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Comedy
Reggie Watts, master of the Global Comedyfest
By Guy MacPherson
Nonsensical songs in rap or jazz; crazy gibberish, followed by German and Spanish; and a serious musician with a voice like a possessed angel. The Andy Kaufman Award winner is truly a force of nature.
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Stewart Francis gives Vancouver something to laugh about
By Guy MacPherson
The Canadian funnyman known for quick-wit and punchlines galore, will bring his Internationally acclaimed act to the city on Friday and Saturday nights with two pun-filled performances.
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Nathan Clark and Ivan Decker jokers with serious talent
By Guy MacPherson
Nathan Clark and Ivan Decker are two extraordinary comedians. And that's no joke.
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From ugly truths to stoner humour, fall’s a laugh riot
By Guy MacPherson
Another summer has passed, another year closer to death. But hey, whatcha gonna do? All you can do is laugh, so why not get some help from these comedians?
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Andy Richter shuns the spotlight
By Guy MacPherson
Comedy lovers have a lot to look forward to from the former TV talk-show sidekick who claims to practice his licks while in his “back yard having a barbeque.”
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City’s funniest fest revs up
By Guy MacPherson
The Vancouver Global ComedyFest may be the forgotten festival on the civic calendar, but it’s the funniest.
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Chris Rock still fresh
By Guy MacPherson
Four months after his last appearance in the Lower Mainland, Chris Rock laid to rest any notion he’s past his comedic best-before date.
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Lisa Lampanelli on laugh attack
By Guy MacPherson
In comedy, timing is everything. So the decision to bring Lisa Lampanelli to our province in the wake of a complaint to the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal against comedian Guy Earle is truly funny. If this province can’t handle an outburst from a no-name comic in a restaurant, how on earth are we going to get through the full-on racial and sexual verbal assault that is Lisa Lampanelli in a packed theatre?
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Roman Danylo serves jokes with jam
By Guy MacPherson
Like most working comics, Roman Danylo has had his fair share of gigs from hell. He’s had a hex put on him by a drunken club patron, he’s been spotlit by a heating light on a buffet, and had to perform as a follow-up to scantily clad dancers.
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Shaun Majumder fuelled by even-keeled enthusiasm
By Guy MacPherson
The irrepressible comic has had to lower his energy output a notch, but that hasn’t stopped him from cross-dressing for fun down at the mall
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Kids in the Hall keep their comedy fresh
By Guy MacPherson
The sketch legends aren't getting any younger, but they have lost none of their cutting-edge wit, as they prove on their Live As We’ll Ever Be tour.
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James Campbell plays up to his audience at Vancouver kids fest
By Colin Thomas
Billed as the world’s only standup comedian for children, Campbell says he won't treat his young fans any different from himself at the Vancouver International Children’s Festival.
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Wily Raiders of the Lost Improv leaves you wanting more
By Guy MacPherson
Raiders of the Lost Improv
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Wanda Sykes needs the Viagra in her performance to work
By Guy MacPherson
Wanda Sykes is one of the funniest people in America—or at least she was in 2004, when Entertainment Weekly anointed her one of the top 25 comics in the U.S. But if her Friday appearance at the River Rock Show Theatre was an indication of her current place in the pantheon of comedic performers, she’s slipped a notch or 50.
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Darcy Michael is here, he’s funny, get used to it
By Guy MacPherson
In the age of hyphenated comedy, it’s hard to peg Darcy Michael. When he walks on-stage you think maybe he’ll be the plus-size comic who does material about his weight, like a John Pinette. Then he gets into his drug humour and you’re thinking he’s more like a lazy stoner comic along the lines of Doug Benson.
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Sarah Silverman comes clean, but don't call her potty mouth
By Guy MacPherson
Still a comedy nerd’s wet dream, Sarah Silverman wants you to find other synonyms to describe her outrageous self.
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Margaret Cho knows beauty of raunch
By Alan Woo
“I ended up with these huge purple scars around my nipples—it’s so disgusting,” the notorious Margaret Cho tells the Straight by phone from her home in Los Angeles. She’s discussing her recent return to off-Broadway with The Sensuous Woman, her burlesque dance show in which she spun pasties on her breasts. “It was this very intense dance. I’m sad that I’m not doing it anymore, but I’m also happy that I don’t have to wear those pasties again.”
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Maz Jobrani shifts comedy’s axis
By Guy MacPherson
Comedy can be powerful stuff. On the surface, sure, it’s lighthearted and fun. See, but that’s how they getcha. One minute you’re innocently laughing away at a standup comedian; before you know it your world-view has shifted slightly.
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Ron James never shuts up—and that’s good
By Guy MacPherson
Ron James can’t go two minutes, it seems, without creating a perfect metaphor to drive his point home. The quintessentially Canadian comic is one of the great wordsmiths in the business. His shows are a tangent-laden journey through the country and its people, with stops for personal reminiscences and rants. In other words, buddy’s got a mouth on him and he knows how to use it.
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Spring Arts comedy picks: Everybody’s here, so laugh your ass off
By Guy MacPherson
Paul Provenza, Sarah Silverman, Comedy Death Ray, Ron James, Chris Rock, Greg Proops, and many more will be bringing the funny to stages this season.
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Why Patton Oswalt is no alt-comedy snob
By Guy MacPherson
The year 2008 is shaping up to be one of the heaviest comedy years on record in Vancouver. Of course, it’s got a slight advantage with an extra day.
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Mike Bullard dines out on hecklers
By Guy MacPherson
Bullard has always divided people: he had legions of fans and detractors during his six years on the air.
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Irwin Barker eases into zingers
By Guy MacPherson
At Yuk Yuk’s on Friday, February 8
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Corner Gas's Brent Butt relies on a smooth comic style to win fans everywhere, from Kitsilano to Sweden
By Guy MacPherson
The typical career arc of successful Canadian entertainers is to acquire some chops on anonymous projects in this country before heading south for work, recognition, and greenbacks, providing the rest of us with a chance to proudly shout “They’re Canadian!” whenever their mugs hit the screen.
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Slick, savvy stand-up Sugar Sammy takes on the world
By Guy MacPherson
You may not know about comedian Sugar Sammy just yet, but give him time. His easy and cool comedy persona wins converts wherever he goes–and he goes just about everywhere.
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