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The Montreal comedy podcast Go Plug Yourself asks Sara Maleika & Andrina Learmonth from LadyFest: Who is your favorite Habs player of all time? That question asked back in episode 344 by Daniel Seligman from POP Montreal.

Hey Montreal, it’s that time of year again! LadyFest returns to Montreal for more or less the 10th Anniversary of LadyFest! As always LadyFest is dedicated to supporting and inspiring women performing comedy in Montreal! Sara Meleika and Andrina Learmonth join Walter and I at the back of a bustling Grumpy’s to talk about the festival, going to comedy shows and so much more. LadyFest runs from November 15th to the 18th, for more information check out the LadyFestMTL pages on Facebook and Instagram.

We talk about reality television, genres in comedy, going to comedy shows and how AI is probably one of the worst things we will witness our lifetimes. Fun! Of course we also talk about all the great shows that will be part of Ladyfest 2026 featuring talented comedians from all over the place. The whole thing kicks off on November 15th at Kawalees for LADYFEST Presents: A Variety 5 a 7 featuring acts from Montreal, Boston, Ottawa & Toronto! Definitely one of the best things you can do with your time in November, just saying.

Enjoy the show, enjoy Ladyfest and Go Plug Yourself!

As always, a big thank you to the providers of our theme song: Leighland Beckman and Aural Turpitude!

Keith does all sorts of things here on 9to5.cc, he works with the other founders on 9to5 (illustrated), co-hosts our two podcasts: The 9to5 Entertainment System and Go Plug Yourself and sometimes blogs here as The Perspicacious Geek.

Walter J. Lyng is a stand-up comedian based out of Montreal, you should follow him on Twitter @wallygoodtimes and on Facebook: Walter J. Lyng

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If you’re a longtime listener to both Go Plug Yourself and The 9to5 Entertainment System you know that each show tends to veer into hockey talk pretty frequently. However, not every co-host feels the same way. Where Venditto, Lawrence and I are happy to talk about the Habs all day long, Walter and Sarah could care less. Over on 9ES you can practically hear Jono’s eyes glass over when Scott and I start to talk about line combinations and whether or not Reinbacher should be called up.

Well guess what? Reinbacher is called up and he’s playing TONIGHT.

Chris Venditto, Scott and I do this thing once in a while and now is the time for us to do it again. That’s right, it’s time for another episode of “Go Plug Sports”.

We break down the first few games of the 2026-2027 campaign of the hometown heroes: the Montreal Canadiens. We talk about those dastardly Americans demanding trades. We finish things off by doing our best at projecting what the standings might look like heading into the Playoffs next Spring.

Enjoy the show! We’ll be back with our regularly scheduled programming in two weeks!

As always, a big thank you to the providers of our theme song: Leighland Beckman and Aural Turpitude!

Chris Venditto is another funny person in Montreal who you can see all over the place and if you don’t want to miss him take the stage you should follow him on all the socials. He’s @chrisvenditto on Twitter and Instagram so you should follow him on those two things. He also produces shows with the guys at Perfect Bite Productions who you should also follow on Instagram and on Facebook.

Keith does all sorts of things here on 9to5.cc, he works with the other founders on 9to5 (illustrated), co-hosts our two podcasts: The 9to5 Entertainment System and Go Plug Yourself and sometimes blogs here as The Perspicacious Geek.

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The Montreal arts and entertainment podcast that asks POP Montreal Founder and Creative Director Daniel Seligman: “Who you voting for?” That question asked back in our previous episode by the one and only Zach Oskrdal.

It’s wild to think that we’ve been doing this show for so long and we’ve yet to sit down with Daniel Seligman. Dan is one of the founders of POP Montreal which has always been one of my favourite Montreal music and arts events of the year.

POP Montreal is celebrating its 25th Anniversary which is wild since I remember attending the first few editions way back in my college days. Dan was nice enough to sit down with Sarah and I to talk about 25 years of POP Montreal memories. From some of the acts that played POP and blew up only months later, to memorable shows that will never be repeated. We also run down some of the highlights of this year’s edition as well including a special announcement that we won’t spoil now (you have to listen to find out what it is or tune into POP’s official channels). POP Montreal starts tomorrow September 23rd and runs until September 27th so head to POP Montreal for the full lineup and tickets. Enjoy the show!

