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Freaks in the Forest

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An unlikely family grows in the woods of Northern Ontario in Alain Mercieca's new play Ogoki Nights Part Deux: Lifer

by Lora Mathis
22.10.2011

Ah, summer. The season of sunshine, mosquitoes, and….tree planting? For Alain Mercieca, this quintessentially Canadian activity defines summertime and is the subject of his newest play, Ogoki Nights Part Deux: Lifer. Lifer is the sequel to Mercieca’s first play, Ogoki Nights, which followed a group of tree planters in Northern Ontario. The sequel brings this [...]

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Standing up for Himself

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Saturday Night Live writer John Mulaney steps out from behind the scenes at Just For Laughs

by Jeremy Moses
28.07.2011

John Mulaney is one funny man. You may only know him from his stand-up clips on YouTube about his obsession with Law & Order, or about playing Tom Jones on repeat at a Chicago diner. But Mulaney is much more than a stand-up. Serving as a writer at Saturday Night Live, he is responsible for [...]

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Laying all the way back

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New York City’s Hannibal Buress is the best funniest friend you never had, at Just For Laughs

by Jeremy Moses
26.07.2011

Hannibal Buress is a laidback dude. Those are his words, by the way. And it’s true – if you only take one thing away from his show, “The Hannibal Montanabal Experience” (great name for a show or greatest name for a show?), it’s that he’s one chilled out comedian.

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Class Acts, Enraptured Audience

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Montreal Sketch Comedy Festival, Théâtre Ste-Catherine

by Jake Freekin Smith
22.05.2011

My face hurts.  My face freekin’ hurts.  I laughed so hard and so long at tonight’s show that my face actually hurts.  And the closing show of the Montreal Sketch Comedy Festival at Théâtre Ste-Catherine has been over for 2 hours.

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Shoeless Dancing Elephants

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Montreal Sketch Comedy Festival, Théâtre Ste-Catherine

by Jake Freekin Smith
20.05.2011

Thursday’s Sketch Fest host Eman kicked the show off solidly with some grounded and personally driven stand-up. She took the stage with confidence and was no stranger to her craft.  From the way she delivered her stories to the way she riffed off of the audience, you could tell she was right at home.

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Hump-Day Humour

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Montreal Sketch Comedy Festival, Théâtre Ste-Catherine

by Amanda De Souza
19.05.2011

The third night of the Montreal Sketch Comedy Festival began with hosts Mooseman and Tweeter thanking the night’s sponsor, “Alcohol: Making comedy funnier since the beginning of time.” All suited up with beers in hand, the two announced they had worked hard to groom their facial hair, sporting mustaches especially for the event. This duo [...]

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Three-Legged Cats and Spring Friskies

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Montreal Sketch Comedy Festival, Théâtre Ste-Catherine

by Megan Stewart
18.05.2011

“Let’s do some culture!” announces Moonshits McGee, tonight’s “vaudevillian” host for the second evening of the Montreal Sketch Comedy Fest at Théâtre Ste-Catherine. Moonshits, wearing duct-taped glasses and an ill-fitting, scarlet tuxedo is most excited about the “eclectism” of the acts, and is bringing his “A-Material” in honour of the night.

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Comedic Investments

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Montreal Sketch Comedy Festival, Théâtre Ste-Catherine

by Amanda De Souza
17.05.2011

The opening night of the 6th Annual Montreal Sketch Comedy festival did not disappoint. Viewers were treated to a grab bag of everything comedy from hysterical video montages, scripted and improv sketches and even witty one- liners in between set changes.

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