Toronto’s Quirks

The view of Toronto from the top of the CN Tower.

I wasn’t sure what would be different about Toronto from other cities I’ve been to. Would there be something strange, even though it seemed like just another American city from the outside? Before I left for Toronto, I was warned by a New Yorker that if I wanted to buy beer that I needed to… Continue reading Toronto’s Quirks

Comedy Bar and The Sketchersons

Hello internet. I’m alive. I just moved to Brooklyn and spent the last month worry about and preparing for that, and I’ll write about it someday, but for now I’m on vacation in Toronto and I feel like talking about that. Sunday night I went to Comedy Bar and saw The Sketchersons’ show, Sunday Night… Continue reading Comedy Bar and The Sketchersons

2014 Del Close Marathon Postmortem

Matt Aromando, Emily Laverdiere, Sara Burns, Lauren Magnuson, Mickey McCauley, Tao Yang. Photo by Laura Miner.

The Del Close Marathon (DCM) is an annual improv festival put on by the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York City since 1999. It now offers several concurrent shows running across multiple venues for 48 straight hours with acts from all over the world. When I took my first improv class back in 2011 at… Continue reading 2014 Del Close Marathon Postmortem