Lookin' For A Laugh

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In the upcoming months there will be a few comedians and comedy tours here in Toronto. As we all know everyone is busy and don’t have the time to be checking Ticket Master for upcoming events. So, we thought we should put together a list of comedians and tours that will give you the best laughs. Here are 10 events to choose from. To purchase tickets to these events go to www.ticketmaster.ca.

The Second City Presents: Something Wicked Awsome This Way Comes
The Second City
Currently Playing. Finishing Date: December 30, 2010
Tuesday to Friday @ 8:00 pm
Saturday @ 8:00 pm & 10:30 pm
Sunday @ 2:00 pm

The Second City always impresses and entertains with hilarious improv. It is known for the place where the famous actors Mike Myers, John Candy, and Eugene Levy, to name a few, started their careers. This year The Second City will give you an evening full of hilarious sketches and songs about the people that make up our families, our neighbourhoods and our world. Something Wicked Awesome This Way Comes starts from the premise that everybody - you, me, your neighbour, everybody - is awesome. If you have never seen a Second City show, you are missing out!
“Something Wicked Awesome This Way Comes...it's time to embrace the awesome in you!” – Quote from The Second City

www.secondcity.com

Catch 23 Improv
Comedy Bar
Plays Every Week. Starting Date: October 1/2010 Finishing Date: December 24/2010
Friday @ 8:00 pm

Every week 3 teams battle off to win the improv showcase, using suggestions from the audience. Each team has 23 minutes (to use however they wish), four rounds, with audience and judge scoring to win the showcase challenge. There is never a dull moment at Catch 23 because every week there are different comedians from around the world; the only thing predictable about this show, is that it is unpredictable. Come out and see this unique improv event every Friday night!

www.catch23improve.com

The Late Late Horror Show
Bad Dog Theatre Company
Friday, October 1/2010 @ 12:00 am
Friday, October 15/2010 @ 12:00 am
Friday, October 29/2010 @ 12:00 am

The Late Late Horror Show, has been designed to be a B-rate horror movie. The show includes improv by Sean Browning and a rotating cast of guests. Each show has a different genre like vampire, slasher, zombie, alien, etc. You can also win door prizes, which are classic horror DVD’s. Great Halloween date night boys! Take your ladies to a late night funny, real live horror movie.

Arabs Gone Wild
Queen Elizabeth Theatre Saturday, October 16/2010 @ 7:00 pm

After playing to sold out shows this Spring in Washington DC, San Francisco, Anaheim and LA, The “Arabs Gone Wild Tour” heads out for an 8 city fall tour including their first ever show in Toronto. The show features Arab-American comedians Dean Obeidallah, Aron Kader, and Maysoon Zayid; plus special guests in Toronto: Ali Hassan and Eman. Check out this first ever Toronto event, with these hilarious comedians!



www.arabsgonewild.com

Margaret Cho – Cho Dependent
Massey Hall Friday, October 22/2010 @ 8:00 pm



The Tomgreen.com Standup Comedy Tour
The Pheonix Concert Theatre Saturday, October 23/ 2010 @ 8:00 pm



Dane Cook
Air Canada Centre Thursday, October 28/2010 @ 7:00 pm



Capital One Just for Laughs Comedy Tour
Massey Hall Saturday, October 30/2010 @ 7:00 pm



www.hahaha.com/comedytour

New Year’s Eve Comedy Extravaganza
Massey Hall Friday, December 31/2010 @ 8:00 pm

Laugh your way into 2011 at the 9th annual New Year’s Eve Comedy Extravaganza. The comedy event will be hosted this year by comedian and sports reporter Gerry Dee. You can also look forward to the handpicked Canadian comedians for this special occasion. Take part in this New Year’s event with a hilarious line of comedians who will surly help the new year start off with a Bang!

Bob Saget
Queen Elizabeth Theatre Friday, January 14/2011 @ 7:00 pm

Toronto Beer Lovers

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Finally!!!! Toronto is hosting its first ever Toronto Beer Week which will be taking place from September 20th-26th in various venues throughout the city. If you enjoy the craft of beer making and want to be a part of the beer movement in your own backyard or you’re just interested in trying new flavors, this is the event for you. With 45 participating venues, 15 brewers, and 5 importers, there is something here for everyone to enjoy. For the next 6 days, there will be featured events being held at different bars/pubs/restaurants with educational seminars, tastings, and great food to accompany the even better tasting beers. For free passports, check out their official website for a downloaded version or for pick up locations.

www.torontobeerweek.com/TBW-2/passport.html



We have searched different venues that will be hosting events every day of the week. If you can’t get out during the day, not to worry, the city will be filled with action, music, entertainment, and most importantly, BEER, BEER, and more BEER at all hours of the evening.
Here is a short list of venues that will be hosting events but there is much more to see if these suggestions do not appeal to you.

