WHAT’S SO FUNNY: Joe Rogan will beat you up with his MIND
Joe Rogan is hard to figure. On one hand, the New Jersey comic can come off like one of these dependable, burly, blue collar palookas shouting f-word laden hyperbole about gays, strippers, drugs, sex, all the good stuff. He’s sharp, has good punch-lines, great interaction with the crowd. Goes over like gangbusters in a live […]
WHAT’S SO FUNNY: Die Nasty to end season with a real who-did-it
The burning question in the Italian town of Edmontonioni this weekend is: Who murdered the famous Parisian fashion designer Poni – whose real name turns out to be Antoine Horseman – at a potluck dinner held in his honour? (Insert cheesy organ, climbing up diminished chords to indicate mounting suspense, as needed.) Was it … […]
WHAT’S SO FUNNY: Lily Tomlin a character in more ways than one
You want to know who really runs Hollywood? It’s not the Jews. It’s the old ladies! A veritable matriarchy of mirth has seized a stranglehold upon the North American zeitgeist, fastened a feisty grip on the collective you-know-whats of the unsuspecting populace at the hands of power grandmas like Betty White, Joan Rivers and – […]
WHAT’S SO FUNNY: Tony Woods cuts through the you-know-what
Like many African-American comics, Tony Woods plays the race card from time to time – not that there’s anything wrong with that; Chris Rock does it all the time – but some of his best material involves what people in the comedy trade might call “cutting through the bullshit.” Hey, it’s a dirty job, but […]
WHAT’S SO FUNNY: Landry airs dirty laundry
It’s getting a little tiresome to see ethnic stand-up comics going on and on about their ethnicity time after time after time – but hey, write what you know, eh? Still, it seems a bit lazy. One of the best in Edmonton this weekend is the mono-named Landry, at the Laugh Shop in Sherwood Park. […]
Hey Ladies! Imagine The View on acid – and booze
Yup, it’s that time of the month. At least it is for Davina Stewart, Cathleen Rootsaert and Leona Brausen – hostesses of the monthly comedy-variety show Hey Ladies! At the Roxy Theatre this Friday night, it’s a throwback to those afternoon hostess shows you used to watch on TV with your mom before you were […]
WHAT’S SO FUNNY: Rob Schneider, Dave Foley return to comedy stage
The trick to enjoying Rob Schneider movies is to have low expectations – and in that light, Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo is a comedy classic. To a lesser extent, so is Grown Ups. Conversely, when the Saturday Night Live star returns to the stage-up comedy stage from whence he came – Friday night at the […]
WHAT’S SO FUNNY: Bonfire Improv Festival opens Tuesday
Without Canadian comedy, American comedy would consist of Jeff Foxworthy and Larry the Cable Guy. And Dennis Miller on Fox. And without Edmonton comedy, Canadian comedy wouldn’t have SCTV, Kids in the Hall (to an albeit small extent) or the rich legacy of comedy improv forwarded by the redoubtable Rapid Fire Theatre company. Conclusion: Edmonton […]
