Category: Shows

Teen Angst Night

It’s the show that wont die.  The show that makes much more sense to me as I get older. Back in the year 2000, in Calgary, I started a night I called Teen Angst Poetry night.  The show was to celebrate the launch of a website, an online database of

Two Years of Say Wha?!

 On Thursday, June 7, 2012  I will be celebrating two whole years of Say Wha?! at the Cottage Bistro. Please join me and some funny readers as we celebrate the worst in publishing and over 24 shows full of terrible books. Still don’t know what this show is about? Seriously?! Have

Teen Angst Night meets Improv Show

East Van Comedy Presents a special Teen Angst Night! Sunday, May 13, 2012 Doors: 7:30pm Show: 8:00-10:00 pm Havana Theatre – 1212 Commercial Drive What is it? Teen Angst Night readings plus improv inspired by the Teen Angst readings. Improv with Instant Theatre performers: Alistair Cook Cameron Macleod Ben Gorodetsky

Say Wha?! May Show

Next show in Vancouver: May 16 Say Wha?! Readings of Deliciously Rotten Writing. Comedic performers put their spin on some of the most cringe-worthy, embarrassing and painfully earnest writing in print.Readings by: Sara Bynoe (host), Chip Ellis, Diana Frances, Ken Hegan and Sarah Szloboda. Wednesday, May 16, 2012 Cottage Bistro: 4470 Main Street Show: 8-10pm

Say Wha?! in New Westminster

I’m super excited to be doing a show in New West’s wonderful River Market. I’ve brought along three of Say Wha?!’s all-star readers who will be sharing two books each for this very fun and packed show. I hope you can join us. If you live outside of Vancouver I’m

Say Wha?! April Edition Announced

Say Wha?! is a comedy night where engaging and charismatic performers put their comedic spin on some of the most cringe-worthy, embarrassing and painfully earnest writing in print. Say Wha?! has been running monthly for nearly two years and has been a part of the Vancouver Comedy Festival, Olio Festival,

The Economics of Producing Indie Arts Events

I recently read Misha Glouberman & Sheila Heti’s book “The Chairs Are Where the People Go.” In it there is an essay called “These Projects Don’t Make Money” that really hit home with me. To summarize, the essay talks about Misha’s successful lecture series, Trampoline Hall and how because it

Vancouver Sun Video

Vancouver Sun If you click on that link (or the image above) you will go to a video I did with the Vancouver Sun. Yeah, my WordPress site does not want to imbed this video. But … Say Wha?! the Vancouver Sun, a newspaper, is now doing videos. Way to

Humourists: Literally Funny

 Humourist. Definition: A performer or writer of humorous material. As you know, I have a history of producing genre blurring shows: Teen Angst Night, Say Wha?!: Readings of Deliciously Rotten Writing. Are they literary nights or comedy shows?  In truth those shows lean towards comedy. Following that tradition but stepping further

Sex, Lies and Leprechauns … Say Wha?!

While doing my Say Wha?! research I came across this great blog Evil Librarian Supervillian and her post Bodice Rippers: 21 Of The Most Ridiculous Romance Novels…EVER. One of the titles in it is Sex, Lies and Leprechauns. At tonight’s Say Wha?! Readings of Deliciously Rotten Writting I will be reading from that

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