humour
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To laugh or not to laugh: the subjectivity of comedy
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A couple of weeks back, I went to see the film Easter Sunday. I very quickly learned that this was a mistake. Easter Sunday is a ”comedy” film starring ”comedian” Jo Koy. Now perhaps due to how I phrased the prior sentence, it’s evident that I did not find this movie funny. Indeed, I did…
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Why are there so many barber shops in KW?
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After walking around Waterloo for a while you will notice a lot of variety. There are chains, mom and pop shops and everything in between. Dozens of restaurants, convenience stores, sporting equipment boutiques, pharmacies, a surprising amount of pot shops and even a place that exclusively sells vegan cookie dough; if you want it, odds…
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Remembering Norm Macdonald
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It came as a shock on Sept. 14 when the world learned of the untimely passing of Norm Macdonald. He was 61 when he succumbed to the leukemia he had been fighting in secret for nine years. Norm was always a polarizing comedian — you either loved his comedic stylings or hated them. In perhaps…
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Everything SNL’s Bonjour Hi! got wrong
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Saturday Night Live’s recent sketch Bonjour Hi! has the Québécois furious. The sketch portrays cast members Bowen Yang and Kate McKinnon as French-Canadian news anchors and well, to say the least, it’s terrible. These exhausted Canadian stereotypes are so rarely funny, I was honestly surprised to see any television show taking a crack at them.…
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Borat’s sequel may well be the comedy of the year
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Who needs religion when you have Sasha Baron Cohen? Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan—also known as Borat 2—was released Oct. 23 over Amazon Prime Video. To say the least—although I am extremely biased—Borat 2 is genius. The film is riddled with Cohen’s…
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The controversy and criticism around Bill Burr’s SNL monologue
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Bill Burr recently went on Saturday Night Live and delivered an opening monologue that has stirred up quite a bit of controversy. Some have been praising Burr’s jokes as a reality check and a funny departure during an otherwise unfunny time. Others have blasted the piece, calling it offensive and unassuming. After analyzing the comedy…
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All treats, no tricks: The Laurier Halloween experience
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I’ve always enjoyed Halloween. As a kid, the best part (other than candy, of course) was planning and sewing my costumes with my mom. Being able to pull the last few stitches together and head out with my younger brother and neighbourhood friends year after year was definitely a highlight of my childhood. As I…
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Halloween candies and chocolate ranked from best to worst
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By most people’s standards, I would be considered too old to be trick or treating. Despite this, my candy preferences are strong and have remained this way since childhood. I probably shouldn’t be critically analyzing each piece of candy I’m given on Halloween, especially because it’s all free. As the saying goes, beggars can’t be…
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Returning home for the holidays
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Reading week consists of little reading and productivity. I can confidently say I haven’t even considered academia since early October. Who has time for studying when you’re shoveling turkey down your gullet anyways? Reading week is a time to spend with family, a time to get just a little too drunk in front of your…
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