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GPYS Flashback: Episode 150 Live Spectacular!

by on September 25, 2024 at 7:10 pm
Posted In: Go Plug Yourself, Podcast, Podcasting

As occasionally happens when you’ve been podcasting for over a decade – sometimes a guest drops off the face of the planet (or the island of Montreal) and you’re left on a Wednesday night before a long weekend without a new episode of Go Plug Yourself.

Fortunately though we’ve got over 300 episodes in our back catalogue that we can dig up and re-share with you.

So we’re setting the clock back to 2018 for our 150th episode which was a live recording at the legendary Mainline Theater! Enjoy!

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Here it is, the episode you’ve all been waiting for! Montreal’s longest running English language podcast is celebrating its 150th episode in style! Recorded live at Mainline Theatre on St-Laurent Boulevard, Walter and I welcomed a parade of some of the most talented Montrealers ever to grace a single episode of a podcast!

Joining us for the whole episode is none other than our resident musically talented friend (and provider of our theme song) Leighland Beckman!

The first guest on our show is none other than our French language podcast counterpart Yannick Belzil from 3 Bières!
Then we’re joined by the Hardcore Hero himself, The Green Phantom!
Finally, as he does for many of our milestone episodes, Television’s Mike Paterson joins us as well!
Hey! Did you know you can subscribe to just Go Plug Yourself on iTunes? It’s true. Subscribe now.

Check out Yannick Belzil’s podcast “Les voyeurs de vues”

Follow Green Phantom on Facebook and keep an eye on IWS Hardcore for his no doubt triumphant comeback in the coming months.

Mike Paterson is the busiest man on the planet, he’s on TV twice a day!
Check out Toon Marty on Teletoon every day at 5 playing Burnie.
And he’s on Raven’s Quest every day on TVO! He’s the Raven!

Big thanks to Scott for this ultra special episode image.

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 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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Hellgirl Productions (Emelia Hellman & Nancy Webb) – GPYS 303

by on September 12, 2024 at 7:41 am
Posted In: Go Plug Yourself, Podcast, Podcasting

The Montreal arts & entertainment podcast that asks Emelia Hellman & Nancy Webb of Hellgirl Productions: What compliment would you give yourself? That question asked by Abby Stonehouse and Alo Azimov back in episode 302.

It’s no secret that we love Fantasia here at 9to5.cc – we do a whole show about it – so imagine our excitement when Inés pitched the idea of having Emelia and Nancy from Hellgirl Productions on the show to talk (in part) about their short film “Bangs” that premiered at this year’s festival! Did we mention it features Andi McQueen who is also the best?

We talk about “Bangs”, making movies, our biggest fears and so much more. Emelia and Nancy will be launching a podcast very soon that is literally just about people’s biggest fears so – stay tuned for that. How will you stay tuned? Well – you should probably give them a follow on Instagram for now: @hellgirlproductions and check in on their respective websites as well. Those are probably the best ways to see “Bangs” when it becomes possible to do so (maybe you will be lucky and they’ll be screening the film in your hometown!):

Meanwhile if you want to talk about one the films we talked about “Becca” you can watch that right now (which also features Andi!).

More info about some of the other films we mention can be found below:

Anyways – listen to this podcast and track down these films!

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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.

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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Ladyfest 2024 w/ Abby Stonehouse & Alo Azimov – GPYS 302

by on August 28, 2024 at 11:14 pm
Posted In: Go Plug Yourself, Podcast, Podcasting

The Montreal arts and entertainment podcast that asks Abby Stonehouse and Alo Azimov of Ladyfest: What is a quote that inspires you? That question asked by Sloan Kooshan and Dawn McSweeney back in episode 301.

First of all, once again I need to mention that we recorded this episode remotely. So apologies if the audio levels are a little all over the place.

Ladyfest is returning to Montreal once again in 2024 and once again there is almost an entire week of Ladyfestivities for you to enjoy! Abby Stonehouse and Alo Azimov join Walter and I to talk about all things Ladyfest, tornadoes and finding your audience. For more information about the entire Ladyfest lineup do yourself a favour and check out Ladyfest.ca.

Abby Stonehouse does a million things around town and online (like the House of Stone Podcast) and is currently one of the head ladies of Ladyfest. Alo Azimov performs and produces all over Montreal as well and has been a part of Ladyfest since the very start. Both Abby and Alo are Ladyfest and comedy veterans and are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to all the shows going down next week.

So sit back, relax and enjoy the show and be sure to check out Ladyfest 2024! Go Plug Ladyfest everyone!

