{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/63c6efd361264b0011b3b542/63c6efdbf029ae00114669c8?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Is Comedy Art?","description":"<p>With less than a month left until her final set on the Second City stage, Aliya realizes that she's not totally sold on standup. So she talks to <a href=\"http://sandrabattaglini.net/\">Sandra Battaglini</a>, a comedian who's petitioning the government to recognize comedy as an art form that's worth funding, and the art duo <a href=\"http://www.lifeofacraphead.com/\">Life of a Craphead</a> who discuss the evolution of their jokes, from mixing a chemical weapon onstage to dumping a colonial sculpture into the Don River.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href=\"https://petitions.ourcommons.ca/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-1512\"> Sign a petition</a> to get comedy recognized as art</p> <p>Buy tickets to <a href=\"https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-imposter-presents-the-last-laugh-tickets-46633615399\"> <em>The Imposter Presents: The Last Laugh</em></a></p> <p> </p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","author_name":"CANADALAND"}