Episode 41 is all about the new show on Amazon Prime Video (Canada ) and Hulu (US ), Davey & Jonesie's Locker. The show is a coming-of-age comedy centered on the relationship between two inseparable best friends, Davey & Jonesie. The shows creator Evany Rosen joins the podcast, Evany a founding member of the Canadian Comedy Award-winning comedy troupe Picnicface, and has years of comedy writing experience with partners such as CBC, Crave, Disney, DreamWorks, AppleTV and Cartoon Network. Next Up is stars Veronika Slowiska and Jaelynn Thora Brooks. Veronika has recently grown a huge foll ..read more

Episode 40 is all about the hosts! Although both guests are American they have some serious Canadian ties. First is Hunter March! Hunter is the New Host of Netflix Blown Away, a Canadian Produced show that was filmed in Hamilton. Hunter is a Stand Up who has also hosted Sugar Rush on Netflix and Nightly Pop on E! Next is Marc Summers, Marc was the host many kids grew up with, he was the host of Double Dare on Nickelodeon in the Early 90's and at one point was Howie Mandel's opener. More recently Marc has been hosting on the Food Network and can now be seen Performing Off Broadway in his show T ..read more

Episode 39 is Live From Hamilton! Two stars of this years CCHOF Festival join the show! First up is the always hilarious Shaun Majumder, Shaun is a stand up comic, sketch performer and one of the hosts of This Hour Has 22 Minutes. Chad gets the scoop from Shaun on one of his favorite shows growing up UH OH! Next up is Elvira Kurt, Elvira is one of Canada's greatest comics, she has performed at JFL and was the host of PopCultured. A cross over moment happens in this episode as Shaun gets a chance to ask Elvira a question! Listen Now !!!  ..read more

Big week for the CCHOF with the festival just a few short days away! To celebrate two of the funniest comics working today and two great interviews. First up its Caroline Rhea who will be at JFL Vancouver Feb 22nd (tickets at jflvancouver.com). Caroline talks about "kidnapping" Conan O'Brien and her early days of New York Comedy. Next Up is former Netflix employee fresh off of quitting her job, its Leslie Liao. Leslie will also be at JFL Vancouver for two shows on Feb 23rd. Leslie was a former JFL New Face and talks about her time performing on the Tonight Show.   Also don't miss the Cana ..read more

Episode 36 is a big one! Featuring two guests with impressive resumes. First up it’s CCHOF Inductee Steve Smith! Steve of course is known as the co-creator and star of the hit Canadian sketch show The Red Green Show which ran for 300 episodes and 15 season. Next on the show is Ryan Conner, Ryan Conner was a finalist on the most recent season of NBC's Last Comic Standing, where judge Norm MacDonald called his first set "The best 3.5 minutes I've seen in five years." Also, on the show learn more about the CCHOF Festival week! Which is fast approaching, Feb 21st to 24th in Hamilton Ontario. Canad ..read more

The Class of 2023 Canadian Comedy Hall of Fame has been announced! Chad reveals all the names who will go into this years class at a ceremony in February in Hamilton. Two big interviews are also on the show! First up is Kenny Hotz, star of Kenny vs Spenny, South Park writer, producer and director. Kenny talks about the makings of his show with Spenny, inside the South Park writers room and the early days of Yuk Yuks. Next up is one of the best standups in the game today Dave Merheje! Dave is a touring comic who is a staple at JFL, he's an actor appearing in the Emmy nominated show Ramy, Mr D o ..read more

Episode 34 was all about great conversation and great story tellers. First up was Kevin Farley, Kevin is in the new movie Grumpy Old Santa now streaming on Amazon Prime. He is a standup comedian, actor and brother to the late great Chris Farley. Chris tells a great story about his time opening for Norm Macdonald and what it was like going to a talk show at Tom Greens house (kevinfarleyofficial.com for standup dates). Next up is Hamilton's own Eric Johnston. Eric is a standup, actor and member of the CCHOF Festival Committee. Eric has toured right across Canada and has some great stories about ..read more

Episode number 33 is hotter then the Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce rumours! First on the show is one of the creators and stars of the sketch comedy series Baroness von Sketch Show Carolyn Taylor! Carolyn has a hilarious new show called I Have Nothing (named after Whitney Houston 1992 classic). The series follows Carolyn on a comical quest to choreograph the perfect, full-length pairs figure skating routine and features famous athletes like David Pelletier, Ekaterina Gordeeva, Brian Orser, Kurt Browning, Paul Martini, Barbara Underhill, Katarina Witt and many more. Comedians Mae Martin, Elvira Kur ..read more

The New Wave of Stand Up kicks off August 28th on CBC Gem with a full lineup of incredible comedians. Two of the stars are on this weeks podcast. First up is Ben Sosa Wright, Ben is stand-up comedian, writer, and improviser from Toronto, he was named a 2022 JFL New Face: Canada. Ben was also named one of CBC’s 15 Canadian Comics To Watch in 2019. If you are a fan of Tyra Banks or Amanda Bynes this is the interview for you! Next on the pod is Daniel Woodrow, Daniel s a Canadian stand-up comedian and actor from Toronto. His credits include Kids In The Hall, Star Trek: Discovery, Pretty Hard Case ..read more

It's August! Which means JFL has ended, but where one festival ends another begins! The Danforth Comedy Festival runs for 5 days in August (4th, 5th, 6th, 11th and 12th) on the Danforth and features some of Canada's top comics including Sean Cullen, Crystal Ferrier, Nathan MacIntosh, Glen Foster, Tim Blair, Rob Haze and many more. To talk about this amazing festival we have creator, producer and comic Luke Lynndale and comedian Leny Corrado! Both of these hilarious comedians have been staples in the Toronto comedy community for years. For tickets to any Danforth Comedy Festival show, head over ..read more