comedy
Never Have I Ever watched a show that depicts Indian representation this cleverly
May 30, 2020By: Harvin Bhathal, Peak Associate As an Indian myself, I appreciated Never Have I Ever for what it provided for me. Broadly speaking (as there are a multitude of cultures in India), socially progressive Indian representation in Western television and film is non-existent. Most of the representation that does exist either relies on recycled stereotypes or minimizes Indian identity. The show centres around the life of Devi Vishwakumar (played by Maitreyi Ramakrishnan), a 15-year-old Tamil Indian-American girl from Sherman Oaks, California. The overarching storyline involving Devi is the tumultuous relationship with her mother, Nalini, and the death of her father,…
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Hannah Gadsby talks autism, the patriarchy, and pufferfish at the Orpheum
March 10, 2020by Nicole Magas, Opinions Editor I don’t often leave my house to do entertainment things anymore. These days, the effort it takes to put on pants outweighs whatever it is that’s available for me to do. But my mother-in-law was…
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Little Mountain Gallery Comedy Club delivers a mountain of laughs with each performance
January 20, 2020by Meera Eragoda If you are a comedy lover, the comedy scene in Vancouver may seem quite elusive. The recent closure of Comedy Mix leaves us with Yuk Yuks as the next big comedy venue — which, in my opinion,…
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Flailing, but full of promise: Trigger Me This goes up in a too-bold bang at Indian Summer Festival
August 3, 2019By: Winona Young, Head Staff Writer “For the love of God, Mike, play the cat videos!” Onstage, Trigger Me This host and creator, Richard Side, was half-frantically trying to get back on the audience’s good side after a rocky end…
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Las Culturistas give us raving rants and laughs galore at the Biltmore
February 23, 2019By: Winona Young, Arts Editor They’re bold, bitchy, and funny, as all hell. From the weekly podcast Las Culturistas, comedians Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang came to Vancouver on a clear Thursday night with 30 local comedians for their…
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Reggie Watts: A Jack of All Trades Entertainer
February 22, 2019By: Hannah Davis, Staff Writer Imagine a child, standing silently on the edge of a playground, bundled in a coat covered in “[dangly] buttons.” A different child approaches and pulls on one of the jacket’s adornments. The boy in…
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Ken Jeong in Vancouver weaves between vulgar and heartfelt humour onstage
February 21, 2019By: Kitty Cheung, Staff Writer As an Asian-American who proclaims that he "Korean’d" himself into medicine. Ken Jeong is a doctor-turned-comedian-actor-writer-extraordinaire whose decision to pursue comedy and acting full-time is nothing short of audacious and inspiring. As part of the Just…
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“Masculinity means nothing to me” and other life mantras with Chris Fleming
February 11, 2019By: Winona Young, Arts Editor He’s the meme man of our dreams, the maniacal mother in “Company is Coming,” and is afraid to talk to men — he’s Chris Fleming. This week, The Peak interviewed the comedian to talk about…
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Comedic Poetry: Things more fun than final exams
November 27, 2018Written by: Youeal Abera Racing down a hill On a bike with no brakes — Hitting a beehive With my bare, entire face. Walking on hot coals And licking them too! Eating spaghetti With just a small spoon. Swallowing worms…
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Need diverse, non-stereotypical characters who grow and solve crime together? Look no further
June 24, 2018By: Stefanie Baltasar One of the reasons I love the cop comedy Brooklyn Nine-Nine (B99) is that it has a truly diverse cast of characters. They don’t throw in stereotypical characters for the sake of diversity like many other shows…
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