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Friday, December 3, 2021

Second City Toronto gets a new (temporary location), a new devotion to diversity, a new lease on life by Denis Grignon - Special To The Star

“There are so many other theatres that didn’t make it. And we’re the most stable that we’ve ever been,” says COO Parisa Jalili.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:00AM
Friday, July 30, 2021

I took the stage at the comedy club and all I could see was my own reflection — and those people I couldn’t see weren’t laughing by Denis Grignon - Special To The Star

Denis Grignon got back on the horse of standup comedy for the first time since the pandemic began, but new COVID-19 protocols, mainly the Plexiglas shields surrounding the stage, made it a b…

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 02:42PM
Saturday, July 14, 2018

At a comedy night for cancer patients, laughter is the only medicine by Denis Grignon - Special To The Star

More than anything, the cancer patients, friends and families who attend the standup shows are ‘here to just have a good time,’ says Gilda’s Club program director Dani Taylor.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 08:00AM