May 29: Lauren McGibbon

Lauren McGibbon is back! She was just with us in September, but this time there's a new wrinkle – she'll be talking with Colleen Brow this time. As you may or may not have noticed, Colleen has been doing the last Sunday of each month. So far she's just done comedy clip shows, but the night is hers to program and tonight she programmed a guest. Lauren is a very funny improviser with Vancouver TheatreSports League. So tune in to CFRO 100.5 at 11 pm and hear what they have to talk about. You can livestream the show, too, if that's your preference, at coopradio.org. I'll be listening... will you?

Podcast episode 400ish: Lauren McGibbon

Four-hundred episodes already? There have been a lot more than that over the years, but remember, we started this show before podcasts were a thing. When we finally joined the podcast revolution, I gathered together as many of the shows as I had to include them but I didn't get them all. Which is why I append the 'ish' after each number. It's a thing now in podcasting to count your episodes. I think it sounds a bit desperate or self-aggrandizing sounding, but I play along because it's what one does. Maybe I don't like it because there are lots of podcasts out there who started way after us who are already near, at or surpassed 400 episodes. Maybe we should work harder to be more consistent... Nah.

Anyway, I couldn't have lucked out with a more fun 400th episode. Lauren McGibbon, like all improviser guests, was great. We talked about her family history, which was a fascinating tale of violence and expulsion. She explained her obsessive need to research roles even if it's just for an acting class scene. And we talked about her brief standup career, brief flight attendant career, and her mom's career as a dancer on cheesy '70s TV variety shows.

Follow the link below to access the conversation. Or go download us somewhere. You know where. If you don't, let Google be your friend. Search "What's So Funny? podcast" or some variation on that. There you go. Thanks for listening!

Sept. 13: Lauren McGibbon

I'm a little late getting this posted, but we do have a live guest tonight. And a first-timer, too! Lauren McGibbon does improv, sketch and standup comedy. A veritable triple threat. Maybe she's got other talents I don't know about. We'll surely find out tonight.

That's it! Short but sweet, just like Lauren. Actually, she's not all that short. She's average-heighted and sweet. Tune in to Co-op radio tonight at 11 pm and get the low-down. You can livestream us at coopradio.org, if you'd rather. Or use TunedIn or whatever other means you have of listening.