

Comedy Bar, Toronto ON, June 9

PUBLISHED Jun 10, 2017

"I never stop talking." Jimmy Pardo said in the middle of one of his last anecdotes. He's definitely not wrong: Pardo can bounce through se...

Chris Gethard Discusses His 'Career Suicide,' Podcasting With Strangers and His Love of Canada

PUBLISHED May 29, 2017

Chris Gethard is a paradox. He describes himself as "unintimidating" and admits that "almost everything makes [him] sad," but his actions a...

Todd Glass

Comedy Bar, Toronto ON, May 25

PUBLISHED May 27, 2017

Even if you didn't look at the marquee as you walked in, you could tell that Todd Glass was performing at Comedy Bar. The observational alt...