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Posts tagged "Just For Laughs Toronto 2009"

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Review: Sarah Silverman & Friends, Just For Laughs Toronto

Posted on July 19, 2009 by Sharilyn Johnson in Festivals, Reviews
Review: Sarah Silverman & Friends, Just For Laughs Toronto

Friday night at Toronto’s Massey Hall, Sarah Silverman summed up every audience member’s thoughts in six words: “Can you believe this lineup? Seriously.” Just For Laughs Toronto indeed blew its alt-comedy load in twin 90-minute shows with Silverman as host, and featuring John Mulaney, Arj Barker, Todd Glass, David Cross, and Louis CK. It’s the [...]

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Review: Danny Bhoy, Just For Laughs Toronto

Posted on July 15, 2009 by Sharilyn Johnson in Festivals, Reviews
Review: Danny Bhoy, Just For Laughs Toronto

I stood in the appointed photographer’s area near the back of the St. Lawrence Centre Tuesday night, pondering how I would describe Danny Bhoy’s audience interaction skills. I needn’t worry, as he would soon give me a custom-tailored example to write about. Before I get to the juicy tale, a little bit about Danny: Hails [...]

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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

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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.

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