Third Beat
  • Festival Coverage
    • Just For Laughs Montreal 2011
    • Just For Laughs Montreal 2009
    • Just For Laughs Toronto 2010
    • Just For Laughs Toronto 2009
    • Del Close Marathon 2009
  • Popular Artists
    • Louis C.K.
    • Andy Kindler
    • Paul F. Tompkins
    • Chris Hardwick
    • Todd Glass
  • Special Features
    • Saturday Night Live – Taping Report (2011)
      • Part 1
      • Part 2
    • Marc Maron Interview (2010)
      • Part 1
      • Part 2
    • Paul Provenza & Dan Dion “Sataristas” Interview (2010)
      • Part 1
      • Part 2
    • Jim Breuer Interview (2010)
    • Inaugural MaxFunCon recap (2009)
  • Panels & Talks
    • Onion News Network – Paley Center (2011)
    • Women & Late Night TV – Paley Center (2010)
    • Jim Carrey “Inside The Actors’ Studio” Taping Report (2011)
      • Part 1
      • Part 2
    • Writers of The Colbert Report – Paley Center (2009)
    • Writers of Late Night w/ Jimmy Fallon – Paley Center (2009)
    • Writers of Late Night w/ Conan O’Brien – Paley Center (2008)
    • Stephen Colbert in Conversation – New Yorker Festival (2008)

Posts tagged "Chris Hardwick – Featured"

Home» Posts tagged "Chris Hardwick – Featured"

Interview: Chris Hardwick’s Special Plan

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Sharilyn Johnson in Featured No Comments
Interview: Chris Hardwick’s Special Plan

Chris Hardwick is a man being pulled in all directions. L.A. to New York. Jimmy Fallon appearance. New York to Toronto. Four shows at Comedy Bar. Toronto to L.A.  Host Talking Dead episode. L.A. to New York. One show at Gotham. Film hour-long Comedy Central special. New York to L.A. That’s the 10-day plan that [...]

View Post Chris Hardwick, Chris Hardwick - Featured

JFL Comedy Conference Highlights: The Podfathers

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Sharilyn Johnson in Uncategorized
JFL Comedy Conference Highlights: The Podfathers

Who: The hotshots of the comedy podcasting world Panelists: – Greg Proops, The Smartest Man in the World (Moderator) – Chris Hardwick, The Nerdist – Marc Maron, WTF – Paul F. Tompkins, The Pod F. Tompkast – Scott Mosier, SModcast

View Post Chris Hardwick, Chris Hardwick - Featured, greg proops, just for laughs 2011, Marc Maron, Paul F. Tompkins, Paul F. Tompkins - Featured, scott mosier

Nerdist Podcast – Live at JFL

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Sharilyn Johnson in Featured, Uncategorized
Nerdist Podcast – Live at JFL

This is tough to admit, because I know I’ll be judged harshly: I’m not a nerd. I don’t own an iPhone. I don’t know the difference between DC and Marvel. I haven’t even seen Star Wars. I’ll let that sink in for a moment. But the Nerdist podcast is one of my must-downloads. Why? Maybe [...]

View Post bill burr, Chris Hardwick, Chris Hardwick - Featured, just for laughs 2011, Reggie Watts

Third Frames: Chris Hardwick in Brooklyn

Posted on June 4, 2011 by Sharilyn Johnson in Uncategorized
Third Frames: Chris Hardwick in Brooklyn

Chris Hardwick landed in hipsterville to play 2 shows at Littlefield in Brooklyn, NY on May 20, which came complete with a crowd-pleasing bonus set of Hard ‘N Phirm songs with opener Mike Phirman. Hardwick is maintaining a now twice-weekly Nerdist podcast schedule, preparing for the fall release of his book, and working on a [...]

View Post Chris Hardwick, Chris Hardwick - Featured

JFL Toronto: Saturday Night’s More Than Alright

Posted on July 11, 2010 by Sharilyn Johnson in Festivals, Reviews
JFL Toronto: Saturday Night’s More Than Alright

This was my night to be on the run — hitting up 3 shows, or, perhaps more accurately 1 show and 2 chunks. I was shocked to learn before departing for the 8pm Double Threat show at Yuk Yuk’s that it was not sold out. What? This was a double bill of Todd Barry and [...]

View Post Chris Hardwick, Chris Hardwick - Featured, jfl toronto 2010, Louis C.K. - Featured, Louis CK, Noel Fielding, sarah silverman, Todd Barry

Search Archives

Upcoming Toronto dates of note:

Feb. 23-25 - Gilbert Gottfried, Yuk Yuk's
Feb. 25 - Sklar Brothers, Comedy Bar
Mar. 3 - Stop Podcasting Yourself, Comedy Bar
Mar. 5 - Andrea Martin, Roy Thomson Hall
Mar. 9 - Jo Koy, Winter Garden Theatre
Mar. 15 - Awkward! Queer Edition, Buddies in Bad Times Theatre
Mar. 16 - Danny Bhoy, Massey Hall
Mar. 22 - Nick Thune, Glenn Gould Studio
Mar. 23 - Tracy Morgan, Sony Centre
Apr. 12 - Ron White, Massey Hall
Apr. 13 - Bob Newhart, Roy Thomson Hall
Apr. 14 - Gerry Dee, Toronto Centre for the Arts
Apr. 27 - John Pinette, Massey Hall

About the Editor

Sharilyn Johnson is a writer and communications professional. She's been an entertainment reporter since 1995, and began focusing on comedy in 1998. Before relocating to Toronto in 2008, she served as the comedy reporter for Winnipeg's alt weekly, Uptown Magazine, for five years and hosted the weekly radio program Laugh Tracks on CJUM for three seasons. Her comedy coverage has also appeared in the Winnipeg Free Press, and on CBC Radio's national comedy show LOL.

(c) 2012 Third Beat - Web Design by Jason Bobich