Hi loveheads, Your aura is particularly sparkly today. Thank you for that. Sorry if you watched the Oscars last night. I’m hoping my recap of the event might be slightly more entertaining than the event itself. Have a gander? http://www.calgarybeacon.com/2011/02/the-oscarzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz/#more-42899 Love,Lori

I love my comedy family. On Thursday, a pile of us showcased for “Comedy Now” and everybody did such an amazing job. The best part of the night was the feeling of family, support, camaraderie and friendship. I adore what we have here as fellow comedians. Then last night, another pile of us went to Yuk Yuks to watch a … Read More

Premiere of “The Inside Joke” In November and December of 2010, a crew from Shaw TV was busy filming several local comedians and their sets in an effort to produce a documentary about stand-up in Calgary. After a couple of months of editing the final product is ready to go! The hour-long documentary is called “The Inside Joke” and will … Read More

Hi loveheads, Malls suck the life out of me. Whether you are the same or not, you will receive many crowns in heaven for reading my latest article about … ugh… home parties.  Here is it! http://www.calgarybeacon.com/2011/02/happy-valentines-day-tales-from-the-sex-party-circuit/#more-41525 Happy Valentines Day. Remember, the only love affair that matters when all is said and done is the one we have with ourselves. … Read More

Happy early Valentine’s Day, loveheads. The Calgary Beacon let me write another article for them this week (thank you, Markham), and I’d love for you to have a quick read and let me know your thoughts! Click this link: Comedian Confesses Love for Facebook – and Stalking Undying love and admiration for all eternity,Lori

Yeah, yeah, it’s not the cover of the Rolling Stone, but it was fun to write and like most attention-seekers, I do so enjoy seeing my name in print. Have a read, won’t you? “Toddlers & Tiaras” kids in the future – It Ain’t Pretty”

So, I have an isssssue. I like to say it with a long “S” because it sounds more amusing. There are a couple of amateur comedians in the scene these days who, shall we say, are more than enthusiastic. Normally, I adore enthusiasm. One of my favourite quotes is:  “Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.” – Walter Chrysler But … Read More

Hello loveheads,Tomorrow (Wednesday, January 26th) is the first Red Carpet Comedy of 2011. Red Carpet is a great room run by my hilarious and super-hardworking friend, Donovan Deschner. It’s all pro comedians trying all-new material. I think it gives the audience a cool, unique look at the creation of material, and it’s nice as a performer to feel that “Oh, … Read More

8-hour drives. Redneck bars. Drunk hecklers.Dilapidated motels. Shitty money. Dinner at 7-11.Stained bedspreads. Constant judgement.Cordless fucking mike with dying batteries.No benefits. No retirement plan.Rejection. Rejection. Rejection.Hours from home, sweet home. Alone.Frozen cars, black ice, white-outs.Dead-eyed corporates.BJ Woodbury, Stan Thomson, Stu-fucking-Hughes. And we love it.We LOVE it. Do you get that the chance to hear you laugh is worth all of … Read More

This Saturday, January 15 at 8:30 a.m., Russell Bowers of Daybreak on CBC Radio talks to Trent McClellan and me about some fond memories of comedian and friend, Jocko Alston, who passed away suddenly on December 21, 2010. A fundraiser for Jocko’s family – Going to Heaven Sunday – is being held on Sunday, January 16 at 8:00 p.m. at … Read More