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Serag Meletian Returns – GPYS 289

by on December 7, 2023 at 6:38 am
Posted In: Go Plug Yourself, Podcast, Podcasting

The Montreal arts and entertainment podcast that asks comedian Serag Meletian: What is the most embarrassing thing that’s happened to you? That question asked by our guest Éloïse Marseille back in episode 289.

Incredibly it has been exactly one year since we’ve had Serag Meletian on the show to the day and it’s a testament to the greatness of this show that we get to have guys like him as pretty much recurring guests (stay tuned for the first week of December 2024 when we will have him back on the show). He’s one of Montreal’s most talented comedians regardless of whether or not he’s working face or heel.

We talk about wrestling, being a wrestling fan, embarrassing stories and comic books. You can hear Venditto’s eyes glass over when we get into the comic book talk but I don’t care man it’s the best. If you want to get to know Serag better as a person, this is the podcast you’ve been waiting for. If you haven’t, why don’t you want to know more about Serag Meletian as a person? What’s wrong with you?

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Credit Where Credit is Due

As always, a big thank you to the providers of our theme song: Leighland Beckman and Aural Turpitude!

Chris Venditto is another funny person in Montreal who you can see all over the place and if you don’t want to miss him take the stage you should follow him on all the socials. He’s @chrisvenditto on Twitter and Instagram so you should follow him on those two things. He also produces shows with the guys at Perfect Bite Productions who you should also follow on Instagram and on Facebook.

Keith does all sorts of things here on 9to5.cc, he works with the other founders on 9to5 (illustrated), co-hosts our two podcasts: The 9to5 Entertainment System and Go Plug Yourself and sometimes blogs here as The Perspicacious Geek.

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Go Plug Yourself: It’s Only Hosts!

by on November 23, 2023 at 8:41 pm
Posted In: Go Plug Yourself, Podcast, Podcasting

Look, sometimes it’s only the hosts.

Lawrence Corber and Chris Venditto are two of the funniest and best comedians in the city so it’s really like I have two guests on this episode. We talk about movies, comedy and more and then we end the episode with Venditto’s on De Vito. A brand new Go Plug Yourself segment.

Enjoy the show!

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Credit Where Credit is Due

As always, a big thank you to the providers of our theme song: Leighland Beckman and Aural Turpitude!

Chris Venditto is another funny person in Montreal who you can see all over the place and if you don’t want to miss him take the stage you should follow him on all the socials. He’s @chrisvenditto on Twitter and Instagram so you should follow him on those two things. He also produces shows with the guys at Perfect Bite Productions who you should also follow on Instagram and on Facebook.

Keith does all sorts of things here on 9to5.cc, he works with the other founders on 9to5 (illustrated), co-hosts our two podcasts: The 9to5 Entertainment System and Go Plug Yourself and sometimes blogs here as The Perspicacious Geek.

Lawrence Corber also produces some shows you may have heard of (you should probably check out the next Healthy Living show when you get a chance) and if you’re close with him you can call him Lully. The other way to call him “Lully” is to follow him on his socials. @Lully514 on Instagram.

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James “Twiggy” McGee Returns! – GPYS 287

by on October 25, 2023 at 11:48 pm
Posted In: Go Plug Yourself, Podcast, Podcasting

The Montreal podcast that asks Montreal wrestler, improvisor and man-about-town James McGee: “What’s the craziest thing you’ve done to get out of a test/work/commitment?” That question asked by Kenny Streule and Cat Preston from Mainline Theatre’s Rocky Horror Show back in episode 286.

We’ve had James McGee on the show before. We’ll have James McGee on the show again. When you find yourself at the crossroads of talk show host, wrestling promoter and improvisor you are just bound to wind up on this show repeatedly. That’s just how things go around here.

I realized it has been about 3 years since we’ve had James on the show and that the last time was in 2020 and was what we now lovingly refer to as “peak pandemic” – man, time flies.  Let’s never do that again.

You can find James – quite literally – all over town. You can find him in the ring (occasionally) at BATTLEWAR, on stage at Mile End Improv (among many other stages) and probably other places too. Oh – did we mention that none other than The Dark Order’s Evil Uno will be at BATTLEWAR this Sunday at Foufs? Well we mentioned it now.

Enjoy the show!

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Credit Where Credit is Due

As always, a big thank you to the providers of our theme song: Leighland Beckman and Aural Turpitude!

Keith does all sorts of things here on 9to5.cc, he works with the other founders on 9to5 (illustrated), co-hosts our two podcasts: The 9to5 Entertainment System and Go Plug Yourself and sometimes blogs here as The Perspicacious Geek.

