Halifax Comedy Festival - Season 19
Season 19
Halifax ComedyFest 2014
Episodes
Episode 1
Series host Mark Critch kicks off the 19th Season of Ha!ifax Comedy Festival! Greg Proops goes to Ireland and Pete Zedlacher wants to know what's with the luggage store at the airport.
Episode 2
Award-winning master of misery Jeremy Hotz says he's moving slower these days; Pete Zedlacher goes to the gym in Afghanistan; Derek Edwards wonders why people from Halifax are called Haligonians.
Episode 3
Ryan Belleville...he's one of our favourite comedians and he's sick of winter; Nathan Macintosh thinks American schools teach nothing about Canada and Cathy Jones is okay with being an empty nester.
Episode 4
Tim Nutt gets a call from Stats Canada; Angela Tsarouchas says Americans know nothing about our country and Orny Adams wants his printer fixed!
Episode 5
Canadian comedy legend Mike MacDonald thinks there's a big difference between American and Canadian audiences; Mike Delamont gets a personal trainer and Angelo Tsarouchas dates a vegan.
Episode 6
Dave Hemstad on boys' vs. girls' night out; Nathan Macintosh wants to wear his DJ headphones on a plane and Ophira Eisenberg doesn't think male strippers are very sexy.
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