Montreal 2008: Flying Solo reviews
by After running around the city on Wednesday night, I decided to make my Thursday much easier to digest by camping out at Theatre Ste-Catherine for …
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Montreal 2008: Putting the business in show business
This year’s festival added that two-day Just Comedy confab to attract industry, and they also enticed comedians to come in a pay-for-play tease…you pay us …
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Montreal 2008: Strippers!
Many comedians come to Montreal and joke about the preponderance of strip clubs in the city. But it’s infinitely more amusing to watch off-duty strippers …
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Montreal 2008: Just Comedy notes on Finding the Comedy Audience
Thoughts and quotes from the first day of the Just Comedy confab at Montreal’s Just For Laughs fest… On "Finding the Comedy Audience," Comedy Central’s …
Montreal 2008: Photo, Jeff Dye and mascot
Readers looking for a recap of tonight’s episode of Last Comic Standing? Good news and bad news, I have for you. Well, maybe just good …
Interview: Russell Brand
This week’s issue of Time Out New York, out today, includes my new interview with British comedian Russell Brand, who just so happens to be …
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Montreal 2008: Just Comedy’s opening keynote
This year, to entice the industry who no longer can hobnob on the ski slopes of Aspen each February, the folks at Montreal’s Just For …
Montreal 2008: Meet Sean Patton
One of the pure joys of writing about arts and entertainment is the chance to happen upon something or someone quite unexpected or new, to …
Montreal 2008: New Faces 1
The judge’s rulings are final. So I’m going to withhold final judgments on some of the New Faces until further review. At Montreal’s Just For …
Montreal 2008: Best of the Fest. Really?
Most of the industry just got to Montreal, Just for Laughs still has four nights to go, but that’s not stopping them from jump-starting and …