Category: News
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Deadline Alert: Canada Council for the Arts Meeting

This came in on my email today. Canada Council for the Arts is coming to St. John’s to answer questions about funding. Any artists in town should check it out Date: Wednesday, November 12, 2025 Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. (Newfoundland Standard Time) Location: ArtsNL – Newfoundland &…
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Reaction to “The Internet Is Making Comedy More Accessible and Worse…”

I recently read Matt Wright’s post in The Comedy Tribune. It’s a good article. Disclosure: Matt and I are buds, so I am biased in favour of him, but even if I didn’t like him (impossible), I think I’d like this. The article is about being a comedian in the age of social media, a…
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Coming Soon – The Means of Producing Episode 6!

Wanna get behind-the-scenes info about shows in St. John’s? The next episode of The Means of Producing is coming soon — and sooner for some! November’s MoP guest is Todd Butt, producer of Comedy at Ninepenny. He’s been hosting comedy shows in St. John’s since 2017 and his latest endevour is the only stand-up show…
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Autopsy of a Comic Arts Fest

Looking Back: The St. John’s Comics Arts Festival 2025 A Soft Rock Report The St. John’s Comics Arts Fest is dead. Long live the St. John’s Comic Arts Festival! I come not to bury the festival coordinators, but to praise them. I had a great time, despite my own neuroses. This year, MUN hosted the…