As always, a big thank you to the providers of our theme song: Leighland Beckman and Aural Turpitude!

Keith does all sorts of things here on 9to5.cc, he works with the other founders on 9to5 (illustrated), co-hosts our two podcasts: The 9to5 Entertainment System and Go Plug Yourself and sometimes blogs here as The Perspicacious Geek.

Sarah is somehow still @femalewalter on Instagram. Follow her for pictures of our dogs and sometimes she remembers to post about all the arts and entertainment we take in all year long.

Image of Dan from Byta.com

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The Montreal podcast that asks musician and bartender Zach Oskrdal: What’s the last album you listened to start to finish? That question asked by Dawn McSweeney and Troy Stark back in our last episode.

If you’ve ever been to the World’s Smallest Comedy night at Hurley’s or even just to Hurley’s when it’s NOT the World’s Smallest Comedy Night you probably had your drink served to you by the one and only Zach Oskrdal. Well, Zach is also a musician and you can catch him playing all over town including the legendary Dépanneur Café. We talk about Montreal, music and so much more. Mike Carrozza shows up too! Vance Michel is on mic for a hot second as well! It’s a World’s Smallest family reunion for their 8th Anniversary!

It’s wild that the crazy little brain child of Walter and Vance has been going strong for 8 years (even including a few “World’s Smallest” livestreams in the dark days of COVID) but here we are. Mike, Vance, Zach and Walter share some of their favorite stories from the World’s Smallest and we settle once and for all (until the next time he’s on the show) how to properly pronounce “Carrozza.” So head on out to Hurley’s and if you see a friendly looking fellow with curly hair behind the bar just order a “Walter” and tell him to Go Plug Yourself.

As always, a big thank you to the providers of our theme song: Leighland Beckman and Aural Turpitude!

Keith does all sorts of things here on 9to5.cc, he works with the other founders on 9to5 (illustrated), co-hosts our two podcasts: The 9to5 Entertainment System and Go Plug Yourself and sometimes blogs here as The Perspicacious Geek.

Walter J. Lyng is a stand-up comedian based out of Montreal, you should follow him on Twitter @wallygoodtimes and on Facebook: Walter J. Lyng

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The Montreal arts & entertainment podcast that asks Dawn McSweeney: “What is the one place you recommend to someone you hate?” That question was asked by Sam Félix back in episode 341.

I joke during this episode that Dawn McSweeney is joining Walter J. Lyng, Troy Stark and I to do a victory lap following this year’s amazing edition of the World’s Smallest Comedy Festival but the truth is the great producers of this town never rest on their laurels. Troy and Dawn are teaming up to co-host “Dumpster Fire” on September 25th at Cafe Cleopatra, a comedy show dedicated to the trash, the wild cards, the unhinged stories, and the lovable dirtbags who make life interesting, headlined by Go Plug Yourself’s very own Chris Venditto. Dawn joins the Go Plug Yourself crew to talk about Iron Maiden, reality television and so much more. Sit back, relax, head out to Dumpster Fire on September 25th and enjoy the show.

Go Plug Yourself!

As always, a big thank you to the providers of our theme song: Leighland Beckman and Aural Turpitude!

Keith does all sorts of things here on 9to5.cc, he works with the other founders on 9to5 (illustrated), co-hosts our two podcasts: The 9to5 Entertainment System and Go Plug Yourself and sometimes blogs here as The Perspicacious Geek.

Walter J. Lyng is a stand-up comedian based out of Montreal, you should follow him on Twitter @wallygoodtimes and on Facebook: Walter J. Lyng

Troy Stark is yet another amazing Montreal comedian and promoter who indulges me in co-hosting this wonderful little show of ours. You can catch him pretty often at the World’s Smallest Comedy Night and Cheap Laughs at Rustik Pub, both of which he produces.

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The Montreal podcast that asks Montreal actor and filmmaker Sam Félix: If you had could run your own festival, what would that festival be? That question asked by the boys of summer back in episode 340 talking about the World’s Smallest Comedy Festival 4.

