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Alan Davies – JFL MTL 2023 (Go Plug Yourself)

by on July 18, 2023 at 8:18 pm
Posted In: Go Plug Yourself, Homepage, Just for Laughs, Other podcasts, Podcast, Podcasting

Alan Davies joins Inés Anaya and I to talk about why he doesn’t tour as much as he used to, not having been to Montreal since 1995 and how important British panel shows are to making comedians household names across the pond.

It’s crazy to think that this will be the first time Alan Davies takes to a Just for Laughs stage in nearly 3 decades but there it is. You owe it to yourself to check out Alan and a myriad of other talent visiting our lovely city.

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Details on Alan’s Shows:

Back for another year at Just For Laughs MONTRÉAL, Brit(ish) boasts a lineup of some of the funniest comedians from across the pond. Hosted by Jen Brister, featuring Alan Davies, Gina Yashere, Josie Long, Jamali Maddix and Reuben Kaye.
Eddie Izzard Gala: Eddi Izzard takes the stage to host her own gala at Just For Laughs MONTRÉAL. Featuring yourself, Brandon Ash-Mohammed, BriTANick, Josie Long, Nimesh Patel, Ophira Eisenberg and Tom Ballard.

Show Dates and Times:
July 25-29, 2023| 7:00 PM
Brit(ish)
Le Studio TD

July 28, 2023| 9:45 PM
The Eddie Izzard Gala
PDA Maisonneuve
9:45 PM

For more info and tickets 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.

Inés Anaya never stops finding ways to be funny: writing for Hindwing Press and The Beaverton, running shows like Stand Up Story Slam and getting on the mic at comedy shows all over the city when it is legally possible to do so. The best way to keep track of what she’s up to next is on Instagram @clout__atlas

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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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Rosebud Baker – Go Plug JFL 2022

by on July 19, 2022 at 10:02 pm
Posted In: Go Plug Yourself, Homepage, Just for Laughs, Montreal, Podcast, Podcasting

Rosebud Baker closes off this year’s JFL miniseries of Go Plug Yourself podcasts!

On this JFL minisode I talk to Rosebud Baker about her shows at Café Cleopatra where she will performing all new material for the Montreal Just for Laughs crowd. Rosebud has always thought of herself as a pessimist but after the last few years of the pandemic, maybe she’s a realist? Maybe all of our therapists actually owe us some money right now as our some of our worst fears came true. We talk about handling the pandemic with her husband Andy Haynes (her husband and co-host of the “Find Your Beach” podcast) and how her latest material focuses on “what now.”

Rosebud will have a bunch of shows at Café Cleopatra, will be doing a live recording of “Find Your Beach” and will be featured on the Marc Maron Gala. Check out her artist page at hahaha.com for more info and showtimes of all of Rosebud Baker’s shows at the Just for Laughs Festival here in Montreal.

Rosebud Baker is a New York based comedian, writer and actress, who is currently on the writing staff for the award-winning sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live in it’s 47 th season. Her debut hour standup special Whiskey Fists, produced by Bill Burr’s All Things Comedy, premiered on Comedy Central Digital in 2021. The special was a hit with fans and critics alike, as Vulture featured Rosebud in “Comedians You Should and Will Know in 2022.” The New Yorker included her in their annual list of “Best Jokes of 2021” and Rolling Stone gushed that her humor “ranges from merciless self-excavation to slashing social satire graced by intelligence and nuance.” She can be seen in the recurring role of MERI in the new Hulu series Life & Beth alongside Amy Schumer and Michael Cera, and she is a writer and performer on HBO Max’s WGA Award nominated sketch series That Damn Michael Che. Baker also co-hosts the popular weekly podcast Find Your Beach with her husband and fellow comic Andy Haynes.

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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.

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Atsuko Okatsuka – Go Plug JFL 2022

by on July 15, 2022 at 3:02 pm
Posted In: Go Plug Yourself, Homepage, Just for Laughs, Montreal, Podcast, Podcasting

Our next guest is the extremely funny and awesome Atsuko Okatsuka! Montreal’s fan favorite arts and entertainment podcast is bringing you our annual series of mini episodes celebrating many of the talented performers at this year’s Just for Laughs festival in Montreal!

