News Bill Cosby Tried to Appeal His Sexual Assault Conviction and Failed Last year, disgraced comedy star Bill Cosby was sentenced to spend three to 10 years in prison. The sentencing came after he was convicted o...
News Vancouver's JFL NorthWest Reveals Initial Lineup with Bill Burr, Hannah Gadsby Vancouver's Just for Laughs festival is returning to action in 2020, and organizers have now revealed the initial group of acts set to play...
News TOSketchfest Benefit Concert Gets Bruce McCulloch, Aurora Browne Facing financial challenges ahead of its 2020 edition, the Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival has gathered some Canadian star power from the wor...
News Noel Fielding Is Making a Netflix Show About a Magical Record Player Noel Fielding has spent recent years offering up some conservatively colourful outfits as the co-host of The Great British Bake-Off, but he'...
News 'Letterkenny' Star K. Trevor Wilson Celebrates 'Christmas with a K' on New Album Though the seventh season of Letterkenny only recently premiered, star K. Trevor Wilson is gearing for another imminent season in announcing...
News Judd Apatow Speaks Out About Comedy "Cancel Culture," Shane Gillis, Louis C.K. and Aziz Ansari Back in September, videos surfaced of comedian Shane Gillis making racist remarks in a video, as well as homophobic comments — some of which...
News Eugene Mirman and Trixie Mattel Headline Vancouver's Big Fun! Festival Big Fun is launching its inaugural comedy, music, art and food festival in Vancouver this month. The Big Fun! Festival touts industry heavyw...
News Kids in the Hall Help Raise $30,000 for Ailing Comedian Paul Bellini Kids in the Hall writer and fixture Paul Bellini is still in a Canadian hospital following complications from surgery, but the comedy troupe...
News 'The Eric Andre Show' Renewed for Season 5 While his Ali Wong Halloween costume surely turned some heads today, Eric Andre has also announced that The Eric Andre Show will return to t...
News "Weird Al" Finally Responded to Paul Rudd's "Weird Al" Halloween Costume from Last Year Paul Rudd hilariously dressed up as "Weird Al" Yankovic for Halloween last year, and the costume is being brought back into the spotlight th...
News Bill Murray Says He Applied for a Job at P.F. Chang's Bill Murray loves to continually add intensity to the ongoing legend of Bill Murray, and the veteran actor has done just that with another s...
News Hannah Gadsby Is Bringing Her 'Douglas' Stand-Up Show to Toronto and Vancouver Hannah Gadsby has announced her first-ever Toronto and Vancouver performances. She will perform her latest show Douglas at the Orpheum i...
News My Chemical Romance's Gerard Way and Joe Rogan Are Cousins You don't pick your family, and unfortunately for My Chemical Romance frontman Gerard Way, Joe Rogan is in his. The UFC commentator and...
News 'Friday' Actor and Comedian John Witherspoon Dies at 77 John Witherspoon — an actor and comedian best known for his role in Friday and its sequels — has passed away. He was 77. His manager con...
News Comic Kelly Bachman: "I'm Proud That I Spoke Up About Harvey Weinstein" Comic Kelly Bachman grabbed international headlines last week when she called out Harvey Weinstein during her set, while he was sitting in t...
News Harvey Weinstein Called Out by Comic Kelly Bachman at New York Comedy Club Comedian Kelly Bachman called out Harvey Weinstein on Wednesday night (October 23) during her set at a New York comedy club — because he was...
News Harry Styles to Host and Perform on 'Saturday Night Live' Harry Styles will return to Saturday Night Live as both the host and musical performer on November 16. The former One Direction member t...
News Katherine Ryan's Boyfriend Chased Down a Burglar Who Stole Her Laptop Filled with Netflix Scripts Canadian-born, U.K.-based comedian Katherine Ryan was faced with a scary situation yesterday (October 20), when a masked intruder attempted...
News 'Letterkenny' Crew Announces Massive North American Tour After a short run of tour dates this summer, the cast of Letterkenny is heading back on the road early next year for a massive North America...
News Conan O'Brien and Tina Fey Discuss the Declining Work Ethic at 'SNL' Is Saturday Night Live as good as it used to be? Many people say no, and SNL alums Conan O'Brien and Tina Fey have offered a possible explan...
News Ellen DeGeneres Responds to Criticism for Hanging Out with George W. Bush Ellen DeGeneres has responded to backlash over a viral video of herself cozying up to George W. Bush. The TV host and the former U.S. pr...
News Watch Adam Sandler and His Kids Sing Taylor Swift's "Lover" Adam Sandler and his daughters performed an unexpected Taylor Swift cover at a benefit this weekend, and it is the most adorable thing ever....
Reviews Saturday Night Live: Jennifer Lopez & DaBaby December 7, 2019 A celebrity-loaded cold open and a woman twerking while doing handstands popped the most on a mostly good episode of Saturday Night Live, he...
Reviews Saturday Night Live: Will Ferrell & King Princess November 23, 2019 Bouncing back from a rough week for Harry Styles, Saturday Night Live corrected its course and wrote some great stuff for Will Ferrell, who...
