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“I’m a Toronto man through and through”: Meet Hassan Phills, the Scarborough comedian sampled by Drake

“I’m a Toronto man through and through”: Meet Hassan Phills, the Scarborough comedian sampled by Drake

With a Crave TV spot and a transatlantic tour, Phills is taking his hometown humour global

"Mark Carney loves a dramatic pause": Comedian Mark McKinney on poking fun at the prime minister

“Mark Carney loves a dramatic pause”: Comedian Mark McKinney on poking fun at the prime minister

The Kids in the Hall and SNL alum breaks down his 22 minutes impersonation of the PM—bungled French, hefty bank account and all

Lady Parts: Inside Meredith MacNeill and Jennifer Whalen’s new show, Small Achievable Goals

Lady Parts: Inside Meredith MacNeill and Jennifer Whalen’s new show, Small Achievable Goals

The Baroness von Sketch Show alumnae have elevated joking about women’s issues to an art. Their new show takes aim at menopause. How funny is that?

"My cheeks get hot talking about perimenopause, but I love it": Samantha Bee on her new sex ed–inspired comedy show

“My cheeks get hot talking about perimenopause, but I love it”: Samantha Bee on her new sex ed–inspired comedy show

After her show, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, ended last year, the comedian thought hard about what she wanted to do next. The answer: teaching women about their bodies

You People, the latest Jonah Hill comedy, is here—and everything else on Netflix Canada this week

You People, the latest Jonah Hill comedy, is here—and everything else on Netflix Canada this week

Plus what's new on Disney Plus, Prime Video, Apple TV Plus and Crave

A look inside Toronto’s swanky new Second City headquarters

A look inside Toronto’s swanky new Second City headquarters

The comedy club has nurtured some of Canada’s most famous performers, including Catherine O’Hara, Eugene Levy and Colin Mochrie

“It's all attitude and feathers”: A Q&A with Mark McKinney on The Kids in the Hall revival

“It’s all attitude and feathers”: A Q&A with Mark McKinney on The Kids in the Hall revival

“There are very few rules to Kids in the Hall, but one of them is a hostility to over self-analysis”

"Four cop cars arrived, but we kept going": How one Toronto comic started a secret outdoor comedy show in the park

“Four cop cars arrived, but we kept going”: How one Toronto comic started a secret outdoor comedy show in the park

"People set up their patio chairs at the top of the hill and bring their booze and their dogs and watch the show"

Seven side-splitting Canadian TV comedies that you need to watch

Seven side-splitting Canadian TV comedies that you need to watch

A guide to the best of CanComedy’s TV explosion

Eight hilarious stand-up acts you need to see at JFL42

Eight hilarious stand-up acts you need to see at JFL42

Trevor Noah, Dan Harmon, Roseanne Barr and more

The 10 biggest moments in comedy in the last 50 years

The 10 biggest moments in comedy in the last 50 years

The comedians, punchlines and clubs that mattered most over the past half-century

The nine funniest stand-up acts in Toronto right now

The nine funniest stand-up acts in Toronto right now

DeAnne Smith, Mark Forward and seven more of the city's best-kept comedic secrets

An all-star cover concert, a Skittles pawn shop and six other things this to do this holiday season

An all-star cover concert, a Skittles pawn shop and six other things this to do this holiday season

What do in Toronto during the holidays

Cringe Benefits: Nathan Fielder’s brand of gonzo comedy is surreal, squirm-inducing and surprisingly human

Nathan Fielder will do anything for a laugh. On his Comedy Central show, Nathan for You, whose third season debuts later this...

Shticks and Giggles: a laugh-lover’s guide to the city’s explosive comedy scene

Shticks and Giggles: a laugh-lover’s guide to the city’s explosive comedy scene

Toronto’s JFL42 comedy fest returns this month for its third annual 10-day laugh riot. For the uninitiated, the “JFL” part...

The World-Class Toronto Summer Guide: 14 things that are worth sticking around for

The World-Class Toronto Summer Guide: 14 things that are worth sticking around for

What’s one of the best things to do in Toronto this summer? If you can, get out of Toronto. See the world. Find another city’s...

