COMEDY GREEN ROOM NEWSLETTER JULY 2018
July 2018
The 18th annual Canadian Comedy Awards (CCAs) Winners:
COMEDIC ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Mike MacDonald
BEST FEATURE
Don't Talk to Irene
BEST SHORT
Day Players
BEST AUDIO SHOW OR SERIES
Taggart & Torrens Podcast
BEST COMEDY ALBUM
Andrew Chapman - Oh Yeah This
BEST PERFORMANCE IN A FEATURE
Pat Thornton - Filth City
BEST WRITING IN A FEATURE
Pat Mills - Don't Talk to Irene
BEST DIRECTION IN A FEATURE
Peter Benson - Marrying The Family
BEST LIVE PRODUCTION
The Adventures of Tom Shadow
BEST TAPED LIVE PERFORMANCE
Crush Improv - Crush Ten: Crush Improv's Tenth Anniversary Special
BEST LIVE ENSEMBLE
Cast of The Adventures of Tom Shadow
BEST STANDUP COMIC
Martha Chaves
BEST VARIETY ACT
Bob Cates
BEST BREAKOUT ARTIST
Chantel Marostica
BEST TV SHOW
Baroness Von Sketch Show
BEST PERFORMANCE IN A TV SERIES
Emma Hunter - The Beaverton
BEST WRITING IN A TV SERIES OR SPECIAL
Anita Kapila, Matt Kippen & Kevin White - Kim's Convenience, "Handy Graduation"
BEST DIRECTION IN A TV SERIES OR SPECIAL
Aleysa Young - Kim's Convenience, "Sneak Attack"
INTERNET / BEST WEB SERIES
You Got Trumped
BEST PERFORMANCE IN A WEB SERIES
Ron Sparks - You Got Trumped
BEST WRITING IN A WEB SERIES
Derek Harvie, Jeff Kassel & Ron Sparks - You Got Trumped, S01E03
BEST DIRECTION IN A WEB SERIES
Kelly Fanson - Best Before, Episode 21 "Loud Sex"
Happy Hour Comedy @ ein-stein July 8th Host Ruby. Featuring Páraic Scully, Rachelle Todd, Jeremy Lawrence, Julia Bruce and special guests Byron Sadiq & Andrew Steiner. Sign in at 7:30pm and Show Starts at 8pm 229 College Street in Toronto
Happy Hour Comedy @ ein-stein July 15th Host Ruby. Featuring Danny Freeman, Jason Dwayne, Taymour Is, Mike Payne and special guests Kelly Zemnickis & TBA. Sign in at 7:30pm and Show Starts at 8pm 229 College Street in Toronto
Happy Hour Comedy @ ein-stein July 22nd Host Neil Rhodes. Featuring Rasul Somji, Dimitri Goryenko, Peter Fraser, Stuart Service, Victor Arzethauser and special guests TBA. Sign in at 7:30pm and Show Starts at 8pm 229 College Street in Toronto
Happy Hour Comedy @ ein-stein July 29th Host Ruby. Featuring Karam Sbeit, Emanuel Melo, Rebecca Hardy, Carly Williams, Ainsley McPhail and special guests TBA. Sign in at 7:30pm and Show Starts at 8pm 229 College Street in Toronto
Please send in any information about Shows, Events or Comedy Festivals to thecomedygreenroom@gmail.com. Please give two weeks’ lead time. Newsletters come out the first week of each month.
Kenny Robinson and the Nubian Disciples of Pryor: July29th at 8:30 pm... Yuk Yuk’s Downtown 224 Richmond W. in Toronto, ON 416.967.6425. Mention you found out about this event on www.thecomedygreenroom.com.
Cameron House Comedy
Every Monday Night The Cameron House @ 408 Queen Street West in Toronto. This is a themed show (they ask you to work the monthly theme into your set.) The show starts at 8pm and it showcase 5 comics and has 4 lotto spots each week. To book a spot e-mail: cameronhousecomedy@gmail.com or message them on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/comedyatthecameronhouse
Mention you found out about this event on www.thecomedygreenroom.com.
Comedy Monday Night in Calgary Alberta
Every Monday Night; at 8pm @ Broken City 613-11 Ave. SW. in Calgary, AB James Moore presents Western Canada’s longest running open mic where amateur, professional and first time comedians gather. For more information visit http://comedymondaynight.com/ Mention you found out about this event on www.thecomedygreenroom.com.
Richard Glen Lett presents “Sober But Never Clean Cross Canada Tour”:
This hit one man show, uses stand-up comedy, slam poetry, storytelling and original music to tell legendary comedian Richard Lett's story of recovery from addiction.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEJwmSxpygw&feature=youtu.be
Richard Glen Lett delivers a great message wrapped in light and dark humor like a little chocolate hug – a treat to experience.” - Wayne Steer – Fresh Start Recovery Centre, Calgary, AB.
"Lett's timing, tone and delivery were pitch-perfect. He transitioned seamlessly between funny and serious and was as comfortable behind a piano as he was behind a mic stand.”
“ - a good option for those who have struggled with addiction or recovery, know someone who has, or who just have trouble opening up without a drink in their hand. It's also a funny, fresh take on stand-up that transcends the genre. Speaking of stand-up, fans of the genre should definitely appreciate this performance, but the show pulls heartstrings as often as it provokes laughter." – Daniel O.W. Smith – Raise The Hammer
Mention you found out about this event on www.thecomedygreenroom.com.
