What is Just For Laughs doing for Canadian Comedians? Sassy Jo July 23, 2019 Comedy, Mobster Thoughts The Montreal Just For Laughs is here! The Just For Laughs Festival was the first festival I covered and where I made many connections, discovered new comedians and learned what I wanted to do with all this blog...
A Historic week in Canadian Comedy Sassy Jo February 26, 2019 Comedy The story broke on February 21st. Comedians were horrified to hear a new deal between Just For Laughs and SiriusXM on the takeover of the Canadian radio property called "Canada Laughs 168" which was apparently...
New Faces of Just for Laughs Unveiled! Team Mobtreal July 23, 2018 Arts, Comedy, Events & Festivals, Performers & Artists, Press Release, Theatre Just for Laughs unveils its New Faces of 2018! Just For Laughs, in partnership with Amazon’s Prime Video, is thrilled to reveal the 2018 lineup of New Faces, a series conceived to launch the careers of t...
Chris Fleming on Poutine Cigarettes and ‘The Shining’ Daniel Fonda Bedard July 25, 2017 Comedy, Interviews The wonderfully offbeat Chris Fleming is bringing Showpig to Maison Théâtre this week for JFL. Known for his strange and distinctive YouTube channel, Chris has been touring his show across the U.S. for the past...
Comedian DeAnne Smith on Heckling and Returning to Montreal Daniel Fonda Bedard July 23, 2017 Comedy, Interviews DeAnne Smith has been a stand-up comic for a decade, having appeared on The Late Late Show, Last Comic Standing, and Funny As Hell. She's a festival favourite, often performing in Melbourne, Edinburgh, and Mont...
Jen Kirkman on ‘Irrational Thoughts’ and High School Poetry Daniel Fonda Bedard July 20, 2017 Comedy, Interviews Comedian and best-selling author Jen Kirkman is bringing her new show, Irrational Thoughts, to Montreal this month. Currently based in L.A., the Massachussets-born comic has released several acclaimed comedy...
Here, my dear (It’s been a year) Habib Siam November 5, 2015 Mobster Thoughts I’m fairly good at moping; I won’t lie. But this was different. I’d been through heartbreak before, though nothing close. This was Motown type hurt, the kind where just rolling out of bed meant I’d won. The...
The fatkiD Comedy Tour Sassy Jo September 22, 2015 Comedy, Promo 1 Born and raised in Barrie, Adrian Sawyer set out on a mission to prove his teachers wrong and show them that he can make a career from telling jokes. Six years later, he has performed all across North America a...
The Montreal Comedy Works is back, new and improved Sassy Jo January 17, 2015 Comedy, Venues 2 You must have heard the news by now folks. The Comedy Works is reopening their doors February 5th 2015. Same location, brand new venue and new staff. I was in Montreal for a few days and had the opportunity to ...
Daryn Jones and Friends at #JFL42 Sassy Jo September 26, 2013 Comedy, Events & Festivals, Reviews The festival is coming to an end and I have to say it was vast improvement from last year. No whispers of bad check-ins and complicated apps. I was a little weary when they said that media would get passes, jus...
