comedy
Laugh Track: An interview with Kyle Bottom
November 9, 2015Vancouver’s Kyle Bottom is a man who wears many hats. Aside from nearly a decade and a half of stand-up experience, Bottom’s also the artist booker for downtown favourite The Comedy Mix and showrunner for Comedy Bucket, a monthly riffing show he started at Hot Art Wet City. (Even as I meet up with Bottom for our interview, he’s working on a script for an upcoming The Debaters episode, where he’ll be arguing that video games are not a waste of time.) Read on to learn more about how stand-up in Vancouver’s changed since the early 2000s, what to expect…
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Laugh Track: Sophie Buddle
September 28, 2015Being an accomplished anything at 21 years old is a big deal, which makes the reputation that comedian Sophie Buddle has all the more impressive. A Vancouverite of three years — and a stand-up comedian of six — Buddle is…
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Laugh Track: Bita Joudaki and Christine Bortolin
September 21, 2015Have you heard of this thing called “the Internet”? It’s the way of the future, and it’s helped change the way some comedians stretch their funny bones. Take Bita Joudaki and Christine Bortolin, for example. Both are rooted in the…
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Laugh Track: Devin Mackenzie and Tom Hill
September 8, 2015For years, Devin Mackenzie and Tom Hill have been bringing their signature style of high-speed comedy to the Vancouver scene. In addition to being part-founders of local improv and sketch comedy school Blind Tiger Comedy, the pair have also made…
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HUMOUR: SFU Bookstore now accepting bribes to cut long line waits
September 8, 2015The first week of classes can be a tumultuous affair for students at Simon Fraser — a fate made all the more torturous by excessive line waits to purchase textbooks. However, starting this semester at the Burnaby Campus, line supervisors…
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Laugh Track: Stacey McLachlan and Colin Sharp
August 4, 2015“Here’s what we can do,” Stacey McLachlan looks to her co-interviewee, “we can just do every other word when answering his questions.” Colin Sharp, my other interview subject, takes the idea and runs with it: “this.” “Is.” “Going.” “. .…
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The Shwanga Show brings AFRIKOMEDI to SFU Burnaby
July 31, 2015On August 5th, a brighter side of African culture will emerge from behind tears of laughter at AFRIKOMEDI. No, it’s not just a charming play on words, but a student-funded evening that will feature the wit of five talented local…
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Laugh Track: Dino Archie
July 21, 2015“It’s nice to meet you, man,” Dino Archie smiles at me from across the table, then pauses before asking a follow-up, “I haven’t met you before, right?” Archie and I are seated in the back patio of a Cambie Street…
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Laugh Track: Shirley Gnome
July 13, 2015Shirley Gnome is aware that comedy musicians have a slightly tarnished reputation. For every successful example like Weird Al or Flight of the Conchords, there are a dozen acts that flounder, either from poor songwriting, poor jokes, or some hellish…
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Laugh Track: Emma Cooper
July 3, 2015From hosting a nude stand-up show to constructing a blanket fort in the Astoria every month, Emma Cooper’s resumé reads like the bucket list you never realized you wanted to have. The Peak catches up with the Vancouver comedian to…
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