Blog — Parton and Pearl

Review: Michelle Shaughnessy, Botoxic

Review: Michelle Shaughnessy, Botoxic

A solid collection of anecdotes, foibles, and left field observations

ComedySarah KurchakJuly 17, 2020Michelle Shaughnessy, Howl and Roar, Album Review, Stand Up

Montreal Improv Closes After 12 Years

Montreal Improv Closes After 12 Years

Impro Montréal / Montreal Improv announced it will permanently cease operations

ComedyParton and PearlJuly 17, 2020Improv, News

SiriusXM Announces Semi-Finalists for Third Annual Top of the Country

SiriusXM Announces Semi-Finalists for Third Annual Top of the Country

Over $25,000 in cash and prizes

CountryParton and PearlJuly 17, 2020CCMA, News, Don Amero, Raquel Cole, Carolina East, Nate Hall, Kalsey Kulyk, Brittany Kennell, Tyler Joe Miller, Kelly Prescott

Review: Late Night in the Studio, CBC Gem

Review: Late Night in the Studio, CBC Gem

Late Night in the Studio takes you back with vintage Canadian Broadcasting

ComedyTiffany MonguJuly 16, 2020Late Night in the Studio, CBC Gem, shy kids, Nobu Adilman

Coko Galore Named Artistic and Managing Director of Bad Dog Theatre Company

Coko Galore Named Artistic and Managing Director of Bad Dog Theatre Company

ComedyParton and PearlJuly 15, 2020Bad Dog Theatre CompanyCoko Galore, Bad Dog Theatre, News, Improv

Review: Kris Bonaparte, Kris Bonaparte Is The Truth

Review: Kris Bonaparte, Kris Bonaparte Is The Truth

Bonaparte has The Best of Times with His Debut Album

ComedyMelanie DahlingJuly 15, 2020Album Review, Kris Bonaparte, Stand Up

Comedy Video Roundup - July 10

Comedy Video Roundup - July 10

New Comedy videos from Julie Nolke, The Immigrant Section, and Colin Sharpe

ComedyParton and PearlJuly 10, 2020Comedy Video, Julie Nolke, Abbas Wahab, Chris Robinson, Sketch Comedy, Podcast, Colin Sharpe

Comedy Records Turns 10

Comedy Records Turns 10

Revisiting the best albums from the ten year history of Comedy Records

ComedyParton and PearlJuly 10, 2020Comedy Records, Sketch Comedy, Stand Up, Runnin at the mouth, Ladystache, Fog and Lasers, Sara Hennessey, Arthur Simeon

Review: My Darling Vivian

Review: My Darling Vivian

Ace Doc Repairs Status of the First Woman in Johnny Cash’s Life

CountryKim HughesJuly 10, 2020Vivian Liberto, Johnny Cash, Matt Riddlehoover, Film Review, Hot Docs

Why Dean Brody’s "Canadian Girls" Makes Me Want To Fight A Bear

Why Dean Brody’s "Canadian Girls" Makes Me Want To Fight A Bear

This song is filled with moral quandaries for country loving, feminist fighting souls.

Comedy, CountryRachel MansonJuly 9, 2020Dean Brody, Canadian Country, Humour, Feature

Review: Brandon Ash-Mohammed, Capricornication

Review: Brandon Ash-Mohammed, Capricornication

A freely, Gay Black man tells his story through comedy

ComedyTiffany MonguJuly 8, 2020Brandon Ash-Mohammed, Howl and Roar, Album Review

Review: Dylan Gott, Dr. Plops

Review: Dylan Gott, Dr. Plops

Dylan Gott proves he has it with Dr. Plops

ComedyMarty YoungeJuly 7, 2020Dylan Gott, Album Review, Stand Up, Canadian Comedy

Review: Queens, CBC Gem

Review: Queens, CBC Gem

Queens is at its best when it’s leaning into its goofiness.

ComedyKaelen BellJuly 6, 2020Queens, CBC Gem, Drag Queens

Comedy Video Roundup - July 3

Comedy Video Roundup - July 3

Comedy video picks from Emily Singh, Things With Cats, and Selena Vyle & Hillary Yaas.

ComedyParton and PearlJuly 3, 2020Comedy Video, Emily Singh, Selena Vyle, Hillary Yaas, Grace Smith, Sketch Comedy

That Don't Impress Me Much: A Lesson in Encountering Beautiful People and Not Giving Them Power Over You

That Don't Impress Me Much: A Lesson in Encountering Beautiful People and Not Giving Them Power Over You

A Lesson in Encountering Beautiful People and Not Giving Them Power Over You

CountryMary McDonaldJuly 2, 2020Shania Twain, Canadian Country, Feature