All five Kids in the Hall are reuniting for a live, public table read of Brain Candy

All five Kids in the Hall are reuniting for a live, public table read of Brain Candy

A certain segment of the population has read the headline and doesn't need to know anything more. For them, tickets are available...

For 10 days, JFL42 turns Toronto into the centre of the comedy universe

For 10 days, JFL42 turns Toronto into the centre of the comedy universe

Late on a Thursday night last September, I was at home in bed smoking a joint and streaming an episode of Louie —an objectively...

Today in Toronto: A Craigslist Cantata, The Book Lover’s Ball and more

Do You Want What I Have Got? A Craigslist Cantata This musical by Vancouver singer- composer Veda Hill and CBC host Bill...

Send in the Clowns: behind the desk with SportsCentre’s Jay Onrait and Dan O’Toole

Send in the Clowns: behind the desk with SportsCentre’s Jay Onrait and Dan O’Toole

Jay Onrait and Dan O’Toole can’t stop laughing—at fumbling athletes, at ranting coaches and especially at their own jokes

Editor’s Letter (January 2013): why Toronto is suddenly such a hotbed of creative talent

Editor’s Letter (January 2013): why Toronto is suddenly such a hotbed of creative talent

Over the past year or so, a particular breed of talented Torontonians made it big. Sheila Heti’s quirky semi-autobiographical...

The Weekender: The Killers, Beat Nation and six other events on our to-do list

The Weekender: The Killers, Beat Nation and six other events on our to-do list

1. BEAT NATION: ART, HIP HOP AND ABORIGINAL CULTURE Beat Nation, a new exhibit at the Power Plant, shines a light on artists who...

The Weekender: The Toronto Christmas Market, Molly Johnson and six other events on our to-do list

The Weekender: The Toronto Christmas Market, Molly Johnson and six other events on our to-do list

1. LOWE’S TORONTO CHRISTMAS MARKET Each year, the Distillery District gets a makeover and transforms into a traditional European...

Best of Fall 2012: the surprisingly funny appeal of Louis CK’s middle-aged libido

Best of Fall 2012: the surprisingly funny appeal of Louis CK’s middle-aged libido

Louis CK may be the most wanted man in comedy, with a rule-breaking sitcom that’s hailed as the best thing on television and a...

Private School Guide

The Private and Independent School Directory Spring 2025

The Private and Independent School Directory Spring 2025

Big Stories

Anchor Man: Fox News host John Roberts on Trump, the trade war and the American psyche

Anchor Man: Fox News host John Roberts on Trump, the trade war and the American psyche

If Fox News seems an unlikely landing spot for a guy who got his start pumping out Platinum Blonde on MuchMusic, you probably haven’t heard his thoughts about joining the notorious network, the Canada–US relationship and what he misses most about Toronto

Trump's Loss, Toronto's Gain: Meet the artists, professors, scientists and other luminaries ditching the US and moving north

Trump’s Loss, Toronto’s Gain: Meet the artists, professors, scientists and other luminaries ditching the US and moving north

They’re coming from Big Law, the Ivy League, arts institutes and beyond, brimming with smarts and energy and united by a common cause: avoiding the carnage of Donald Trump. True tales from the brain gain

Dancing Queens: Patrons, staff and performers share their wildest memories of Crews and Tangos, Toronto’s most storied drag bar

Dancing Queens: Patrons, staff and performers share their wildest memories of Crews and Tangos, Toronto’s most storied drag bar

Crews and Tangos has been enforcing the rules of the Village for more than 30 years: wear what you want, kiss who you want, but don’t forget to tip the drag queens. With a condo development looming, we asked around for tales from the iconic spot

The Joy of Sex with Strangers: A Toronto hotwife’s adventures in ethical non-monogamy

The Joy of Sex with Strangers: A Toronto hotwife’s adventures in ethical non-monogamy

Three months ago, I was a suburban mom in a monogamous relationship. Now I’m sleeping with people I meet online—with my husband’s blessing—and we’ve never been happier. Don’t judge us until you’ve read our story

