Hall of Famers Podcast

IT's The Relaunch!!!!  The podcast is back on all streaming platforms with a Re-Brand. This is the Hall of Famers Podcast. Where we explore all thing that make people Hall of Famers, or something like that.   The first Episode of the re-boot is all about JFL Vancouver which runs Feb 13th to 23rd across Vancouver. The fine folks set up two interviews for this episode. First up is Ivan Decker. Ivan,...

After a summer break the CCHOF Podcast returns! Two very funny comics on the return episode. First Up is Hunter Collins, Hunter is a killer comedian who has a new hilarious Horror Themed Comedy Album coming out Oct 4th called Monster Orgy! Reviews are in and this album is unique, creative and hilarious! Hunter is a native Montrealer has performed at festivals such as JFL42, The Halifax Comedy Fest...

Episode 43! Featuring the insanely talented Matt Friend. At 25 Matt has been featured on Red Carpets, The Howard Stern Show and The White House Correspondents Dinner for his amazingly accurate impressions. This Saturday June 1st he will be at Comedy Bar Danforth Toronto for two huge shows! Matt and Chad talk about classic Hollywood idols Rich Little, Johnny Carson and Don Rickles. Matt gives us a...

The Podcast is back and better than ever! Episode 42 features two of Canadas best! First up is 2024 Juno Award Winner Kyle Brownrigg. Kyle is a JFL New Faces veteran, from Ottawa now in Toronto Kyle has performed across Canada. His album "A Lylebility" is a must listen! Next up is Keesha Brownie. Keesha is a Toronto-based comic who brings amazing energy to every performance. Keesha has performed i...

Episode 41 is all about the new show on Amazon Prime Video (Canada ) and Hulu (US ), Davey & Jonesie's Locker. The show is a coming-of-age comedy centered on the relationship between two inseparable best friends, Davey & Jonesie. The shows creator Evany Rosen joins the podcast, Evany a founding member of the Canadian Comedy Award-winning comedy troupe Picnicface, and has years of comedy wr...

Episode 40 is all about the hosts! Although both guests are American they have some serious Canadian ties. First is Hunter March! Hunter is the New Host of Netflix Blown Away, a Canadian Produced show that was filmed in Hamilton. Hunter is a Stand Up who has also hosted Sugar Rush on Netflix and Nightly Pop on E! Next is Marc Summers, Marc was the host many kids grew up with, he was the host of Do...

Episode 39 is Live From Hamilton! Two stars of this years CCHOF Festival join the show! First up is the always hilarious Shaun Majumder, Shaun is a stand up comic, sketch performer and one of the hosts of This Hour Has 22 Minutes. Chad gets the scoop from Shaun on one of his favorite shows growing up UH OH! Next up is Elvira Kurt, Elvira is one of Canada's greatest comics, she has performed at JFL...

Big week for the CCHOF with the festival just a few short days away! To celebrate two of the funniest comics working today and two great interviews. First up its Caroline Rhea who will be at JFL Vancouver Feb 22nd (tickets at jflvancouver.com). Caroline talks about "kidnapping" Conan O'Brien and her early days of New York Comedy. Next Up is former Netflix employee fresh off of quitting her job, it...

CCHOF Festival and JFL Vancouver are fast approaching, and we have two big interviews to get you ready for comedy festival season in Canada! First up its Nathan Macintosh! Originally from Halifax Nathan has performed on The Tonight Show, The Late Show and Conan. Nathan also wrote and starred in ‘Trapped’, which is on Bell Fibe. Next Up is Che Durena, He is best known for his work as a host and wri...

Episode 36 is a big one! Featuring two guests with impressive resumes. First up it’s CCHOF Inductee Steve Smith! Steve of course is known as the co-creator and star of the hit Canadian sketch show The Red Green Show which ran for 300 episodes and 15 season. Next on the show is Ryan Conner, Ryan Conner was a finalist on the most recent season of NBC's Last Comic Standing, where judge Norm MacDonald...

The Class of 2023 Canadian Comedy Hall of Fame has been announced! Chad reveals all the names who will go into this years class at a ceremony in February in Hamilton. Two big interviews are also on the show! First up is Kenny Hotz, star of Kenny vs Spenny, South Park writer, producer and director. Kenny talks about the makings of his show with Spenny, inside the South Park writers room and the ear...

Episode 34 was all about great conversation and great story tellers. First up was Kevin Farley, Kevin is in the new movie Grumpy Old Santa now streaming on Amazon Prime. He is a standup comedian, actor and brother to the late great Chris Farley. Chris tells a great story about his time opening for Norm Macdonald and what it was like going to a talk show at Tom Greens house (kevinfarleyofficial.com...

