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Just For Laughs 42: A Talk With Comedian Chris Locke
Local funnyman and SiriusXM Next Top Comic competitor Chris Locke talks about the JFL42 festival, and how marriage has (and hasn't) changed his act.Toronto-based jokester Chris Locke is maximizing his...
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Just For Laughs 42: Comedian Marc Maron on Belated Success
Ahead of his appearance at JFL42, the veteran stand-up comic talks about how his podcast saved him from obscurity.Photo by Leigh Righton. If you were to glance at the iTunes comedy podcast section on...
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Just For Laughs 42: The Best of the Fest
The JFL42 comedy festival is over for the year. Here's a rundown of the acts that impressed us most.Comedian John Mulaney. Photo courtesy of Just For Laughs. A pass for this year’s Just For Laughs 42...
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From Girls to Women: Lena Dunham Talks Young Adult Novels, Jian Ghomeshi, and...
We catch up with the creator and star of Girls and author of Not That Kind of Girl ahead of her Just for Laughs appearance on Saturday. Lena Dunham, creator and star of the hit HBO series Girls, is in...
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Our 10 Favourite Things at JFL42 ’14
We count down the highlights of this year's JFL42 comedy festival, which included a mix of big names, rising stars, and local talent.Tom Henry. Photo by Michael Meehan/JFL42. As we get used to the...
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Our Top Ten Comedy Shows of 2014
The acts and shows we still chuckle about when we think back on the past year.Mark Little. Photo by Michael Meehan/JFL42. Our list of the top 10 plays of 2014 primarily references shows that have come...
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Local Ladies Who Make Us Laugh (2015 Edition)
Our fifth-annual profile of funny female performers and writers in Toronto who don't always get the attention they deserve.Back row, left to right: Ashley Botting, Aisha Alfa, Monica Heisey. Front row:...
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Comics on Comics at JFL42 2015
Natalie Norman and jess Beaulieu, co-hosts of the Crimson Wave show and podcast. Photo by Jen Grantham. Jfl42 opened last night, and continues until Saturday, Oct. 3. We spent the past week talking to...
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Ten Things We Loved About JFL42 2015
Dawn Whitwell headlined a pair of shows at JFL42. Photo by Michael Meehan. The festival may be called JFL42, but there was considerably more than 42 acts who took part in the 10 days of comedy across...
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Torontoist’s Top 10 Comedy Shows of 2015
Our (sort-of) sober consideration of the funniest shows of the past year.Dawn Whitwell headlined a pair of shows at JFL42. Photo by Michael Meehan. What’s changed since last year’s top 10 comedy shows...
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Local Ladies Who Make Us Laugh in 2016
Our sixth-annual profile of talented female performers and writers in Toronto who don't always get the attention they deserve. A veteran stand-up comic, and an emerging one; a puppeteer (and emerging...
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What to Check Out in Toronto September 19–25: The Polaris Prize, JFL42, and...
This week features A Tribe Called Red, literary festival Word on the Street, and a burlesque tribute to Queen Bey.Urban Planner is your weekly curated guide to what’s on in Toronto—things that are...
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Gender Representation Matters in Comedy Clubs Too
Comedy producers who don't program diverse and gender balanced bills are getting called out on social media, and risk becoming irrelevant.Torontoist’s 2016 LLWMUL—Aisha Brown, Kaitlin Morrow, Jackie...
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Urban Planner: What’s On In Toronto, September 22-27
In this week's Urban Planner, the JFL42, Bi Arts, Word On The Street, and Groundswell festivals, plus (very) late summer outdoor music, the Invictus Games, and appearances by Sarah McLachlan, Al...
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