Potted Potter: The Unauthorised Harry Experience—A Parody by Dan and Jeff Panasonic Theatre (651 Yonge Street) February 11 to March 25 $29.95 to $99.75 Much like heart attack–inducing burgers and pounds of poutine, there’s something about a seven-part epic of magic, destiny, and good vs. evil that just begs to be ingested in a fast-paced, [...]

Strip Comedy I (Heart) Jokes Sunday February 5, 9 p.m. (post Super Bowl), $5. Laugh Sabbath Laugh Sabbath Thursday February 16, 9:30 p.m., $5. There’ve been a lot of changes at Comedy Bar since the Bloorcourt performance venue opened in 2008. Much of that is due to a series of upgrades, like a luxurious wrap-around [...]

The ladies are all dressed in black, but the mood is definitely jovial, and it’s one shared by the packed house. Everyone here for WDWMKR’S Irish Wake has come to laugh, and the ladies throwing it for themselves wanted it that way; they’ve decided to call it quits while everyone still remembers their all-female comedy [...]

Phillips & Crown Holiday Climax Blowout Spectacular!!! The Flying Beaver Pubaret (488 Parliament Street) Friday, December 30, 7 p.m. $10 in advance, $15 at the door Phillips and Crown has been lauded in the past for their quirky little operettas; a previous show, Our Lives Work, has been occasionally staged, usually for small, one-night-only performances. [...]

TALK: Nine candidates kicked off their campaigns for the federal NDP leadership position yesterday, and interim federal Liberal leader Bob Rae has called for open memberships to rebuild that party, which will meet in January to discuss how to do that. If Canadian politics seem particularly chaotic right now, then perhaps you’d be interested in [...]

BENEFIT: No longer barenaked (rather, dapper-clothed) solo artist Steven Page is headlining a charity gala tonight in support of the Ontario SPCA. Live and Unleashed will feature comedic co-hosts (and real life partners) Colin Mochrie and Deborah McGrath, plus opening acts Planet Earth and Matthew James. Roy Thomson Hall (60 Simcoe Street), 5 p.m. reception [...]

The Atomic Weight of Happiness Theatre Direct (601 Christie Street) Saturday November 26, 8 p.m. Sunday November 27, 2:30 p.m. $10—$15 In trying to describe Meagan O’Shea’s solo show The Atomic Weight of Happiness, it’s best to start with how to describe O’Shea herself as an artist—which is no easy task. “I’m an interdisciplinary contemporary [...]

We might be the least-liked city in Canada, but we turn out some pretty funny people. Toronto (and surrounding area) natives Will Arnett, John Candy, Jim Carrey, Eugene Levy, Mike Myers, Russell Peters, and comedy king-maker Lorne Michaels are all proof of this. Eric Andrews, a 23-year-old stand-up comedian recently crowned “Canada’s Next Top Comic” [...]

RALLY: There’s an early-morning memorial bicycle rally and ride planned today in memory of Jenna Morrison, the cyclist who was struck and killed last week. Announced by the Toronto Cyclists Union and sponsored by ARC (Advocacy for Respect For Cyclists), the ride will wind its way through the west end to end up at the [...]

In the final hours of Pat Thornton’s 24-hour comedy extravaganza, the Comedy Bar’s auditorium smelled like a dorm room after an all-night LAN party—a bouquet of stale, coffee-spiked body odour, and pizza slices, if you want the particulars—and it felt a little like one, too. A revolving collection of spastic, pop culture–themed in-jokes comes off [...]

Pat Thornton’s 24 Hour Stand-Up Set: Year 3 Comedy Bar (945 Bloor Street West) 5 p.m. Monday November 7 to 5 p.m. Tuesday November 8 $5 entry, donations encouraged Comedian Pat Thornton—one of our favourite Tweeters—is spending this weekend kicking his fundraising into overdrive to prepare for his third annual personal endurance test/comedy show. The [...]