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CBC Radio's Laugh Out Loud is recording episodes at the Big Sound Comedy Festival in Parry Sound, Ontario on June 17th. Join host Ali Hassan with a stellar lineup of comedians including Todd Graham, Rebecca Reeds, Moe Ismail, Courtney Gilmore, Kyle Brownrigg, and Mike Rita. Get your tickets now!

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David Pryde’s preoccupation with prepositions.
David Pryde takes you on a journey with prepositions. Or is it ALONG a journey THROUGH prepositions? IN prepositions? BETWEEN? Anyway, it's a ton of fun!

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The popularity of online reviews… for nature?
Live from Punch Lines Comedy Club in Saint John, New Brunswick, Sam Bartol tells us about the life and times of Theodore Tugboat. And why do Canadians always narrate their activities?

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Being a 30-year-old woman in the 1700’s suckkkkked
From the Icebreakers Comedy Festival, Dylan Gott shares how he was fooled into attending Christian Camp. And from Hecklers in Victoria, Randee Neumeyer talks about her bed wetting. It went on longer than you think.

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Turning that frown upside down, one comedy set at a time.
From the Icebreakers Comedy Festival in 2022, Nour Hadidi reminds us that depression - as serious and challenging as it is - when talked about openly, can be great for comedy! And Host Ali Hassan gets some tips on how NOT to sunburn.

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Using laughter to deal with even the toughest of situations. Mom knows best! Including when you’re lying!
Happy Mother’s Day! From her album Overnight Sensation, Deb Kimmett takes us on a journey of her life with her mother – from the days of being a belligerent teen to eventually becoming her caretaker. It’s a comedic tribute to mom's everywhere!

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Recovery is difficult. And sometimes hilarious.
From Hecklers in Victoria, Dan Duvall shares the comedy behind his recovery journey, while Syd Bosel dishes out some real info about her adult children. And they are not going to like it.

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They say that rest is important, but what about when your sleep is trying to kill you?
From the Icebreakers Comedy Festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Jarrett Campbell shares what finally cured his fear of flying. And Nitish Sakhuja shares the joy of being new puppy owner!

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An American will tell you what to love about Canada! A look back at the comedy of the late, great Darryl Lenox.
The stand-up comedy community lost one of the really good ones last weekend. This week on Laugh Out Loud we pay a tribute to the comedy, and the life, of the late, great Darryl Lenox.

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We grew up so poor, I had to fix my own lazy eye!
From Accent on Toronto, Frank Spadone takes you DEEP inside the world of Ducks. This man has studied their ways! And from the Winnipeg Comedy Festival, Chad Anderson says he may look like he knows the woods, but he does NOT know the woods.

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When a canoe is on sale at Costco, do you stuff it full of other stuff?
Derek Seguin looks back three years to the craziness at the start of the pandemic - from lockdowns to toilet paper to buying a canoe from Costco. Derek tells us how he navigated the early days of the end of the world.

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Do NOT ask your uncle for dating advice!
Ron Josol takes the audience on a journey to all the countries he’s performed in. And Crystal Ferrier tells us that she will exact revenge on her children. She has planned it out very carefully!

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There’s plane travel...and then there’s intramural plane travel...within Manitoba.
From Rumours Comedy Club in Winnipeg, Dean Jenkinson offers some marriage advice – he’s had a couple, so there’s some experience behind that. And Damonde Tschritter reminds us about the dangers of believing a rumour! Especially when that rumour revolves around booze.

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A sure-fire way to ruin your kid’s school picture day!
From the Icebreakers Comedy festival, Fiona O’Brien details a waxing session she’ll never forget. And from the Winnipeg Comedy Festival, Rob Bebenek talks about his parents’ rules in the 1980’s. There were NONE!

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Chill out with all that exercising! What are ya, trying to make me FEEL BAD??
Carol Zoccoli outlines very specific ways a husband can let down his partner. Garrett Clark goes through the crazy names in his family tree. And Patrick Haye waxes poetic about the strange strange language we call...English.

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The undeniable comedy of......Sleep Apnea?
From Accent on Toronto, Jean Paul shares some of his Trinidadian Grannie’s wisdom...and from the Icebreakers Comedy Festival, Joe Pilliteri dives into the obliviousness of the male teenager.

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Breaking Bad by day, cracking jokes by night. Some nostalgia for those childhood beatings.
From Accent on Toronto, Evan Carter tells a Danforth Music Hall audience what Canadians and kindergartners have in common. And Viveth K explains that he keeps his last name as a letter for you, not for him. It's called respect.

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Pitching a newer, more accurate Newfoundland & Labrador tourism commercial Marijuana sales: it’s not for everybody. They made sure of that!
As a black man from Newfoundland, Trent McClellan shares how hard it was to make a “normal” first impression. And from the Winnipeg Comedy Festival, Danish Anwar comes out swinging with his jokes – come for the comedy...stay for the patriotism?

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A inside peek at jokes that DON’T make it on television! Family – to have or not to have.
From the 905 Comedy Festival, Cathy Boyd takes some serious digs at some very serious protestors, and Laura Leibow has watched so much scripted reality that she could be writing those scripts herself!

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In a rare moment on stage, a comedian gives YOU the perfect heckle to use on him.
From the Winnipeg Comedy Festival, Ryan Williams takes you through construction sites and football fields, and from the 905 Comedy Festival Chris Robinson navigates gossipy conversations with his grandmother.

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The phone book – it’s not just for mom to boost herself up in the car anymore!
We shine our spotlight on comedian Graham Clark - and Graham shines his spotlight on the phone book.

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Is it time for a new marijuana-themed Canadian heritage moment?
From the Okanagan Comedy Festival, Mayce Galoni demands more credibility from the UGO seeing community, and Danny Martinello teaches us how to recognize the people who've worked on themselves, It involves soda cans!

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Sharks or Guns? We didn't even know we were having this argument!
From the Okanagan Comedy Festival, Velina Taskov outlines the difference between a pub crawl and a wine tour! It's an important one. And Saskatoon's Myles Morrison was COVID patient zero in Saskatchewan - but the real struggle was ordering groceries in grams.

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Ring in the New Year with Martha Chaves!
From Accent on Toronto 20th Anniversary, we shine our spotlight on the Grande Dame of Canadian Comedy, Martha Chaves.

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2022 New Year's Eve Retrospective on 25 years of CBC Radio Comedy
For our last show of 2022, we take a trip through 25 years of CBC Radio Comedy with a special guest. Join host All Hassan for this New Year's retrospective. Happy New Year!