Lawrence Corber also produces some shows you may have heard of (you should probably check out the next Healthy Living show when you get a chance) and if you’re close with him you can call him Lully. The other way to call him “Lully” is to follow him on his socials. @Lully514 on Instagram.

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Mainline Rocky Horror (Kenny Streule & Cat Preston) – GPYS 286

by on October 11, 2023 at 10:29 pm
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The Montreal podcast that asks Cat Preston and Kenny Streule (from Mainline Presents Richard O’Briens The Rocky Horror Show): “What’s the worst you’ve ever had to hold it? How did it end?” That thought provoking question provided by Andrina Learmonth back in episode 285.

We’ve had various stars of various versions of Rocky Horror on the show over the years which is a true testament to the staying power of what is openly one of the most bizarre little slices of pop-culture that there is.

As we talk about in the show, if you pitched Rocky Horror to almost anyone you would probably be laughed out of whatever room you were in. It sounds like an overly ambitious fever dream that would be lucky to find even the smallest of cult audiences. And yet, 50 years after it debuted on stage The Rocky Horror show is still delighting audiences with both its film and stage versions.

So much so that even with an incredible 8 dates – the Mainline production of Rocky Horror is very nearly sold out already! As Kenny says in the episode though there is a small chance that more tickets might be made available. Your best bet is probably to stay tuned to Mainline’s Facebook and the social media platform formerly known as Twitter if you want to get the jump on any last minute ticket availabilities!

In the meantime, enjoy the episode as you shiver in antici…

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PATION!

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kenny streule and cat preston - mainline rocky horror

Some of the books, performers and podcasts that we talk about in this episode include:

  • Ducks by Kate Beaton
  • Yes Please by Amy Poehler
    For the Love of Men by Liz Plank
  • The All My Relations Podcast – Decolonizing Sex Episode
  • Daphne Rubin-Vega is the Magenta performance that really inspired Cat.

As always, a big thank you to the providers of our theme song: Leighland Beckman and Aural Turpitude!

Keith does all sorts of things here on 9to5.cc, he works with the other founders on 9to5 (illustrated), co-hosts our two podcasts: The 9to5 Entertainment System and Go Plug Yourself and sometimes blogs here as The Perspicacious Geek.

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Andrina Learmonth – GPYS 285 (featuring Troy Stark)

by on September 15, 2023 at 11:30 am
Posted In: Go Plug Yourself, Podcast, Podcasting

The Montreal podcast that asks artist and comedian Andrina Learmonth: What’s the thing you miss most about being single? That question asked in episode 284 by Erica J. Schmidt!

Andrina Learmonth is not a psychologist, no matter what her Bachelor’s Degree might say. No, she’s a visual artist and comedian so take that! Andrina was kind enough to join myself and Special Legendary Host Walter J. Lyng over at Hurley’s before the 5th Anniversary of the Worlds Smallest Comedy Night to talk about drawing comics in school, Vampire Survivors, writing jokes for comics, writing jokes for stand up comedy and what the hell was going on with Family Circle anyways?

Oh, and for the record I did some follow-up research on Doonesbury and it turns out that it was Bill Clinton who was the waffle. George W. Bush was a floating cowboy hat. Man, talk about a comic that ages well. Not like freaking Marmaduke. This will all make sense if you listen to the show I promise.

As Andrina says towards the end of the episode, the best place to find out about the latest drops of Banana Moon Comics is currently over on Instagram @bananamooncomics – oh and friend of the show Troy Stark sits in as a special guest for this episode too! What a time to be alive! Wow wow wow!

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Credit Where Credit is Due

As always, a big thank you to the providers of our theme song: Leighland Beckman and Aural Turpitude!

Keith does all sorts of things here on 9to5.cc, he works with the other founders on 9to5 (illustrated), co-hosts our two podcasts: The 9to5 Entertainment System and Go Plug Yourself and sometimes blogs here as The Perspicacious Geek.

Walter J. Lyng is a stand-up comedian based out of Montreal, you should follow him on Twitter @wallygoodtimes and on Facebook: Walter J. Lyng

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Erica J. Schmidt – Go Plug Yourself 284

by on August 31, 2023 at 6:28 am
Posted In: Go Plug Yourself, Podcast, Podcasting

The Montreal podcast that asks storyteller, writer and podcast Erica J. Schmidt: When you’re riding shotgun and the driver is being irresponsible, how do you handle it? That question was asked by our last guest Raajiee Chelliah in episode 283.

