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Humour is an overlooked tool in creating social change
February 2, 2022By: Sara Brinkac, Humour Editor Ah humour, a beauty of a concept and a wonderful spice to life. What’s there to say about humour that hasn’t already been said? It shows intelligence (sometimes), it diffuses tense situations (most of the time), and it brings joy to our lives (all of the time). Humour is so extraordinarily versatile in its social uses that we often overlook just how powerful it can be in enacting social change. But who can blame us? Humour is a famously elusive topic and it can be tough to see how a joke about an orange can change…
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Q&A with SFU stand-up comedian Sam Gorick
June 3, 2018By: Natasha Tar, Arts Editor Sam Gorick, a fourth-year communications student, does stand-up comedy as a hobby. The following is our conversation with him. The Peak: How did you get into stand-up? Sam Gorick: It was a dare. I was…
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2016’s best comedy specials
January 4, 2017Let’s be honest, 2016 was anything but funny. The world is a giant mess and it’s not magically going to get better in the New Year. So let’s look back on when comedians tried to make the best of a…
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Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates isn’t as dumb as it sounds
July 11, 2016If you’ve seen a romantic comedy before, you know the plot of Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates: boy meets girl in quirky circumstance, things go wrong, things get deep, things get worse, everyone has a coming-of-age moment, the leads…
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Board Gags
September 21, 2015Last week’s meeting featured a special “in-camera” session, meaning it was closed to the public.
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Peak Speak: Is Vancouver Boring?
June 10, 2015The Peak asks SFU Vancouver students if they think the city is boring. Created by Paige Smith Special thanks to Max Hill
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Milk Spill
January 28, 2015The Peak does some crazy things sometimes. Last week, we poured milk all over one of our editors. All because he wrote an Ode to Milk...
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That’s So Joel!
January 21, 2015Trailer for a new season of That's So Joel! No ordinary teenager; Joel can see glimpses of the future! Watch this season to see all his new schemes and misadventures!
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SFU Puppy Therapy!
November 14, 2014SFU hosted another puppy therapy event; the dogs were as cute (and calming) as ever!
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