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Canada’s youngest comedian? Niagara boy, 11, a paid standup
10+ hour, 31+ min ago (524+ words) The St. Catharines boy has done 60 paid standup shows — performing alongside his dad Tommy, who has 400+ of his own. Ronald Warren, an 11-year-old comic and his father, Tommy J. Warren, at their St. Catharines home. Usually, when a teacher asks,…...
Spencer Rice of ‘Kenny vs. Spenny’ bringing live music and comedy to St. Catharines
2+ week, 2+ day ago (413+ words) The co-creator of Canadian series will be performing a musical and comedic show at Spotlight Comedy Club on Friday. Spencer Rice will be performing at Spotlight Comedy Club in St. Catharines on Friday, starting at 8 p.m. Canadian comedian, musician and television…...
‘Magic for me is a universal language’: ‘Magic Mike’ (not that one) used craft to gain confidence on stage
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (574+ words) Despite his stage name being associated with a 2012 movie about male strippers, magician Michael Penkul has no plans to change it. The Hamilton performer headlined his first show Friday at Spotlight Comedy Club in St. Catharines. Michael Penkul has been…...
Review: ‘Jeeves & Wooster’ are just the ticket in this perfect Shaw Festival farce
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (630+ words) “Jeeves & Wooster in Perfect Nonsense” is both a classic British farce and a loony love letter to theatre itself, writes John Law. From left, Jeff Irving, Damien Atkins and Travis Seetoo star in the Shaw Festival’s “Jeeves & Wooster in Perfect…...
Comics are digging Garden City Comedy Festival — returning next week for 4 days
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (537+ words) The event returns to St. Catharines May 20-23 and features about 60 comics, including Jeff Leeson, Evan Carter, Ronnie Edwards, Gerry Hall and Silvi Santoso. Jeff Leeson headlines the four-day Garden City Comedy Festival in St. Catharines on May 23. David Green is…...
‘The Invisible Man’ kicks off first full season for Niagara’s Theatre Bacchus
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (404+ words) The Beamsville-based company had the misfortune of forming just before the COVID-19 pandemic was declared in early 2020. Theatre Bacchus starts its 2026 season in Beamsville this weekend with a production of H.G. Wells’ “The Invisible Man.” It took six years — the first…...
Jackson-Triggs unveils summer concert series for 2026
3+ mon, 2+ day ago (287+ words) Sam Roberts, Jim Cuddy, Dallas Smith are among the returning favourites. Chantal Kreviazuk returns to the Jackson-Triggs summer concert series in Niagara-on-the-Lake Aug. 8. One of the surest signs summer is around the corner in Niagara is Jackson-Triggs announcing its annual…...
Canalside Players stages Norm Foster comedy in Welland
3+ mon, 6+ day ago (223+ words) “Halfway There” is set in a small Nova Scotia town midway between the North Pole and the equator. Canalside Players brings Canadian playwright Norm Foster’s “Halfway There,” a comedy highlighting the power of friendship and community, to life in Welland…...
The ‘queer patchwork’ comedy of Niagara’s Sam Sferrazza
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (451+ words) His first standup special, “Artistic Intent,” premieres on YouTube this month. Niagara-born comic Sam Sferrazza releases his first standup special on YouTube April 17. Why leave a good career to go into the comedy trenches? It’s a question Sam Sferrazza seems…...
Q-and-A with Niagara’s Jeff Paul, filming his first standup special
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (661+ words) The raw, raucous funnyman will have the cameras rolling April 11 at Navy Hall in Niagara-on-the-Lake. Niagara comedian Jeff Paul tapes his first comedy special at Navy Hall in Niagara-on-the-Lake on April 11. Niagara comedian Jeff Paul has been exposing himself on…...