S23E14: Eric San (Kid Koala)
Getting through flu season with Kid Koala. Kid Koala rejoins the podcast to talk about his new show ‘The Storyville Mosquito’ on tour now! WARNING: Someone on the show has...
Read MoreGetting through flu season with Kid Koala. Kid Koala rejoins the podcast to talk about his new show ‘The Storyville Mosquito’ on tour now! WARNING: Someone on the show has...
Read MoreGetting proud with Al Val. Al joins the show for her fourth visit! Make sure you check out her shows during the JFL Toronto shows running Sept 22 to Oct...
Read MoreCatching it with Ryan Maglunob. Ryan is a hilarious comedian and gamer. Check out his Xtreme G Gaming channel! Join Ryan, Producer Darcy and TVA as they hack their way...
Read MoreGetting jabbed with Norm Wilner. Three-time guest, movie and television reviewer Norm rejoins us on the podcast to give a full recap of the Oscars. Join Norm, and TVA as...
Read MoreThis is what I love about comedians. A comic will tell another comic about the gig they just did that was the worst show. 4The crowd had 18 people in the audience. They were spread out across a 200-seat venue. (Note: This was in the Before Times when you would hate to do shows like this, instead of wanting them to be like this now.) The microphone muted if you took it out of the stand. It screeched if you left it in the stand. The management wouldn’t turn off the Jays game even though they were losing 72-4 in the 6th, because “my customers will get mad and leave if I do”. Someone tried to shoot a rat as it ran across the stage area. So much respect for performers. The comic will go through every detail of this nightmare. Then there’s a pause, and the second comic will ask “Who books that?”
In the same manner that fish enjoy a little bit of water once or twice, comics like stage time. It’s necessary for their craft to advance, to test jokes, to figure out where new jokes suck so you can fix them, so they don’t suck. Comics will do anything for stage time. And the sad part is, people in power know this. Here is an example of this happening: