GIGGLE CITY: Nikki Payne an inspiration to those who have trouble saying ‘inspiration’
Here’s a question: Is Nikki Payne’s obvious speech impediment in any way funny on its own? Depends who you ask. All should agree that no professional comedian could reach her level with just one lisp joke. The Nova Scotia comic has been on TV, radio, moved beyond the comedy clubs into the theatre circuit – […]
JEFF ROSS: Who will roast the Roastmaster?
“Insult” comedy is nothing new. What’s new is the trend of celebrity roasting where big and not-so-big stars alike fall all over themselves for the privilege of being the victim of one hilarious insult after another at the hands of people like Jeff Ross – the “Roastmaster General of the United States.” Well, of the […]
GIGGLE CITY: Never ‘too soon’ for Gilbert Gottfried
Gilbert Gottfried has one of the most recognizable voices in popular culture – heard in countless movies, TV shows, children’s cartoons, commercials for respected insurance companies – but he also happens to be one of the filthiest, most controversial stand-up comics in the business. What could possibly go wrong? It’s surprising he doesn’t get into […]
GIGGLE CITY: Donovan Workun funniest when allowed to be himself
The whole notion that “corporate comedy” is a brain drain that removes the best comic talent from the public eye recently surfaced with the curious case of Donovan Workun – a master comic improviser who’s so good at doing those high-paying corporate shows that he rarely performs in public as the Atomic Improv anymore. The […]
GIGGLE CITY: Julian Faid, Player of the Month, makes it all up as he goes along
There are a lot of ways to skin a cat for a laugh when it comes to live comedy – cat lovers, please hold your tongues – but both improv performers and stand-up comics have the same goal: To make drunk people laugh. Improv comedy has been a proven alternative to straight stand-up shows since […]
2011, REAREND IN VIEW: Comedy thrives in Edmonton
In almost a year of deep explorations of stand-up comedians and their comedy, two themes emerge: 1. Geez, what a dirty job. 2. But somebody’s got to do it. Yes, somebody has to tell the truth out there. We get lied to on a daily basis by the government, by corporations, by the media, by […]
Jason Mewes gets real, comes clean in Jay and Silent Bob Get Old
Jay and Silent Bob have making “reality” shows for almost 20 years. It only seems like fiction that the truth is stranger than. According to actor Jason Mewes, “Jay” is real – at least “me from age 14 to 19,” he says. Partner-filmmaker Kevin Smith wrote the sex-crazed stoner character “straight up from who I […]
GIGGLE CITY: Don’t tell Joan Rivers what’s funny
Can we talk? No! Because we never got an interview with Joan Rivers. But does that stop us from having the legendary 78-year-old comedienne as our special guest star in another fascinating Giggle City expose? It does not! Rivers, who proved her status as the queen of insult comedy at the Jubilee Auditorium on Tuesday, has […]