Erica J. Schmidt joins Chris Venditto and I this week to talk about her podcast “This is your strange and beautiful life.” It’s a great show were Erica celebrates her guests’ lives and achievements and everything wraps up with a ukulele performance with Erica and her guest of variable quality. You can find “This is your strange and beautiful life” wherever you get your podcasts (or on Erica’s website).

But there’s more!  If you do visit that website do yourself a favour and explore Erica’s blog – especially her three-part blog on “Mammoth Complex” since we talk about that quite a bit in this episode. I would say this episode has the faintest of content warnings attached to it – we get a little more personal than we usually do but that’s fine. We’re not just about watching wrestling and complaining about HBO shows.

Enjoy the episode!

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Credit Where Credit is Due

As always, a big thank you to the providers of our theme song: Leighland Beckman and Aural Turpitude!

Chris Venditto is another funny person in Montreal who you can see all over the place and if you don’t want to miss him take the stage you should follow him on all the socials. He’s @chrisvenditto on Twitter and Instagram so you should follow him on those two things. He also produces shows with the guys at Perfect Bite Productions who you should also follow on Instagram and on Facebook.

Keith does all sorts of things here on 9to5.cc, he works with the other founders on 9to5 (illustrated), co-hosts our two podcasts: The 9to5 Entertainment System and Go Plug Yourself and sometimes blogs here as The Perspicacious Geek.

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Raajiee Chelliah Podcast

Raajiee Chelliah – Go Plug Yourself 283

by on August 17, 2023 at 6:00 am
Posted In: Go Plug Yourself, Podcast, Podcasting

The Montreal podcast that asks comedian Raajiee Chelliah: What is the most important aspect of being a Montrealer? That question was asked by Joe Garque from the Under Pressure Graffiti Festival back in episode 282.

Raajiee Chelliah is the very epitome of a rising star in the Montreal comedy scene. We can say this with certainty because as she mentions in the episode: she landed a JFL spot in her first year of doing comedy. That’s crazy. I guess that’s what it’s like to be incredibly talented.

But I digress.

Chris Venditto joins me as co-host for this episode and we talk about movies, television shows, Just for Laughs and all sorts of things related to Montreal comedy. Do yourself a favor and pay attention to Raajiee Chelliah so you can be one of those people who can say “I saw her when…” after she blows way the fuck up in the very near future.

Raajiee Chelliah is @raajieeeee on TikTok and @raaaaajieee on Instagram because that’s not confusing at all.

Raajiee Chelliah Podcast

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Credit Where Credit is Due

As always, a big thank you to the providers of our theme song: Leighland Beckman and Aural Turpitude!

Chris Venditto is another funny person in Montreal who you can see all over the place and if you don’t want to miss him take the stage you should follow him on all the socials. He’s @chrisvenditto on Twitter and Instagram so you should follow him on those two things. He also produces shows with the guys at Perfect Bite Productions who you should also follow on Instagram and on Facebook.

Keith does all sorts of things here on 9to5.cc, he works with the other founders on 9to5 (illustrated), co-hosts our two podcasts: The 9to5 Entertainment System and Go Plug Yourself and sometimes blogs here as The Perspicacious Geek.

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Steph Tolev – JFL MTL 2023 (Go Plug Yourself)

by on July 13, 2023 at 4:49 pm
Posted In: Go Plug Yourself, Homepage, Just for Laughs, Montreal, Podcast, Podcasting

Steph Tolev joins me on this minisode to talk about getting older (is this a theme?), not having an air conditioner and how doing a single episode of Video On Trial for Much Music obviously lead directly to her performing in front of an entire hockey arena opening up for the legendary Bill Burr.

She also offers a sneak preview of what she might have in store for the Canadian comedy scene as she takes aim at the scene with her keynote address.

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Details on Steph’s shows:

Steph will be performing The Nasty Show running from July 18, 2023 to July 26, 2023 at Club Soda every night at 9:30 PM. She also has her solo show, Filth Queen, at Cafe Cleopatra on July 25 and 27, along with her podcast, Steph Infection: The Podcast on July 28 at the Double Tree Ovation.

Show Times and Dates:

Tuesday 18 July 2023 – Wednesday July 26, 2023 I 9:30 PM
The Nasty Show
Club Soda
9:30 PM

Tuesday 25 July 2023 | 7:30 PM
Steph Tolev: Filth Queen
Café Cléopatra
7:30 PM – 7:30 PM

Wednesday 26 July 2023 | 2:00 PM
Steph Tolev Canadian Keynote Address
DoubleTree – Inspiration Room
2:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Thursday 27 July 2023 | 7:30 PM
Steph Tolev: Filth Queen
Café Cléopatra
7:30 PM – 7:30 PM

Friday 28 July 2023 | 12:30 PM
Steph Infection: The Podcast with Steph Tolev
DoubleTree – Ovation Room
12:30 PM – 12:30 PM

More info and tickets here.

