The Daily Schedule Thursday, July 24, 2014
12:00 PM 1:00 PM 2:00 PM 2:00 PM ComedyPRO Jim Norton's Keynote Address: TV's Power Brokers The Seánpod Networking Lunch "I Insincerely Apologize" With Seán Cullen
Hyatt, Soprano Room, Level 4 Hyatt, Grand Salon Opera, Level 4 Hyatt, Inspiration Room, Level 6 Hyatt, Ovation Room, Level 5
Jim Norton kicks off this year’s Just It's been called the "Golden Age of For Laughs ComedyPRO Conference Television" - never before have we Just For Laughs and FONDS DE with a keynote address that takes seen such complex characters and Sit in on a special recording of the SOLIDARITÉ FTQ invite you to the aim at our obsession with apologies, great writing in TV drama series. Seánpod with the unyielding Just For Laughs Networking Lunch. language policing and how it affects How has the bar been raised for silliness of Canada's own comedy Eat, mix and mingle with the and relates to stand-up. Don’t miss comedy TV series? Join the top renaissance man Seán Cullen. comedy industry. Complimentary this unique opportunity to learn from executives in the TV comedy delegate lunch included. one of New York's best comedians business as they protect their turf With guest Andy Kindler how to survive an industry dominated and chart a new course for by political correctness without television comedy. having to eat your words.
3:00 PM 3:15 PM 4:00 PM 4:30 PM In Conversation with Industry Standard Ari Shaffir's Skeptic Tank Brooklyn Nine-Nine Nicholas Stoller With Barry Katz
Hyatt, Inspiration Room, Level 6 Hyatt, Ovation Room, Level 5 Hyatt, Grand Salon Opera, Level 4 Hyatt, Ovation Room, Level 5
Dive head first into the taboo with Learn how Stoller’s comedic Ari Shaffir and special guests brilliance has propelled his latest during this special recording of the Barry Katz hosts a candid film, Neighbors to laugh its way hit Skeptic Tank podcast. conversation on what happens to a $51.1 million US debut and a The cast, producers & creators behind the entertainment worldwide box office smash hit. of FOX/Universal Television’s Featuring: Al Madrigal industry's closed doors that's This candid conversation will be Golden Globe winning, Brooklyn Brody Stevens sure to inspire Hollywood- moderated by Richard Crouse, a Nine-Nine comes to ComedyPro John Heffron hopefuls. regular film critic for CTV’s to talk shop. Kurt Metzger Canada AM and the 24 hour And more! news source CTV’s News With guest Kent Alterman. Channel. The Daily Schedule Thursday, July 24, 2014
5:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 2014 Variety's Luisa Omielan's Tommy Tiernan Live The All Star Show "10 Comics to Watch" Cocktail What Would Beyoncé Do?! Gesù Metropolis MainLine Theatre Hyatt, Pavillon Tent 1202 Bleury Street 59 St. Catherine East 3997 St. Laurent Boulevard Host: Dom Irrera Alonzo Bodden Judy Gold Variety’s newly anointed ’10 Ryan Hamilton Ireland's greatest comedian & A show for anyone that's asked Comics To Watch’ will be Adam Hills presented at this exclusive master storyteller Tommy Tiernan them self, WHAT WOULD Robert Kelly cocktail party. is back with a new show that will BEYONCE DO?! Luisa Omielan's whisk you in to new levels of show will get the party jumpin hilarity. jumpin.
ACCESS: Industry, Express, Artist
7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM Chevy Chase Gala Talk of the Fest Lewis Black Homegrown (TV Taping) hosted by Vanessa Bayer "The Rant is Due" Place des Arts - Salle Wilfrid Pelletier L'Astral (TV Taping) PDA - Theatre Maisonneuve 175 St. Catherine West 305 St. Catherine West Club Soda, 1225 St. Laurent 175 St. Catherine West HOST: Chevy Chase MC Debra DiGiovanni Host: Vanessa Bayer John Roy Michael Harrison Peter Anthony If you’d been talking about Glen Foster Sam Easton Phil Wang hypocrisies for the last 30 years, Hasan Minhaj Morgan O'Shea Ron Funches you’d be angry as hell too. Lewis Joel Creasey DJ Demers Mike Delamont Black’s sarcasm, shouting, and Heidi Foss Steph Tolev Felicity Ward vitriolic rants might seem like he’s stark-raving mad but The James Adomian Mike Birbiglia Nick Carter Daily Show pundit has proven Orny Adams Amanda Perrin Ivan Decker time and again that he’s the Eric Andrews Abandoman most sensible man in America. So Alex Pavone make sure you see Old Yeller wag his finger live on stage! The Daily Schedule Thursday, July 24, 2014
7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM
Tout Court New Faces: Characters Mark Forward Simon Amstell
Cinema du Parc Place des Arts - Cinquième Salle Montreal Improv Katacombes 3575, Parc Avenue 175 St. Catherine West 3697 St. Laurent Boulevard 1635 St. Laurent Boulevard
Beth Hoyt Presented by The Harold Chelsea Davison Greenberg Fund—come discover Greg Tuculescu Mr. D’s Mark Forward is every bit the next generation of John Reynolds Simon Amstell is master of as weird on stage as he is on filmmakers with a 90mins Holly Laurent mining uncomfortable truths & TV—don’t miss this chance to screening of absurd and playful turning them into darkly funny LaKendra Tookes see this Canadian comedy hero cinematic fun. jokes with acerbic wit. Mary Holland live! Michael Antonucci (French Only) Michael Lehrer
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7:30 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Alonzo Bodden Al Madrigal Jerrod Carmichael Greg Proops News is not News Underworld PDA- Salle Claude Léveillée 1403 St. Elisabeth Théâtre Ste Catherine Wiggle Room 175 St. Catherine West (across from Theatre Ste Catherine) 264 St. Catherine East 3874 St. Laurent Boulevard
Comedy wunderkind and unflinching optimist Jerrod Carmichael comes to OFF-JFL to The cynically good-natured You know him from The Daily show the city of Montreal why Smart, snarky & insightful, Greg Californication star Alonzo Show & About A Boy, but now's he’s one of the most sought- Proops from Whose Line Is It Bodden is as funny as he is your chance to get to know the after stand-ups in the world. Anyway? makes learning fun & frustrated when pouring over domestic diva behind Al Madrigal's This is your chance to see a star his comedy hits you like a stiff life’s excruciating minutiae. bemused grin. in the making, before his new drink. HBO special directed by Spike Lee hits the air.
