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  1. vulture finance
    Montreal,Canada 23 July,2017. Victor the mascot of the Just for Laughs festival.Credit:Mario Beauregard/Alamy Live New
    Just for Laughs Has Filed for Bankruptcy ProtectionThe company has canceled its 2024 comedy festival in the hopes it can restructure in time to return in 2025.
    By Hershal Pandya
  2. toronto mentioned!
    We’re in Lesbians With the Scott Pilgrim Anime Theme SongWe are Sex Bob-Omb! And we’re here to be stuck in your head for the foreseeable future!
    By Rebecca Alter
  3. movie review
    BlackBerry Is More Office Space Than Social NetworkGlenn Howerton’s turn as a cutthroat tech executive has to be seen to be believed.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  4. ring ring
    The BlackBerry Trailer Is a Very Funny Geek TragedyBored of Silicon Valley success stories? Try a Canadian fail-tale.
    By Rebecca Alter
  5. respect the classics
    Everyone Thank South Park for Reuniting RushGeddy!! Alex!! Emotions!!
    By Devon Ivie
  6. total request live
    How Long Will This Radio Station Keep Playing Rage Against the Machine?Something something, I won’t do what you tell me.
    By Bethy Squires
  7. trailer mix
    The Kids in the Hall Still Look Fetching in WigsCrushin’ heads and takin’ names in the new trailer.
    By Rebecca Alter
  8. a long talk
    Fefe Dobson’s RevivalThe 2000s pop-punk star got buried by the industry and growing up. Her return to music looks different — even if she doesn’t.
    By Kovie Biakolo
  9. rebecca is a food critic now
    I Ate the Shawn Mendes Bowl the Way Shawn IntendedIn a suburban strip-mall parking lot in Ontario, Canada.
    By Rebecca Alter
  10. rebecca is a food critic now
    I Made Drake’s Nasty Birthday Macaroni and CheeseRAISINS!
    By Rebecca Alter
  11. calice
    Watch the SNL Sketch That Has All of Quebec Going Tabarnak!The uproar over “Bonjour Hi” ultimately proves the sketch’s main joke: Canada has some really slow news days.
    By Rebecca Alter
  12. views from the 6ix
    Jessie Reyez Sings ‘O (My God, Get Down From There) Canada’ on Top of CN TowerFor game one of the NBA Playoffs.
    By Rebecca Alter
  13. on-brand
    Seth Rogen Begs Canadians to Stay Home, Smoke Weed“The COVID is still out there!”
    By Charu Sinha
  14. vulture lists
    25 Essential Canadian SitcomsFrom the dearly departed Schitt’s Creek to, yes, a show about hockey.
    By Brian Boone
  15. album review
    The Weeknd and Partynextdoor’s Dirtbag R&B Is Hard to BeatTwo of our finest R&B villains are at it again on After Hours and Partymobile.
    By Craig Jenkins
  16. vulture sports
    Canada Says It Won’t Send Its Athletes If the Summer Olympics Aren’t PostponedThe Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Committees call on the IOC to delay the games by one year.
    By Halle Kiefer
  17. oh canada
    Justin Trudeau Politely Stops Press Conference to Get CoatModeling “healthy behavior,” indeed.
    By Devon Ivie
  18. daddy issues
    Drake Is Very Publicly in His Feelings About His DadGather around, Dennis Graham truthers.
    By Charu Sinha
  19. canada
    Forget Art Basel Miami Beach — Put on Your Puffer Coat and Head North to TorontoSix exhibitions to check out, including the inaugural show at the new MOCA.
    By Yaniya Lee
  20. paleyfest 2018
    The Handmaid’s Tale Cast Has Lots of Ideas for a Drake Cameo“Who would he play? Maybe Offred’s third baby daddy.”
    By Taylor Ferber
  21. winter olympics 2018
    You Will Not Be Seeing This Ice-Dancing Team’s Too-Sexy Lift at the OlympicsThe Winter Olympics are a family-friendly place, okay!
    By Jackson McHenry
  22. jfl
    JFL Founder Steps Down After Sexual Misconduct AllegationsNine women have come forward with sexual misconduct allegations against Gilbert Rozon.
    By Megh Wright
  23. deaths
    The Tragically Hip Front Man Gord Downie Dead at 53Downie was mourned by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
    By Jackson McHenry
  24. Checking in on the State of Canadian Comedy with Mark ForwardMark Forward has been performing standup comedy for two decades now, and he’s a bit of an anomaly in a number of ways. He’s a Canadian who […]
    By Adam Proteau
  25. Why Jay Baruchel’s Goon Franchise Feels So Uniquely CanadianUnlike the vast majority of American sports cinema, they aren’t focused on the essential catharsis of triumph.
    By Kevin Lincoln
  26. season renewals
    Anne With an E Is Adding an All-Female Writers Room for Season TwoAnne Shirley is coming back.
