JFL Northwest
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 the coat responds unpredictably, in song, changing stations like a radio with each tug of a tassel or poke of a button. That child pretending to be a radio is a young Reggie Watts. He’s the bandleader on the Late Late Show with James Corden, the creator of multiple music and comedy albums, and a downright fearless performer. In the…
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Chris Fleming rocks Rio Theatre
February 21, 2019By: Zoe Vedova, Humour Editor Theatre lights dim and comedian Chris Fleming struts out across the stage like a prehistoric emu who’s stumbled onto a fashion runway. Adorned in a purple velour jacket and indigo velvet pants that don’t quite…
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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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Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg bring their voices to The Vogue
February 17, 2019By: Youeal Abera Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg are some of the funniest people to ever break out of Vancouver, and this was further proven on the evening of February 15 at the Vogue Theatre. As a part of…
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JFL Northwest Film Festival premieres Canadian and international Comedies
March 11, 2018By: Alex Bloom Just for Laughs (JFL) Northwest’s Vancouver Film Festival recently came to a close on March 10. During the festival various short and feature length films were shown — for many it was their Canadian premiere. Here are…
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