After seven(ish) years of running this site, it was time to put my energy back towards freelancing. Below is my hand-picked “best of” Third Beat, comprised of popular posts and sentimental faves. Follow me on Twitter for my latest and greatest comedy articles.?
Sharilyn Johnson, Editor
Best of: Late Night
September 9, 2015
Behind the scenes at Colbert’s Late Show premiere: 7 deep cutsWhat really happened in the studio, and what didn't make it to air.
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June 23, 2015
7 Reasons Why The Jon Stewart Show RuledBefore he hosted The Daily Show, Jon Stewart presided over a '90s gem -- usually in the middle of the night
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December 10, 2012
Jon Stewart: I almost quit Daily Show over “asshole” coworkersThe Daily Show host opened up to Stephen Colbert during a fundraiser for the Montclair Film Festival
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October 20, 2012
10 Moments with Stephen Colbert at the 92nd St. YStephen Colbert’s book promo for America Again: Re-becoming the Greatness We Never Weren’t continued Friday night with an all-too-rare Q&A session with documentary filmmaker Ken Burns at New York’s 92nd
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December 19, 2011
SNL from the Bleachers, Part 1: Pre-ShowA look inside the live broadcast of the Dec. 17, 2011 episode of SNL.
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November 9, 2008
Deconstructing Conan: Panel Discussion with the Writers of Late NightLate Night writers Dan Cronin, Berkley Johnson, Brian McCann, Matt O’Brien, Guy Nicolucci, Brian Stack, Andrew Weinberg, and head writer Mike Sweeney? joined moderator Sarah Vowell for “Deconstructing Conan” at
Read more...Best of: Interviews
October 29, 2012
Matt Mira’s Dave Matthews Band Nerd-Out, Part 1Almost anything can be nerded out about on the Nerdist Podcast. Almost. Poor Matt Mira. All he wants to do is openly love Dave Matthews Band. But can he? No.
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February 13, 2012
Interview: Chris Hardwick’s Special PlanChris Hardwick is a man being pulled in all directions. L.A. to New York. Jimmy Fallon appearance. New York to Toronto. Four shows at Comedy Bar. Toronto to L.A. ?Host
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May 30, 2010
Marc Maron: Part 1Since premiering in September of last year, Marc Maron’s podcast, WTF, has become required listening for anyone who claims to take an interest in the comic mind. His interviews with
Read more...Best of: Toronto Comedy
September 26, 2015
Third Frames: Monkey Toast w/ David ShoreMonkey Toast creator David Shore made a brief return to Toronto, and assembled the Monkey Toast Players for an all-star improv show at Bad Dog Theatre
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September 21, 2012
Primo w/ Colin Mochrie and Nikki PaynePrimo is a monthy sketch/improv show featuring a impressive cast of Second City alumi and Toronto sketch mainstays, happening the third Thursday of each month at Supermarket in Kensington Market.
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March 6, 2012
Toronto: The Carnegie Hall Show’s Second City HousewarmingThe Carnegie Hall Show feels like a major event on any given night. But when the popular Toronto variety show kicked off its monthly residency at its new venue on
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November 9, 2011
Pat Thornton’s 24 Hours, feat. Smee Diamond PetersHe survived! For the third year running, Toronto comedian Pat Thornton performed a 24 hour stand-up set at Comedy Bar to raise money for the Stephen Lewis Foundation, surpassing his
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October 17, 2011
Third Frames: Sketchersons rehearsal with Bret “The Hitman” HartWrestling superstar Bret “The Hitman” Hart hosted the October 16 edition of Sunday Night Live, the weekly sketch show presented by Toronto sketch supergroup The Sketchersons. It was a packed
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September 12, 2011
Team SpiritsLike a lot of cities, Toronto’s comedy community has a wide selection of weeknight open mics held in the back room of a mid-sized, mid-town, mid-priced bar. Spirits is exactly
Read more...Best of: Improv
February 11, 2013
Dave Razowsky’s Barn BurnerSecond City legend Dave Razowsky put in some heavy-duty stage time at Revel Theatre Collective's monthly Barn Burner show
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November 26, 2011
