JFLNW
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 recurring live show special, “I Don’t Think So, Honey.” The evening was spent in the boozy Biltmore, complete with bright lights, too loud microphones, and a lively audience. The duo spent the first fifteen minutes shooting the shit as per usual, laughing and ranting along the way. Yang raved about how at home he felt in the Vancouver streets packed…
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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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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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JFL NorthWest preview
February 20, 2017In the dead of winter, it’s important to keep your sense of humour and have a little fun. JFL NorthWest (a partnership between Just for Laughs and the NorthWest Comedy Fest) comes along at the perfect time; from February 16–25,…
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