Blog — Parton and Pearl

TOsketchfest23 Review: Big Chick Energy & Chelsea Larkin

It was a double dose of laughs at the Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival.

ComedyHolly HebertMarch 10, 2023Sketch Comedy, Live Review, Chelsea Larkin, TOsketchfestComment

Tom Hearn Bringing The Funny With She's So Hünni

Tom Hearn is offering up a new show at the Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival entitled She's So Hünni.

ComedyJason MacNeilMarch 8, 2023Tom Hearn, Drag Queens, Sketch Comedy, TOsketchfest, InterviewComment

Album Review: Ana-Marija Stojic, In My Head

This album is a unique blend of stand-up comedy, music, and live sketches.

ComedyZillah FergusonMarch 8, 2023Album Review, Comedy Records, Ana-Marija StojicComment

Toronto's Try-Racial Pushing Envelope While Shredding Stereotypes

Try-Racial are attempting to build community by tearing down walls.

ComedyJason MacNeilMarch 7, 2023Sketch Comedy, TOsketchfest, Try-Racial, InterviewComment

The Third Time Is The Charm For Newfoundland's Mom's Girls

Mom's Girls will bring fun, silliness and song to their TOsketchfest shows.

ComedyJason MacNeilMarch 6, 2023Mom's Girls, TOsketchfest, Sketch Comedy, InterviewComment

Album Review: Ryan Williams, Manual Labour of Love

The laughs this album gives are undeniable.

ComedyZillah FergusonMarch 6, 2023Ryan Williams, Album Review, Stand-Up, Comedy RecordsComment

Album Review: Nicole Rayy, Now & Then

Straddling the line between contemporary pop and country perfectly.

CountryJason MacNeilMarch 2, 2023Nicole Rayy, Album ReviewComment

Yes, It’s Time For JFL Vancouver. And These Improvisers are Bringing the Party

Get Weird, Wild, and Beautiful with Vancouver’s Hottest Improv Performers

ComedyMelanie DahlingFebruary 16, 2023Just For Laughs, Improv, Ese Atawo, InterviewComment

Album Review: Brooks & Bowskill, Too Many Roads

The album is hugely notable for three reasons conceptually and about a gazillion sonically.

CountryKim HughesJanuary 23, 2023Brittany Brooks, Brooks & Bowskill, Album ReviewComment

George & Tammy: Ace Six-Part Biopic a Success Worthy of its Subjects

Even those ambivalent to their music will be absorbed in this sweeping drama.

CountryKim HughesJanuary 16, 2023TV Review, George Jones, Tammy WynetteComment

Ali Hassan Hopes Fans Eat Up "Does This Taste Funny?"

Ali Hassan talks comedy, and his journey in and out of the culinary world.

ComedyJason MacNeilJanuary 9, 2023Feature, Ali Hassan, Stand-Up, Tour DatesComment

Album Review: Cathryn Naiker, I’m Your #1 Dad

Cathryn Naiker’s approach to stand up is brilliantly sassy and at times cutting.

ComedySamantha WuDecember 16, 2022Cathryn Naiker, Stand-Up, Album ReviewComment

Album Review: Mallory Johnson, Surprise Party

Musical and emotional range is on display through this impressive debut album.

CountryJustin ShawDecember 15, 2022Mallory Johnson, Album ReviewComment

Album Review: Craig Fay, Performance Review

Performance Review is the work of an artist who has hit his stride.

ComedyPete DeCourcyDecember 15, 2022Craig Fay, Album Review, Stand-UpComment

Album Review: Harpreet Sehmbi, Irregular Harpbeat

Sehmbi is warm, personable, and engaging with her audience.

ComedySamantha WuDecember 14, 2022Harpreet Sehmbi, Howl and Roar, Album ReviewComment