Posted on May 17, 2012
By Mike Ross
Comedy, Front Slider, Theatre
Mike Dambra has become famous for, nay, almost dependent upon, a joke so politically incorrect it can cause even insensitive boors to swoon in shock – a routine about retards. That’s right: Retards. Being from New York is his excuse for using the word “retard” instead of “special needs” or some such – he uses […]
Posted on May 9, 2012
By Mike Ross
Comedy
You want to know who really runs Hollywood? It’s not the Jews. It’s the old ladies! A veritable matriarchy of mirth has seized a stranglehold upon the North American zeitgeist, fastened a feisty grip on the collective you-know-whats of the unsuspecting populace at the hands of power grandmas like Betty White, Joan Rivers and – […]
Posted on May 2, 2012
By Mike Ross
Comedy, The Latest
Like many African-American comics, Tony Woods plays the race card from time to time – not that there’s anything wrong with that; Chris Rock does it all the time – but some of his best material involves what people in the comedy trade might call “cutting through the bullshit.” Hey, it’s a dirty job, but […]
Posted on April 25, 2012
By Mike Ross
Comedy, Front Slider
We know these jokers: Kenny Robinson and Darren Frost, two Canadian comics so foul-mouthed, filthy-minded and bereft of any shred of decent morals or values or good taste whatsoever that sheer decorum prohibits repeating their jokes here, unless parental discretion is advised. They return for the aptly-named “Rank and Vile Show” at Yuk Yuk’s Friday […]
Posted on April 23, 2012
By Mike Ross
Comedy, Front Slider, Lit, Theatre
The chief difference between stand-up comedy and performance poetry, according to noted performance poet Jem Rolls, is that “I don’t have to be funny all the time.” So it’s more relaxing for the audience if they don’t expect a punch-line every single time, he adds, and even better, “It’s more relaxing for me.” Appearing Friday […]
Posted on April 20, 2012
By Mike Ross
Comedy
It’s getting a little tiresome to see ethnic stand-up comics going on and on about their ethnicity time after time after time – but hey, write what you know, eh? Still, it seems a bit lazy. One of the best in Edmonton this weekend is the mono-named Landry, at the Laugh Shop in Sherwood Park. […]
Posted on April 12, 2012
By Adrian Lackey
Comedy, Theatre
Yup, it’s that time of the month. At least it is for Davina Stewart, Cathleen Rootsaert and Leona Brausen – hostesses of the monthly comedy-variety show Hey Ladies! At the Roxy Theatre this Friday night, it’s a throwback to those afternoon hostess shows you used to watch on TV with your mom before you were […]
Posted on April 12, 2012
By Albert Smith
Comedy, Theatre
The trick to enjoying Rob Schneider movies is to have low expectations – and in that light, Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo is a comedy classic. To a lesser extent, so is Grown Ups. Conversely, when the Saturday Night Live star returns to the stage-up comedy stage from whence he came – Friday night at the […]
Posted on April 5, 2012
By Albert Smith
Comedy, Theatre
Without Canadian comedy, American comedy would consist of Jeff Foxworthy and Larry the Cable Guy. And Dennis Miller on Fox. And without Edmonton comedy, Canadian comedy wouldn’t have SCTV, Kids in the Hall (to an albeit small extent) or the rich legacy of comedy improv forwarded by the redoubtable Rapid Fire Theatre company. Conclusion: Edmonton […]
Posted on April 2, 2012
By Albert Smith
Comedy, Front Slider
There aren’t a lot of stand-up comedians who can play the hockey arenas. Russell Peters has to be doing something right. Performing June 21 at Rexall Place as part of the Notorious World Tour – tickets going on sale April 14 – the Indo-Canadian comic is known the world over for his good-natured “racial” humour. […]
Posted on March 23, 2012
By Mike Ross
Comedy, Front Slider, Theatre
What do you say if you’re such a convincing drag queen that a guy asks for your number? “911.” What do you call a drag queen’s girlfriend? A fruit fly. What do you call a group of drag queens? An embarrassment of bitches. Darrin Hagen has a million of them. Edmonton’s Transvestite Laureate and founder […]
Posted on March 19, 2012
By Albert Smith
Comedy, Front Slider
New rule: If you’re going to be a “political” comedian, you’d better be funny. If not, run for office – or get a job on Fox News. That’s not one of Bill Maher’s official “New Rules,” the title of two of his best-selling books, but maybe it ought to be. Fans of the acerbic liberal […]
