June 18, 2013

Archive of: Comic Stripped

Clean comics, dirty comics: can’t we all just get along?

Clean comics, dirty comics: can’t we all just get along?

A show booked into Peterborough’s Showplace Theatre in April advertised itself as the No Foul Language Standup Comedy Tour. The cutline is...

To nobody’s surprise, Jim Carrey’s wild anti-gun video enrages Americans

To nobody’s surprise, Jim Carrey’s wild anti-gun video enrages Americans

Deport Jim Carrey! That’s the rallying cry of certain factions of the American right aiming to have our hometown hero banned from the U.S. for making fun of the Second Amendment — that’s the...

Toronto’s 10 most influential comedians

Toronto’s 10 most influential comedians

You could call Toronto Comedy City, and you wouldn’t be far wrong. The influential and groundbreaking comedy to come out of Hogtown is staggering.

Comic Stripped: the art of the heckle in the modern age

Comic Stripped: the art of the heckle in the modern age

Watching the movie Lincoln, Steven Spielberg’s biopic of the 16th U.S. president, I was fascinated by the scenes that took place in Congress. There would be a representative pleading his case,...

Comic Stripped: Jay Brown, Toronto’s comedy metalhead, is ready for prime time

Comic Stripped: Jay Brown, Toronto’s comedy metalhead, is ready for prime time

The emcee is the first comic the audience sees, and the emcee becomes the voice of the show and the representative of the club. It’s a job I used to do myself, but since I’ve retired from...

Wacky new Canadian game show tame by modern standards

Wacky new Canadian game show tame by modern standards

Why is the only new Comedy Channel show this year a remake of the Match Game?

Emerging comedians tap into Web to power creativity

Emerging comedians tap into Web to power creativity

Check out Bill and Sons Towing, one of many new online projects showcasing T.O. talent

Comedian showing signs of comeback

Comedian showing signs of comeback

One of many capital city comics that have gone on to great acclaim

Groundbreaking comic Phyllis Diller created a lasting legacy

Groundbreaking comic Phyllis Diller created a lasting legacy

There would be no Andrea Martin and Catherine O’Hara if it weren’t for this legend

David Suzuki ready to make his stand-up debut?

David Suzuki ready to make his stand-up debut?

This month’s Just For Laughs festival featuring Louis C.K. is full of surprises