Past, Present, Future with Matt Falk

Today's episode includes discussions of mental health and suicide. If you're in immediate danger or need urgent medical support, call 9-1-1.If you or someone you know is thinking about suicide, call or text 9-8-8. Support is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.If you're experiencing family or gender-based violence, you can access a crisis line in your province or territory.Matt talks with comedian and mental health advocate, Big Daddy Tazz about talking about mental health on stage, testing out jokes and how his views of comedy have changed over time.Big Daddy Tazz's Website: https://bigdaddytazz.com/Matt Falk's Links: https://linktr.ee/mattfalkCould you leave us a review?Credit: Music: https://www.purple-planet.comMy guest today is a stand-up comedian and mental health advocate.For over 3 decades he’s been entertaining audiences across the globe. He’s done Telvisied Galas for the prestigious Just for Laughs comedy Festival in Montreal and The Winnipeg Comedy festival. He’s played the Great Plains Comedy Festival, Calgary Funny Fest, The Moncton Comedy Fest and on and on.He’s got a CTV Comedy Now special, numerous appearances on CBC, Global TV, The Comedy Network and Star TV.He’s done the Debaters, Madly off in All Directions and Comedy Clubs all over from The Comedy Store in LA to Punchlines in Vancouver to Rumors Comedy Club in Winnipeg.For over 20 years he’s presented the massive Big Daddy Tazz & Friends Comedy Night which brings together Hilarios comics and raises money for local charities.Notably, in 2008 he was the world record holder for longest stand-up comedy show at eight and a half hours.Last year he headed to Ottawa to receive the John Candy Award for his work in the fields of comedy and mental health.It's…BIG DADDY TAZZ

Matt talks with stand-up comedian, Tim Nutt about studying to be an actor & playwright, his favourite place to perform comedy and what he still wants to try on stage.Tyler Penner's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tylerpennercomedy/Matt Falk's Links: https://linktr.ee/mattfalkCould you leave us a review?Credit: Music: https://www.purple-planet.comMy guest today is a stand-up comedian and podcaster. In 2014 he was crowned the Winner of Winnipeg’s Funniest Person with a Day Job.The following year, he became a regional finalist for SiriusXM Canada’s Top Comic contest, hosted two sold-out shows for the Oddblock comedy festival (a show, by the way, that became a tradition at the festival in the years that followed).That same year he also performed at the Pantages Playhouse Theatre and was named Winnipeg’s Favourite Local Comedian by The Uniter.Today, he’s a regular host and headliner at Rumors Comedy Club in WinnipegHe’s performed regularly at The Winnipeg Comedy Fest, even performing on the Fish Out of Water Gala with Ryan Belleville, Derek Edwards and Rebecca Kohler.He’s headlined sold-out comedy showcases at the Park Theatre. He’s been seen and heard on CBC and Sirius XM. He’s got a weekly podcast called, Prairie Dumpster.And he was featured on the 2022 Just For Laughs Originals Album, entitled Zero Peripheral Vision. Also, on a very cool side note, the album was named after one of his jokes.And if that wasn’t enough, last year he got a degree in philosophy.It's…TYLER PENNER

Matt talks with stand-up comedian, Tim Nutt about studying to be an actor & playwright, his favourite place to perform comedy and what he still wants to try on stage.Tim Nutt's Website: https://www.timnutt.ca/Comedian_Tim_Nutt/TIM_NUTT.htmlHis Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tim_nutt/Matt Falk's Links: https://linktr.ee/mattfalkTell a friend about us!Credit: Music: https://www.purple-planet.comMy guest today has been levelling audiences in comedy clubs and theatres for 30 years.He’s highly respected by audiences and critics and once you experience him live, Its not very hard to see why.After studying to be an actor and a playwright, he stumbled into stand-up and relentlessly started taking the scene by storm.He’s got a Comedy Now special, multiple episodes of the Ha!ifax Comedy Festival, and the Winnipeg Comedy Festival and 7 appearances at Just For Laughs. One of his appearances was so good he was named Best of The Fest and won a Canadian Comedy Award for it! And one reviewer from the Montreal gazette said, “Remember this name: Tim Nutt. The shaggy-haired and bearded Vancouverite was the standout comic in a very strong line up. Where have they been hiding this dude?”He’s not just confined to Canada. He’s performed all over the world, including Kandahar, The Edinburgh Comedy Festival, The Detroit International Comedy Festival and so many more.He’s a veteran of the Canadian Comedy scene and I’ve personally seen him perform many times, and I have to say, there’s not a lot of people in this country who kills like he does.It's…TIM NUTT

