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Dulcé Sloan Talks Comedy, 'The Daily Show,' White Anxiety and JFL NorthWest Published Feb 12, 2019Dulcé Sloan has arrived back in New York City from New Orleans, where she just recorded her first special for Comedy Central. A correspo...
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Faisal Butt, Laura Leibow and Jason Cooper Beat the Cold at the Comedy Records/Exclaim! Standup Showcase Published Feb 04, 2019There's a lot of snow out there, but some things are worth braving the cold for — like the next instalment of Exclaim! and Comedy Records mo...
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Paul F. Tompkins Reveals His Improv Process with Marc Evan Jackson Ahead of JFL NorthWest Published Jan 29, 2019When Paul F. Tompkins and Marc Evan Jackson took to a Toronto stage in September of 2018, it was the first time these frequent collaborators...
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Steph Tolev, Nick Reynoldson and Daniel Woodrow Ring In the New Year at the Comedy Records/Exclaim! Standup Showcase Published Dec 28, 2018With the new year fast approaching, many people are locking in their new year's resolutions. If your resolution is to "see more comedy," the...
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Clare Belford, Garrett Jamieson and Pat Burtscher Reflect on 2018 at a Comedy Records/Exclaim! Standup Showcase Published Dec 01, 2018It's December and 2018 is almost over! It will be remembered as the year that Ariana Grande wrote a song about her most famous ex-boyfriends...
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Kyle Brownrigg, Darryl Purvis and Lianne Mauladin Say YESvember at a Comedy Records/Exclaim! Standup Showcase Published Oct 30, 2018Holy moly it's November! That snuck up on us quickly. Way to be a trooper and move along, 2018. If only other years didn't spend their time...
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Exclaim! Writer Daniel Sylvester, Definition of Knowledge and Rob Bebenek Make Small Towns Proud at a Comedy Records/Exclaim! Standup Showcase Published Oct 02, 2018Growing up in a small town instead of a big city can be difficult, because there aren't as many people around to crowd you, the air is clean...
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'Saturday Night Live' Writer Sam Jay Talks Bobby Brown, JAY-Z and Her New Album 'Donna's Daughter' Published Sep 28, 2018For some of us, contemplating a life where you work as a writer, musician, actor or any kind of job in the public realm of "celebrity" seems...
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Chris Gethard Discusses 'Nanette,' Being the Sad Guy, and How His Podcast 'Beautiful Stories From Anonymous People' Has Influenced His Comedy Published Sep 26, 2018Taking stock of the tidal wave of think pieces that has swept the internet since the release of Hannah Gadsby's Nanette, it's a bit puzzling...
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Greg Proops Discusses Buck-A-Beer, Singing with an Orchestra and Bringing His Smarts to JFL42 Published Sep 20, 2018"The world has always been coming to an end," Greg Proops says without a hint of irony. "There've always been evil old white men, that's jus...
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Hannibal Buress Discusses His New Sobriety, Comedy Critics, Making Music and JFL42 Published Sep 20, 2018The last time Hannibal Buress headlined a JFL42 set at the Sony Centre in Toronto, we loved the show so much, we gave it a perfect score. ...