What's So Funny?

Carl Turnbull has comedy in his blood, as you'll learn in this episode. Sidekick Sam Tonning takes over the reins, but it's not because regular host Guy MacPherson was sick, as he incorrectly stated. He just wasn't there. No further questions. Carl and Sam talk about 90 Day Fiancé, Jay & Dan, school detentions, and relationship advice.

Paul Myrehaug and Damonde Tschritter are pals from way back. One still lives in Vancouver; the other now lives in the comedy hotbed of the south of France. But they've been touring Canada with the Snowed In Comedy Tour when they came by for a visit. In this episode, Tschritter is on fire, ripping into everyone, living and dead. Myrehaug tells us about his standing ovation while longboarding. And we all have a grand old time.

Eddie Ifft live in studio! How exciting. He's says he's not a people person, but clearly he is. The podcast king talks about cleaning up his act for his family legacy, tells tales about Last Comic Standing, we relive two of the top 75 jokes of all time, discuss sunning buttholes, Australian monsters, and identity politics.

Ed Hill is back for his fourth go-around. The dumb announcer on this episode said third. You can't get good help these days. Ed talks about why he needed to change his name, his upcoming special taping, and the Corona virus. The episode brought to you by Flunky cereal.

Andrea Jin makes her WSF? debut, but that's understandable because she's only 24 years old. But she's moving up the proverbial comedy charts quickly. She tells us about growing up in China eating worms for cheap laughs, her homeless grandfather, who her favourite Friend is, and peeing her pants. And we come up with a name for her upcoming album.

Lars Callieou makes the long drive from Edmonton to our Vancouver studios. Okay, he was in town for a corporation performance, but still made time for us. We talk about life on the road both as an adult and a child, and we get a special listen to his parents' country band. There are all sorts of other topics, too.

Jon Bryant is all alone with us this time around. The Nova Scotia-born singer-songwriter is all Vancouver now. He stopped by the show just prior to his cross-Canada tour to talk singing, being a former jock, comedy, OCD, and UFOs.

Jimmy Shubert knows how to get on a good rant. The Los Angeles-based standup tells us about performing in Canada and India, heckling at the ballet, opening for Sam Kinison, his closeted career as a close-up magician, and goes off on cancel culture.

Harry Doupe returns for his tenth go-round on What's So Funny? It's become a tradition that he is the last (or thereabouts) guest of the calendar year. He tells tales of his work on awards shows, his time living in San Francisco, and gives his opinions on Family Feud Canada and Don Cherry.

Brigitte May may be a first-timer with us but she used to work in college radio so she's no stranger to the airwaves. That was a loooong four years ago, though. The young improviser works with a group of fellow Asian improvisers called Fistful of Kicks that puts on a live anime show once a month. But she's getting Shakespearean on us this month with a show about that word that shall not be said in the theatre.