Sarah Vowell in Toronto, 10/26
October 26th, 2008 | by Sharilyn Johnson
The brilliant and hilarious Sarah Vowell visited Toronto to read from her new book Wordy Shipmates today at the Harbourfront Center's International Festival of Authors
Monthly Archives: October 2008
Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right.
October 22nd, 2008 | by Sharilyn Johnson
As a political satire fan, I'm subjected to the same two angles in every piece of press coverage: "Does it have an impact?" and "Why is all so left-leaning?" Of course, I'm guilty of covering that well-trodden piece of journalistic ground myself
Where does credibility come from?
October 17th, 2008 | by Sharilyn Johnson
In the past two days, I’ve been pimped out by the delightful Shecky Magazine, and had the pleasure of watching
Have you hugged your comedy community today?
October 13th, 2008 | by Sharilyn Johnson
Today is Thanksgiving here in Canada (what can I say, we've always been a little ahead of the curve). I've been giving a lot of thought lately to how much we appreciate the comedy community we each associate ourselves with, whether it's as a performer or as an audience member
Political Humor panel at the New Yorker Festival
October 5th, 2008 | by Sharilyn Johnson
Check The Apiary Monday morning for my recap of the New Yorker Festival’s discussion with Andy Borowitz, Samantha Bee from
Stephen Colbert at the New Yorker Festival
October 5th, 2008 | by Sharilyn Johnson
Putting Stephen Colbert in a venue that only holds 450 people is a pretty sure way to guarantee a sold-out
The Colbert Report A-Z
Third Beat editor Sharilyn Johnson presents the ultimate fan guide to The Colbert Report, available from all major booksellers including amazon.com 