I got a chance to talk to Atsuko Okatsuka about how she manages to thrive in chaos and dire circumstances (she once performed comedy during an earthquake), connecting with her fanbase during the pandemic by doing standup on Zoom, using her experiences to fuel her comedy and hustle, visiting Taiwan and so much more!

Atsuko is a stand-up comedian, actor, and writer based in LA. Atsuko made her late night stand-up debut on THE LATE LATE SHOW WITH JAMES CORDEN. Atsuko is starring in the new Comedy Central animated series, FAIRVIEW and the Paramount+ feature film, WASHINGTONIA from EP, Stephen Colbert. She’s written for Adult Swim’s THE ERIC ANDRE SHOW & SOFT FOCUS WITH JENA FRIEDMAN. Atsuko’s on-screen credits include, season 3 of the HBO series, ROOM 104, THE SHOW NEXTDOOR with Randall Park on ROKU+, and HULU’s latest project with ATTN: Mom & Pop. Atsuko was named a ‘Comedian To Watch’ by Vulture & ‘Top 10 Comedians to Watch’ for TimeOut LA. She is also fluent in Japanese and Mandarin.

You can catch Atsuko in both her show “Intruder” and as a part of the Chelsea Handler gala. For more information, tickets and showtimes check out her artist page on Just For Laughs official website.

*EDIT: This episode was previously published with a typo in Atsuko Okatsuka name – it has since been edited.

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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.

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Katherine Ryan – Go Plug JFL 2022

by on July 15, 2022 at 2:40 pm
Posted In: Go Plug Yourself, Homepage, Just for Laughs, Montreal, Podcast, Podcasting

We’re talking to Katherine Ryan! Montreal’s favorite comedy podcast is back covering this year’s Just for Laughs festival in Montreal!

I got the chance to talk to the amazing Katherine Ryan about her Amazon Prime show “Backstage with Katherine Ryan”, finding love in the fairytale land of Toronto, picking names for people in jokes, cottages and more.

Katherine starred in, wrote and executive produced her 6 x 30’ sitcom, The Duchess, for Netflix Originals which was released globally in 2020 and leapt to the top of the Netflix chart.

She has filmed two critically-acclaimed Netflix Global 60’ stand-up specials – Glitter Room and In Trouble.

Katherine has sold-out venues across the world with her unique shows and has been touring her sell-out new show Missus across the UK and Europe and now returns to her home country of Canada. She took the show to the prestigious Netflix Is A Joke Festival in LA in April of this year.

She is currently filming the lead role in major scripted comedy series, Romantic Getaway, for Sky Comedy in the UK opposite Romesh Ranganathan.

She has been a stalwart on all the UK’s major panel shows, and has co-hosted six series of Your Face or Mine with Jimmy Carr alongside judging four series of Roast Battle for Comedy Central as well as being a judge on Netflix’s first panel show The Fix. In 2019, she hosted The Stand Up Show with Katherine Ryan for CTV.

Katherine hosts the primetime BBC Two jewelry-making competition series All That Glitters which aired to fantastic viewing figures in 2021. A second series has been filmed and will be released this year. Also in 2021, Katherine hosted ITV2’s marquee show Ready to Mingle.
Her debut book The Audacity was published by Bonnier in September as their Super Lead Title and went straight into the Sunday Times Bestseller list. It has also been released in Canada by Doubleday and will soon be published in the US by Amazon.
Her hit podcast Telling Everybody Everything frequently tops the podcast charts and is hosted by market-leader Acast.

Check her out this year at Just For Laughs performing “Missus” and at the 40th Anniversary Gala. Check out her JFL Artist Page for more info and tickets.

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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.

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DeAnne Smith – Go Plug JFL 2022

by on July 13, 2022 at 7:44 pm
Posted In: Go Plug Yourself, Homepage, Just for Laughs, Montreal, Podcast, Podcasting

DeAnne Smith returns to Montreal! The Montreal arts & entertainment system that loves Just for Laughs is back! Talking to amazing performers from this year’s edition of the Just for Laughs festival right here in Montreal.

I had the chance to sit down with the always wonderful DeAnne Smith to talk about their show way, way back with our friend Leighland Beckman called “Horrible Things”, doing comedy with a lovely little dog companion and finding comedy in the isolation that may have permeated the last 2 or so years.

