Is This Thing On? with Mike Carrozza: My First Time
My first experience producing and running a show
Articles by Mike Carrozza
Interview with Brooks Wheelan: This is Cool, Right?
Comedian Brooks Wheelan has a debt to the Allman brothers. Find out just what it is…
Review of Kyle Kinane’s I Liked His Old Stuff Better: If You Say So…
Kyle Kinane’s new album and comedy special might be his best yet. So much for titles…
Max Silvestri Talks King Piglet, Mike Carrozza Talks About Loving King Piglet So Much.
Max Silvestri discusses the making of King Piglet, comics, and Scandanavian film with Mike Carrozza
Top 10 + 1 Stand-Up Comedy Albums of 2014
Mike Carrozza couldn’t limit himself to 10 albums, so he picked 11… and then added a few more.
Is This Thing On with Mike Carrozza : On Being Away from the Stage
Mike Carrozza is back and everyone is happy!
Interview with Erik Griffin : Ambiguous Ethnic Moving On Up
Erik Griffin reveals why Just for Laughs is even more fun for the performers than the audiences.
The Four Faces of Ari Shaffir
Shaffir’s interview about his upcoming Just for Laughs appearances might contain some or all the following: mushrooms, peyote, marijuana, sex, danger, and a description of his penis.
Fucked Up’s Glass Boys is Solid
Toronto punk outfit continues to hold the #1 spot in Mike Carrozza’s heart. Here’s why…
Is This Thing On with Mike Carrozza : I Have a Character Issue
With the alt comedy scene and the regular circuit coming together, character comedy is at the fore.
Album Review: Protomartyr Under the Color is Bleached Out
Protomartyr’s sophomore album is halfway there — and depending on if you are an optimist or a pessimist, you can take that how you want.
Is This Thing On? with Mike Carrozza : Narrowing Focus and Times of Difficult Scheduling (or: I haven’t had time lately and it pisses me off.)
Away from the comedy circuit for a record 11 days, Carrozza thought he saw Margaret Thatcher in her underwear eating key lime pie (we’re just kidding about one of those things).
The Room: The Cult Experience I Wish I Could Have Every Month
If you haven’t seen the Room yet, you are missing out on one of life’s most pivotal experiences. Luckily, there’s a screening in Montreal this weekend.
Is This Thing On? with Mike Carrozza : Hey, It’s 4:20 Somewhere
What a long strange trip it’s been… to Ontario.
Kennedy’s Other Failures EP is Brutal — Just the Way I Like It.
Kennedy’s new EP Other Failures is hardcore at its finest.
It’s My Party and I’ll Make Fun of You If I Want To, Bro
It’s easier to deal with hecklers when you’re the host and the heckler has comedic ambitions of his own.
In Beliefs’ New Demo EP is Believably Dynamic
Montreal band In Beliefs’ new demo EP starts off rocky, but soon captures attention with its dynamism.
Getting the Story Straight
Carrozza is not homocomedic. He bats for many genres of comedy, including story-telling.
Heckler Skelter (Whatever, I Know It’s Not Good, But It’s The Title Anyway)
A tale in which our fearless columnist describes a heckling incident and explains why heckling sucks, no matter what reason is claimed.