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

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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Sloan Kooshan & Dawn McSweeney – GPYS 301

by on August 14, 2024 at 11:02 pm
Posted In: Go Plug Yourself, Podcast, Podcasting

The Montreal arts and entertainment podcast that asks Sloan Kooshan & Dawn McSweeney: Where would you travel next? And: What’s the most definitive art piece that you enjoy? Those questions asked by Daniel Glick and Evelyne Côté in our Osheaga Special Episode.

On this week’s episode Sarah and I are talking to Sloan Kooshan and Dawn McSweeney about the upcoming SWANA Comedy Show at La Poubelle Magnifique on August 25th at 8 pm. This edition of the SWANA Comedy Show is more than just comedy—it’s a fundraiser for Palestine. All proceeds will go towards The Ghassan Abu Sittah Children’s Fund, an organization dedicated to providing critical medical attention to the children of Gaza. For more information on the fund or to make a donation there directly head to https://gabusittahchildrensfund.org or better yet come out to the show and make a donation in person!  This edition of the SWANA Comedy Show is produced as part of Forget the Box’s “Your Show Here” community initiative.

We talk to Sloan about his origin as comedian, the differences between audiences here and in Europe, finding your audience, the difficulties of being a “good” political comedian and much, much more! It’s also our first round of the NEW questions in our 5 Questions Segment! How did we come up with these new questions? Well you should probably go back and listen to Episode 300 if you haven’t already.

For more information about the SWANA Comedy Show check out the Facebook Event.

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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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Go Plug Yourself 300!! w/ Alex Rose

by on July 31, 2024 at 4:42 pm
Posted In: Go Plug Yourself, Podcast, Podcasting

The Montreal podcast that would win every single “I Quit” match because we’ve been around for 13 years and we’re not going anywhere baby!

Look, I’m fully aware that this isn’t actually episode 300 – that milestone quietly came and went probably sometime back in 2023. But we didn’t put a number on every episode of “Go Quarantine Yourself” during the pandemic, we don’t put numbers on the Shit Shows for the most part and whenever we just catch up with the hosts we don’t usually attach an official number to those episodes either. So whatever man – it counts! 300 more!

We recorded this one live (pal) as a part of the World’s Smallest Comedy Festival that has been running for the past week and a half and it was a blast. We had friend of the show Alex Rose come on to talk a little about the Fantasia Festival as it enters it’s final weekend and Walter J. Lyng and Lawrence Corber joined me for all the fun at Hurley’s.

Important Podcast News:We updated the questions for 5 Questions! Finally! That means that starting in episode 301 we’ll have a new set of questions to bother our guests with at the end of each episode!

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.

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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GPYS 299: The World’s Smallest Comedy Festival (Again!)

by on July 17, 2024 at 10:55 pm
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Hey, did you know that Go Plug Yourself 300 is happening LIVE as part of the World’s Smallest Comedy Festival on July 22nd at 6 pm at Hurleys?

Well guess what? It is. One of more than 500 shows that will be happening over the course of ten days (July 21st to July 31st) hosted by the absolute maniacs behind Montreal’s beloved “World’s Smallest Comedy Night” each and every week.

So guess what? We have three of those wonderful maniacs on the show once again this week to talk about Anne of Green Gables, Prince Edward Island, manspreading and probably a million other things that I’m not remembering right now. There’s a whole part that I don’t even know about where I get up to go get more drinks and Walter is left to his own devices with Troy and Vance. That’s audio that I am about to publish and I have no idea what it might be! Walter said I might have to remove it! But I didn’t!

That’s the kind of show we run here and that’s the kind of raw unfiltered nonsense you’ll be in for if you come down to Hurley’s on Monday.

In the meantime, sit back, relax and enjoy this show and head to troystark.net for more info and tickets to the World’s Smallest Comedy Festival (including episode 300 of this very 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.

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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Go Plug The World’s Smallest Comedy Festival 2024! (GPYS 298)

by on June 20, 2024 at 6:53 pm
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Listen up you beautiful babies – this podcast has always been adjacent to one of Montreal’s greatest comedy nights “The World’s Smallest Comedy Night” live each week from Hurley’s in the heart of downtown Montreal. So much so that this very real news article links the foundation of the “World’s Smallest Comedy Night” right back to a recording of this very podcast some 6 years ago. So it stands to reason that Go Plug Yourself is one of the first places you are hearing about the World’s Smallest Comedy Festival which will be taking place next month from July 21st to the 31st mostly at Hurley’s Irish Pub on Crescent Street.

