Arts, Culture and Entertainment in Montreal
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, […]
“Their namesake sketch series helped define Gen Xers, arresting their generational sensibility mid-eyeroll: sarcastic, sneering, derisive of authority and self-importance, yet also progressive, compassionate, wildly intelligent, and maybe more than a little self-indulgent.” -John Semley (from This is a Book About The Kids in the Hall) In the Late eighties SCTV was gone and although […]
“…I come up with a title for my book. I’ll call it Based on a True Story, because it comes to me that there’s no way of telling a true story. I mean a really true one, because of memory. It’s just no good.” -Norm MacDonald (from Based on a True Story: A Memoir) The […]
By Andreas Kessaris for Curtains Up! “My Childhood was a blast. It was unequivocally happy. The difficult times were difficult, but they yielded important lessons-they gave me information about life few guys my age had, as well as a certain fearlessness.” -Martin Short It’s no secret I am a huge fan of sketch comedy, […]
By Andreas Kessaris for Curtains Up! “You know what my father asked me after I won my first Tony Award? He said. ‘Now do you think you’ll get a break?’” -Andrea Martin For me 1975 to 1985 was a great era for comedy; a time when a talented group of young actors, writers and comedians […]
By Sharman Yarnell Just for Laughs is getting set to take over the city from July 10th to the 28th, with a fine cast of comedians on its roster. Where to start? Some of the old pros are back, along with new blood to the Festival. The Galas have some really strong names hosting. Eddie […]