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Meet Ottawa Comedian Lauren Lane
It's Valentine's Day, and Ottawa comedian Lauren Lane, a rising star in Canadian Comedy, is producing an all female standup show at Ottawa's Laff Lounge!
She tells us about the show, gives some insight into the hard work and dedication that goes into standup, and invites you to the countless, incredible comedy shows and open mics that happen in our city most nights of the week!
She also shares a fun story of how she kinda kicked the "Night Mayor's" ass when he left comedy off of the list of fun things to do in the Nation's Capital!
Plus... We get into some of the nuttier stories from this past week with our News Nuggets, including pet names that people hate. How did "Bae" become a thing, and why "Daddy" is NOT ok with many of us.
And we ask... If someone you knew were to look inside your car, would you be embarrassed? Why? What's in there that you don't want people to see?
Plus, F Bomb at the curling in Italy, and our thoughts on Canada's performance at the Olympics so far... And The Ottawa Charge are heading back to Canadian Tire Centre. We're going!!! You should join us!
Every week we cover what's current, cool, comedic and cringy in Canada's Capital and beyond!
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