Greg Proops Weekend: Catch 23 & MANTOWNGreg Proops kicked off his three-day stand at Toronto’s Comedy Bar last night, teaming up with his Whose Line Is It Anyway? castmate Colin Mochrie to “kick everyone’s asses” in
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August 18, 2009
2009 Del Close Marathon: Day 1Ahh, Friday! Fresh faces, sanitary eating habits, and hydrated bodies
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September 25, 2014
JFL42 Dispatches: The Alt Show Commeth“Are you people ready for the greatest show on Earth?,” Andy Kindler asked. It wasn't hyperbole -- I think it's fair to call this strongest line-up of comics the Comedy
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July 29, 2013
Just For Laughs Montreal: Joan Rivers GalaA 5:00 p.m. gala? Why not? Even before the first glimmer of her outfit’s first sequin was visible, Joan Rivers had the Place des Arts audience eating out of the
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July 26, 2013
Talk of the Fest & Bo BurnhamBooze, poutine, and comedy: recipe for joyful Montreal debauchery. The 2013 edition of Just For Laughs is heading into its final – and biggest – weekend, and the ComedyPRO conference
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July 28, 2012
Just For Laughs: Hot Tub / Alternative Show“Alternative” is really the only genre of comedy Just For Laughs can put at Katacombes, a tiny rock club that looks like it’s straight out of a Pamela Des Barres
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July 27, 2012
Just For Laughs: Muppets galaThe Muppets, live on stage along with their Muppeteers, had Place des Arts in the palm of their little felt hands as they hosted the Thursday night gala at Just
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July 29, 2011
Photos: Amp’dWeird Al Yankovic, Bo Burnham, Garfunkel & Oates, Tim Minchin, Reggie Watts, and Tom Green
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July 10, 2010
JFL Toronto: Noel Fielding @ Comedy BarLuckily for us, the concept of "truth in comedy" is a foreign one to Noel Fielding
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July 8, 2010
JFL Toronto: Mike Birbiglia’s My Girlfriend’s BoyfriendReviewing the premiere of Mike Birbiglia’s "My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend" at Just For Laughs Toronto.
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July 19, 2009
Sarah Silverman & Friends, JFL Toronto"Can you believe this lineup? Seriously."
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November 8, 2013
20 Funniest Lines from the Roast of the Iron SheikThursday night at Toronto's Royal Cinema, the Dark Comedy Festival hosted the Roast of the Iron Sheik, aka Night of a Thousand "Faggot" Utterances
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July 2, 2013
Bitch Salad, Pride edition w/ Julie KlausnerA stone's throw from the heart of Toronto's Gay Pride celebrations, Bitch Salad's fifth annual Pride edition played to a (rightfully) packed house
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March 22, 2013
Review: Janeane Garofalo in TorontoI was fully prepared for a maybe ranty, maybe preachy, maybe not as funny as she used to be Janeane. And boy, do I feel silly.
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November 22, 2012
Review: Eddie Izzard’s Work In ProgressEddie Izzard tries out new material in front of an intimate crowd at Toronto's Comedy Bar.
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August 21, 2012
Review: Dave Chappelle in TorontoSix years after his last visit to Toronto, it was an older and wiser Dave Chappelle, performing infront of an older and wiser audience at Toronto’s Winter Garden Theatre on
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July 17, 2012
Recap: Jimmy Pardo in TorontoJimmy Pardo doesn’t hit the road as much these days, so it was lucky for Toronto that he found his way to town for a weekend. Also lucky? ?That he
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February 27, 2012
Skype Saves Sklar ShowTurns out, the American to Canadian exchange rate on Sklars is 50%. The Sklar Brothers were scheduled to play Toronto’s Comedy Bar on Saturday night, but the audience for the
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May 23, 2010
Conan O’Brien: The ‘Legally Prohibited’ TourYou'd be hard-pressed to find someone leaving Massey Hall on Saturday night without a smile on their face
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October 26, 2009
Paul F. Tompkins in TorontoPaul F. Tompkins loves Toronto, and the feeling is mutual. “O Canada! Thank you to everyone who came out to The Rivoli last night. One of the best nights of
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