What's So Funny?

Award-winning writer Andrew Carr talks about the process of writing for TV, growing up as the youngest of ten, his early days of stand-up with Brent Butt, why he gave up stand-up, and I almost get him to slag one of his employers but he was too crafty for me. He also gives some sage advice to wannabe script writers.

Paul F. Tompkins is a podcast legend. Not in the sense that he doesn't exist. The other kind of legend. He really does exist. Proof is in this episode. Granted, it's but a phone interview, so we don't know for sure, but someone was talking and we're going with Tompkins.

Shlomo McPeakowitz has taken many shots to the head over the years, which maybe explains his crazy dream to fight one of the renowned Klitchko brothers in a Rocky-esque fight in Moscow. But to hear him explain it, it doesn't sound so crazy... Ah, who we kidding? It sounds even crazier.

Michelle Shaughnessy talks about her show-biz Mom, the differences between Vancouver and Toronto, starring in reality television, and tries selling us on the yumminess of vegan cupcakes.

Tetsuro Shigematsu is known on TV as a samurai on Deadliest Warrior, on radio as former host of CBC's The Roundup, but to us, he'll always be the shirtless wonder. For further details, you'll just have to listen and then you'll understand why Allen Ginsberg took such a liking to him.

Matt Billon regales us with tales from the heady early days (seven years ago), partying with Axl Rose, and talking shop with George Carlin. Also, the moon landing was a hoax.

Art Factora, the comedian with the newsman's name, talks about comedy classes, unsuccessfully tries to explain why people from the Philippines are Filipinos, explains why Pearl Jam rocks, and why Pauly Shore is a douche.

Matt Kirshen brings his Dick Van Dyke British accent – and his real British accent – to What's So Funny?

Iliza Shlesinger talks about winning Last Comic Standing, dating a Canadian, her dad and the alt-comedy scene.

It's a Bollywood celebration when Leena Manro and Munish Sharma visit. The pair, of the I Can't Believe It's Not Butter Chicken sketch comedy troupe, discuss all manner of Indian culture.