Loud & Proud Punchlines at Pride Toronto
With Pride Toronto month underway again, Toronto’s LGBTQ community is once again playing host to a vibrant cloudburst of live […]
Articles by Dean Young
Comedy Collective The Boom turns 10
The comedy landscape in Toronto was a lot different a decade ago. Today it’s a standup hub, and you might […]
Sugar Sammy: Canadian Famous
A well known comedian once told me that “making it” in Canada usually means you’re shopping at Loblaws and someone […]
All American Villain: Tony Hinchcliffe in Detroit
Every once in a while, here in the Guardian – we’ll run a submission from an outside contributor. A friend […]
Don Ferguson, Air Farce and 150 Years of Funny
Before the first chicken cannon shots were fired. Before Craig Lauzon took on Trump or Don Ferguson tackled Trudeau (numero […]
Sirius about finding Canada’s Top Comic
It’s that time of the year again – Canadian comics are about to flood the internet with pleas for votes. […]
The Six Swipes Right on Tinder Tales
If there’s one thing I’ve learned in my almost 7 years as a working standup comic, it’s that we’re lucky. […]
The Cancer Fighting Comedy of Sandra Carusi
The Canadian radio business, much like Canadian comedy (and actually there’s a lot of overlap between the two) is a […]
Crom Fest Takes Toronto!
If Iggy Pop was a comedy festival, it would definitely be Crom Fest. The annual alternative standup festival (with a […]
MUTHA: The Hip Hop Odyssey of a Suburban Housewife
Toronto-born, L.A-based multi-threat Mandy May Cheetham is a lot of things. A versatile actor, producer and writer. A show runner and content creator. […]