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About Dean Young
Dean Young is a writer, comedian and radio host based in Toronto. When he’s not covering Canadian comedy and showbiz, or taking the readers of the Guardian into the green room for an inside look at Toronto’s booming independent standup scene, Dean can be heard weekly on AM640 and coast to coast on the Talkhole Podcast Network. Dean is the host of the live show Tinder Tales. And he’s the proud father of two feral cats named Hunter S. Tomcat and Catton Oswalt
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Comedy

A Prime Minister, a Heritage Minister and a Hashtag Walk into a Bar

November 23, 2016 Dean Young

This is a new joke I’m working on, so bear with me here we go… “Canada’s Council for the Arts, under […]

Chris Robinson comedy
Comedy

The Humble Hustle of Comedian Chris Robinson

November 1, 2016 Dean Young

We’ve all heard that tired old adage about “10,000 hours” – as if there’s some concrete, magical number that can make […]

Comedy

JFL42: Toronto’s Biggest Comedy Festival Returns

September 21, 2016 Dean Young

JFL42 first kicked off in Toronto in September 2012. It was a simpler time. Barack Obama was about to be re-elected to the White […]

Talk N Roll Cherry Cola's
Comedy

Talk ‘N Roll Tuesdays

July 15, 2016 Dean Young

TALK ’N ROLL COMEDY. What is this show exactly? Every Tuesday night, comedians Dean Young (Talkhole Podcast Network) and Mini […]

Top Comic
Comedy

Top Comic picks some of Canada’s most formidable upcoming comics

June 27, 2016 Dean Young

It’s a Monday night at The Rivoli. Better known as “The Riv”, as it’s commonly called in the comedy world. […]

Amanda Brooke Perrin
Comedy

Hot Pockets, Roseanne’s Nuts and Hometown Heroes: JFL42 Announced

June 7, 2016 Dean Young

The official lineup has been announced for this year’s edition of JFL42. And I don’t want to go telling tales […]

Iliza Shlesinger
Comedy

Iliza Shlesinger Returns to Toronto!

May 27, 2016 Dean Young

“Inject your soul with comedy, it’s free it’s free”  That’s what the beloved 90s college rock band The Cranberries would […]

She Dot Festival
Comedy

She Dot Festival Showcases Funny Women in Toronto

April 27, 2016 Dean Young

What I’m about to say here is in no way revolutionary, not at all controversial, and with any luck it will shock […]

Josh Haddon
Comedy

What I Learned from Comic Josh Haddon

February 6, 2016 Dean Young

This week in Canadian comedy, we lost another giant. Before you jump to Google, I’m not talking about one of […]

Steph Tolev Hot N Hungry
Comedy

Digital Wax: The Comedy Records Revolution

February 2, 2016 Dean Young

I’m not trying to say I’m the voice of my generation (Childish Gambino is). But I am going to claim […]

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