Arts, Culture and Entertainment in Montreal
This year’s 2019 Just For Laughs galas ended with comedian/actor Anthony Anderson who is currently riding high on the success of the hit show Black-ish. He serenaded the crowd with a sexy love song dedicated to Canada. He oozed out Barry White style sayings like “I want to roll up your rim, whatever that means, […]
The world’s biggest and best comedy festival has some of the most diverse galas they have ever had. Howie Mandel kicked things off with an All-Star gala opening of hilarity. The rest of the galas featured hosts Wanda Sykes, Hasan Minhaj, Anthony Jeselnik, Michael Che, Jonathan Van Ness, and Anthony Anderson. This year’s Just For […]
For five consecutive years, Howie Mandel has hosted his own gala as part of the Just for Laughs festival programming in Salle Wilfrid Pelletier. Filmed for American network “The CW”, this year’s gala was once again a stellar all-star lineup featuring globally renowned comics Anjelah Johnson, Ronny Chieng, Fortune Feimster, Alonzo Bodden, Cameron Esposito, Mark […]
Since 1988, Repercussion Theatre’s annual Shakespeare-in-the-Park production has toured green spaces in and around Montreal every summer, bringing together the Bard’s best plays, local talent, outdoor theatre, and the curious masses for an event that takes age-old themes and makes them incredibly accessible for new audiences. This year’s production is Measure for Measure—one of Shakespeare’s […]
On July 13, Montrealers celebrated the second annual Spice Isle Cultural day in Little Burgundy’s Vinet Park. This gathering of music, dancing, culture, food, and fun is an upbeat tribute to the three Caribbean islands that make up the spice isles: Carriacou, Petite Martinique, and Grenada (pronounced GreNAYda, for any unseasoned ears). The festival isn’t […]
Here are my choice Montreal arts and culture highlights for the second half of July 2019: MUSIC Top acts at the Bell Centre include 1990s teen pin-ups Backstreet Boys (July 15), classic rockers Heart (July 16), British hard-rock legends Def Leppard (July 17) and South African stand-up comic Trevor Noah (July 26), host of The Daily […]
This 11th year of The Ethnic Show has six very different comedians from diverse ethnic backgrounds bringing hilarity and energy every night. Cristela Alonzo is this year’s host and she does a fine/funny job. One has to give her full credit since she is the first Latina woman to create, produce, write, and star in […]
Head writer and director Carly Heffernan is bringing some girl power to Montreal’s Just For Laughs Festival with She the People. It’s a female cast sketch comedy show featuring Second City alumnus. As they say, it’s a girlfriend’s guide to sisters doing it for themselves. Check out my telephone conversation with Carly and why you will […]
A JUNO nominee, ADISQ nominee and Prix Opus finalist, Marianne Trudel presented her newest work in collaboration with singer Karen Young to a standing-room, captivated audience at L’Astral as part of the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal. One of the most versatile and creative pianists in Montreal, Marianne Trudel is best known in the […]
Born in Cold Lake, Alberta, Bonnie McFarlane’s career started writing comedy before starting on open mics in Vancouver, developing her career throughout Canada before moving to NYC. Bonnie is no stranger to the Just For Laughs Festival. This year she will be featured in both The Nasty Show as well as her own production, “Would […]