DeAnne Smith, a Canadian Comedy Award winner, has performed at Just for Laughs, JFL42, JFL Northwest, the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, the New Zealand International Comedy Festival, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Austin’s Moontower Comedy Fest, the Limestone Comedy Fest, San Francisco Sketchfest, and the Iceland Comedy Festival, just to name a few. They have also been on TV all over the darn world, including appearances on Last Comic Standing and The Late Late Show in the U.S., as well as comedy shows in Canada, Australia and the UK. Their video Straight Men, Step Your Game Up has over 46 million views. Their Netflix half-hour comedy special, the critically-praised Gentleman Elf, debuted January 2019. They just taped their second special at the Just for Laughs Festival in July 2021.

DeAnne will be starring in their own featured show AND will be featured on the Hannah Gadsby Gala show. More info and showtimes here. Be sure to check out DeAnne and all the other amazingly funny and talented people coming to town for Just for Laughs, July 13 to 31st in Montreal.

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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.

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Viveth K – Go Plug Yourself Podcast 258

by on June 23, 2022 at 7:24 pm
Posted In: Go Plug Yourself, Just for Laughs, Podcast, Podcasting

The Montreal comedy podcast that asks Viveth K: “Who was your childhood crush?” – asked by the cast of “The Adoption” (aka Eve Parker Finley, Nicky Fournier & Amanda McQueen) back in episode 257.

Hot off the heels of his appearance at the Winnipeg Comedy Festival (which I’m sure actually did make his mom proud) Viveth K is ramping up for his upcoming Zoofest OFFJFL show “True Things We Made Up” (alongside other Go Plug Yourself friends Serag Meletian and Tyler Lemco) this July 21st and 25th.

Viveth joins Chris Venditto and I to talk about that show, getting pulled over by racist cops, his plan for an extensive tattoo detailing the 2020 Lakers championship win and much, much more.

Finally, Chris and the other boys from Perfect Bite have an entire summer of laughs cooking and it keeps rolling on THIS Saturday June 25th at Café Cleopatra where Derek Seguin and Joey Elias double-headline the Summer Comedy Blockbuster. Get your tickets for that!

Enjoy the show and as always we are entertaining any and all offers from potential advertisers.

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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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Kyle Brownrigg – JFL 2021 GPYS Special

by on July 16, 2021 at 3:00 pm
Posted In: Go Plug Yourself, Homepage, Just for Laughs, Podcast, Podcasting

Kyle Brownrigg was a finalist in SiriusXM’s Top Comic competition, the search for Canada’s next top comic, one of JFL42’s New Faces, and was selected as one of Canada’s Homegrown Comics for Just for Laughs. In his short career Kyle has done tapings for Comedy Network, CTV, and CBC Gem as part of Just for Laughs, CBC’s Halifax Comedy Festival, Laugh Out Loud, and The Debaters. He is certainly someone you don’t want to miss.

You can catch Kyle on Comedy Night in Canada, streaming live as of July 30th but also you can watch him LIVE at L’Astral on July 30th for CTVComedy and Crave Stand Up Specials TV Taping, tickets on sale now.

Also be sure to check out Kyle on the Best Actress Podcast available wherever you get your podcasts.

We talk about bad casting, bad movies and more.

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: 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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Brittany Lyseng – GPYS JFL 2021

by on July 16, 2021 at 2:47 pm
Posted In: Go Plug Yourself, Homepage, Just for Laughs, Podcast, Podcasting

You might know Brittany Lyseng from CBC Radio’s Laugh Out Loud, CBC’S The Debaters and Sirius XM. Brittany’s down-to-earth view of the world is capturing audiences across Canada and has earned her a place at the Just For Laughs festival in Montreal, JFL Northwest in Vancouver as well as JFL42 in Toronto.

Brittany will be appearing on Comedy Night in Canada which will be available to live stream free as of July 30.

Be sure to also check out Brittany’s podcast “Life Pairings” available wherever you get your podcasts.

Brittany and I talk about Covid, being hockey fans in Canada and of course comedy. I think everyone is a little anxious about the return of live comedy but I think we can all agree that if things are done safely we can get out there and support all the amazing home-grown Canadian talent that has been making us laugh all through the last year and a half!

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: 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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