Nile on the Fringe Festival Circuit

Nile Seguin is one of this season's writers for The Hour. Various bloggers on our team have seen him perform stand up before and now it was my turn. He is currently in Montreal appearing at the Fringe Festival. I saw his one man show earlier this week and I really liked it. There were many laugh out loud moments and funny observations made about supposed historical truths and how things get swept under the rug. Very entertaining and thought provoking. I didn't realize an hour had passed by the end of it.

Nile will also be performing at other Fringe Festivals this summer (Winnipeg and Edmonton). Check out his website for details.

Nile and company at The Rivoli

Last night I went to The Rivoli for an awesome evening of comedy. It was all new material night and there were a couple of familiar faces, some people I kind of vaguely thought I recognized and some I'd never heard of. Ron James stopped in for a few minutes which was cool. I was partial to (and I hope this is the right guy) Nathan MacIntosh - he was funny but he also had on a wicked pair of orange and black Nikes. Later on they had six or seven new comics who achieved various levels of success. A couple of them were really good and I'm sure they'll be around for a while.

The real reason we were there though was to see Nile.

Judging by the reaction of the audience I'm just guessing but I think a good portion of them were there for the same reason. He was great! If you go to his myspace page you can see a list of where he's going to be performing. I would highly recommend taking the chance to see him if you can. He's good on The Hour but he's even better live. And I still think they need to give him his own day of the week to do The List.

Alex's new podcast

Any of you who have listened to the Strombo Show on Sunday nights will be familiar with George's friend and coworker Alex. He and his friend Nick have started a new podcast and even though Alex wasn't very pleased with some of my comments during last week's show I thought I'd promote it anyway. I had a listen and enjoyed it. Here's what the man himself had to say on a myspace bulletin.

Hey Everyone! The Hot Dog Log Jam is finally up and running. It's a podcast filled with hilarity and music. So if you like to laugh and if you like to listen to wicked awesome music then check out www.hotdoglogjam.com. It's suppose to be updated weekly and you're suppose to be able to subscribe to it and all that bloggy type stuff. hopefully we got it working.
Alex

So go have a listen. If you like Alex on the Strombo show (personally he's usually my favourite part of the show) then here's a chance to take in a bit more of the Alex experience.

Dame rocks The Kathedral!

A little while ago George played a clip of a band called Dame, a group of girls out of Brampton, Ontario. They've been getting alot of attention since he mentioned them. Tonight they played The Kathedral in Toronto and Barbara and I went to see them. It was an awesome show! They show an immense amount of talent and potential. Their set was loud and rockin' and their music was fresh but with a great hard rock edge. They're new and still working things out but I have a feeling they are going to be very big in the future. Their myspace page has a listing of their upcoming shows and a few of their songs- if you can, check them out. You won't be disappointed. Katee, Kayla and Faye - well done ladies!

Crossover Artistry

In light of our esteemed television hosts shirtless appearance on the weekend.

I have a question: What do you guys/gals/transgendered friends think of people who cross over in their careers?

For example: Jacques Villeneuve or the obvious Hillary Duff or Lindsay Lohan. People who start as one career professional but because of their fame or their abilities crossover into something else.

What about George's multiple careers? I heard him musing on the weekend about wanting to announce sports in the future.

Thoughts? Comments?

George Introducing his Team on Stage

George introduces his Musical Hockey team.

The Chart Attack Hack become Spinal Hack !

They made not have made the finals in the tournament but they were a favourite of the night at Lee's Palace.

Barbara W.