EDITION SIX: Headliner and local comic, Gee Gethiga goes off on white guys in the locker room, Jordan Minter's friends, his affinity for single mothers and Donald Trump's clear hidden heritage. Take Gee with a grain of Goderich salt mine as he tears into everything and everyone under the sun in this wild set. Thank you FitzRay's Restaurant, in downtown London, Ontario, for hosting us! And thank you to all the comics who came out and showcased your heart and soul on film. @papi_gtv Coming Comics Raw, Open Mic Recordings (You never know what you're going to get!) WEBPAGE: https://www.newsload.ca/comingcomics BLOG: https://www.newsload.ca/post/punchlines-and-poetry-the-ancient-art-of-stand-up CRITICAL ACCLAIM: "I told him he could be my Nubian baby daddy any day of the week." ~Unknown gendered audience member Stand up comedy is a special kind of public speaking. The courage to face people in the real world, to make them laugh -- or try -- while talking about sensitive issues, bringing enemies together to think and maybe laugh. Where else is that possible except is this unique form of street poetry? Comedy is the sweet soul of free speech and offers an evolutionary super power - the power to unite. Thank you to everyone who participates, watches and subscribes. Newsload is for you.

EDITION FIVE: Local comic, Terry Currie roasts London before diving into, pranks, Mister Belvedere, Halloween when you're homeless, and whether or not aliens would be bummed about missing the age of bush. Thank you FitzRay's Restaurant, in downtown London, Ontario, for hosting us! And thank you to all the comics who came out and showcased your heart and soul on film. https://www.instagram.com/willsnowcomedy/ Coming Comics Raw, Open Mic Recordings (You never know what you're going to get!) WEBPAGE: https://www.newsload.ca/comingcomics BLOG: https://www.newsload.ca/post/punchlines-and-poetry-the-ancient-art-of-stand-up CRITICAL ACCLAIM: "My jaw hurts!" ~Unknown audience member Stand up comedy is a special kind of public speaking. The courage to face people in the real world, to make them laugh -- or try -- while talking about sensitive issues, bringing enemies together to think and maybe laugh. Where else is that possible except is this unique form of street poetry? Comedy is the sweet soul of free speech and offers an evolutionary super power - the power to unite. Thank you to everyone who participates, watches and subscribes. Newsload is for you.

EDITION FOUR: Local comic, William Snow brings you into his world of puppies and rainbows and sugar plumbs and... did I say puppies? You know all the things your mother would wash your mouth out with soap for? Yeah, this man says them all in a stunningly short period of time. Thank you FitzRay's Restaurant, in downtown London, Ontario, for hosting us! And thank you to all the comics who came out and showcased your heart and soul on film. https://www.instagram.com/willsnowcomedy/ Coming Comics Raw, Open Mic Recordings (You never know what you're going to get!) WEBPAGE: https://www.newsload.ca/comingcomics BLOG: https://www.newsload.ca/post/punchlines-and-poetry-the-ancient-art-of-stand-up CRITICAL ACCLAIM: "This is what happens when we forsake our God given right to soap the mouths of our children!" ~Unknown audience member Stand up comedy is a special kind of public speaking. The courage to face people in the real world, to make them laugh -- or try -- while talking about sensitive issues, bringing enemies together to think and maybe laugh. Where else is that possible except is this unique form of street poetry? Comedy is the sweet soul of free speech and offers an evolutionary super power - the power to unite. Thank you to everyone who participates, watches and subscribes. Newsload is for you.