Walter J. Lyng and Troy Stark came to the back of Grumpy’s to talk all about their sales jobs and also the second edition of The World’s Smallest Comedy Festival. This is doubly exciting for Go Plug Yourself because guess what? We will be recording Go Plug Yourself 300 LIVE on July 22nd at 6 pm from Hurley’s as part of the festival! Say whaaaaat!? I’ll say it again.

Go Plug Yourself 300 will be LIVE at The World’s Smallest Comedy Festival – it will be our first live episode in over 4 years! That’s crazy!

There’s plenty of other (realistically better) comedy options for you to enjoy for all 10 days of the festival as well so you should keep tabs on troystark.net for the full lineup. So sit back, relax, listen to this podcast and keep an eye out for more announcements regarding the true spirit of comedy in Montreal.

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.

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Go Fringe Yourself 2024 – The Montreal Fringe Festival Special

by on June 6, 2024 at 6:36 am
Posted In: Fringe, Go Plug Yourself, Montreal, Podcast, Podcasting

It’s the 507th annual Montreal Fringe Festival! That number may be slightly exaggerated by when it comes to festivals thriving in this city I am here for the Fringe. We’ve already had a couple of great episodes with the likes of Raquel Maestre, Amy and Kenny and Iris Bahr talking about the Montreal Fringe Festival but this episode is our annual “Go Fringe Yourself” Montreal Fringe special!

That means we are playing host to artists from not just one… not just two… but three great shows for you this week!

We’ve got Clara and Annie from “Are You Listening?”, Shelby and Lucy from “Late in Life Lesbian” and Lou Laurence from “Love, Sharks & Frenching: a hot date with Lou Laurence.”

All three of these shows seem like surefire bets for all of your Montreal Fringe Festival schedules so get on that.

Listen now and enjoy the show and more importantly get out there an enjoy the Montreal Fringe Festival! The Fringe Park (on the corner of Rachel and St-Laurent) opens up today June 6th so check that out and don’t hesitate from diving into the massive amount of shows taking place over the next two weeks in the Plateau of Montreal.

And hey – with JFL not happening this year, doesn’t that also kind of make the Fringe one of the funniest festivals in Montreal too?

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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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GPYS 296: Amy Blackmore & Kenny Streule

by on May 9, 2024 at 6:01 am
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The Montreal arts & entertainment podcast that asks Amy Blackmore and Kenny Streule from the Montreal Fringe Festival: What is it that makes you want to do one project over another? That question asked by our previous guest Boum (the comic book artist and creator of The Jellyfish) back in episode 295.

We’ve spoken a lot on this show about the loss of one our city’s wonderful festivals, but now it’s time to celebrate one of the festivals that we can still be proud of: The Montreal Fringe Festival.

Longtime listeners of the show know that I’ve been a fan of the Montreal Fringe Festival since high-school and “since high-school” has gotten progressively further and further away (somewhere to the tune of 24 years ago but who’s counting?).

It’s one of Sarah’s and my favourite festivals and we love to kick summer off with the joy of independent theatre that ranges from improv to clowns to dance to puppets and so much more. And guess what? We talk about all that stuff with none other than Amy Blackmore and Kenny Streule who, as far as I understand it, are Montreal Fringe Overlords. We talk about some of our favourite shows from Fringes gone by and look ahead to some of the shows that might catch our attention this year.

So sit back, relax, and get ready to Fringe! The Montreal Fringe kicks off with the Fringe For All on May 27 and shows start as of May 29th – tickets are already on sale y’all!

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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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GPYS – It’s a Cowboy Summer

by on April 24, 2024 at 1:50 pm
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Every now and then Chris Venditto and I like to take an episode to catch up and talk mostly about the Montreal Canadiens and wrestling. What a better way to kick off Cowboy Summer than talking about hockey?

Well this episode is that but also includes us branching out into talking about the Montreal PWHL team and Chris shares his thoughts on the absence of the Just for Laughs festival this summer in Montreal now that we’re nearly two months removed from the news and he has had a little more time to ruminate.

Chris has declared the summer of 2024 to be “Cowboy Summer” (I may be paraphrasing) but when Beyoncé has released a country album and apparently everyone is listening to “A Bar Song” by Shaboozey it’s hard to deny that he might be on to something.

I actually wonder if country music festivals will do better this year than the “normal” music festivals.

I guess we’ll have to wait and see.

So if you haven’t seen Chris lately, this is your perfect chance to catch up with Venditto while listening to a conversation where you’re not allowed to say anything- aka a podcast!

Enjoy!

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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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