Opener: Mike Lawrence Please note: All Line-ups are subject to change The Daily Schedule Thursday, July 24, 2014
8:00 PM 8:00 PM 9:00 PM 9:00 PM Paul F. Tompkins & Friends Best of The Fest As Seen On TV Eat My Shorts Real and Imagined Yuk Yuk's The Comedy Nest Cinema du Parc 2313 St. Catherine West MainLine Theatre 1222 Mackay Street (3rd floor of Pepsi Forum) 3575, Parc Avenue 3997 St. Laurent Boulevard HOST: Will Weldon HOST: Shaun Majumder Paul F. Tompkins hosts an Mark Little Pete Davidson evening of real life stand-up Nick DiPaolo Cameron Esposito comedy friends with special Ari Shaffir Ron Funches appearances from his "fake-life" Come discover the next friends. Reno Collier Alex Horne generation of filmmakers with a Seán Cullen Lynne Koplitz 90mins screening of absurd and Featuring: Demi Lardner Jamie Lee Nick Thune playful cinematic fun. Dave Merheje Nick Cody Iliza Shlesinger Mark Little Kyle Radke Ron White Mike Wilmot
9:00 PM 9:00 PM 9:00 PM 9:00 PM David O'Doherty Stand Up Down Under Ryan Hamilton New Faces Unrepped Underworld PDA- Salle Claude Léveillée 1403 St. Elisabeth Place des Arts - Cinquième Salle Montreal Improv 175 St. Catherine West ( across from Theatre Ste Catherine) 175 St. Catherine West 3697 St. Laurent Boulevard Host: John Heffron Australia and New Zealand’s best Alex Stone comedy exports! Brendan Eyre Brian Frange Host: Wil Anderson Though Ryan Hamilton looks Former Miss Ireland David Cody Hustak Joel Creasey like he should be selling ice O'Doherty fixes everything with Jason Saenz Nick Cody cream in 1950, make no mistake only a mini-keyboard and the Liza Treyger Felicity Ward that this clean comic kills cheeky comedy that's made him a Noah Gardenswartz Jarred Christmas consistently. cult hit. Richard Bain Dave Hughes Sam Evans Troy Walker Zainab Johnson (Not in order of appearance) Please note: All Line-ups are subject to change The Daily Schedule Thursday, July 24, 2014
9:00 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 9:30 PM Pete Holmes Nikki Glaser The Boy With Tape On His Face The Nasty Show & his Favourite Weirdos Théâtre Ste Catherine Katacombes Wiggle Room Metropolis 264 St. Catherine East 1635 St. Laurent Boulevard 3874 St. Laurent Boulevard 59 St. Catherine East Host: Bobby Slayton Ari Shaffir Ralphie May Co-host of the You Had To Be Derek Seguin Notable weirdo Pete Holmes has Mime with noise! Stand-up with There podcast, Nikki bounces from Kurt Metzger wrangled up all his favourite no talking! The Boy with Tape personal stories to cultural weirdos for a night that's On His Face's totally one of a Hailey Boyle musings, all with quick mellow guaranteed to bust guts with kind show must be seen to be Nick DiPaolo style. heavy belly laughs. believed.
