Each year it creeps up on me. I don’t do too much advanced planning, yet I end up being entertained every night. Just for Laughs hits Toronto with what I expect will be a fairly decent amount of jokes about the G20 and the heat wave. Using some of the cities great entertainment venues JFL not only exposes great comedic talent it also showcases that Torontonians have the ability to laugh at ourselves.
Massey Hall welcomes back Emmy winner Louis CK. I was first introduced to him through the Opie and Anthony Show on XM Radio about 3 years ago. He was talking about being a parent and how selfish his daughter is. I was howling! Did you see his set last year? The Sarah Silverman hosted Gala had Louis CK closing out the show. The only bad part of his set was it seemed to be too short. The cool part of the program was Silverman was on fire. I’m sure having CK host the late Gala Saturday night will provide plenty of Louis HAHAs. You might want to warm up for his Gala with a few Louis CK videos that you can find on YouTube. Here’s the clip that went viral last year. Just be cautious going there, the videos might trap you indoors on your computer for hours.
Everything’s Amazing & Nobody’s Happy
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8r1CZTLk-Gk
Tonight is Russell Peters at Massey Hall. If you’re going, try to have a sip of beer each time he says the word “Brampton”, maybe don’t. You may not make it through the show. I have seen Peters a number of times and he never disappoints.
Go see the shows, and enjoy the funny side of the city. Thanks JFL for once again making Toronto smile.
Jeff Leake is the Director of Music Programming at XM Radio (follow him @theleake)
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