3 days. 7,436 words. 75 exclusive photos. 1 very tired journalist. So tired that I’ve been on “vacation” for… how many days now without posting this final round-up? (Those quotation marks around “vacation” indicate “I’m technically on vacation but am visiting my parents, so… not really.”) Let’s recap the recaps: Shows: Amp’d, part 1 / [...]
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We’re on the homeward stretch, folks! Here’s what Paul Feig had to say during his “Master Class” at the Just For Laughs Comedy Conference, interviewed by Richard Crouse of CTV’s Canada AM. (But first: Before a francophone industry exec takes the stage to introduce a panelist, can someone run pronounciation drills with them? The room [...]
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I’m going to start this mini recap of Saturday night’s Green Room taping at Just For Laughs in Montreal by pointing out two things.First, I’ve said this before, but sometimes it feels like Paul Provenza was put on this planet just to create things that please me. The Aristocrats. Satiristas. And now The Green Room, [...]
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I can’t think of any better way to close out the Saturday night of the Just For Laughs festival than to witness a taping of WTF, Marc Maron’s wildly successful podcast, with guests Victor Varnado, Jeremy Hotz, Nina Conti, Mike Britt, and Mike Ward. A selection of photos of Maron are below. So where are [...]
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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
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Thursday night’s Eugene Mirman and Pretty Good Friends featured the killer lineup of Andy Kindler, Kurt Braunohler, John Mulaney, and David O’Doherty. Mirman flew all the way back to NYC to do this same show in Brooklyn on Friday night, and he’ll be back in Montreal again tonight for one more JFL edition of Pretty [...]
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Rarely has a lineup actually snaked – around corners, no less – for a Just For Laughs daytime event. But if anyone can make industry types form a single line in an orderly fashion (well, semi-orderly), it’s Louis C.K. Richard Crouse, Film Critic for CTV’s Canada AM, interviewed Louis infront of a standing room only [...]
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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 [...]
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Andy Kindler makes his share of direct hits when he takes the entertainment world to task every year during his State of the Industry Address. But let’s face it: we love Andy just as much when the ammo goes slightly off-course. It’s tempting to edit this down, and just show you only the best of [...]
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Who: The creators of Adult Swim programs Children’s Hospital and NTSF:SD:SUV Panelists: – Nick Weidenfeld, VP Comedy Development, Cartoon Network and Adult Swim (Moderator) – Brandon Johnson, Actor – David Wain, Director, Writer, Actor – Jonathan Stern, EP – Rob Corddry, Creator, EP, Writer, Actor
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