ShowbizMonkeys.com is sometimes lucky enough to cover major events and festivals in film, music, comedy, and pop culture. Whether a major international spectacle like the Academy Awards or a more regional festival like the Winnipeg Folk Festival, we're on the scene with interviews, photos, video, and special commentary.
JFL42 Reviews: Serious Talk with Funny People, Gabriel Iglesias, The El-Salomons, My Gorgeous Son
Posted by: Showbiz Monkeys • September 30, 2019 @ 5:34pm
Serious Talk with Funny People
September 28, 2019 • 3:00 PM @ TIFF Bell Lightbox
Reviewed by: Andrew Lizotte
Spirits were high as the panelists (Andy Kindler, Deanne Smith, Jessica Holmes, and Byron Bowers) took to
JFL42 Reviews: SiriusXM Top Comic Finals, Dave Merheje, and Andy Kindler's Alternative Show
Posted by: Showbiz Monkeys • September 28, 2019 @ 2:28pm
SiriusXM Top Comic Finals
September 26, 2019 • 7:00 PM @ The Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Reviewed by: George Hudson & Paul Little
The annual SiriusXM Top Comic competition once again had its finals as part of JFL42 on Thursday night, with 10 comics competing for the top spot and a $2
JFL42 Reviews: Kate Berlant, Seán Cullen, and Jon Dore
Posted by: Showbiz Monkeys • September 26, 2019 @ 11:42am
Kate Berlant
September 24, 2019 • 9:00 PM @ The Royal
Reviewed by: Paul Little
Kate Berlant is an absolute joy to watch.
JFL42 Reviews: Gettin' Better with Ron Funches and Seán Cullen
Posted by: Andrew Lizotte • September 24, 2019 @ 8:18pm
Getting Better with Ron Funches
September 22, 2019 • 5:30 PM @ TIFF Bell Lighthouse
Conditions were perfect for the kind of mellow gold that only Ron Funches can deliver. The seats were comfy, my herbal tea quietly steeping in the cup holder, my hair being gently tussled by the air conditioning. I was ready for essentially what was a meditation session with jokes.
JFL42 Reviews: Between Two Ferns, Broad City, and Nick Kroll
Posted by: Andrew Lizotte • September 21, 2019 @ 4:06pm
Between Two Ferns: The Movie
September 20, 2019 • 2:00 PM @ TIFF Bell Lightbox
"How do I turn a five minute sketch into a feature length film?" is the age-old question that I'm sure keeps Lorne Michaels up at night.
JFL42 Reviews: Marc Maron and Jonathan Van Ness
Posted by: Showbiz Monkeys • September 20, 2019 @ 1:19pm
Marc Maron
September 19, 2019 • 7:00 PM @ Meridian Hall
Reviewed by: Andrew Lizotte
I love it when a performer is a journey and not a destination. In our era, no performer fits that description more than Marc Maron.
The 2019 edition of TIFF is officially over, but we have plenty more to show you. Here's more highlights from the red carpet arrivals last week, featuring Ellen Page, Antonio Bandaras, Meryl Streep, Tracey Ullman, Natalie Portman, Jon Hamm, and Bruce Springsteen.
Shia LaBeouf used his own experience as an emotionally abused child actor to write and star in Honey Boy, one of the standouts of this year's Toronto International Film Festival.
Like LaBeouf, Otis (played by the phenomenal Noah Jupe) is a young star in the 1990s who is coached, supervised, and controlled by his ex-rodeo clown father, James (LaBeouf).
Bryce Dallas Howard -- daughter of Ron Howard -- makes her directorial debut with Dads, a documentary that celebrates what it is to be a father.
Three streams of content are woven throughout: celebrities, her own family, and unconventional dads around the world.
TIFF Review: A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Posted by: Sharilyn Johnson • September 15, 2019 @ 5:00pm
If you're expecting a Mr. Rogers biopic, turn back now, and re-watch the 2018 documentary Won't You Be My Neighbour.
In A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, Fred Rogers (Tom Hanks) isn't the protagonist. That honour goes to the character of Lloyd Vogel (Matthew Rhys), who's based on the real life journalist behind a 1998 Esquire profile of Rogers.
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