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Comedy

JFL Toronto Review: The Lauren & Mary Show

Posted by: Andrew Lizotte  •  October 5, 2026 @ 8:45am

How do you even review an improv show? What have I done? I was so happy to get these tickets and now I'm in hell.

Don't get me wrong, the show was great. It was some of my hardest laughs of the festival.

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JFL Toronto Review: Sasha Velour - Travesty

Posted by: Andrew Lizotte  •  October 4, 2026 @ 2:36pm

This is one of the best concerts I have ever been to, period. Probably top five.

The description of the show on the website does not do it justice. It sounds like it's going to be a one-woman show about social injustice and being sad.

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JFL Toronto Review: Jerrod Carmichael

Posted by: Andrew Lizotte  •  September 28, 2026 @ 5:41pm

In 12 years of doing stand-up comedy, seeing this show is a moment that truly sticks out for me. I've never felt like I've seen the inside of another comedian's brain, as much as I did last night. Jerrod Carmichael is already one of the most intimate comedians working today.

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JFL Toronto Interview: Actor and comedian Johnny Pemberton

Posted by: Paul Little  •  September 28, 2026 @ 4:03pm

Johnny Pemberton has been on your movie theatre and TV screens for a long time.

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JFL Toronto Review: David Lynch's Seinfeld

Posted by: Andrew Lizotte  •  September 27, 2026 @ 8:34pm

There's a lot to love here. In a Canadian comedy festival that mostly hires Americans, it's great to see a show by some of Toronto's best performers.

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Between Two Screens with Kaitlin Shuvera

Posted by: Matthew Ardill  •  August 30, 2026 @ 2:56pm

I spoke with comedian Kaitlin Suvera about inspirations, performance prep, and joke density.

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Between Two Screens with John F. O'Donnell

Posted by: Matthew Ardill  •  August 25, 2026 @ 8:36pm

I chatted with comedian John F O'Donnell about his upcoming show in Toronto, his 15 years in comedy, and his inspirations.

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Between Two Screens with Andy Peters

Posted by: Matthew Ardill  •  August 23, 2026 @ 10:05am

I sat down over Zoom to talk with comedian Andy Peters about comedy, his time on both coasts, and the upcoming Punx Can't Laugh Weekender festival coming up September 17-19 in Toronto.

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Live Review: Josh Johnson's Comedy Band Camp

Posted by: Matthew Ardill  •  August 7, 2026 @ 6:55pm

People are familiar with Josh Johnson's regular weekly YouTube drops featuring hours of material, his fans eat it up and comedians grumble in jealous wonder at how he achieves this feat.

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Album Review: Greg Proops - Kidding. But Still.

Posted by: Andrew Lizotte  •  June 8, 2026 @ 7:45pm

Kidding. But Still. feels like you're hanging out at a fun New Year's Eve party and Greg Proops just happens to be holding court. Greg is someone I've been watching since I started comedy. A lot of people know him from Whose Line is it Anyway?, but I've always been more impressed by his improvisation as a stand up.

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