MONDAY – Bar Volo
Located in the heart of downtown Toronto, Bar Volo will be featuring the top 10 rated Ontario beer on tap just $4.00 a pint.

TUESDAY- La Palette
Bar Brawls? Yes that’s what I said. Pick any 3 draughts and the chef will accompany it with a perfectly matched snack for only $9.00. This is sure to go down perfectly!

WEDNESDAY – The Paddock
A friendly game of Spin the Bottle will be held where you will play the roulette wheel to see which of the 30 bottled brews you will drink for a very low price all night long, not to mention the additional prizes that can be won.

THURSDAY – C’est What
For those of you with a budget, this event is perfect. Live music and beer for only $6.00 or its free when you wear you Toronto Beer Week shirt.

FRIDAY – Beerbisrto
German Beer tasting from the world’s oldest brewery

SATURDAY- Beir Market
Oktoberfest comes early! Great draught with all the trimmings.

SUNDAY – The Beer Quest
This event will wrap up the week providing Torontonians an urban adventure to solve clues about beer and win prizes.

Come out and support your city! See you there!!

Toronto International Film Festival

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Every year, in September, for 10 days the stars, filmmakers, and audiences flock to Canada for the Toronto International Film Festival. This year’s 35th annual film showcase concludes this Sunday. Citizens of Toronto and the surrounding GTA spend their time going star watching and try catching a glimpse of the films that will be talked about for the next year or even the next century. Generally there are about 300-400 films played each year at this non-competitive festival. So far, 25 films have been signed over the past 9 days of this festival.

As we are excited about the festival as the rest of North America, we have been constantly reading reviews and checking the media for updates on films as well as star sightings. So, we thought we would share some movies from the festival you can check out in the future, if you couldn’t make it to Toronto to experience the revealing of films.

As the festival comes to an end we can look forward to viewing the top 8 most talked about movies. Here are some movies you can look forward to viewing in the upcoming months:

1. The Town: Came out September 17, a theatre near you will be viewing this film. The Town is a dramatic thriller about robbers and cops, friendship and betrayal, love and hope, and escaping a past that has no future.



2. Jack Goes Boating: Opened September 17, experience this tale of love, betrayal and friendship centered around two working-class New York City couples. The film stars John Ortiz, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Amy Ryan and Philip Seymour Hoffman, with Hoffman making his feature directorial debut.

3. Easy A: Opened September 17, so go out and see it! If you haven’t already of course. Things get completely out of hand when Olive (Emma Stone) tells a little white lie that precipitates one giant rumor in this hysterically funny movie.



4. Buried: Opening September 23 in a theatre near you. This movie is one of 2010’s most talked about suspense thrillers, and stars Ryan Reynolds as Paul Conroy. Paul is a US civilian truck diver on a contract assignment in Iraq. An average family man from smalltown Michigan, Paul is just trying to earn enough money to keep food on the table back home. But when his convoy is attacked by Iraqi insurgents, he’s knocked unconscious. When Paul wakes up he’s six feet underground with only two gadgets to save him.

5. Waiting for “Superman”: Coming out September 24, 2010. Make sure you catch this controversial film out the American school system. This film is told through multiple interlocking stories – from a handful of students and their families whose futures lie in the hands of educators and reformers trying to find real and lasting solutions within a dysfunctional system.



6. 127 hours: Opening date is November 5, 2010. 127 Hours is the true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston’s (James Franco) remarkable adventure to save himself after a fallen boulder crashes on his arm and traps him in an isolated canyon in Utah.

7. Black Swan: Opening December 1, 2010. Black Swan is a psychological thriller set in the world of New York City ballet. Natalie Portman plays Nina, a featured dancer who finds herself locked in competition with a new rival at the company. This film takes a thrilling and sometimes terrifying journey through the psyche of a young ballerina whose starring role as the swan queen turns to be a part for which she becomes frighteningly perfect.



8. Last Night – As it has not been previewed yet, there is no opening date released. But, look for it in upcoming theatres. Keira Knightley and Eva Mendes join forces in this emotional and exciting film of trust, lust and deception.