New Shows from my funny friends Cleve Jones & Victoria Stewart
Comedy Bar 945 Bloor St. W in Toronto ON
The Dock on Queen St. 932 Queen St. E in Toronto
Next Comedy Spotlight is Big Daddy Tazz! Coming Soon.
Comedy Animation:
Ms. Jordyn Shapiro has just complete a comedy animation titled "Ruby The Darkest Mind in Comedy. Check out this talent artist work at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RilbQpEiMY
This & That:
Stage Time Magazine: David Reuben, president of www.thecomedygreenroom.com, would like to thank Tasha A. Harris of Stage Time Magazine for doing the excellent article on The Comedy Green Room. Check it out by visiting http://stagetimemag.com/standup/?p=1566#more-1566. or www.stagetimemag.com.
New Book:
Help! My Feelings are sticking out of my gown!
An expressive therapeutic workbook created for chronic illness, medical or physically challenged children and young adolescents. Author Maurie Shapiro-Comenzo, PhD Co-Author/illustrator Jordyn Shapiro. For more information visit http://www.nibdinkids.com.
Social Media:
Ruby “The Darkest Mind In Comedy” on YouTube. You will find 3 videos go to http://www.youtube.com/ruby0666.
Follow The Comedy Green Room on Twitter! https://twitter.com/CGR_News
https://www.facebook.com/comedygreenroom/
The Canadian Comedy Community
This Page is for Comics, Comedy Clubs and Producers in Canada to post their shows, events and availability. Let’s bring Canada together in Comedy All Canadian Events Welcome. No Bullying
https://www.facebook.com/CanadianComedyCommunity/
Comedy Festivals:
July 11th to July 14th
http://nantucketcomedyfestival.org/
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http://www.shrewsburyinternationalcomedyfestival.co.uk
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https://vodafonecomedy.com/past-laughs/
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Please send in any information about Shows, Events or Comedy Festivals to thecomedygreenroom@gmail.com. Please give two weeks’ lead time. Newsletters come out the first week of each month.
Charity Work:
The Comedy Green Room is proud to be aligned with these two wonderful charities.
Mention you found out about these charities on www.thecomedygreenroom.com.
www.nibdinkids.com www.aaronsapple.com
The Comedy Green Room:
Check out the redesigned website @ www.thecomedygreenroom.com.
David Reuben, President of The Comedy Green Room is pleased to announce the redesign of www.thecomedygreenroom.com.
I would like to thank Ms. Skylar Hart for her hard work and dedication for on taking on this redesign project.
Skylar Hart is a passionate, incredibly hardworking person with many talents and interests in a variety of industries.
She's been fortunate to collaborate with many leading companies in television and film production in New York City for television shows and live events.
She has diversified her direction to include Branding, Social Media, Marketing, Web Design, Video Producing, Editing and Photography for various companies, profit and non-profit organizations.
When she's not behind the camera, she's an actor and petite model!
For more information on Ms. Skylar Hart visit: http://www.skylarhart.net/.
Kenny Robinson & Darren Frost Present: Rank N Vile
Misters Robinson and Frost combine their talents for a fun night of XXX Rated Comedy. Click on the link below to find out where they will be next. Mention you found out about this event on www.thecomedygreenroom.com.
New Book!!
"You Can Do Anything"
Part memoir, part pep talk, Boris Chernaiks " You Can Do Anything" charts an incredible story from a three-time immigrant child wearing hand-me-down socks from the poor box to international renown performing for Royalty in the Middle East. For full book review visit: https://www.thecomedygreenroom.com/you-can-do-anything.
Mention you read this book review on The Comedy Green Room.
Best Before!
The Comedy Green Room’s lovely and talented friend Ms. Kate Davis and her collaborator Ms. Kelly Fanson were finalist in the 2016 Stand Up & Pitch [Just For Laughs 2016] for their web series “Best Before”.
Kate Davis is a twelve-time nominee (for Best Female Standup as well as for the prestigious Phil Hartman Award) at the Canadian Comedy Awards. She is also the star of her own hour-long CTV/The Comedy Network special, Comedy Now. Kate Davis was the first female comic chosen to be on www.thecomedygreenroom.com and a multiple time “Comic of The Week”.
Kelly Fanson is an acclaimed actor and voice performer, with writing, producing and directing credits. Along with optioning screenplays she has directed theatre for The Toronto Fringe Festival.
To view Best before visit: http://bestbefore.show/web-series/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bestbeforeshow/
Toronto residents Kelly Fanson, left, and Kate Davis have created a comedy web series inspired by their lives called ‘Best Before,’ aimed at the 40-something audience.
Mention you found out about this WebTV Series on www.thecomedygreenroom.com.
Some Exciting News:
The prestigious US-based International Songwriting Competition (ISC) has announced its 2017 winners, and Canadian Songwriters did extremely well this year, with four First Place wins, three Third Place, and a staggering 39 Honorable Mentions! To find out who won visit: http://www.songwritingcompetition.com/winners.
Yuk Yuk’s has partnered with the Super Channel (Canadian premium cable satellite television) to present the “Yuk Yuk’s Comedy Concert Series” 6 comedy specials. Monthly from April to September. For More information visit: www.yukyuks.com.
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