Comedy, laughter used to fundraise for Mauna Kea September 23, 2019September 23, 2019 Josh Kozelj Earlier this month, one UVic group used comedy to help protesters thousands of kilometres away. The Centre for Indigenous Research and Community-Led Engagement hosted a comedy night on Sep.
UVic Grad inaugural winner of CBC Next Up comedy contest May 19, 2019July 10, 2019 Emily Fagan Three years ago, Alistar Ogden wrote his first comedy set as a playwriting student at UVic. This April, Ogden performed as CBC Comedy’s inaugural Next Up contest winner at the
Victoria Film Festival: Adventures in Public School is “comedy done right” March 4, 2018March 3, 2018 Ainsley Dankort Adventures in Public School, co-written by Kyle Rideout and Josh Epstein and directed by the former, follows Liam, a lifelong-homeschooled kid played by Daniel Doheny, through his first and final...
Dear Birdie: Coping with pals, programs, and pathogens November 16, 2017November 22, 2017 Cassidy Menard Dear Birdie: My best friend and I used to hang out all the time in high school, but now that we’re in different programs at UVic, she’s been spending a...
UVic Lampoon gives UVic something to laugh about November 2, 2017November 15, 2017 Belle White The UVic Lampoon, the University’s new comedy club, isn’t just giving students a night off to laugh; according to its co-founder Alistair Ogden, the club is filling a void. “Obviously we...
The second coming of Mike Delamont’s Scottish Drag Queen deity September 12, 2017 Alistair Ogden God is coming to the University of Victoria . . . kind of. On September 16, the Farquhar Auditorium will host the world premiere of Mike Delamont’s God Is A Scottish Drag Queen: The Second...
From IT guy to funny guy: Ali Hassan on comedy, being Muslim, and his love of food March 16, 2017 Alistair Ogden This Saturday, comedian Ali Hassan is bringing his one man show, Muslim, Interrupted, to Sugar Nightclub. The former George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight comedy panelist and current host of CBC’s Laugh Out...
I used to hate Dane Cook, and now I sort of don’t December 5, 2016 Kaitlyn Kokoska Harmful if swallowed Let me preface this by saying that I haven’t seen a lot of stand-up comedy. I generally avoid all of the stand-up specials on Netflix because a person...
Improv troupe bares it all with outrageous results November 26, 2015 Arianna Cheveldave On my dad’s 58th birthday, I couldn’t be with him to celebrate. However, I was able to commemorate his special day in true middle-aged style by going to see a...
Sense of community—and humour—key for Vikes Improv October 23, 2015October 23, 2015 Ben Wagg For some, standing in front a big crowd and performing is a nightmare scenario. To add to that nightmare, there is no script and nothing is planned; all you have...
