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Annie Lujan, left, and Veronica Hortiguela in MONKS at Toronto Fringe 2024
Stage / Toronto Fringe 2024

Comedies come out on top at Toronto Fringe Festival awards

Patrons’ pick winners include the five-N MONKS, Rat Academy and Gringas

By Liam Donovan

Arts & Culture

Crow’s and Soulpepper shine at 44th annual Dora Awards

Other big winners include COC’s ‘Medea’ and Coal Mine Theatre’s ‘Appropriate’

By Liam Donovan

#doraawards #theatre #stage
Christian Smith, left, and Conor Bradbury (Photo Arthur Mola)
Stage / Comedy

Review: Second City delivers its best revue and cast in years

Comedy club back on track with ‘All Messed Up & Nowhere to Go’

By MICHAEL HOLLETT

BAM 1
Arts & Culture

Brandon Ash-Mohammed on vulnerability and success in comedy

Comedian says BIPOC performers demanded to share trauma with audiences

By William Molls

Jackie Pirico (Photo Ivy Jane Photography)
Stage / Comedy

Jackie Pirico’s “cartoonish” positive energy is infectious

Toronto-based comedian is “high energy,” “deranged” and “unnervingly energetic”

By William Molls

Scott Thompson as Buddy Cole in the 2022 Amazon Prime revival of Kids in the Hall. Thompson says every Buddy Cole monologue he pitched was rejected by Amazon.
Stage / Comedy

Scott Thompson brings Buddy Cole show to Sketchfest with material censored by Amazon

GLAAD told Amazon Prime to cut Buddy Cole monologues from ‘Kids in the [...]

By William Molls

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