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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
What a way to double your pleasure on a Friday night in Montreal by having two of the biggest female comics performing one after the other at separate venues. First up we had Amy Schumer doing a 6 o’clock show at the Gesu followed by a 9:30 (which really started at 10 : 05) set […]
Ken Jeong‘s opening words didn’t come from him as much as they did his alter ego of Mr. Chow with “J’taime Bitches!” as he hosted last night’s Just For Laughs gala. He was well dressed, engaging and most importantly funny. He was even man enough to admit he goofed while reading off the cue card introducing […]
I am very happy to share a double interview with two hilarious female comics, Sara Pascoe and Lauren Pattison. They will both be appearing for the Montreal Just For Laughs Brit(ish) shows on Wednesday July 26th and Friday July 27th 7pm at the Maison theatre. Let’s see what they have to say about doing stand […]
Actor, comedian, writer, Colin Quinn is coming to Montreal’s Off JFL at La Chapelle from July 23rd to the 26th. Colin is best remembered as the anchor on Weekend Update with Saturday Night Live and Comedy Central’s Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn. He’s also had notable roles in such films as Night at the Roxbury, […]
If you are not sure what show(s) to see at this year’s 2018 Just For Laughs Festival the best thing you can do is attend the Ethnic Show. The great thing about the Ethnic show is not just in the diversity of its acts but in the diversity of its comedy. If you don’t particularly […]
Loyiso Gola is a comedian from South Africa who’s got a very impressive resume. He was the co-creator and anchor for a television series Late Night News with Loyiso Gola. on e.tv and eNCA. Along with other television and film appearances he’s been a two time Emmy nominee. In 2014 he won the Savanna SA Comic of the […]