top of page
Search


The Comedy Green Room March 2023 Newsletter
Another "Comedy Spotlight" Coming Soon! The Funnies: A new cartoon every month from "The Funnies"! The brainchild of Mr. Hans Yadav, "The...

David Reuben
Feb 26, 20233 min read


Luke Lynndale
Mathematics Teaches Us Logic. Stand-Up Comedy Breaks Logic! “Luke Lynndale is the hardest working comic I know. He inspires me everyday. His killer bits and energy are ground-breaking. When you catch Luke Lynndale live, you will never regret it. It’s a fun, silly, goofy night, a great night of funny. Comedy at its best, your face will hurt from laughing so hard. Luke Lynndale is a really funny guy.” -- Angela Maiorano-Thurston Comedian “What I admire most about Luke is that h

David Reuben
Feb 26, 20237 min read


The Comedy Green Room February 2023 Newsletter
The Comedy Green Room's "Comedy Spotlight is Mr. Greg Eckler! https://www.thecomedygreenroom.com/post/greg-eckler Photo Credit -- Unknown...

David Reuben
Jan 30, 20233 min read


Greg Eckler
The Funny Accountant Photo Credit -- Unknown Rob Ross, would you like to give a quote on my article on Greg Eckler? "I don’t know what this is. Is he dying? -- Rob Ross Stand-Up Comic/ Comedy Writer “Greg Eckler is Fergie Jenkins favourite comic, not many people know that!” -- Chris Finn Stand-Up Comic/ Comedy Writer “He was quite young when he owned his first home. But yet an adult. He owned one before anyone of the rest of us though. Some solicitor came to his door … he ans

David Reuben
Jan 10, 202312 min read


The Comedy Green Room January 2023 Newsletter
Happy New Year from The Comedy Green Room dot com Another Comedy Spotlight Coming Soon! The Comedy Green Room: Our 22nd year started Dec....

David Reuben
Dec 24, 20227 min read


Comedy Tip_7
"Etiquette for Open Mic Comedy" The author, David Reuben, has produced/hosted thousands of open mic shows over the last 22 years. I hope...

David Reuben
Dec 5, 20223 min read


The Comedy Green Room December 2022 Newsletter
Merry Christmas & Happy Hanukkah from The Comedy Green Room dot com The Comedy Green Room's "Comedy Spotlight" Is Mr. Ron Vaudry...

David Reuben
Nov 30, 20227 min read


Ron Vaudry
Intelligent, witty and sardonic, Ron Vaudry is the thinking man's comedian. Ron is one of The originals in Canadian stand-up comedy both in terms of having been there right near the beginning and having a unique style and point of view. there were essentially three types of comedians at the time - entertainers, smart asses and silly guys. Ron was something else. He was sharp as a tack but came from a much tougher and angrier perspective than most. Ron's act was a little darke

David Reuben
Nov 11, 20229 min read


The Comedy Green Room November 2022 Newsletter
Another "Comedy Spotlight" Coming Soon! Some exciting "Comedy Spotlights" coming up in future Newsletters. Tim Steeves: The Canadian...

David Reuben
Oct 30, 20226 min read


Comedy Tip_6
"Genius of Simplicity" The "Genius of Simplicity" in Joke Writing! The author, David Reuben, is not the most naturally talent stand-up...

David Reuben
Oct 17, 20222 min read


The Comedy Green Room October 2022 Newsletter
Another "Comedy Spotlight" Coming Soon! Some exciting "Comedy Spotlights" coming up in future Newsletters. Rank & Vile Darren Frost and...

David Reuben
Sep 29, 20225 min read


Bill Davern
"The Steelworker Comic" In the Pre-Covid world of 2019, I had an hour-long telephone conversation with veteran Canadian Stand- Up Comic and; Documentary Filmmaker Mr. Bill Davern. Bill and the author, David Reuben, have only crossed paths a couple of times over the last 30 years, but have many friends and colleagues in common. The conversation was lively, honest, and a bit vulgar. Within 5 minutes you feel like Mr. Davern is your lifelong best friend. So how did this Hamilto

David Reuben
Sep 24, 20228 min read


Never Be Done-The Richard Glenn Lett Story
September 5, 2022 Well it looks like the Richard Glen Lett mystery has been solved. Shane J. Davis let me know that he just saw Richard about an hour or so ago, he did suffer a mild heart attack but the reports of his demise are greatly exaggerated.. He's presently checking into a recovery house and will most likely be off the grid while he regains his health Martha Chaves passed along a photo from Marty Burtwell Hopefully this is solved. #canadiancomedy #comedyfriends Ri

David Reuben
Sep 4, 20223 min read


Comedy Tip_5
"Joke Writing" Might be important!! There is no perfect way to understand the theory of "Joke Writing" Some comics carry a note pad and...

David Reuben
Sep 2, 20222 min read


The Comedy Green Room September 2022 Newsletter
Another "Comedy Spotlight" Coming Soon! The Stand-Up Banker: Anthony Solimini, known as The Stand Up Banker, was born in Boston,...

David Reuben
Aug 30, 20224 min read


Renée Percy
Showbiz In My Blood In the early 2000’s many young comics started their careers in Toronto. Some of the reasons for the influx of comedy talent in Toronto were the growth of Open Mic rooms, the Humber School of Comedy and the Toronto Yuk Yuk’s Comedy Club Head Office. If you had the desire a young comic could do one or more shows a night. Some of the new comics were trying to learn the craft, some were great writers, some were great performers, but one young lady stood out

David Reuben
Aug 22, 20228 min read


Comedy Tip_4
"Bombing" It Happens To Everyone!! One of the differences between newbies and season professional comics is the frequency and reaction to...

David Reuben
Aug 15, 20222 min read


The Comedy Green Room August 2022 Newsletter
The Comedy Green Room's "Comedy Spotlight" is Canadian Comedy Legend Ms. Marla Lukofsky! #canadiancomedy #standupcomedy I have never been...

David Reuben
Jul 30, 20224 min read


Marla Lukofsky
A Canadian Show Business Legend! Marla at the Famous Original Yuk Yuk's on Bay Street in Toronto ON "When I was 14 and saw Marla Lukofsky on stage at Yuk Yuks for the first time, I laughed so hard I fell off my chair (that was a first) and it changed my life. No less than that. My dad had died when I was 12 and my mom moved us from New York to Toronto when I had just turned 14...My twin sister Jane and I were lost - with our new York accents - having to make new friends an

David Reuben
Jul 25, 202224 min read


Comedy Tip_3
"The Light" And not the Spotlight!! One of the differences between a newbie comic and a seasoned professional comic is how they respect...

David Reuben
Jul 17, 20222 min read
bottom of page






