Welcome to episode #181 of the TVA Podcast.

In this week’s episode, we welcome NILE SEGUIN!

Join tva, Nile, Ian and Darcy as we talk about:

- The nature of rude comedy and its place
- Nile’s One-Man show that you should see
- Abject racism
- We close the book on the Olympics
- Touring and all that involves
- Late in the game, corn on the cob. Yeah, you heard me.

Soap Box Topic This Week: Racism report card and comedy’s role.

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Welcome to episode #180 of the TVA Podcast.

In this week’s episode, we welcome JOHN WING!

Join tva, John, Ian and Darcy as we talk about:

- Visiting cemetaries without the benefit of The Smiths
- Poetry; writing it, reading it, publishing it
- Curling. Yup, we cover all the hot topics in this one, folks.
- The long journey from Sarnia, Ontario to the stage of “The Tonight Show” with Johnny Carson

Soap Box Topic This Week: “If you could make one change to the TCC, what would it be?”

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Welcome to episode #179 of the TVA Podcast.

In this week’s episode, we welcome MARK WALKER!

Join tva, Mark, Ian and Darcy as we talk about:

- Life touring on the road
- Canada’s inability to get an east coast sports team
- Comedy for and with the disabled
- Actually, a lot of stuff about the disabled
- Great impressionists and what it takes to become one

Soap Box Topic This Week: How’s Our Olympics? Call 1-888-OhGodTO!

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Welcome to episode #178 of the TVA Podcast.

In this week’s episode, we welcome RON JOSOL!

Join tva, Ron and Darcy as we talk about:

- The trials and tribulations of going to the doctor
- The trials and tribulations of getting your sperm tested
- The trials and tribulations of going to a rub and tug
- Well, there’s a lot of talk about masturbation in the first half, there’s no way around that
- Touring in the US and getting to perform around the world
- Safety in the city and the places in the States to live
- Ron’s very unhealthy Gwen Stefani obsession

Soap Box Topic This Week: Is the Internet Turning Us Into Video Vigilantes?

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Welcome to episode #177 of the TVA Podcast.

In this week’s episode, we welcome DEREK FORGIE!

Join tva, Derek, Producer Darcy, and 4th Chair Ian as we talk about:

- Humble beginnings on cable TV
- Our amazing run of charity shows
- People who call us racist

Soap Box Topic This Week: “Who’s Worse? TTC Drivers and Operators, or the People Who Ride the System?”

And as mentioned, Derek is a star…

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Welcome to episode #176 of the TVA Podcast.

This week we welcome funny ginger NATHAN MACINTOSH!

Join Todd, Nathan, Producer Darcy, and Ian as we yammer about:

- Nathan’s ‘Comedy Now’ taping
- The difference between “nannies” and actual relatives
- The tweets that come in for Nathan [WARNING: Ginger content]
- The delicate art of ranting and how Todd gets it wrong

Soap-Box Topic: “The Superbowl”
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Welcome to episode #175 of the TVA Podcast.

In this week’s episode, we welcome Aaron Berg!

Join tva, Aaron, and Darcy we talk about:

- Jews

…

Okay, we also talked about:

- How I thought I was talking to this Aaron Berg
- Life inside Boondock Saints II
- Bringing a little extra to the audition process
- Movies vs. TV vs. Stand-Up
- The joys of home ownership
- My TweetFight with @MayorMiller over The Guy Asleep At The Switch

Soap Box Topic This Week: Should Coco walk away from network television into the future of broadcasting?

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Welcome to episode #174 of the TVA Podcast.

In this week’s episode, we welcome Jo-Anna Downey!

Join tva, Jo-Anna, Producer Darcy, and Special Guest Ian as we talk about:

- The difference between hosting and headlining
- Trying to get everything done in time
- Charity shows etc
- Answers Jo-Anna offers up in the new “Tweeting the Guest” segment

Soap Box Topic This Week: The Jay Leno/Conan O’Brien Fiasco

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Welcome to episode #173 of the TVA Podcast.

In this week’s episode, we welcome comedian, actor, and host of Cash Cab ADAM GROWE!

Join tva, Adam, Producer Darcy, and special guest Ian as we talk about:

- The kids today and their video games
- Adam’s dulcet tones
- That show that Adam hosts there
- Adam’s quiz/stand-up show

SPECIAL BONUS: Todd gets quizzed by Adam

Soap Box Topic This Week: People Getting Jettisoned from BeautifulPeople.com

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Welcome to the first episode of 2010, episode #172 of the TVA Podcast.

In this week’s episode, we start the year off flying as we welcome PETER ANTHONY!

Join tva, Peter, and Producer Darcy as we ready, aim, and fire about:

- Getting some good podcast heat from the good folks at The Sens Underground
- Christmas parties and being funny about it
- How tva is pretty much dead come Christmas Day based on his shopping
- The worst “Pat Francis doing Paul Stanley” impression ever

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Welcome to episode #171 of the TVA Podcast.

In this week’s episode, we get a double-dose treat with friend and funny fella DAVE PATERSON with special additional guest fresh from the news desk at Oshawa’s CKDO SAM RANKIN!

Join tva, Dave, Sam, and Producer Darcy as we close off the year chatting about:

- The ups-and-downs of cohabitation
- The waltz into New Year’s
- The prep necessary to get ready for Christmas

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Welcome to episode #170 of the TVA Podcast.

In this week’s episode, we welcome the return of funnyman and friend of the podcast Bob Kerr!