The Scandal, the Firing and the Fallout: Anatomy of a Bay Street fiasco at RBC

The Scandal, the Firing and the Fallout: Anatomy of a Bay Street fiasco at RBC

Nadine Ahn was a high-ranking executive at the bank. Ken Mason, her subordinate, was rapidly promoted. Then someone claimed to see them canoodling at the Royal York, tipped off HR and triggered an inquisition

Edward the Conqueror: The unlikely ascent of Canada’s telecom king

Edward the Conqueror: The unlikely ascent of Canada’s telecom king

Edward Rogers was dismissed as a meddling nepo baby—until he muscled out his siblings, acquired his competitors, cornered the telecom market and became the dominant force in Canadian sports

Lady Parts: Inside Meredith MacNeill and Jennifer Whalen’s new show, Small Achievable Goals

Lady Parts: Inside Meredith MacNeill and Jennifer Whalen’s new show, Small Achievable Goals

The Baroness von Sketch Show alumnae have elevated joking about women’s issues to an art. Their new show takes aim at menopause. How funny is that?

Murder in the Blue Mountains: The story behind the killing of Ashley Schwalm

Murder in the Blue Mountains: The story behind the killing of Ashley Schwalm

Ashley and James Schwalm had what seemed like a fairy tale life—two wonderful children, fulfilling careers and a gorgeous home close to the private ski club where they’d fallen in love. Then Ashley’s remains turned up in a burned-out car at the bottom of a ditch, and all signs pointed to her husband

Dark Horse: Inside the fall of Eric Lamaze, Canada’s most famous equestrian

Dark Horse: Inside the fall of Eric Lamaze, Canada’s most famous equestrian

For years, Lamaze was the world’s top-ranked show jumper, living an enviable life filled with fancy cars, international travel and adoring fans—the kind of life a person might do anything to protect

Dividing Line: How the Bloor Street bike lane turned the city into a battlefield

Dividing Line: How the Bloor Street bike lane turned the city into a battlefield

A few kilometres along Bloor has become Toronto’s most contested strip of concrete, igniting fights over congestion, safety and the future of downtown

The Chosen One: At just 23, Scottie Barnes is the new face of the Raptors—and the team’s best chance of salvation

The Chosen One: At just 23, Scottie Barnes is the new face of the Raptors—and the team’s best chance of salvation

Barnes is shouldering the weight of an impatient, basketball-mad city, a hit-and-miss team, and his own colossal ambitions. Does he look worried?

Almost Famous: Inside the Beaches’ rise to rock stardom

Almost Famous: Inside the Beaches’ rise to rock stardom

A viral earworm about a breakup turned the Beaches into Toronto’s hottest export. Now, the panty-throwing, stage-diving, all-girl rock band is seducing fans around the world

"I was nearly beaten to death by my partner. The case was dismissed because it took too long to get to trial"

“I was nearly beaten to death by my partner. The case was dismissed because it took too long to get to trial”

How an overburdened justice system is failing survivors of intimate partner violence

Brave New Year: The ultimate try-anything-once bucket list for 2025

Brave New Year: The ultimate try-anything-once bucket list for 2025

For inspiration on wonderful, wild and even some slightly reckless experiences to enjoy in the year ahead

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"We felt disconnected from the outdoors before": What St. Lawrence Market North vendors think of their new home

“We felt disconnected from the outdoors before”: What St. Lawrence Market North vendors think of their new home

And what locally made and grown goods they’re selling

Sort-of Secret: Amelia’s Market, a Geary Avenue grocer selling local goods and light lunches

Sort-of Secret: Amelia’s Market, a Geary Avenue grocer selling local goods and light lunches

Like lovely cheese plates paired with glasses of Ontario-made wine

“There’s more attention now on shopping close to home”: How Broadfork Produce is connecting Toronto’s top chefs with Ontario farmers

“There’s more attention now on shopping close to home”: How Broadfork Produce is connecting Toronto’s top chefs with Ontario farmers

And the west-end supplier is opening to the public soon

The US tariffs are coming for your espresso martini

The US tariffs are coming for your espresso martini

With Kahlúa no longer available at the LCBO, Toronto bartenders are getting creative