Winnipeg Comedy Fest Interview: Young and versitile comedian John Hastings
Posted by: Paul Little • April 8, 2011 @ 9:49am
A short five years ago, John Hastings decided to enter the world of stand-up comedy, and he's already made quite the name for himself across Canada. While comedy was something he grew up enjoying, stand-up comedy wasn't something he pursued until he was told it might be a way to make some money. Of course, that's not exactly the case when just getting started, but he fell in love with it and hasn't looked back.
Winnipeg Comedy Fest Interview: Rising Vancouver comic and actor Darcy Michael
Posted by: Paul Little • April 8, 2011 @ 12:48am
Darcy Michael is a comedian not easily categorized -- and he likes it that way. Essentially, he's just an incredibly funny dude who is able to translate real-life situations into gut-busting bits on stage, and we're all the better for it.
Winnipeg Comedy Fest Interview: Globetrotting stand-up comedian Pete Johansson
Posted by: Mark McLeod • April 7, 2011 @ 1:45am
There's a new wave of Canadian comics living in and gaining success in the United Kingdom. One of the stand-ups doing quite well in the motherland, to the point where he now lives in London, is Pete Johansson.
Winnipeg Comedy Fest Interview: Kevin McDonald of Kids in the Hall
Posted by: Paul Little • April 5, 2011 @ 12:28am
Montreal-born Kevin McDonald founded the sketch comedy troupe The Kids in the Hall in the mid-80s with Dave Foley, whom he met while training at the iconic Second City in Toronto.
Winnipeg Comedy Fest Interview: Comedian, actor, and all-around entertaining performer Chris Gibbs
Posted by: Paul Little • April 3, 2011 @ 2:07pm
The 2011 Winnipeg Comedy Festival began this past Friday, April 1st for the start of its 10-day run of mostly stand-up comedy (with a little bit of sketch, improv, and theatre) throughout the city of Winnipeg.
Winnipeg Comedy Fest Interview: Opinionated and controversial (to some) stand-up comedian Darren Frost
Posted by: Paul Little • March 25, 2011 @ 3:45am
When one is labelled controversial, it will usually bring with it a lot of attention. But while comic Darren Frost has frequently been given the moniker of "Canada's Most Controversial Comedian", he feels his reputation as an opinionated presence on stage has probably done more harm than good to his bottom line.
Interview: Conan graphic designer (and occasional on-screen performer) Pierre Bernard
Posted by: Paul Little • March 7, 2011 @ 6:38pm
Getting into graphic design -- originally comic book lettering, and later television design -- Pierre Bernard had no aspirations to be a television performer. But a few years after starting at Late Night with Conan O'Brien in the early 90s, he made a random appearance on the show sparked by a design of his on a "New State Quarters" sketch, which was a huge hit.
Interview: Actor/comedian Kevin Pollak on his career and his new web talk show
Posted by: Paul Little • November 9, 2009 @ 8:47pm
Kevin Pollak has carved himself a very successful career as a top-notch character actor in comedies and dramas. Nearly every filmgoer on earth has seen one of his dozens of films -- The Usual Suspects, A Few Good Men, The Whole Nine Yards, Hostage, Grumpy Old Men, Casino, L.A. Story, and Willow are just a few of the films Mr. Pollak has lent his skills to.
Interview: Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, and Akiva Schaffer of The Lonely Island
Posted by: Paul Little • March 17, 2009 @ 5:39am
The Lonely Island -- the comedy collective featuring Saturday Night Live star Andy Samberg and SNL writers Jorma Taccone and Akiva Schaffer -- recently released an album featuring a mix of past SNL Digital Shorts and a host of new songs (many with guest vocals from stars like Jack Black and Norah Jones).
Interview: Late Night with Conan O'Brien writer/performer Brian Stack
Posted by: Paul Little • October 19, 2007 @ 3:28pm
I want to start by saying that I'm a big fan of Late Night with Conan O'Brien. I've been watching the show since its first episode (when I was probably too young to be watching late night TV at all) and I've been hooked ever since.
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