Halifax Comedy Festival - Season 18
Season 18
Halifax ComedyFest 2013
Episodes
Episode 1
Host Mark Critch kicks off Season 18 with a long list of famous Newfoundlanders, the hilariously funny Bob Marley breaks his toe and Erica Sigurdson thinks chips and emotions go so well together!
Episode 2
The iconic Brent Butt embraces his middle age, Lachlan Patterson thinks it's weird that they sell guns in Walmart, and Debra DiGiovanni loves staying in hotels, even the bad ones!
Episode 3
Comedian Caroline Rhea on becoming a mom at 44, Peter Anthony explains east coast sayings like "paralyzed" - it's not what you think, and Bob Marley falls asleep at the wheel.
Episode 4
Tonight Phil Hanley runs away from home at the age of 29, Charlie Demers loves performing for east coast crowds, especially in Fort Mac and Brent Butt doesn't like skinny pilots.
Episode 5
Nikki Payne is not lazy, she's just apathetic, John Sheehan explains the difference between cats and dogs, and Graham Kay on the challenges growing up with dial up modem!
Episode 6
Graham Chittenden advises people to think twice before getting a dog, Dwight Slade finds himself in the wrong chat room, Pete Zedlacher believes it would be easy to get away with murder in Mexico!
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