Modified On September 16, 2005
The largest comedy festival west of Montreal starts in earnest in four days, but, we a assured by Fest Bigwig Will Davis that there’s plenty going on as we type. According to the CanWest Comedy Festival’s (Named after the Canadian media conglomerate/fest sponsor) website, the Comedy Showdown is going on at Yuk Yuks at the Century Plaza. And, unlike some comedy festivals we know, you can actually find out who won and when by clicking on a link that downloads a .pdf file that has results and brackets on it, just like they have in the NCAA tourney!
And Guy McPherson, at straight.com, is cranking out one article after another about standup as it relates to “Vansterdam.”