A couple of weeks ago, The Daily Show upgraded their website, adding a free and fully-searchable video database of the past eight years of programs from the Jon Stewart era. For fans of the show, it was heaven. Imagine being able to instantly watch one of those old “Even Stevphen” segments with Carell and Colbert, before their bloated comic egos whisked them away to greener pastures and/or the studio down the block. Or how......

Ah, convergence. It's a word fraught with different meanings, competing motives, and opinions up the proverbial wazoo. To some, convergence is a paradise of synergy, cross-promotion, and massive profits. To others, it's confirmation that more and more information is being disseminated by less and less people. Wherever you stand, however, the world of Toronto media overlords might be on the verge of becoming a whole lot smaller, as Alliance Atlantis confirmed today that one......

If you're one of those people who doesn't hit the snooze button until five minutes before you actually have to leave for work, you might have caught an interesting announcement this morning on that venerable Canadian news/pap institution known as Canada AM: CTV News has chosen its top ten news stories of 2006. Yes, an "esteemed panel of Canadian journalists," which apparently is CTV's euphemism for their own senior staff, chose ten stories from throughout......

What do we know from funny? Nothing, and so TOist contributor and Humber comedy student Nathan has selflessly volunteered to trudge through the yuk, and report his funny findings to Torontoist. He'll review comedy, and sometimes make funny himself. First up, a Queen Street staple...office supplies doing comedy now that would be funny: In the wake of TIFF, TOist was craving some off-the-rebound entertainment, which we found at the Rivoli's Alt dot Comedy showcase. Every......

- A Daily Showesque pop culture news show produced by the Comedy Network and starring the frighteningly-named Elvira Kurt has apparently been on the air for a few weeks. But if you don't have a television you can just go watch a nightly taping at the Toronto Film Studios. - Dopefiend.ca is a new TO site that promises to be "your style joint." Nice design, an inaugural interview with magic pony, and more on the......

It was more genuine laughs and less polite encouragement as Katie Crown took home the prestigious Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Award last night at the 9th annual Cream of Comedy Awards. The award recognizes the year's best emerging comedic talent, and the best emerging comedic talent recognizes the Cream of Comedy's $3,500 prize money. Crown is a 23-year-old Ryerson graduate and Oakville native who performs regularly at the Rivoli and Catch 23 Improv, as well......