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Even after decades in standup, comedy legend Rita Rudner never stops writing new jokes
6+ hour, 48+ min ago (1016+ words) Winnipeg 16" C, Cloudy Rita Rudner never stops working. The American comedy legend and queen of the one-liner " who also has the distinction of having the longest-running solo female comedy show in the history of Las Vegas " has been doing standup…...
Improv co-conspirators reuniting for frenetic weekend comedy blitz
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (626+ words) Winnipeg 9" C, Light rain with wind They were still green players developing their comedic compass when Riva Billows and Kristina Guevarra first plied their trade at Kelvin High School. In 2012, as members of Kelvin Red, the pair zipped into the…...
Ambitious play offers double the theatrics " Winnipeg Free Press
5+ day, 21+ hour ago (664+ words) Winnipeg 13" C, Windy " 2026 Winnipeg Free Press With pandemic lessons of togetherness recklessly abandoned in the rearview mirror, halfway past a ditch filled with sloppily "made," soullessly "created" AI junk, a city-based theatre company that's devoted itself to new Prairie works…...
In a low period for comedy films, these were the best of the last decade
3+ week, 18+ hour ago (718+ words) Winnipeg 0" C, Blowing snow This month marks the 10th anniversary of "The Nice Guys," Shane Black's 2016 crime caper with Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe. No, it's not exactly the 50th anniversary of "Jaws." But for a movie era where comedies went out…...
I'm going to keep my day job, but this one-night comedy stand was a ton of fun
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (853+ words) Happy to report I survived my stand-up debut Wednesday night at the Gas Station Arts Centre, where I was invited to take part in Laughing With The Stars as part of the Winnipeg Comedy Festival. "Not enough rotten ones here…...
Debaters returns to Winnipeg Comedy Festival
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (874+ words) Winnipeg 17" C, Cloudy with wind Is Big Oil a good thing for Canada? Do butter tarts beat Nanaimo bars? Should Canada become the 51st state? Is Velcro better than laces? It may sound like you're overhearing snatches of conversation from both…...
Sweet, salty advice and plenty of drama in Prairie Theatre Exchange's Tiny Beautiful Things
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (870+ words) Winnipeg 2" C, Partly cloudy As today's internet burns, with the American president typing out annihilative intentions into a propagandist app he's dubbed the Truth, it's easy to feel like a helpless fruit fly caught in a world wide web of…...
Nia Vardalos's Tiny Beautiful Things stage adaptation finds the beauty in book of advice columns
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (992+ words) When she dials a 204 phone number for an interview about her latest venture in Canadian theatre, Nia Vardalos is on the move. "I'm driving into Beverly Hills for a meeting," the Oscar-nominated screenwriter of My Big Fat Greek Wedding tells…...
Time-travelling action flick shot in Manitoba enjoyable low-stakes click
2+ mon, 22+ hour ago (445+ words) Winnipeg -10" C, Snow Shot in Winnipeg in the fall of 2024, writer-director Ben David Grabinski's Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice is the latest locally lensed movie to demonstrate that, when it comes to the action-comedy genre, Winnipeg production is punching above its…...
Theatre violence in Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre's Last Wife calls for expert choreography
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (890+ words) Winnipeg -4" C, Blowing snow Last month at the Tom Hendry Warehouse, when the actors used paintbrushes and purses as ammunition in playwright Trish Cooper's Holland, none of their movements were random. Every jab and swing was intricately plotted with the…...