    By Jackson McHenry
  27. comedy
    How to Assemble a Sketch-Comedy Troupe From ScratchAn introduction to Baroness von Sketch Show, which stars four specifically chosen 40-something women — kind of like a comedic Justice League.
    By Sarah Liss
  28. Just For Laughs Chooses Its 2017 New FacesThe 2017 Just For Laughs festival is currently underway in Montreal, and today they revealed their annual list of up-and-coming comedians to […]
    By Megh Wright
  29. Bill Burr, Ali Wong, Tim and Eric, John Mulaney, and More Are Headed to […]Toronto’s sixth annual comedy festival JFL42 takes place in September, and the full lineup was recently revealed. The festival runs from […]
    By Megh Wright
  30. Dave Thomas, Rick Moranis, Catherine O’Hara, and More Will Reunite for a […] A bunch of Canadian comedy legends are reuniting next month for an all-star benefit in Toronto. The one-night-only benefit, called Take […]
    By Megh Wright
  31. In Defen(c)e of Canadian Comedy Much like its residents, Canada’s sense of humor is genteel. And whether or not you knew it at the time, chances are you have, at some […]
    By Sam Corbin
  32. music
    Rock Isn’t Dead, It Just Moved to CanadaThe New Pornographers, Metric, Arcade Fire, Broken Social Scene, the Weakerthans, Japandroids — it’s a full-on invasion.
    By Frank Guan
  33. last night on late night
    Seth Meyers Explains Trump’s War on Canada With an Array of Penis JokesThe jokes about Canadian softwood lumber write themselves.
    By Madeleine Buckley
  34. knuckle sandwiches
    Justin Trudeau Has a Rather Undiplomatic Response to That Matthew Perry BeatingOh, Canada.
    By Karen Brill
  35. canada
    Here’s a Canadian Photo of Samantha Bee Visiting a Musical and Holding a FishThe late-night host visited Canadian musical Come From Away.
    By Jackson McHenry
  36. broadway babe
    Justin Trudeau Opened Ivanka Trump-Attended Come From Away Broadway PerformanceTrudeau spoke about the United States and Canada’s special relationship.
    By Karen Brill
  37. oh canada!
    Feist Will Release Her First Album in Six Years Next MonthThe Pleasure will be ours, surely.
    By Kaitlin Fontana
  38. international relations
    A Canadian Town Is Punishing Drunk Drivers With Nickelback MusicLook at this headline. Every time you do, it makes you laugh.
    By Devon Ivie
  39. Stephen Colbert Prepares to Become a Canadian Citizen on ‘The Late Show’Leading up to Election Day, it’s become a common tradition for Americans to threaten to move up to Canada if their candidate doesn’t win the […]
    By Megh Wright
  40. With ‘No Depo$it’, the ‘Flop House’ Gang Unearthed an Instant Camp Classic […] Pod-Canon is an ongoing tribute to the greatest individual comedy-related podcast episodes of all time. As a connoisseur of bad movies, […]
    By Nathan Rabin
  41. Just For Laughs Chooses Its 2016 New FacesThe annual Just For Laughs festival in Montreal is currently underway, and today they revealed their annual list of up-and-coming comedians to […]
    By Megh Wright
  42. much music video awards
    Drake Wins Top Honors at Much Music Video AwardsHe even took the trophy for Most Buzzworthy Canadian!
    By Tolly Wright
  43. The Strange Phenomenon of Just For Laughs’ Canadian Prank Series Trawling YouTube is a weekly look at one interesting story or oddity from YouTube. You ever go down a YouTube rabbit hole and suddenly you’ve […]
    By Eddie Brawley
  44. The Canadian Comedian on Trial Before a Human Rights Tribunal for a Mean […] Mike Ward was born in Quebec City in 1973, seven years prior to the first of two Quebec Referendums, a vote called by the separatist Parti […]
    By Scott McLean
  45. beefin’
    Trump Happy Lena Dunham Would Flee to CanadaHe also accused her of having “no mojo.”
    By Halle Kiefer
  46. Mike Myers to Publish a Canada-Themed Illustrated Book This YearSNL alum and famous Canadian Mike Myers is set to publish his first book this year. According to CBC, Myers has signed on to write an […]
    By Megh Wright
  47. sad news
    Jeopardy! No Longer Accepting Canadian Contestants, Eh?What is injustice, Alex?
    By Halle Kiefer
  48. star wars
    Ottawa’s Hottest Club Is This Star Wars BarIt’s called the Cantina, of course.
    By Nate Jones
  49. John Oliver, Mike Myers, a Beaver, and a Moose Offer Some Canadian […]Here’s a clip from last night’s Last Week Tonight, where John Oliver breaks down the importance behind today’s election day in Canada for […]
    By Megh Wright
  50. Just For Laughs Chooses Its 2015 New FacesMontreal’s Just For Laughs festival is currently underway, and today they revealed their annual list of up-and-coming comedians to highlight […]
    By Megh Wright
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