Laugh Track
Laugh Track: An interview with Jacob Samuel
November 30, 2015When it comes to comedy in Vancouver, Jacob Samuel is the epitome of a multitasker. In addition to producing the monthly WHY? Stand-up and performing his own stand-up, Samuel also regularly publishes original comics on the website The Daily Snooze. (He also contributed comics to your favourite SFU newspaper, The Peak, back in 2012.) Read on to learn more about how The Simpsons plays into Samuel’s comedic origins, his proudest moments in comedy, and reflecting on being a terrible young person with his new show Teenage Dirtbag. When did your relationship with comedy first begin? I think it started because…
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Laugh Track: An interview with Amy Goodmurphy and Ryan Steele
November 16, 2015For over eight years, Amy Goodmurphy and Ryan Steele have been crafting comedy gold together. They were once part of an ensemble sketch show, whose other members all eventually went in other directions; Steele and Goodmurphy were left to collaborate…
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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…
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Laugh Track: Paul Anthony
November 1, 2015If variety is indeed the spice of life, then Paul Anthony’s Talent Time is a bowl of Carolina Reaper peppers soaking in Tabasco sauce. A live variety/comedy show currently in its eighth season, Talent Time combines musical acts, live comedy,…
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Laugh Track: Jessica Delisle and Alicia Tobin
October 19, 2015If you’ve ever worked in retail, you’ve had a retail nightmare. That’s the belief held by musician Jessica Delisle and comedian Alicia Tobin, two artists living in Vancouver and “co-ghosts” of one of the funniest podcasts around, Retail Nightmares. Join…
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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: Andy Cañete
September 11, 2015In many ways, Porn & Pinochet is the perfect embodiment for comedian Andy Cañete. The show has Cañete performing alone, something he’s used to after a decade of doing stand-up; the story transcends borders and goes between Canada and Chile,…
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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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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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