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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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Toronto Sketchfest
Comedy

Toronto is Sketchy! – Toronto Sketchfest

February 16, 2015 Dean Young

They’ve been proving it for a decade now – Toronto is home to the sketchiest people in Canada. If we’re being […]

In My Humble Opinion
Comedy

In My Humble Opinion

January 15, 2015 Dean Young

90s pop culture is my koolaid… NO, its my Capri Sun! I live for that shit. Mainly because I was […]

Steve Patterson
Comedy

Steve Patterson: This is Not Debatable

November 26, 2014 Dean Young

COMEDY RECORDS is the Sun Records of standup! The Interscope of Improv! …And as soon as I think of a […]

Talkhole
Comedy

Talkhole – Like Radio, But Awesome

November 13, 2014 Dean Young

Like radio, but awesome. That’s the whole idea behind TALKHOLE, Canada’s Comedy Podcast Network. I see podcasting as the new […]

Too Much Information
Comedy

Too Much Information – A Game Show with Balls

November 10, 2014 Dean Young

Debuting Tuesday November 18th on SUPER CHANNEL ‘Too Much Information!‘ sets out to prove that maybe there’s actually no such […]

Michael Harrison
Comedy

Michael Harrison Gets Around

September 2, 2014 Dean Young

At time of writing, I’ve confirmed two separate (and very different) Michael Harrisons known to exist in the comedy world. […]

Whyte Wyne
Comedy

Feelin’ Fine with Whyte Wyne

July 21, 2014 Dean Young

It’s a slow, sweet summer afternoon in Toronto. I’m parked on the back patio of my favorite beanery, TANGO PALACE […]

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