Articles by Vish Khanna

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...

This Funny Week in Funny Tweets: September 20, 2019

PUBLISHED Sep 21, 2019

A commemorative Leonard Cohen stamp, Sean Spicer goes camp, Alexa warps a little scamp, George Carlin was a champ, and much more from this...

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...

This Funny Week in Funny Tweets: September 13, 2019

PUBLISHED Sep 14, 2019

When films are Tarantined, a man's hand should be cleaned, #PresidentPussyAssBitch is queened, new #SNL hires should really be screened, an...

Iggy Pop Breaks 'Free'

PUBLISHED Sep 12, 2019

"I wouldn't mind if it was a closing chapter," Iggy Pop says about his haunting new album, the decidedly not-rock Free.   The 72-year-old i...

This Funny Week in Funny Tweets: September 6, 2019

PUBLISHED Sep 7, 2019

The most secret sauce, a rollercoaster cellphone toss, Lizzo says bye like a boss, Anna Kendrick on why ghosting isn't your loss, and much...

Iggy Pop

Free

PUBLISHED Sep 6, 2019

Exploring the concept of personal freedom in a manner that's direct and musically sparse, Iggy Pop is reflective and resolute on his compel...

The Messthetics

Anthropocosmic Nest

PUBLISHED Sep 5, 2019

After some serious road work around the world, Washington, DC instrumental trio the Messthetics have outdone their 2018 debut simply by get...