Join tva, Bob, and Producer Darcy as we talk about:

- The joys of doing improv at office Christmas parties
- The beauty of the New Year’s resolution and how they can actually be a good thing
- We get to the bottom of ADD
- We big up Darcy’s assistance with Bob’s new podcast Hold Your Applause

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Welcome to episode #169 of the TVA Podcast.

In this week’s episode, we welcome Mike “Nug” Nahrgang!

Join tva, Nug, Producer Darcy, and 4th Chair Ian as we get to the bottom of:

- The art of podcasting and not offending her Majesty
- Zombie movies and the brilliance of them
- Life as “MustardMan”
- Award-winning sketch comedy
- Life in “Evil Dead: The Musical”
- Life warming up the crowd at the “The Ron James Show”
- The “Beat-TVA-To-The-Punch” amazingly funny “ShowGame”

Soap Box Topic This Week: Charging a Nickel for Plastic Bags (Seriously…)

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Welcome to episode #168 of the TVA Podcast.

In this week’s episode, we welcome DEEP! (Check out the link for all of your undergarment needs)

Join tva, Deep, Producer Darcy, and 4th Chair Ian Atlas as we yammer on about:

- Nerdity at its best
- Deep’s big international travels (Sweden and Hong Kong, anyone?)
- Deep’s really crappy web presence
- “The Soap Box” this week is all about Comedy And Everything Else finally getting back to the ‘comedy’ part
- We shout out to two great podcasts: Sens Underground and Stop Podcasting Yourself
NERDGASM! Dec 11th
Enjoy!

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Welcome to episode #167 of the TVA Podcast.

In this week’s episode, we welcome radio personality and comic BARRY TAYLOR!

Join Barry, tva, Producer Darcy, and Ian Atlas in the 4th chair as we discuss:

- At long last, what that Devo show was like
- The brilliance of live music
- What it’s like to book a room in this city

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Welcome to episode #166 of the TVA Podcast.

In this week’s episode, we welcome DARRIN ROSE!

Join me, Darrin, and Producer Darcy as we talk about:

- Comedy in England
- Life on Much Music
- Video On Trial as well as Love Court

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Welcome to episode #165 of the TVA Podcast.

In this week’s episode, we welcome JEFF ELLIOTT!

Join me, Jeff, and Producer Darcy as we discuss at great length the following:

- Going to court, garbage or otherwise
- Fantastic and crap movies
- What it’s like to own a movie store
- The overall awkwardness of selling pornography

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This is just 50 mins with Todd and Darcy. We had time to kill. Maybe you do too.

In this episode, we get on about Montreal, the difference between the various types of Middle-Eastern sandwiches, the Leaf’s ability to succeed through stupidity, and much much more.

The site Darcy couldn’t remember that allows you to schedule when your Facebooks updates are posted is Sendible.

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Welcome to episode #164 of the TVA Podcast.

In this week’s episode, we welcome back our good friend onto the podcast CAROLYN BENNETT!

Join me, Carolyn, and Producer Darcy as we take a frantic stroll through the following topics:

- H1N1
- Her sweet, sweet writing gig
- Why we loved the Tamil protests
- Some really wicked news about Carolyn’s screenplay and her meetings with Bruce McDonald

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Welcome to episode #163 of the TVA Podcast.

In this week’s episode, we welcome PAUL F. TOMPKINS and BOB KERR (and KATIE CROWN in the background)!

Join me, Paul, Bob, (Producer Darcy and Katie in the background) as we yammer on about:

- How social networking can do stupid things like bring top comedians from the US to Toronto
- The art of working on new two hours of material
- What all this acting crap is like
- Paul’s impressions of our fair city

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Welcome to episode #162 of the TVA Podcast.

In this week’s episode, we welcome WINSTON SPEAR!

Join me, Winston, and Producer Darcy as we yammer on about:

- The guts it takes to produce a new dance bit versus a new joke
- Time spent on comedy contests
- Electronic music, making music, and all that fun tech
- Fun times in Europe

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Welcome to episode #161 of the TVA Podcast.

In this week’s episode, we welcome FRASER YOUNG!

Join me and Fraser as we chat large about:

- my impressions of Fraser
- life in NYC and how stand-up differs down there
- hockey, football and the like
- the art of punching up (scripts, not people)

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Welcome to episode #160 of the TVA Podcast.

In this week’s episode, we welcome Marjorie Malpass!

Join me, Marjorie, and a little bit of Producer Darcy as we chat about:

- the art of the audition and how to surprise casting agents
- what it’s like playing an elf in a Hong Kong mall
- life in NYC
- what she and my sister-in-law have in common

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Welcome to episode #159 of the TVA Podcast.

In this week’s episode, we welcome all the way from Germany, no wait, Hungary, no, hang on…Europe, Christian Schulte-Loh!

Join me, Christian, and Producer Darcy as we blether on about:

- Christian’s time in Canada, his loves and hates of the place
- Christian’s look at sports, his loves and hates of the sports
- Christian’s drinking of beer, his loves and hates of the stuff
- We buy and sell off your children
- We try to find a decent song for his video project

Oh, and we talk about how painful this is:

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Welcome to a BONUS EPISODE of the TVA Podcast.

This episode is a recording of the Jason Blanchard “Farewell From the Comedy Clinic Roast” held Sunday, Sept 27th, 2009 at the Fox and Fiddle in Toronto.

The roast of Jason Blanchard is hosted by Roast-Master Andrew Evans and includes great roasts by:

Dave Paterson
Casey Corbin
Brian Hope
Martha O’Neill
Ron Josol
Bobby Mair
Kathleen McGee
Tyler Morrison

It actually begins to sound like a roast for me, actually, but I get the last laugh in the end.

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