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Laff Riot at Chutzpah’s “My Son the Waiter, a Jewish Tragedy”

Brad Zimmerman presents his one-man show as part of the Chutzpah Festival at the Norman and Annette Rothstein Theatre and it’s a blast. Zimmerman turns a combination of standup routines and hilarious...

"The Funny Pit" brings a mashup of home video and hidden camera gags to YTV

Have a side-splitting home video you'd like to share with the world? It could include a unique pet trick, random family moment, or unfortunate wipe-out--anything hilarious will do! If you were hoping...

Five reasons to hate quinoa, the trendy health food

Quinoa is touted by health food evangelists as a superfood -- but that doesn't mean everyone has to love it.

The Good Old Hockey Game

Two minutes to catch your breath, old timer! Geezers relive their glory days on the ice.

Say What?

Cross Words

One of the distinct pleasures of being a retired geezer is taking a break mid-morning for a second cup of coffee and the New York Times crossword puzzle.

Zip-a-dee-doo-dah

It’s very easy, as we age to slip into a cushion of comfortability. Youth is for thrill-seeking adventure.

Billy Connolly at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre

After two and a half hours of continuous laughter, our cheek muscles had spasmed and froze into ear to ear grins.

Stuart MacLean and The Vinyl Cafe

"There are moments during a performance when I leave the ground and I become wrapped up in the moment, but the same thing happens in my writing some times. I think maybe that's the most fun: those mom

The Clean Bin Project movie airs today

Jen and Grant want you to know that their movie "The Clean Bin Project" is that rare bird: a feel-good eco-documentary. People leave smiling, well entertained, and with insight into the incident of th