Comedy | The Walrus

Illustration of a young brown woman in a suit, telling jokes from onstage at a comedy club. The young, diverse audience laughs. Several male comics, older and white, stand outside the spotlight looking moody and resentful.

Arts & Culture / June 2020

The Comedy Culture War

May 25, 2020June 18, 2020 - by Erika Thorkelson

A new wave of comics is rejecting stand-up’s tired tropes

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Illustration by Kagan McLeod

Arts & Culture / November 2016

Deadpan Walking

October 17, 2016September 14, 2021 - by Grant Munroe

Norm Macdonald’s surprising second act

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Screenshot from Baroness von Sketch Show

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The Viral Appeal of Baroness Von Sketch

July 28, 2016May 21, 2022 - by Kathryn Kuitenbrouwer

At last, a wildly funny show for Canadian women over thirty-five

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Photograph courtesy of Comedy Central

Nathan for Everyone

November 24, 2015January 2, 2020 - by Kaitlin Fontana

The comedic upstart behind Dumb Starbucks gets smart

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Director filming a scene of a comedic play

Canned Laughs

June 4, 2014April 14, 2020 - by Jason Anderson

A government agency tries to make our movies funnier

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The One and Only Rick Mercer

February 6, 2014April 21, 2020 - by Kevin Caners

Second in a series of posts from the author’s long-form radio interviews with CBC broadcasters

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