EDITION THREE: Local comic, Brad Hopkins starts his set by warning, if the audience doesn't laugh, he just might take it out on his kids! Then he goes about taking it out on his kids anyway, who btw, seem imminently more sane than he is! Thank you FitzRay's Restaurant, in downtown London, Ontario, for hosting us! And thank you to all the comics who came out and showcased your heart and soul on film. https://www.instagram.com/brad.hopkins.comedy Coming Comics Raw, Open Mic Recordings (You never know what you're going to get!) WEBPAGE: https://www.newsload.ca/comingcomics BLOG: https://www.newsload.ca/post/punchlines-and-poetry-the-ancient-art-of-stand-up CRITICAL ACCLAIM: "Brad uses his kids the way Trudeau uses cabinet ministers" ~Unknown audience member Stand up comedy is a special kind of public speaking. The courage to face people in the real world, to make them laugh -- or try -- while talking about sensitive issues, bringing enemies together to think and maybe laugh. Where else is that possible except is this unique form of street poetry? Comedy is the sweet soul of free speech and offers an evolutionary super power - the power to unite. Thank you to everyone who participates, watches and subscribes. Newsload is for you.

EDITION TWO: Local comic, Joe Vincent levels a firehose of race based comedy toward an aghast audience never quite sure whether it's okay to laugh. Understand all the current racist tropes through the eyes of this stupendously proud brown man! Thank you FitzRay's Restaurant, in downtown London, Ontario, for hosting us! And thank you to all the comics who came out and showcased your heart and soul on film. @joevincent7 Coming Comics Raw, Open Mic Recordings (You never know what you're going to get!) WEBPAGE: https://www.newsload.ca/comingcomics BLOG: https://www.newsload.ca/post/punchlines-and-poetry-the-ancient-art-of-stand-up CRITICAL ACCLAIM: "Joe loves to make white folk squirm" ~Unknown audience member Stand up comedy is a special kind of public speaking. The courage to face people in the real world, to make them laugh -- or try -- while talking about sensitive issues, bringing enemies together to think and maybe laugh. Where else is that possible except is this unique form of street poetry? Comedy is the sweet soul of free speech and offers an evolutionary super power - the power to unite. Thank you to everyone who participates, watches and subscribes. Newsload is for you.

Gee Gethiga and the Newsload interview folks on the street in downtown London to find out if any of them are - or want to become - a single mom. Check out Coming Comics Raw, Open Mic Recordings (You never know what you're going to get!) Thank you FitzRay's Restaurant, in downtown London, Ontario, for hosting us! And thank you to all the comics who came out and showcased your heart and soul on film. @papi_gtv WEBPAGE: https://www.newsload.ca/comingcomics BLOG: https://www.newsload.ca/post/punchlines-and-poetry-the-ancient-art-of-stand-up CRITICAL ACCLAIM: "Joe loves to make white folk squirm" ~Unknown audience member Stand up comedy is a special kind of public speaking. The courage to face people in the real world, to make them laugh -- or try -- while talking about sensitive issues, bringing enemies together to think and maybe laugh. Where else is that possible except is this unique form of street poetry? Comedy is the sweet soul of free speech and offers an evolutionary super power - the power to unite. Thank you to everyone who participates, watches and subscribes. Newsload is for you.

Coming Comics Raw, Open Mic Recordings (You never know what you're going to get) EDITION ONE: kicked off by local celeb, Coming Comics host and Producer/Performer, Jordan Minter, co-owner of Twisted Mint Entertainment. Thank you FitzRay's Restaurant, in downtown London, Ontario, for hosting us! And thank you to all the comics who came out and showcased your heart and soul on film. @club_poubelle WEBPAGE: https://www.newsload.ca/comingcomics BLOG: https://www.newsload.ca/post/punchlines-and-poetry-the-ancient-art-of-stand-up CRITICAL ACCLAIM: "Jordan is proud of self deprecation" ~Unknown audience member Stand up comedy is a special kind of public speaking. The courage to face people in the real world, to make them laugh -- or try -- while talking about sensitive issues, bringing enemies together to think and maybe laugh. Where else is that possible except is this unique form of street poetry? Comedy is the sweet soul of free speech and offers an evolutionary super power - the power to unite. Thank you to everyone who participates, watches and subscribes. Newsload is for you.

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