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Go Plug Yourself Rewind: Amy Blackmore 2021

by on June 12, 2026 at 10:47 pm
Posted In: Fringe, Go Plug Yourself, Podcast, Podcasting

So normally this time of year Sarah and I would be interviewing a bunch of artists performing at the Montreal Fringe Festival and up until last Wednesday I promise you: that was the plan.

Then, unfortunately, Sarah took a bad fall on a bike path while heroically saving a child and broke her leg pretty badly. 10 days in the hospital later she’s finally home and the Montreal Fringe Festival is in full swing but we’re not doing much of anything except for rehabilitating Sarah’s leg.

So that means for the first time in a long time, we won’t be Fringing this year.

It got me thinking: When was the last time we didn’t Fringe?

Oh right, that pesky pandemic.

Lawrence Corber and I sat down remotely in April 2021 with Amy Blackmore pretty much a full year into the pandemic.  So let’s take a trip down memory lane and enjoy that chat from 2021, shall we?

The Montreal Fringe Festival is in full swing and runs until June 21st, head to montrealfringe.ca for tickets and showtimes.

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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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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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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 2023: 9 Lives, 8 Near Misses + Hey Bitch, Love You + Who, Me?

by on June 2, 2023 at 6:20 pm
Posted In: Go Plug Yourself, Podcast, Podcasting

The St-Ambroise Montreal Fringe Festival is back! That means our Fringe podcast is back!

Sarah and I are super excited for this year’s Fringe lineup and to celebrate we sat down with the artists behind 3 incredible sounding shows that will be happening as part of the 2023 editions of the Montreal Fringe Festival.

They are (and click the links for more info and tickets!):

It’s the perfect blend of three different shows that will get you thinking about fan fiction, kung-fu and marriage. Your mind will be spinning as you contemplate time-loops, car accidents and Harry Styles. You will dive head first into the world of best friends, daily Facebook posts and anesthesiology. I won’t tell you which show all these things are from, you will have to listen to the whole episode to find out for yourself.

Seriously though, there is so much happening this year, if you’ve been putting off getting back into the Fringe due to that big ole’ pandemic you have a whole lot of fringing to catch up on. Hopefully Sarah and I will see you at the Fringe Park and we can share a beer!

The Montreal Fringe has already kicked off! Head to montrealfringe.ca for tickets, showtimes and good vibes all around.

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!

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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The Adoption (Eve Parker Finley, Nicky Fournier & Amanda McQueen) – GPYS 257

by on June 9, 2022 at 6:45 am
Posted In: Fringe, Go Plug Yourself, Montreal, Podcast, Podcasting

The Montreal podcast that asks the cast of “The Adoption”: What’s a story of you being romantically rejected? That question submitted by fellow Montreal Fringe performer Leighland Beckman back in episode 256.

The St-Ambroise Montreal Fringe Festival is in full effect with A-Z programming starting TODAY! The Fringe Park is open, shows are happening live and in person and it is really starting to feel like festival season is finally back in Montreal after 2 long years of being (somewhat) muted by that pesky global pandemic.

One of the hottest tickets at this year’s show is shaping up to be none other than “The Adoption” and we are beyond excited to welcome all three stars to Go Plug Yourself to talk about their upcoming Fringe show. Eve Parker Finley, Nicky Fournier and Amanda McQueen were all gracious enough to join Inés and I at the back of Grumpy’s to take a meandering walk through failed romantic endeavors, fruity pebbles, celebrity crushes and everything in between.

And I meant what I said about “The Adoption” being a hot ticket, the show is already approaching sell-outs on multiple nights so go to MontrealFringe.ca and get your tickets now.

About “The Adoption”

The Adoption is the story of a young person who chooses to become a solo parent to an adopted child – a decision that ripples through their chosen family circle. This play is a short comedy that highlights rituals of belonging, gender-neutral parenting and the dynamic of self-determination and community interdependence.

Playwright & Director: Mael F. Cheff

Poster/Stage/Props Design: Felix Felgo

Actors: Nicky Fournier, Eve Parker Finley & Amanda McQueen

Enjoy the podcast, then buy your tickets and enjoy The Adoption (and a bunch of other Fringe shows obviously).

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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. She also took that photo.

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Amy Blackmore and the Return of Live Theater (Hopefully) – GPYS 229

by on April 1, 2021 at 7:31 am
Posted In: Go Plug Yourself, Podcast, Podcasting

Amy Blackmore joins the Montreal podcast that asks the question: “Who have you thought about recently from your past that you realized you had forgotten about?” (asked by Tim Riel back in episode 227).

Amy Blackmore has had a hell of year.

We’ve all had a hell of year but Amy’s might have taken the cake.

From having Mainline Theater shut down due to the pandemic (followed rapidly by the cancellation of any live and in person Fringe shows) to overcoming a string of personal issues let me just say that the fact the she is going full steam ahead right now is absolute craziness.

But, dwelling on the negative is for suckers and Amy Blackmore is no sucker. Amy also comes up with probably the most succinct answers ever to Question 3.

