What's So Funny?

Fred Ewanuick has had quite a career for such a reluctant actor. Most know him as Hank on all the Corner Gases (sitcom, feature film, animated version). The Mark Ruffalo look-alike tells us about his experience on the thriller Absolute Zero, how he he's given up auditions, and we get him to cold-read some show promos. Unfortunately our station archives levels were a little "hot" so the sound isn't as good as it should be, but the episode is so fun we're hoping you forgive us.

Ryan Beil makes his triumphant return to the show after eight long years. The actor/improviser talks baseball, fish, lying to casting directors, getting roughed up by George Costanza, performing standup, fly-fishing, Fiddler on the Roof, and praying. Plus he creates a joke out of thin air!

Tom Green is a Canadian superstar. In his long career, dating back to his teenage years, he's been a standup, a rap star, a talk show host, an actor, a professional prankster, and a goofball. We talked to him about all that, plus the nature of criticism of the arts, misconceptions people have of him, and getting fired by Donald Trump.

Simon King is back! This time without regular host Guy MacPherson. Guy left the keys to the show with his trusty sidekick (audition pending) Sam Tonning and Sam invited Simon over to hang out. Together on Juno Sunday they listened to some tracks off the award-winning Ivan Decker album, as well as off Simon's own albums and they talked comedy, natch.

Mike MacDonald died on March 17. We got to know him four years ago when he dropped by the studio for an enlightening hour of conversation, which we rerun for you now. We've added some of his standup act to the beginning and end of the show to give it the full Mike MacDonald experience.

Chris Gordon returns! To the studio this time, not some random hotel lobby. And he's in full Chris Gordon mode, hawking merch with a raging boner, as you'd expect from the premier intellectual comedian of his generation. The Calgary standup is also a two-time loser at the Vancouver Comedy Awards.

Jo Dworschak has been telling stories (and lies) her whole life, which makes her the perfect host for her monthly Story Story Lie show (which doubles as a podcast). In this episode, she talks about riding her horse to the corner store to buy smokes, being a hobo, how giving a funeral speech got her into performing, taking a cross-Canada road trip with her kid, and tits.

Rod Crawford has been in and around the improv and standup scenes in Canada for 35 years making him a... legend? Sure, let's go with that. You know him best as the stunt double (1 episode) for Relic on The Beachcombers, but did you also know he starred in the Police Academy TV series? He tells us all about his life in comedy in this episode.

Kathleen McGee returns in the nick of time. The standup vet is moving back to her home town of Edmonton come spring. In this episode we talk musicals, heckling athletes, and dying pets. Plus, as added bonus, Kathleen says the C-word. No tears were shed in the making of this podcast.

Ken Lawson is always challenging me. First with "coaching" me in a losing battle against a child ping-pong champ. Second by trying to tach me improv. And in this episodes he attempts to get me to stand unassisted from a legs-crossed position. He's failed in all three endeavours. We also talk about his body shame issues, his hernia(s), and dancing topless for a living with the Comic Strippers. It's always fun when Ken is in studio.