Opener: Monroe Martin
9:30 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:00 PM Mike Birbiglia Talk of the Fest Andy Samberg Gala Kathleen Madigan "Thank God For Jokes" hosted by Vanessa Bayer (TV Taping) L'Astral Gesù (TV Taping) Place des Arts-Salle Wilfrid Pelletier 305 St. Catherine West 1202 Bleury St. Club Soda, 1225 St. Laurent 175 St. Catherine West Host: Vanessa Bayer Host: Andy Samberg Will Weldon K Trevor Wilson Graham Kay Emily Heller One of the funniest women in John Vlismas Noel Fielding America, Kathleen Madigan Back with Thank God For Jokes—a Paul Myrehaug The Lucas Brothers refuses to leave the stage! With brand new one-man show where Mike Lawrence Kumail Nanjiani unpretentious and accessible Mike confesses hilariously stories Iliza Shlesinger Paul F. Tompkins observations, Kathleen’s about the jokes that could have material will sweep you in to her ruined his life. Rory Albanese TJ Miller ever-growing fan base. Darcy Michael
Please note: All Line-ups are subject to change The Daily Schedule Thursday, July 24, 2014
10:30 PM 10:30 PM 10:30 PM 10:30 PM Best of The Fest As Seen On TV Michael Che Brody Stevens Yuk Yuk's The Comedy Nest 2313 St. Catherine West Théâtre Ste Catherine Montreal Improv 1222 Mackay Street (3rd floor of Pepsi Forum) 264 St. Catherine East 3697 St. Laurent Boulevard HOST: Trixx HOST: Shaun Majumder Brooks Wheelan Fortune Feimster Streeter Seidell Chris Gethard Debra DiGiovanni Leland Klassen Simon Amstell Loni Love Former SNL writer & Daily Show Brody Stevens is a conduit of Mike Wilmot Kathleen Madigan correspondent Michael Che is the energy on stage. Relentlessly Demi Lardner Greg Proops next big thing so catch him while pitching jokes & positive you can for future bragging reinforcement, you're guaranteed Pete Holmes Ben Roy rights. to enjoy it! Greg Proops Ron White Ralphie May Tommy Tiernan
10:30 PM 10:30 PM 10:30 PM 10:30 PM Ron Funches The Green Room Kurt Metzger Adomia'n Friends Underworld with Paul Provenza Katacombes 1403 St. Elisabeth MainLine Theatre PDA- Salle Claude Léveillée 1635 St. Laurent Boulevard (across from Theatre Ste Catherine) 3997 St. Laurent Boulevard 175 St. Catherine West
A night of stand up, impressions Paul Provenza's Green Room invites & characters hosted by James some of the biggest names in comedy for uncensored stories, thoughts and Adomian, featuring some of his spur-of-the-moment quips. So come sit “friends” (who are indeed real Inside Amy Schumer writer & in on a one of a kind conversation and Easy-going & loveable, Undateable people). viciously funny stand-up, Kurt, see what goes on in the green room. star Ron Funches is as funny as pushes audiences past their he is adorable. Please resist the Featuring: Tribute to Our Recently Fallen comfort-zone as he riffs about urge to cuddle Ron when he's on Comedians things that’ll make you wince & James Adomian stage. laugh. Gina Yashere Guests: Bill Burr John Roy Dave Attell Jamie Lee Dom Irrera Darrin Rose Robert Kelly Please note: All Line-ups are subject to change The Daily Schedule Thursday, July 24, 2014
11:30 PM 11:59 PM 11:30 PM 11:59 PM The Alternative Show Adrienne Truscott's Asking For Nathan For You Brit(Ish) It Sneak Peak and Q&A L'Astral Katacombes Wiggle Room Théâtre Ste Catherine 305 St. Catherine West 1635 St. Laurent Boulevard 3874 St. Laurent Boulevard 264 St. Catherine East Host: Noel Fielding Host: Andy Kindler Phil Wang Mark Little Alex Horne David O'Doherty Host Nathan Fielder appears live A One Lady Rape about comedy Gina Yashere DeAnne Smith and in person to give you a starring her pussy and little else. Jimmy Carr Zach Sherwin sneak peak of the upcoming
Cardinal Burns Dave Attell season of Nathan For You. The Can you make jokes about rape? Abandoman Puddles Pity Party screening will be followed by a Adrienne Truscott does and in And more! Q&A discussion that will include the process undoes the rhetoric several off-the-cuff jokes by on rape, while dressed only from Fielder, who’s a mediocre the waist up and ankles down. improviser.
11:59 PM 11:59 PM 11:59 PM Kumail Nanjiani and Friends This is Not Happening improv4humans Cabaret Underworld presents: "Danger, Danger" 1403 St. Elisabeth Street MainLine Theatre Café Cleopatra (across from Theatre Ste Catherine) 3997 St. Laurent Boulevard 1230 St. Laurent Boulevard With a dry wit and a lineup of Host: Ari Shaffir UCB founder Matt Besser brings funny friends, it’s time for Marc Maron his improv talents & 3 of his Silicon Valley star Kumail Iliza Shlesinger favourite improvising humans to Nanjiani to do what he does Will Weldon MainLine for unpredictable hilarity. best: mock everything! And more! Featuring: Emily Heller Featuring: Matt Besser Nick Thune Horatio Sanz Kumail Nanjiani John Gemberling Zach Woods
Please note: All Line-ups are subject to change