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Tribute to ‘The Boys’ Wayne & Shuster

Tribute to ‘The Boys’ Wayne & Shuster

by alan gordon They called them The Boys in the halls of the CBC. Wayne and Shuster were in their 60’s but still they were called The Boys. And for years The Boys turned out four hours a year of highly produced, tightly written wonderfully funny comedy specials and they were popular. Their CBC Sunday […]

FILMbutton Friday Review – Monty Python Live (mostly)

by allan tong for FILMbutton On Sunday, July 20th from a giant stage at London’s O2 Arena and simulcast around the world to 1,500 theatres, including 86 across Canada (five in Toronto), the greatest comedy troupe ever bid farewell in a lavish final performance. Monty Python Live (mostly) showcased the five surviving members of the […]

NXNE COMEDY presents Reggie Watts, Scott Thompson, Marc Maron…and more

One-man musical mastermind and comedian Reggie Watts, British stand-up star Simon Amstell, Kroll Show’s Andy Milonakis, and Macaulay Culkin’s The Pizza Underground will headline NORTH BY NORTHEAST (NXNE) Comedy this June 18-22, 2014. NXNE Comedy will host The Pizza Underground Brunch, an all-ages show at the Edward Day Gallery on Friday, June 20, where NXNE […]