Just for Laughs Preview: 3 more performers to catch in the festival's second week
Posted by: Paul Little • July 26, 2011 @ 12:01pm
As the second week of Montreal's Just for Laughs Festival rolls on, there are still a host of amazing shows on the horizon. As we've said before, this festival continues to bring in some of the best comics in the world, and we've got three more that you definitely don't want to miss should you be in Montreal for the festival this week.
Amplified Idiots: The Hilarious Art of Ruining Your Life
Posted by: J.D. Renaud • July 26, 2011 @ 11:01am
Recently, I've considered getting myself back into the dating game. I'm a young guy, decent odor, relatively disease-free. It's not unrealistic to think I'd enjoy myself if I gave dating some serious effort.
Just for Laughs has become synonymous with comedy -- not just in Canada, but around the world. The Montreal-based festival, which began in 1983, has served as the launching point for comedians for decades, while also featuring some of the world's biggest comedy names year after year.
One of the most clever young writers working today, Chicago-born comic Hannibal Buress is quickly rising in the comedy world.
In this week's True Blood episode, "Me and the Devil", it didn't have that usually shock and awe humour this Sunday night series is normally known for. Rather it seemed like it was more of a bridging episode, with strong religious over tones, than a regular standalone episode.
Does Marvel save their best superhero movie 'til last this summer? Well not quite, but it still packs more of a punch than Ryan Reynolds and his emerald jewelry. The last of Marvel's crown jewel characters hits the big screen in this much-needed reboot of their lone super solider, Captain America: The First Avenger.
Just for Laughs Preview: 3 must-see shows as the comedy festival gets underway
Posted by: Paul Little • July 22, 2011 @ 3:49am
Every year, the Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal hosts the best mix of comedic talent from around the world.
Despite its relatively small size, Winnipeg knows how to throw a summer party! From late June until the end of August, this prairie city known mostly for its cold winters and newly-returning hockey team comes alive with festival after festival celebrating music, theatre, and culture.
What happens when a thousand year old vampire gets drunk off of fairy blood? Plays grab ass and goes swimming of course. Canadian rock band Danko Jones not only provides music for this latest True Blood episode but their same titled track helps sum up Eric's drunken day in the sun.
Congratulations to Harry Potter, the boy wizard who just scored the biggest North American opening in motion picture history this past weekend. In another time, this kind of news would have the showbiz world at a standstill. But in today's showbiz society, it's just another day at the office. And that's too bad, because the numbers are impressive.
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