With festival season almost in our rear view it’s time to return to our regularly scheduled episodes of Go Plug Yourself – this week Lawrence Corber and I were back at Grumpy’s to sit down with one of Montreal’s many talented citizens. This time around we were talking with Sam Félix. Sam is an actor and director who’s been working on projects all over the city and most recently directed the short film “Skeleton Crew” written by Erin Ross that recently screened at the Fantasia International Film Festival which of course is one of our favourite Montreal festivals. We talk about acting, directing, film and so much more so sit back, relax and Go Plug Yourself.

You can keep tabs on Sam over on Instagram at @sbelspring which should be getting more active in the near future as Sam will be sharing more and more of his creative endeavours.

Enjoy the show!

As always, a big thank you to the providers of our theme song: Leighland Beckman and Aural Turpitude!

Keith does all sorts of things here on 9to5.cc, he works with the other founders on 9to5 (illustrated), co-hosts our two podcasts: The 9to5 Entertainment System and Go Plug Yourself and sometimes blogs here as The Perspicacious Geek.

Lawrence Corber also produces some shows you may have heard of (you should probably check out the next Healthy Living show when you get a chance) and if you’re close with him you can call him Lully. The other way to call him “Lully” is to follow him on his socials. @Lully514 on Instagram.

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The Montreal podcast that asks the folks behind the World’s Smallest Comedy Festival 4: Would you rather have $200 or $20 sunglasses? That question asked by Pat Guay back in episode 339.

If you’re a listener of the Go Plug Yourself podcast you really should already be a fan of the World’s Smallest Comedy Night – and guess what? The fine folks behind the World’s Smallest Comedy Night are back for the 4th edition of the World’s Smallest Comedy Festival. Walter J. Lyng, Troy Stark and Dan Carin join me at the back of Grumpy’s to talk about Prince Edward Island, the storied career of Weird Al Yankovic, live streaming comedy at a candy factory and of course the 4th Edition of the World’s Smallest Comedy Festival which kicks off this Monday at Hurley’s Irish Pub in the heart of downtown Montreal. For more information about the lineup and tickets head to worldssmallest.club now and in the meantime sit back, relax and Go Plug Yourself.

Enjoy the show and head out to the World’s Smallest Comedy Festival’s 4 Edition!

As always, a big thank you to the providers of our theme song: Leighland Beckman and Aural Turpitude!

Keith does all sorts of things here on 9to5.cc, he works with the other founders on 9to5 (illustrated), co-hosts our two podcasts: The 9to5 Entertainment System and Go Plug Yourself and sometimes blogs here as The Perspicacious Geek.

Lawrence Corber also produces some shows you may have heard of (you should probably check out the next Healthy Living show when you get a chance) and if you’re close with him you can call him Lully. The other way to call him “Lully” is to follow him on his socials. @Lully514 on Instagram.

Walter J. Lyng is a stand-up comedian based out of Montreal, you should follow him on Twitter @wallygoodtimes and on Facebook: Walter J. Lyng

Sarah is somehow still @femalewalter on Instagram. Follow her for pictures of our dogs and sometimes she remembers to post about all the arts and entertainment we take in all year long.

Troy Stark is yet another amazing Montreal comedian and promoter who indulges me in co-hosting this wonderful little show of ours. You can catch him pretty often at the World’s Smallest Comedy Night and Cheap Laughs at Rustik Pub, both of which he produces.

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It’s once again time for Go Plug Yourself and our Osheaga podcast series to have what has become their annual crossover episode!

We asked Pat (among many other things): Where are the best fries and pizza in Montreal? That question was asked by Abby Stonehouse & Dawn McSweeney back in episode 349.

Patrick Guay from evenko returns to talk about all the ins and outs of booking festivals like Osheaga, Lasso and Ile Soniq. It’s a great chat where we talk about some memorable concerts, the changing landscape of live music and so much more. It’s a must-listen if you’re a music fan in Montreal, sit back, relax, go plug yourself and see you at Osheaga on July 31st.

Osheaga runs from July 31st to August 2nd at Parc Jean Drapeau. Check out osheaga.com for more info and tickets.

All audio clips are copyright of their respective owners and used solely with the intention of promoting and editorial previewing Osheaga.

Our intro song is Paradise Engineering (instrumental) by YACHT and is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.

