Tommy talks with Sam Demaris about how tough the Seattle Comedy Competition really is, learning Christopher Titus' secret to making stories funny and why an AK-47 turned out to be poor investment choice.
Tommy talks with Doug Funk about entertaining the troops at the North Pole with Randy Bachman, getting two sketch shows onto the Comedy Network in the 90's and letting material take its own shape on stage. Tommy chats with David Acer about his 25 years in standup, rebuilding the brand of the Comedy Nest and why so many Canadian entertainers need to keep multiple irons in the fire. Tommy chats with David Heti about his recent album It Was Ok, his Hard and Slow tour of the Maritimes this summer and how he was Googled out of a job in Law. Tommy talks with Brian Hope about expanding the Absolute Comedy Empire into Kingston (he manages the club there), gathering 27,000 followers on twitter and how to lose 25 pounds in one summer (it involves a fur hat and tremendous discipline). Tommy chats with Stephen Spinola about how to get kicked off the radio twice, preparing to tape his dvd Living Your Dreams (also at this years Montreal Fringe) and his upcoming show/drinking game Mont Royal Rumble at Just For Laughs' Zoofest. Tommy talks with Julien Dionne about his journey from being a humble financial advisor/taxi driver in New Brunswick to meeting his girlfriend in an basement comedy club in Ottawa, breaking into (literally) the Big Apple and why every comic should start a room like his very successful and unique Julien Dionne Comedy Hour at Toronto's C'est What? Tommy talks with Fraser Young about how he has managed nearly two decades of stand up without writing anything down and rarely reading, writing on staff for Stroumbo, Almount Heroes and CBC's upcoming Punchline and having appeared on such Canadian classics as Video on Trial and Degrassi (TNG). Tommy chats with Matt Watson and Chris Timms about producing their fairwell fundraiser at the National Arts Centre and stringing together a tour of our Western Provinces. Tommy talks with Dave Merheje (MTV Live, Just For Laughs' Zoo Fest, etc., etc.) about his 700 page application for a green card and why he won't settle for being the wacky neighbour. |