The Predicament of Mike Ward: An American Perspective on Canadian Comedy

Subscriber Content What’s the difference between a Canadian comic and his American counterpart? Simple answer: location, location, location. The brash Canadian comedian Mike Ward has had quite the unpleasant experience in his march through the comedy landscape of his country. From all indications, if he thought his native Canada was a place where a comedian…

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EDDIE GRIFFIN: Comedy and Homophobia Collide in Court

Doing stand-up comedy is no easy thing: for starters, it’s hard enough being heckled by someone in the audience because of something the comedian said. And then, things could get even more complicated when someone in the audience chooses instead to throw something at the comedian onstage because of something that the comedian had said….

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