Keith does all sorts of things here on 9to5.cc, he works with the other founders on 9to5 (illustrated), co-hosts our two podcasts: The 9to5 Entertainment System and Go Plug Yourself and blogs here as The Perspicacious Geek.

Sarah is somehow still @femalewalter on Instagram. Follow her for pictures of our dogs and sometimes she remembers to post about all the arts and entertainment we take in all year long.

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The Montreal podcast that asks Dawn McSweeney & Abby Stonehouse (both repping the World’s Smallest Comedy Festival): “How would you re-design the Montreal Canadiens logo?” That question was asked by Wassim El-Mounzer and Simon Peacock a few episodes ago (perhaps when the Habs were still in the playoffs, this has been a bit of a summer).

Anyways Montreal, we’ve got big news and you’re hearing about it here first kids. The gang at World’s Smallest are doing it again. The World’s Smallest Comedy Festival is returning for it’s 4th edition August 10th through 17th. Troy Stark and I are joined by Dawn McSweeney and Abby Stonehouse to talk about all the great shows and comedians that will be filling out an incredible 8 nights of comedy in August. Of course we also talk a lot about musicals and Disney movies. World’s Smallest will be launching a brand new website at worldssmallest.club this coming Monday July 13th that will be jam packed with all things World’s Smallest Comedy so check that out soon or just type “World’s Smallest Comedy Montreal” in your favorite search engine and that will work too.

To keep tabs of what Dawn and Abby have going on (in addition to the shows that they’re producing for the World’s Smallest Comedy Festival) you can follow Dawn at @mcsweeney514 on Instagram and Abby is @abbypstone_mtl over there as well.

World’s Smallest will be launching a brand new website at worldssmallest.club this coming Monday July 13th that will be jam packed with all things World’s Smallest Comedy so check that out soon or just type “World’s Smallest Comedy Montreal” in your favorite search engine and that will work too.

Enjoy the show!

As always, a big thank you to the providers of our theme song: Leighland Beckman and Aural Turpitude!

Keith does all sorts of things here on 9to5.cc, he works with the other founders on 9to5 (illustrated), co-hosts our two podcasts: The 9to5 Entertainment System and Go Plug Yourself and sometimes blogs here as The Perspicacious Geek.

Troy Stark is yet another amazing Montreal comedian and promoter who indulges me in co-hosting this wonderful little show of ours. You can catch him pretty often at the World’s Smallest Comedy Night and Cheap Laughs at Rustik Pub, both of which he produces.

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In case you haven’t heard the co-founder of Go Plug Yourself Mister Walter J. Lyng himself is headlining the Comedy Nest for the first time ever this Sunday June 28th at 8 pm, he’s also turning 40! To celebrate we bought a train ticket for the one and only Inés Anaya to come back to Montreal to help celebrate this historic confluence of events. We also paid for Troy Stark’s travel arrangements to come to Grumpy’s all the way from NDG. We did neither of these things. The four of us got together to catch up, talk about Walter’s 20 years of comedy and of course Taskmaster.

Head to ComedyNest.com to get your tickets to On Da Clock Presents Walter Lyng this Sunday, June 28th and Go Plug Yourself.

Enjoy the show!

As always, a big thank you to the providers of our theme song: Leighland Beckman and Aural Turpitude!

Keith does all sorts of things here on 9to5.cc, he works with the other founders on 9to5 (illustrated), co-hosts our two podcasts: The 9to5 Entertainment System and Go Plug Yourself and sometimes blogs here as The Perspicacious Geek.

Inés Anaya never stops finding ways to be funny: writing for Hindwing Press and The Beaverton, running shows like Stand Up Story Slam and getting on the mic at comedy shows all over the city when it is legally possible to do so. The best way to keep track of what she’s up to next is on Instagram @clout__atlas

Walter J. Lyng is a stand-up comedian based out of Montreal, you should follow him on Twitter @wallygoodtimes and on Facebook: Walter J. Lyng

Troy Stark is yet another amazing Montreal comedian and promoter who indulges me in co-hosting this wonderful little show of ours. You can catch him pretty often at the World’s Smallest Comedy Night and Cheap Laughs at Rustik Pub, both of which he produces.

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