OFF-JFL: Comedy 101
Just For Laughs
NYC’s roughest survival of the fittest live comedy show comes to Montreal! It's Open Mic meets a Roast as a crop of inexperienced comedy rookies take the stage for the first time in front of a large audience hoping to get laughs, while a panel of brutal comedy headliners sit in judgment, ready to ring in with some tough “advice.” It's Tell a Joke or Be a Joke as Montreal’s own go up against a panel of Comedy’s toughest critics. It’s confrontational, it’s crass, it’s raucous, and it’s an absolute blast.
SiriusXM’s Ron and Gail Bennington host.
Friday, July 28 at 11:30pm
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Gail Bennington co-hosts SiriusXM’s Bennington, daily from noon to 3pm on SiriusXM’s Raw Dog comedy channel. She also hosts a podcast, Gail Meets Girls, where she talks with comedy’s funniest women, giving their perspective on everything in stand up.
Ron Bennington is a New York based radio talk show host who broadcasts internationally on SiriusXM satellite radio. In addition to hosting, Bennington, through his two interview shows, Ron Bennington Interviews and Unmasked, conducts incisive, critically acclaimed interviews about artistry, creativity and craft with renowned artists and personalities.
Ron’s guests on Ron Bennington Interviews have included game changers in every field -including brilliant film makers like Quentin Tarantino, legendary actors such as Jeff Bridges, ground-breaking musicians like Iggy Pop, as well as scientists, authors, journalists and creators of all kinds. Unmasked features hour long interviews with artists in the business of comedy, taped before a studio audience. Past guests have included great performers and writers like Joan Rivers, Dick Cavett, Wanda Sykes, Louis C.K., Richard Lewis, Jimmy Fallon and Bob Newhart.
HORAIRE / SCHEDULE
- Friday 28 July 2017 / 23:30
60 minutes
Pour âges / For ages 18+
Retardataires / Latecomers : 60 minutes
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The Montreal Clown Festival is pleased to return to its roots at the home of the St. Ambroise Montreal Fringe Festival to present a cabaret of new work, “New Recipes” featuring 12 brave clowns.
Under the direction of Gabe McKinney (Director, Old God; Speigleworld; Dell-Arte graduate and guest teacher), 12 performers developed short new works for the opening night of the 4-day Clown festival after a same-day, high-stakes workshop.
The Variations Mile End dancers perform an original choreographed performance using The wizard of oz as inspiration!
"Le Collectif Les Tisseuses s’est formé à partir de l’envie de rassembler des femmes et des personnes non binaires autour du jeu théâtral en décloisonnant les pratiques et les imaginaires. Il est composé de huit artistes aux origines, pratiques et vécus multiples.
Les Tisseuses ouvrent leur espace créatif avec une étape de la pièce Notre tour c’est quand?, une proposition scénique intimiste.
La pièce raconte l'histoire des funérailles de Pilar, la matriarche d'un quartier. On y retrouve des femmes aux horizons pluriels venues honorer la mémoire de celle qui a su entrelacer leurs existences en leur offrant la possibilité d’assembler leurs histoires. À travers ce moment de deuil, se tissent des liens qui transcendent les frontières de leur famille, de leur quartier et de leur pays, offrant un portrait poignant de la force des relations féminines et de la sororité.
En se rassemblant à la croisée des cycles de vies, les personnages que vous allez rencontrer s’adressent des questions millénaires, et cheminent au cœur de leurs vérités en nous rappelant qu’il n’est de refuge plus solide que celui de nos solidarités.
La pièce s’achèvera par un échange entre les artistes et le public, permettant de recueillir les impressions de ce dernier. Modéré par la directrice artistique du festival.
