Will Collisson, now based in Calgary, got into stand-up comedy while attending University in Lethbridge. He has been writing his own jokes since he was 14 and decided one evening, now 18, to give it […]
Zac Wiggins has a lot of memories from his early days of being the class clown, relentlessly trying to get his classmates to laugh, though the ultimate goal was to get the teacher to laugh […]
When one sees a Shakespearean play, it’s not always the content that imprints onto an audience’s memory. It is often the concept or gimmick on top of the material that stays forefront in the mind. […]
Boris Cherniak is a Comedy Hypnotist. He was born in Russia and moved to Canada with his family at the age of ten. He has been performing in Kuwait, Qatar and Afghanistan as part of […]
For every young artist, it always starts with place. A place to foster and reveal talents. A place where discipline and inspiration meet. In Western Canada, one of those places is the Storybook Theatre at […]
In crafting a luck-of-the-draw system for entering the Calgary Fringe Festival, audience members can never quite be sure what to expect. They might come across a novice untried and untested. They might come across an […]
The Calgary Fringe Festival has been a city staple since 2006. Still experimenting with a hybrid format due to the pandemic, the festival is accessible in person, in-person live streaming, or on-demand viewing which one […]
They say variety is the spice of life, and local comedian/MC Troo Knot is putting this saying into practice with his new show Spicy, happening at Arts Commons on Saturday July 16. Spicy will feature […]
The Great Outdoors Comedy Festival is returning to Alberta! After debuting in Edmonton last year, this year the festival will be happening in Calgary at Prince’s Island Park from June 24th to the 26th, and […]
We had the chance to catch up with creative Victoria Banner about her comedy style, influences and her upcoming comedy special. How would you describe your comedy style? Notably energetic, peppered with empathy. Who are […]
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