Reviews Saturday Night Live: Harry Styles November 16, 2019 Harry Styles might have been a keen host and musical guest, but he was steering a Titanic-like episode of Saturday Night Live that was confu...
Reviews Saturday Night Live: Kristen Stewart & Coldplay November 2, 2019 Aloof yet assured, Kristen Stewart was a game and adept host, while Coldplay were derivative and not good. Here's everything that happened o...
Reviews Saturday Night Live: Chance the Rapper October 26, 2019 In a highly entertaining episode, Chance the Rapper did a great job as host and musical guest. Here's everything that happened on Saturday N...
Reviews Saturday Night Live: David Harbour & Camila Cabello October 12, 2019 With a solid hosting turn by David Harbour, an elaborate musical performance by Camila Cabello, and two of the show's strongest remotes in r...
Reviews Gary Gulman Defeats Demons with Hilarity in 'The Great Depresh' Directed by Michael Bonfiglio It's rather shocking, the mental illness and depression that comedian Gary Gulman has been suffering from, particularly over the past two ye...
Reviews Saturday Night Live: Phoebe Waller-Bridge & Taylor Swift October 5, 2019 Phoebe Waller-Bridge was a hilarious host and Taylor Swift was her fan-pleasing self on this uneven, weirdly organized but ultimately enjoya...
Reviews JFL42 Review: Jim Norton Is Both Extremely Funny and a Challenge in a Modern Context Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Toronto ON, September 28 Jim Norton arrived onstage at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre last night around a minute after his name was called. After a brief, terrifying mo...
Reviews JFL42 Review: Byron Bowers Marries Heavy and Light During an Hour About Duality Rivoli, Toronto ON, September 28 Byron Bowers has the makings of a great one-man show on his hands. He has a number of large set pieces around which to orient his act, a few...
Reviews Saturday Night Live: Woody Harrelson & Billie Eilish September 28, 2019 With a premium placed on shorter, economical sketches and no Pete Davidson in sight for the whole show, Saturday Night Live began season 45...
Reviews JFL42 Review: Dave Merheje Draws on Canadian Roots for an Energetic Set Royal Theatre, Toronto ON, September 27 Now a New York City hotshot with a supporting role on Hulu's critically acclaimed Ramy, Canadian comic Dave Merheje hasn't forgotten his roo...
Reviews JFL42 Review: Nate Bargatze Is in Command of His Comedic Voice Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Toronto ON, September 26 Comics experience the world on two planes at once: taking in the same sights and sounds as the rest of us, they're constantly filtering thes...
Reviews Adam Christie Wins SiriusXM Top Comic at JFL42 Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Toronto ON, September 26 The energy in the room at the annual SiriusXM Top Comic competition was infectious, as some of Canada's best rising comics vied for a $25,00...
Reviews JFL42 Review: Andy Kindler's Alternative Show, Feat. Courtney Gilmour, Jon Dore and Seán Cullen Second City, Toronto ON, September 26 Andy Kindler's "Alternative Show" proved to be a heartwarming mess yet again Thursday night at Second City. After doing a few minutes of sca...
Reviews JFL42 Review: Andy Kindler's Alternative Show, Feat. Nate Bargatze, Michelle Wolf and Adam Christie Second City, Toronto ON, September 25 Andy Kindler is not happy to be hosting "The Alternative Show." That's what he says, at least — but who can blame him, when he puts together...
Reviews JFL42 Review: Michelle Wolf Dazzles with a Viscerally Funny New Hour Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Toronto ON, September 24 At the risk of sounding a bit reductive, Michelle Wolf is really funny. Admittedly, this isn't the most profound insight, but I make this po...
Reviews JFL42 Review: The El-Salomons Offer Heartwarming Shared Comedy Comedy Bar, Toronto ON, September 25 Married comedy duo Eman El-Husseini and Jess Salomon (better known as "The El-Salomons") found love in a comedy club and are dead set on hel...
Reviews JFL42 Review: Jon Dore Is a Master of Discomfort Royal Theatre, Toronto ON, September 25 "It's been a pleasure for me to open for me," Jon Dore said after the first five minutes of his set, as he literally opened for himself at t...
Reviews JFL42 Review: Jay Pharoah Has Great Impressions and Not Much Else Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Toronto ON, September 24 Jay Pharoah is best known for his impressions; during his six seasons on Saturday Night Live, he was applauded for his impersonations of cha...
Reviews JFL42 Review: Vir Das Impresses With a Thematically Compelling Hour Royal Theatre, Toronto ON, September 23 "Those are all the generic opening jokes I have. Can I go to my material now?" Vir Das asked the crowd abruptly, just a couple of minutes in...
Reviews JFL42 Review: Ron Funches Is Loveable First and Foremost The Garrison, Toronto ON, September 22 Ron Funches' signature giggle and uniquely kind joke delivery are hard to miss. The comedian has made a career out of gentle observational c...
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