Episode number 33 is hotter then the Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce rumours! First on the show is one of the creators and stars of the sketch comedy series Baroness von Sketch Show Carolyn Taylor! Carolyn has a hilarious new show called I Have Nothing (named after Whitney Houston 1992 classic). The series follows Carolyn on a comical quest to choreograph the perfect, full-length pairs figure skating r...

The New Wave of Stand Up kicks off August 28th on CBC Gem with a full lineup of incredible comedians. Two of the stars are on this weeks podcast. First up is Ben Sosa Wright, Ben is stand-up comedian, writer, and improviser from Toronto, he was named a 2022 JFL New Face: Canada. Ben was also named one of CBC’s 15 Canadian Comics To Watch in 2019. If you are a fan of Tyra Banks or Amanda Bynes this...

It's August! Which means JFL has ended, but where one festival ends another begins! The Danforth Comedy Festival runs for 5 days in August (4th, 5th, 6th, 11th and 12th) on the Danforth and features some of Canada's top comics including Sean Cullen, Crystal Ferrier, Nathan MacIntosh, Glen Foster, Tim Blair, Rob Haze and many more. To talk about this amazing festival we have creator, producer and c...

The 4th of our Just For Laughs Series of Podcasts featuring to 2 comedians with a combined 4 million Instagram followers!  First it's Trey Kennedy! Trey is a born and raised Oklahoman who never expected to enter the entertainment industry. While attending college at Oklahoma State University, Trey found fame on the app “Vine”, amassing more than 2.5 million followers. Trey still makes viral worthy...

Its the 3rd of 4 JFL episodes and this week we have a Comedian and Podcaster who has brought in millions of views and The President of JFL!  First Up is Kurtis Conner! Kurtis has sold out shows across North America and the world. After studying comedy at Humber College, Conner quickly found an audience on Vine, later migrating to YouTube and growing that audience to over 4.2 million subscribers wo...

Just for The Culture (Formerly The Ethnic Show), is back at JFL Montreal this summer, July 18th to the 26th at Club Soda. The show features a diverse line-up of comedians from various cultural backgrounds and experiences. Two performers from the show are on todays episode, first up its Arthur Simeon. Arthur is a Ugandan-born Toronto-based comedian who has been performing for a decade all over the...

The Nasty Show is one of the premier events on the JFL Schedule! This years Nasty Show is star studded and runs July 18th to the 26th at Club Soda in Montreal. This is the Nasty Show edition of the CCHOF Podcast featuring two comics who will be performing during the shows run. First Up is Geoffrey Asmus, Geoffrey is a regular at the World Famous Comedy Cellar in NYC, was featured on JFL New Faces...

The Nominees have been released for the 2023 Class of the Canadian Comedy Hall of Fame! To see the full list and to Vote head over to canadiancomedyhall.com. To celebrate the nominees we have two great interviews, first up is standup comedian, producer and Owner of Cottage Comedy its Tyler Morrison. Tyler talks about the future of tech and comedy, he also lets us know what it was like working with...

Episode 25 of the CCHOF Podcast is a fun one. Chad here, breaking the fourth wall for this podcast write up. On this weeks episode I had the pleasure of interviewing Chris Nielsen and Bart Batchelor (Night Sweats, World Doctors) to chat about there new show Psi Cops, which launched June 4th on Adult Swim Canada and streaming Live and On- Demand on Stack TV. This was the most fun I had in an interv...

Wayne and Shuster's list of accomplishments and credits includes inductions into the Canadian Comedy Hall of Fame and the most appearances ever on the Ed Sullivan Show. Now there comedy is being revived for a new audience May 25th, 26th and 27th at The Hart House Theatre in Toronto. Paul Bates (Second City, Dan for Mayor) and Aurora Browne (Baroness von Sketch Show) are part of the team that is br...

Spring is in the air and Episode 23 is coming in hot! As always two Canadian funny people on this show, first up its Jackie Pirico. Jackie is a Juno nominated standup comedian whos album Splash Pad is streaming right now where ever you listen to comedy. Jackie is featured in the new season of New Wave of Standup which is now on CBC Gem. Also on the show is Ottawa comic, talented musician and great...

Two very funny Canadians are on the show this week! First up is Courtney Gilmour, Courtney has had an amazing 18 months that included a Juno nomination. She is featured in Season 2 of CBC Gems New Wave of Stand Up which is streaming right now on CBC GEM! Next on the show Crystal Ferrier, Crystal has opened for Russel Peters, was the first Indian women to headline Kenny Robinsons Nubian show and co...

Episode 21 features two very talented Canadian Entertainers. First up is Lyndie Greenwood, Lyndie is a Canadian Actress who has been in shows like The Expanse, Sleepy Hollow and Nikita. Lyndie is now starring in the new CTV comedy Shelved. This hilarious new workplace comedy takes place in a Public Library and features talents like Dakota Ray Hebert and Canadian Legend Robin Duke. Shelved is on Mo...