Wilfully Funny

In the premiere episode of season 3, I spoke with my friend comic, actor, and improv actor, David Brennan (IG/Twitter:@brennandavidn).

We went all over the place! We talked mental health, vaccines, the George Floyd verdict, and paying your comedy dues. We both love standup so much and discussed the lengths we’ve gone to get on stage. It was an incredibly fun conversation.

The province of Ontario has since rescinded the part of the order giving police the authority to stop and question people. Cold comfort since it happens anyway. This is my perspective.

In this bonus episode, I spoke with fellow comics and film directors Scott Brown and Jean-François Frenette.

I asked them about the impact their movie "Comedy-19: The Last Laugh" has had on the Canadian comedy community since its release in early March 2021. Of course we went off course and talked about many other topics.

Comedy-19: The Last Laugh: https://comedy19movie.com/

Canadian Comedy Relief Fund: https://gofund.me/22441732

In this final regular episode of Season 2, I talk with my good friend Kingston comic Jeff Nixon (IG: @jeffnixonguy, Twitter: @bigfatboxofshi)

Jeff and I talk about comedy, our standup journeys so far, the handling of COVID-19, cancel culture, censorship, etc. He answers a few of my 250 random questions too.

In this episode I talk with my friend Ottawa comedian, actor, and musician Oliver George (IG: @justchillwitholivergeorge, Twitter: @justchillwithOG).

Buckle up! Oliver and I go all over the place in this one: drinking, interviewing, phobias, dancing, roller coasters, microscopic bugs that live on us, Tiger King.

In this episode I talk with Ottawa comic Liam Rado(IG/YouTube/TikTok: @radocomedy).

Liam is a new comic who started his comedy career during the pandemic. I asked him about his experiences so far in the standup world. We also talked about finding your voice/niche on stage and our lives outside of standup.

In this episode I talk with my friend Kingston comic/producer Al Babcock (IG/Twitter: @ab3comedy).

Al and I talked about the vague, confusing, colour-coded COVID-19 zone designations. We also discussed performing, downtime, people expecting us to be “on” all the time. We also talked about hecklers and people who don’t understand the etiquette of attending a comedy show.

In this episode I talk with Ottawa comic Christabelle Witt (IG: @creativechristabelle).

Christabelle and I have much in common. Both divorced, we’re in similar lines of work, we're both quiet and introverted, and have dirty standup acts. We discussed the trauma and stigma of divorce and traded dating horror stories.

I talk with Ottawa comic Wardie Leppan.

Wardie and I talked about comedy, the pandemic, and age. He told me about how he fled to Canada in the mid-1970s due to his work forming unions for Black people in South Africa. He also disclosed his daughter’s stage name suggestion for him.

I talk with my friend, Ottawa comic Hamilton Burger (IG: @hamilton_burger).

Hamilton and I talk about how difficult the last year has been. We did talk comedy but most of the conversation dealt with working from home, isolation, quarantine, performing post-lockdown, and what we’re looking forward to when (not if) things get better.