Matt talks with Comedian, Producer & Freelance Journalist, Jared Story about anxiety before a show, when to write comedy and short term goals.Jared Story's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jrockarolla/Matt Falk's Links: https://linktr.ee/mattfalkTell a friend about us!Credit: Music: https://www.purple-planet.comMy guest today is a stand-up comedian, free lance writer and producer.He’s showcased for JFL and he’s appeared at the Winnipeg Comedy Festival and The Oddblock Comedy Festival.For the last ten years he has been the producer and host of the WINNIPEG COMEDY SHOWCASE at the Park Theatre. He’s a four time finalist of Winnipeg’s Funniest Person with a day job at Rumors Comedy Club.As a freelance journalist, he’s written numerous articles for different publications many of which discuss and promote stand-up comedy.He’s worked with the likes of Jen Kirkman, Scott Thompson, Bruce McCulloch, Mick Foley and Wendy Liebman.He’s performed all around the country from Winnipeg to Halifax to Calgary, and Toronto even getting to perform in the U.S and Iceland.His debut Comedy Album: GOOD IDEAS distributed by Big Scene Records can be pre-ordered now or if you’re listening on or after April 5, it is available everywhere.It's…JARED STORY!

Matt talks with Comedian, Writer & Podcaster, John Cullen about Just For Laughs, having fun on stage and adding meat to a joke skeleton.John Cullen's Website:https://cullenthecomic.wordpress.com/about/His Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cullenthecomic/What is...? A Jeopardy Podcast: https://www.instagram.com/whatisajeopardypodcastMatt Falk's Links: https://linktr.ee/mattfalkSee Matt Falk & Matt Wright in MAGOG, Quebec on APRIL 18: https://linktr.ee/mattfalkTell a friend about us!Credit: Music: https://www.purple-planet.comMy guest today is a stand-up comedian, writer, musician, athlete, podcaster and teacher.His former podcast, REAL GOOD SHOW, was nominated for a Canadian Comedy Award and his latest podcast, BLOCKED PARTY regularly hits the top 50 on the iTunes Podcast charts, has been downloaded nearly 2 million times, is one of the top 150 podcasts on Patreon, was named one of Vulture's Top 10 Comedy Podcasts for 2022 and was #1 on The A.V. Club's "Favorite Things on the Internet" in 2019.Both of his comedy albums, MOST LIKELY TO BE A COMEDIAN and, LONG STORIES FOR NO REASON went to #1 on the iTunes Canada charts, and the latter hit #3 in the US--a rare feat for a Canadian comic. Both albums can be heard regularly on Sirius XM.As far as TV goes, you may have seen him on Just For Laughs, The Winnipeg Comedy Festival, or The Ha!ifax Comedy Festival. He’s no stranger to radio either, appearing consistently on CBC’s The Debaters, The Current and Q with Tom Power. He’s also a regular at some of the biggest comedy festivals in the nation including, Just For Laughs in Montreal and Just For Laughs Northwest.It's…JOHN CULLEN

Matt talks with Comedian & Producer Ben Walker about comedy nicknames, how to get booked on shows and writing new jokes.Ben Walker's Website :https://www.benwalkercomedy.com/His Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/obccomedyMatt Falk's Links: https://linktr.ee/mattfalkMatt in Winnipeg - Feb 29 - https://www.basementwpg.com/events/just-for-laughs-winnipeg-showcase-2Matt in Calgary - Mar 3 - https://www.showpass.com/bsf2024-mattfalk/Matt in Quebec - Apr 18 - https://www.epasslive.com/detail-de-l-evenement/one-night-only-2a94Tell a friend about us!Credit: Music: https://www.purple-planet.comMy guest today is a stand-up comedian who has been a semi-finalist in Sirius XM’s NEXT TOP COMIC competition on THREE separate occasions! In 2011 he became the co-host of the SHAW TV late night talk show, Week Thus Far which ran for 8 seasons. The very next year he was the winner of Winnipeg’s Funniest Person with a day job, a highly coveted title in the province. A couple years after that he became one of the hand picked few who were asked to regularly host at Rumors Restaurant and Comedy Club.After that, he started performing stand-up comedy all over Canada and several countries overseas in both English and French. Including, The Comedy Nest in Montreal and the Absolute Comedy Club chain in Toronto, Ottawa and Kingston.He’s been featured on CBC’s Laugh Out Loud and Sirius XM Satellite Radio.He created and hosted several comedy rooms that helped showcase talent and foster the careers of countless comedians.He’s showcased for Just For Laughs, and performed at the Winnipeg Comedy Festival and the Oddblock Comedy Festival.Comedian and comedy producer, Mike Green had this to say about him, “Ball coach has a style where if he’s in full flow and the crowd buys in to the character, he is literally unbeatable. There’s just so many layers and tags on every joke.”It's…BEN WALKER!