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Toronto Fringe Review: Sarah and Racquel Rule The World
Toronto Fringe Review: Sarah and Racquel Rule The World

Sarah and Racquel maintain the challenging balance between chaos and control.  

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ComedySarah SiddiquiJuly 7, 2023Sketch Comedy, Live Review, Fringe Reviews 2023, Toronto Fringe, Sarah Bennett, Racquel BelmonteComment
Toronto Fringe Review: James & Jamesy Easy as Pie
Toronto Fringe Review: James & Jamesy Easy as Pie

A hilarious and heartfelt story told through inventive storytelling and nimble clowning.

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ComedyRobyn Grant-MoranJuly 7, 2023Clown, Fringe Reviews 2023, Toronto Fringe, Live Review, James and JamesyComment
Toronto Fringe Review: Do You Think You're Better Than Me?
Toronto Fringe Review: Do You Think You're Better Than Me?

Sketch comedy done with intelligence, wit and a clear, urgent POV.

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ComedyGlenn SumiJuly 7, 2023Toronto Fringe, Fringe Reviews 2023, Live Review, Sketch Comedy, Small Friend Tall FriendComment
Toronto Fringe Review: Ancient Dying Chinese Dialect
Toronto Fringe Review: Ancient Dying Chinese Dialect

Chantal Lim’s genuine warmth and enthusiasm is palpable.

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ComedyRobyn Grant-MoranJuly 7, 2023Toronto Fringe, Fringe Reviews 2023, Live Review, Chantal Lim, StorytellingComment
Toronto Fringe Review: Emo Majok: African Aussie
Toronto Fringe Review: Emo Majok: African Aussie

There is stylish sincerity and uniqueness to Emo Majok.

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ComedyHolly HebertJuly 6, 2023Emo Majok, Toronto Fringe, Fringe Reviews 2023, Stand-Up, Live ReviewComment
Toronto Fringe Review: Insert Clown Here
Toronto Fringe Review: Insert Clown Here

There’s not a single weak link in the cast with every actor committing to the world one hundred percent.

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ComedyPete DeCourcyJuly 6, 2023Toronto Fringe, Fringe Reviews 2023, Live Review, Improv, ClownComment
Toronto Fringe Review: How Low Can We Go?
Toronto Fringe Review: How Low Can We Go?

Creative ideas and recurring themes make for lively entertainment in this production.

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ComedyHolly HebertJuly 6, 2023Toronto Fringe, Fringe Reviews 2023, Sketch Comedy, Live Review, Low Bar ComedyComment
Toronto Fringe Review: White Collars
Toronto Fringe Review: White Collars

White Collars mine laughs in toxic office culture.

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ComedyPete DeCourcyJuly 6, 2023Toronto Fringe, Fringe Reviews 2023, Live Review, Improv, Sketch ComedyComment
Toronto Fringe Review: Ms. Titaverse
Toronto Fringe Review: Ms. Titaverse

Clever, sharp, and beautifully detailed satire.

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ComedyGlenn SumiJuly 6, 2023Toronto Fringe, Fringe Reviews 2023, Tita Collective, Sketch Comedy, Live ReviewComment
Album Review: Joy Oladokun, Proof of Life
Album Review: Joy Oladokun, Proof of Life

Really, truly, heart-stoppingly fantastic and almost unassailably pretty.

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CountryKim HughesJune 29, 2023Joy Oladokun, Folk, Album ReviewComment
Album Review - Efthimios Nasiopoulos, (Don’t Worry, Speaks English)
Album Review - Efthimios Nasiopoulos, (Don’t Worry, Speaks English)

A strong example of Efthimios’ ability to approach darker subjects with his humour and likeability.  

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ComedyJustin ShawJune 29, 2023Efthimios Nasiopoulos, Comedy Records, Stand-Up, Album ReviewComment
Book Review: Why Tammy Wynette Matters by Steacy Easton
Book Review: Why Tammy Wynette Matters by Steacy Easton

A book teeming with deeply considered intuitions and observations, and some terrific turns of phrase.

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CountryKim HughesJune 21, 2023Book Review, Tammy WynetteComment
Steers & Queers Getting All Dolly-ed Up During Toronto Pride
Steers & Queers Getting All Dolly-ed Up During Toronto Pride

“Night of 1000 Dollys is like going to Dolly Parton church”

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CountryJason MacNeilJune 19, 2023Feature, Steers & Queers, LGBTQ2S+Comment
Album Review: Andrew Searles, Worth It
Album Review: Andrew Searles, Worth It

A strong example of a comic using “all the tools in the toolbox” in an effort to bring his audience to a comedic boiling point.

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ComedyJustin ShawJune 9, 2023Andrew Searles, Stand-Up, Album Review, 800 Pound GorillaComment
Album Review: Brett Kissel, The Compass Project
Album Review: Brett Kissel, The Compass Project

East is a haunted and melancholic album, difficult and as genuinely beautiful as anything he has done.

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CountrySteacy EastonJune 9, 2023Brett Kissel, Album ReviewComment
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