On the seventh episode of the Comedy East Podcast, Mark talks with stand up comedian and actor Derek Seguin, star of The Debaters on CBC Radio, Just for Laughs and winner of the 2015 SiriusXM Top Comic competition. They discuss Derek’s career and his new comedy album – “Derek Seguin 43.0 – May Contain Nuts“. Derek also … Continue reading "Episode 7: Derek Seguin and Abdul Butt"

In this episode, Mark’s all alone is his basement and it’s hard to say exactly what actually happened down there. With no guest this month, Mark spins highlights from Something Funny Inc. comedy shows in Quispamsis and Miramichi featuring local talent and some ‘from away’. Included in this episode are comedians Chris Locke (Canadian Comedy Award … Continue reading "Episode 6: Flash Back Special"

On the fifth episode of the Comedy East Podcast, Mark talks with Gavin Crawford, former host of This Hour Has 22 Minutes and current host of Because News on CBC Radio. They discuss Gavin’s career, his favourite characters to play, the time he thought he had a conversation with Robin Williams and his one man show: Friend … Continue reading "Episode 5: Gavin Crawford"

On the fourth episode of the Comedy East Podcast, Mark talks with Sharron Matthews, Canadian cabaret star and comedic actor who has starred in feature films ‘Mean Girls’ and ‘Hairspray: The Movie’. They discuss Sharron’s career, performing abroad, her touring show, positive body image and more. Find more about Sharron online at sharronmatthews.com Subscribe to the Comedy East Podcast … Continue reading "Episode 4: Sharron Matthews"

In the third episode of the Comedy East Podcast, Mark talks with east coast comedians James Mullinger and Nikki Payne about their seasonal touring show: A Very Dysfunctional Christmas. Get tickets for that tour at hubcappromotions.ca! Subscribe on iTunes: http://bit.ly/ComedyEastOniTunes

In the second episode of the Comedy East Podcast, Mark talks with Sussex comedian Darren Elmore about mental illness, performing abroad and their mutual friend Lloyd Ravn. Stay tuned until the end of the episode where sets and interviews by Jimmy MacKinley, Cory Hartlen, Shane Ogden and James Mullinger are featured from the Lloyd Ravn memorial show.

In this inaugural episode of the Comedy East Podcast, Mark talks with four of the writers of This Hour Has 22 Minutes - Heidi Brander, Matt Wright, Bob Kerr and Adam Christie. Hear audio from their performance in Miramichi and learn about how they came to become writers for the show.