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Friday, February 24, 2012

Gilbert Gottfried calls himself a 'Jewnami' for a reason by Brad Wheeler

The American surrealist’s take-no-prisoners style of humour is outrageously tactless but brilliantly so

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 01:00PM[SHARE]
Monday, November 28, 2011

Second City ho, ho, hopes for a happy holiday by Brad Wheeler

Revue takes a lighthearted look at December distress

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 01:34PM[SHARE]
Sunday, November 13, 2011

Inside comedian Jon Lajoie is a pop star trying to get out by Brad Wheeler

When not performing comedy, Montrealer still writes serious music - and imagines performing it instead of the parodies for which he is known

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 06:00PM[SHARE]
Sunday, November 6, 2011

Is Debra DiGiovannni really a single, awkward female? by Brad Wheeler

The comedian talks about her tour and about being outnumbered by male comics

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 06:00PM[SHARE]
Sunday, October 23, 2011

Steve Patterson brings the funny - from Britain by Brad Wheeler

The host of CBC’s The Debaters talks comedy and politics as he embarks on the cross-country Just for Laughs Comedy Tour: British Edition

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 06:00PM[SHARE]
Sunday, September 25, 2011

Bill Maher on the couch by Brad Wheeler

The American satirist likens his visit to Canada to being at the psychiatrist

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 03:16PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Comic sparks fly from new Second City cast by Brad Wheeler

First-time director and revitalized company knock it out of the park with sketches and improv

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 02:21PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, July 20, 2011

The likeable Hannibal Buress is one funny guy by Brad Wheeler

Buress’s subtle strains of absurdity work in the dorm room, but may not make it in the big rooms of stand-up

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 07:20PM[SHARE]
Sunday, July 17, 2011

Carrie Fisher’s hard-won pearls of wisdom by Brad Wheeler

The author of Wishful Drinking brings her one-woman show to Toronto

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 04:40PM[SHARE]
Thursday, June 30, 2011

Gavin Crawford: Pride and a hilarious lack of prejudice by Brad Wheeler

Comic Gavin Crawford uses a Pride Week showcase to skewer gay-culture confusion and just confusion in general

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 03:15PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, June 15, 2011

More bladder-busting laughs from Women Fully Clothed quartet by Brad Wheeler

If there was a dry seat in the house, it was a tribute to absorbent underwear

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 01:41PM[SHARE]
Monday, May 23, 2011

Trio teases out the laughs by Brad Wheeler

The National Theatre of The World improvises from well-known playwright’s scripts

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 04:12PM[SHARE]

Toronto improv trio teases out the laughs by Brad Wheeler

The National Theatre of The World improvises from well-known playwright’s scripts

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 04:12PM[SHARE]
Monday, May 2, 2011

Shaun Majumder: Laughing his way back home by Brad Wheeler

Comedian Shaun Majumder launches a cross-country standup tour that will end in his hometown, where he plans to build an eco-friendly inn

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 04:00PM[SHARE]
Friday, April 1, 2011

This Second City Riot is not as dangerous as it could have been by Brad Wheeler

The latest revue is less reliant on hot-button topics, but it has its hilarious moments

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 04:30PM[SHARE]
Saturday, February 19, 2011

Sandra Shamas loves her country life, especially the carrots by Brad Wheeler

Comedian is playing to packed houses in Toronto, but the farm is where her heart sings

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 12:00AM[SHARE]

Sandra Shamas loves her country life, especially the carrots by Brad Wheeler

Comedian is playing to packed houses in Toronto, but the farm is where her heart sings

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 12:00AM[SHARE]
Sunday, February 6, 2011

The Monday Q&A: James Kudelka on dancing a solo at 55 by Brad Wheeler

Performance will be included in an evening of Kudelka’s work at Toronto’s Enwave Theatre

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 06:00PM[SHARE]
Monday, December 13, 2010

An authentic evening of improbability at the Vinyl Cafe by Brad Wheeler

The Christmas concert is hokey, but suitably warming

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 11:25AM[SHARE]
Sunday, November 14, 2010

Ghetto Klown: John Leguizamo’s life and career laid bare by Brad Wheeler

The comedian delivers a one-man show using some material from his memoir

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 02:52PM[SHARE]

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