Living through it by laughing at it

 Photo: Luke Barry The future of events and performance series: Abdullah Usman  Some say laughter is the best medicine. Many might heed this advice in the throws of an anxiety-provoking state of emergency. Abdullah Usman respectfully disagrees. “I always say laughter is the second best medicine, Xanax is the first

Capital Comedy Review: Summer Comedy Competition Finals

 Photo: Chris Borris and The Honourable Catherine McKenna present Michael Lifshitz with trophy The 2019 Yuk Yuk’s Mike MacDonald Summer Comedy Competition came to a close last week with a brilliant final on Wednesday the 28th. This year Yuk Yuk’s partnered with sponsors Ottawa Life Magazine and Crackup Comedy Festival and in

Capital Comedy Review: More semi-finals, Jeremy Hotz and a Cornwall show

 From left: Rynestone, Clint Gibbons, Mike Bombay, Kyle Mesdag and Jesse Reynolds Like most people, I used to rely on traditional methods to sense the close of summer and the corresponding approach of autumn. Things like leaves changing and days getting shorter. More recently my summer has become measured in