They’re the hosts that brought you the Webby award-winning Let’s Make A Sci-Fi – one of The New Yorker’s Best Podcasts of 2022. They brought the heart and humour with the follow up season, Let’s Make a Rom-Com. This time they’re going to make you laugh while they try to make you scream. Over 10 episodes, Maddy, Mark, and Ryan will learn what it takes to make truly frightening horror. They’ll meet the creators who make horror such an enduring genre. They’ll meet the people who love to be scared and they’ll take a stab at their own short, shocking film. More episodes are available at: https://link.chtbl.com/qZ2klbTw

How much does the truth really matter when it comes to comedy? In this episode of Commotion, host Elamin Abdelmahmoud talks to former The Daily Show correspondent Roy Wood Jr. and comedian Ali Hassan about Hasan Minhaj’s efforts to justify his approach to comedy following a profile in The New Yorker detailing instances where he stretched the truth in his stand-up routines. Every day, Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud brings you the most urgent, joyful, captivating discussions in all of arts, pop culture, and entertainment. Commotion is where you go for a thoughtful and vibrant chat working through the big culture stories. More episodes of Commotion are available at: https://link.chtbl.com/2GHec2s5

For years, players have been too afraid to talk about it. But now, the truth about a broom that almost destroyed curling is finally coming out. In Broomgate: A Curling Scandal, semi-professional curler and fully professional comedian John Cullen (Blocked Party) is exposing the unbelievable, never-before-told scandal that rocked the sport of curling. Yes, curling. More episodes are available at: https://link.chtbl.com/hzFeN2_S

Olympic FOMO is your daily Olympics recap, in 20 minutes or less. Besties Mark and Jem go behind-the-scenes bringing you the wins, losses, and hot goss from the Athlete's Village. They’ve got next-level access to Paris 2024 so you never have FOMO (fear of missing Olympics) again.More episodes are available at: https://link.chtbl.com/cS0JRWyS

Personal Best is a podcast that celebrates small ambitions, half-wins and the quiet satisfaction of getting less bad at things. Each week they help ordinary people work through the little things they’d never bring to a life coach — like having the courage to dine alone at a fancy restaurant or getting less awkward at handshakes. Let them be your self-improvement sidekicks! More episodes from the brand new season of Personal Best are available at: https://link.chtbl.com/HpbFD7Tv

This Is That is a current affairs program that doesn't just talk about the issues, it fabricates them. Nothing is off limits - if it's relevant to Canadians, we'll find out the "This" and the "That" of the story. Each week, hosts Pat Kelly and Peter Oldring introduce you to the voices and stories that give this country character in this 100% improvised, satirical send-up of public radio. More episodes are available at: https://link.chtbl.com/paIMUSH6

Today we shine our spotlight on author, writer, speaker and Governor General Award nominated Deborah Kimmett. You heard her last year when we presented Downward Facing Broad, here she is performing at the 20th Anniversary of Accent on Toronto.

From the Okanagan Comedy Festival, Mayce Galoni demands more credibility from the UGO seeing community, and Danny Martinello teaches us how to recognize the people who've worked on themselves, It involves soda cans!

From the Winnipeg Comedy Festival, Paul Myerhaug and Nikki Payne dive into the world of home ownership: the do's and he dont's. Although according to these comedians, there is no 'do' - just don't!

From the Okanagan Comedy Festival - a new voice to Laugh Out Loud - Matt Baker! He tells us about the mature way to handle heckles on the streets and veteran comedian John Hastings uses his own body to show Winnipeg the difference between injuries that are repaired under different health plans.

Host Ali Hassan welcomes Angelica Scannura and Mark DeBonis to the stage at the Creekside Community Cenrtre in Ottawa. It's all hail to the bald kings and how just one holey sock can wreck your day.

A goodie bag filled with all sorts of comic treats. Sets and songs and costumes too!

From the Okanagan Comedy Festival, Velina Taskov outlines the difference between a pub crawl and a wine tour! It's an important one. And Saskatoon's Myles Morrison was COVID patient zero in Saskatchewan - but the real struggle was ordering groceries in grams.

From the Okanagan Comedy Festival, Damonde Tshritter tackles some contentious subjects - last words, peanuts and cats! Efthimios Nasiapolos tells us clearly - he doesn't want to meet your children!

From the Okanagan Comedy Festival, Big Daddy Tazz has compiled a helpful list to tell if you're driving too slowly in your motorhome, and Kate Belton shares her diverse sense of fashion!

Kelly Taylor tells a Winnipeg Comedy Festival audience that explaining Canada to Americans hasn't necessarily gotten better...and Abdul Butt has LIVED with Americans and has a few opinions to share about that!

For our last show of 2022, we take a trip through 25 years of CBC Radio Comedy with a special guest. Join host All Hassan for this New Year's retrospective. Happy New Year!

From Accent on Toronto 20th Anniversary, we shine our spotlight on the Grande Dame of Canadian Comedy, Martha Chaves.

Today we pay tribute to the late Tim Steeves. From 905 Comedy Festival, Tim talks about eyesight, jam cellars and restaurant envy. Musical comedian George Westerholm takes us through a wild musical ride of the 1980's - live from the Danforth Music Hall.

From the Okanagan Comedy Festival, Chuck Byrn explains how contactless delivery has changed his life, and Yumi Nagashima asks her 99 year old grandfather for the secret to a long life.

From the 905 Comedy Festival - motivational speaker Jose Piranian and Jacob Bashin take to the stage to share their funny stories. Happy Holidays from Ali and Tracy!