Comedy
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More women stand up to the mic
Women and non-binary folks are often underrepresented in many domains, including comedy.
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Whose House? Ashley’s House!
Ashley Burdett spends her days as a hairstylist and her nights as a stand-up comedian.
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Oddblock Comedy Festival
Aug. 24 to 27 // Not your average block party
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Arts Briefs
God is a Scottish Drag Queen IV // Prairie Fire’s Indigenous issue // World premier of dance // Reading Week plans // MAC’s strategic plan
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Whose House? Tim and Dana’s house.
Dana Smith and Tim Gray are as busy in the Winnipeg comedy scene as one can be. In addition to their own individual standup careers, Gray and Smith make up two-fifths of local sketch troupe H.U.N.K.S., performing live and recording a weekly podcast.
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Favourite Local Comedian
1. Jane Testar
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Arts Briefs
Encouraging women in film // The Bickersons // Tim Gray // Eyes of My Community // heaven between // I’m With the Band
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Changing society with humour
Sarasvàti changes up its annual comedy fundraiser
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Once more, with feeling
The Girls! Girls! Girls! 12th annual fundraiser gala in support of the Gas Station Arts Centre will, as always, showcase female-identifying artists from many disciplines in varying stages of their creative development.
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Arts and culture briefs
Awarding Manitoba musicians // The Manitoba Showcase // Hilarity for Charity // Songwriting competition // Olympics of Opera
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Oddblock Comedy Festival
August 25 to 28: South Osborne gets silly
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Acting under the influence
Smashterpiece Theatre a beast of its own
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Turning the page on Aspergers
Comedian Adam Schwartz writes his first book
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Cat video reviews
The best and the worst of YouTube’s cat videos
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(Her)larious
All women comedy night empowers comics
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Funny men
A lack of witty diversity
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The 7th Annual Summer Festival Guide
36 Manitoba fests and the advice you need to make it through.
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Building a laugh-filled scene
The Winnipeg Comedy Festival (WCF) is on the horizon again, featuring a boisterous array of comedians to keep your laughter flowing. The festival brings 80-90 comedians from all walks of life to various venues throughout the city.
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Breaching racist terrain with comedy
Hari Kondabolu has often been witness to and on the receiving end of racist tendencies. Kondabolu, 32, uses his experience to bring new stature to the genre of observational comedy. With a stand-up show at The Park Theatre set for Feb. 19, Kondabolu is sure to leave the audience in a whirl of laughter and inquisitive thought.
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15 years of laughs
In making fun of Usher videos and joking about being a single, awkward female, Debra DiGiovanni became one of Canada’s most recognizable comedians.