Let me start this series about humour in Canadian literature and the function of humour in shaping the Canadian identity by clarifying, first things first, that I hold no particular belief in the ...

This summer, John Semley asks the tough questions of our nation: Are we Canadians really a funny people? And, if so, how did we get that way? Each week, for 10 weeks, he will explore a new facet of ...

The B.C.-born and Portland-based author honoured for his novel The Librarianist; deWitt previously won the award in 2012 for novel The Sisters Brothers. The $25K prize was established in 1947 to ...

Canadian writers Ali Bryan, Patrick deWitt and Deborah Willis have made the shortlist for the 2024 Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour. The $25,000 prize is one of the oldest of its kind, established in ...

After winning the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour in 1996 for Letters from the Country, journalist and humourist Marsha Boulton proudly declared in an interview with the Vancouver Sun: “This means I ...

The existence of Canadian humour is probed in Vanity Fair’s January 2013 issue, because as a country we “may be too nice, too passionless to be funny.” ...

Last month, in true Chicken-Little style, I declared the death of the student newspaper satire issue. I will admit that my panic was only partly a sincere response to an allegedly controversial spoof ...

Online dating platforms have witnessed a surge of users and activities during the COVID-19 pandemic. The lockdown restrictions and physical distancing protocols have changed the way people work and ...

The public broadcaster's new online comedy portal has 50 cringes for every chuckle. Chris Selley on Canada's newest comedy try-hard. You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in ...

Gary Shteyngart shouldn't apologize for noticing that Canadian writers don't take risks. You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. U.S. writer Gary ...

Obscured Releasing has unveiled the official trailer for 'Endless Cookie,' the latest feature from Canadian half-brothers ...

Last month, in true Chicken-Little style, I declared the death of the student newspaper satire issue. I will admit that my panic was only partly a sincere response to an allegedly controversial spoof ...