Credit Where Credit is Due

As always, a big thank you to the providers of our theme song: Leighland Beckman and Aural Turpitude!

Keith does all sorts of things here on 9to5.cc, he works with the other founders on 9to5 (illustrated), co-hosts our two podcasts: The 9to5 Entertainment System and Go Plug Yourself and sometimes blogs here as The Perspicacious Geek.

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Nath Valvo – JFL MTL 2023 (Go Plug Yourself)

by on July 13, 2023 at 4:31 pm
Posted In: Go Plug Yourself, Homepage, Just for Laughs, Montreal, Podcast, Podcasting

Just For Laughs returns to Montreal!

I was lucky enough to leverage the power of the internet to talk to the wonderful Nath Valvo from the comfort of our respective homes in Canada and Australia.

We talk about the doldrums of “growing up”, not being as cool as we used to be (or maybe we never were) and how becoming a home owner seems impossible on whatever side of the world you’re on.

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Details on Nath’s shows:

New Faces of Comedy: International- Catch some of the most exciting comedians from around the world, as they take the stage to redefine the borders of comedy! Hosted by Nath Valvo
The Mae Martin Gala: Award-winning Canadian comedian, actor, writer, and producer Mae Martin will be hosting their own gala at Just For Laughs MONTRÉAL. Featuring Carolyn Taylor, James Davis, Mark Forward, Martin Urbano, Nath Valvo, River Butcher and Sydnee Washington.

Show Dates and Times:

Nath Valvo-Live, Solo Show
Thursday, July 27, 2023 | 9:00 PM
Café Cléopatra (18+)

The Mae Martin Gala
Saturday, July 29, 2023 | 7:00 PM
PDA-Maisonneuve

Host of New Faces of Comedy: International
Friday, July 28, 2023 | 7:00PM
Montreal-National-Ludger-Duvernay

For tickets and more info click here.

Credit Where Credit is Due

As always, a big thank you to the providers of our theme song: Leighland Beckman and Aural Turpitude!

Keith does all sorts of things here on 9to5.cc, he works with the other founders on 9to5 (illustrated), co-hosts our two podcasts: The 9to5 Entertainment System and Go Plug Yourself and sometimes blogs here as The Perspicacious Geek.

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Forget the Box (Andrew Jamieson & Dawn McSweeney) – GPYS 280

by on July 6, 2023 at 6:56 pm
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The Montreal podcast that asks Andrew Jamieson & Dawn McSweeney of Forget The Box: What is the weirdest porn you’ve gotten off to? That question asked by Vinny Terzo (Horns & Hoofs) back in episode 279 (sorry dad).

If you’ve been following the arts and entertainment “underground” scene of Montreal over the course of the last 15-20 years the name ‘Forget the Box’ almost certainly rings a bell at the very least. Maybe you’re intimately familiar or maybe you’ve just heard the name in passing.

Forget the Box was a mainstay blog of the scene – covering the likes of theater, music, comedy and more. Unfortunately certain blogs that I have no problem calling out like MTLBlog squashed a lot of great local content by carpet bombing social media with their bullshit and Forget the Box was very nearly a casualty.

But then Andrew Jamieson stepped in with the defibrillator and resuscitated Forget the Box and it’s back baby! It’s new home is ForgetTheBox.ca and Dawn and Andrew are hellbent on making it an important part of the Montreal arts scene once again. We talk about how they’re doing thing differently, the type of journalism you can expect at Forget the Box, movies, music and a bunch of other stuff I’m forgetting. It’s that free wheeling Go Plug Yourself magic.

Sit back and enjoy the show!

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Credit Where Credit is Due

As always, a big thank you to the providers of our theme song: Leighland Beckman and Aural Turpitude!

Keith does all sorts of things here on 9to5.cc, he works with the other founders on 9to5 (illustrated), co-hosts our two podcasts: The 9to5 Entertainment System and Go Plug Yourself and sometimes blogs here as The Perspicacious Geek.

Lawrence Corber also produces some shows you may have heard of (you should probably check out the next Healthy Living show when you get a chance) and if you’re close with him you can call him Lully. The other way to call him “Lully” is to follow him on his socials. @Lully514 on Instagram.

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