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Vittorio Angelone doesn't want you to enjoy every joke | CBC Arts
7+ hour, 49+ min ago (318+ words) Vittorio Angelone just finished the North American part of his tour for his new show, you can't Say Nothing any more." The show pokes fun at two things: one, the comedians who complain that about no longer being able to…...
Vittorio Angelone doesn't want you to enjoy his stand-up show | CBC Arts
9+ hour, 31+ min ago (299+ words) Vittorio Angelone just finished the North American part of his tour for his new show, you can't Say Nothing anymore." The show pokes fun at two things: one, the comedians who complain that about no longer being able to say…...
Paul Gross's favourite thing about being an actor? The audience | CBC Arts
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (496+ words) When Paul Gross was a teenager in Toronto, he befriended a guy named Turd Anderson. The actor and director found his poop-named peer impossibly cool, because he would pour lighter fluid on his thumb, set it on fire and then…...
Julie Kim's calculated leap into full-time comedy | CBC Arts
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (539+ words) Julie Kim took a comedy class not because she wanted to be a comedian, but because she wanted to be a better public speaker." But then, she discovered something unexpected: she loved doing stand-up." The now-professional Vancouver comedian understood back…...
What Stephen Colbert's cancellation says about Trump's America
1+ week, 5+ day ago (251+ words) The final episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert airs this week. It's being called the end of an era, and some critics say the cancellation of the iconic late night talk show represents a broader attack on dissent…...
I get so sad clipping the show and making it vertical: Jasmeet Raina on the changing nature of social media | CBC Arts
1+ week, 5+ day ago (469+ words) When Jasmeet Raina recently returned to You Tube, he didn't recognize it. In 2024, Raina premiered Late Bloomer, a 30-minute Crave TV series loosely based on his life as a Punjabi Sikh millennial growing up in the Greater Toronto Area. Raina…...
'We need to get outside ASAP!' You'll feel better and here's why
2+ week, 4+ day ago (787+ words) Now or Never kicks off your May Long Weekend with an episode that will convince you to put down your screen and get outside to soak up the benefits of being in nature. Your kids don't want to? We've got…...
Did Kevin Hart and Katt Williams actually squash their beef? | CBC Arts
2+ week, 4+ day ago (410+ words) Once a small-scale, private event for comedians to show respect to each other, the celebrity roast has now become a massive platform for comics to earn mainstream attention. Recently, Netflix livestreamed The Roast of Kevin Hart from the Kia Forum…...
This new doc takes a long look at Martin Short | CBC Arts
2+ week, 6+ day ago (110+ words) The new Netflix film Marty, Life is Short bills itself as the "definitive" documentary on Canadian comedian Martin Short. Using never-before-seen archival footage, director Lawrence Kasdan's feature looks back on the decades-long career of the beloved funny man, and explores…...
Riz Ahmed: comparison to successful cousins is a cultural 'rite of passage"
3+ week, 6+ day ago (140+ words) Riz Ahmed: comparison to successful cousins is a cultural 'rite of passage'CBC Riz Ahmed: comparison to successful cousins is a cultural 'rite of passage' Oscar and Emmy winner Riz Ahmed, on Q with Tom Power, discusses the cultural phenomenon of…...