So it is that we welcome Amy back to the show to talk about the very imminent (hopefully) return of live theater, staying positive as we approach the finish line to all this shit and more. Things are finally getting close to being back to normal, let’s stay safe, do the thing and hopefully in 6 months this will all start fading into a distant memory. Let’s go.

Enjoy the show!

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

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.

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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What We Did At The Fringe – 2019

by on June 11, 2019 at 4:52 pm
Posted In: Blogs, Fringe, Homepage, Montreal, Podcast, Podcasting

Walter, Sarah and I sit down and talk about a couple of the Fringe shows we’ve checked out.

There is still plenty of time to check out these shows:

Listen now and enjoy the podcast!

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For tickets and showtimes, check out montrealfringe.ca.

Our intro song is Paradise Engineering (instrumental) by YACHT and is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.

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.

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2019 St-Ambroise Montreal FRINGE Festival!

by on June 2, 2019 at 4:48 pm
Posted In: Featured Post, Fringe, Montreal

Hey everyone! The 29th Edition of the St-Ambroise Montreal FRINGE Festival is almost here, and to celebrate we’ve got a couple podcasts that you should probably listen to.

To quote the incomparable Amy Blackmore:

With 800+ performances by 500+ artists from across the globe, fringing is a festive adventure full of surprises. Over 60 000 festival-goers celebrate diversity, accessibility and artistic freedom with us annually.

Fringing for the first time? I recommend you purchase a 3-show pass. Pick a sure bet, a recommended performance and a show at random! Don’t forget, Canadian FRINGE festivals are open-access and uncensored events with affordable ticket prices for all. And artists keep 100% of their box office!

 

Check out these podcasts:

  • Go Fringe Yourself 2019 – IS THAT HOW CLOWNS KEEP YOU UP ALL NIGHT?

    Fringe Festival veteran Fiona Ross is proud to bring Ms. Bea Haven back to the Montreal Fringe Festival in the followup to last year’s “Is That How Clowns Have Sex?”. This time around the sex-educational clown has decided that she should have her own talk show because of course she should!

    Fiona talks about her latest show right here, right now.

  • Go Fringe Yourself 2019 – EDGING WITH MIKE

    Mike O’Brien may just have the strangest road to a second Fringe production ever: A genre wrestling piece that won Spirt of the Fringe last year prompted him to create a highly education show about the science of metallurgy and the sharpness of knives.

    Just more proof that there is something for everyone at the Fringe.

  • Go Fringe Yourself 2019 – SILENCE

    Stéfan Cédilot & Kathleen Aubert have become somewhat known in the Montreal theater scene for their use of dynamic soundtracks in their works. This year, they shake things up quite a bit by producing two shows that are not just devoid of soundtracks, but are also nearly completely silent.

    (Silence.) is two short plays, each telling its own story and exploring different facets of silence : what it says, what it shows, and what it hides.

  • Go Fringe Yourself 2019 – COLLISION

    Tiera Joly Pavelich suffered multiple concussions in the span of a few short years as a dancer. Somehow, she has taken that experience and used it as fuel to create something amazing. Working as a choreographer, Tiera has guided Gabriela Guerra Woo through her experiences in interpretive dance and movement.

    Sarah plans on watching this and crying quietly throughout.

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Go Fringe Yourself 2019 – COLLISION

by on June 2, 2019 at 4:45 pm
Posted In: Blogs, Fringe, Homepage, Montreal, Podcast, Podcasting

Tiera Joly Pavelich suffered multiple concussions in the span of a few short years as a dancer. Somehow, she has taken that experience and used it as fuel to create something amazing. Working as a choreographer, Tiera has guided Gabriela Guerra Woo through her experiences in interpretive dance and movement.

Sarah plans on watching this and crying quietly throughout.

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For tickets and showtimes, check out montrealfringe.ca.

Our intro song is Paradise Engineering (instrumental) by YACHT and is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.

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.

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Go Fringe Yourself 2019 – SILENCE

by on June 2, 2019 at 4:28 pm
Posted In: Blogs, Fringe, Homepage, Montreal, Podcast, Podcasting

Stéfan Cédilot & Kathleen Aubert have become somewhat known in the Montreal theater scene for their use of dynamic soundtracks in their works. This year, they shake things up quite a bit by producing two shows that are not just devoid of soundtracks, but are also nearly completely silent.

(Silence.) is two short plays, each telling its own story and exploring different facets of silence : what it says, what it shows, and what it hides.

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For tickets and showtimes, check out montrealfringe.ca.

Our intro song is Paradise Engineering (instrumental) by YACHT and is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.

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.

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Go Fringe Yourself 2019 – EDGING WITH MIKE

by on June 2, 2019 at 4:17 pm
Posted In: Blogs, Fringe, Homepage, Montreal, Podcast, Podcasting

Mike O’Brien may just have the strangest road to a second Fringe production ever: A genre wrestling piece that won Spirt of the Fringe last year prompted him to create a highly education show about the science of metallurgy and the sharpness of knives.

Just more proof that there is something for everyone at the Fringe.

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Subscribe: RSS

For tickets and showtimes, check out montrealfringe.ca.

Our intro song is Paradise Engineering (instrumental) by YACHT and is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.

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.

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