Festivals and events happening in Montreal
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Win a Pair of Tickets to See Jim Jefferies!
Enter our first ever ticket giveaway. [read more]
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Paul F. Tompkins and His Friends Deliver Easy to Relate To Show
Review of Paul F Tompkins’ show at OFF-JFL which is happening this week in Montreal. [read more]
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Don’t Let The Nudity Scare You From Adrienne Truscott’s Show
Truscott is a very funny woman, and she is nude (from the waist down) as a part of her show. Her show is hilarious and will take you out of your comfort zone. [read more]
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What Would Beyonce Do? Laugh Herself to Tears at Luisa Omielan’s Stand-Up
A review of What Would Beyonce Do paired with an interview with the charming Luisa Omielan. We talk about poutine and why Queen B is fab. [read more]
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Nikki Glaser: A Night of Fun Fem-Comedy
A review of Nikki Glaser’s comedy show, performed as part of this weeks Off-JFL/Zoofest series. [read more]
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The Comedian Who Would Sing Opera: Jim Jefferies Interview
Funnyman Jim Jefferies talks to Montreal Rampage about his upcoming new show and how his parents got over his career change from opera singer to comedian. [read more]
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Reasons to See Date Night at Just For Laughs
Review of the Just For Laughs show Date Night: The Relationship Show hosted by Godfrey and featuring Orny Adams, Lynne Koplitz, John Heffron, and Joe Matarese. [read more]
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Chatting About On Stage Nudity and Rape Culture with Comedian Adrienne Truscott
Interview with Adrienne Truscott about her show “Asking For it” which she performs at Montreal’s Just For Laughs Festival [read more]
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Review: White Bird in a Blizzard at Fantasia
Coming of age film about a girl whose mother has disappeared is an all-around winner. [read more]
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What to See at Fantasia : Montreal’s International Festival of Pulp Horror, Sci Fi, and Alt FIlms
The 18th edition of Fantastia Film Festival brings us a wide range of international movies this year to check out! Here are our picks for the best 5 [read more]
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The Boy With Tape On His Face: Not Your Average Comedy Show
Review of the very interesting and very funny show The Boy With Tape on This Face. This show is awesome, but I warn there is a lot of audience participation. [read more]
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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. [read more]
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Every Pig Farmer and Every Pig Farmer’s Son Has Got a Story : Interview with Jon Bennett
Interview with storyteller-performer Jon Bennett about his show My Dad’s Deaths, storytelling, and how his shows come together. [read more]
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From A to Zoofest : What to See at Zoofest
Montreal’s theatre-comedy-burlesque-music festival brings 130 independent acts to the city. What to pick? Here’s some help. [read more]
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Photojournal : Auditions for the Fashion and Design Festival
300 models came out to audition for the 80 slots associated with the annual Fashion and Design Festival [read more]
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Montréal Complètement Cirque: A Simple Space’s Gravity and Other Myths astounds with death-defying feats of acrobatic insanity
Australian circus troupe defies gravity and wows audience with its physical prowess. [read more]
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Relax with the King of Greek Ethnic Comedy Angelo Tsarouchas
Interview with Angelo Tsarouchas about the upcoming Ethnic Show at Just for Laughs in Montreal [read more]
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Entrelacs Gallery Exhibit
Entrelacs, is a unique art exhibition featuring six artists from Canada and Europe that started on July 5th and will go on until August 23rd. [read more]
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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. [read more]
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Photojournal: Montreal Cirque Completely Takes Over the Street
St. Denis is awash in clowns, acrobats, contortionists, and mayhem as the Montreal Complètement Cirque claims St. Denis each evening. [read more]