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MONTREAL FRINGE WRAP UP. (OR “Dad, why can’t we Fringe all year? Because then...
Congrats guys. We made it. We did it. Another year. It’s done. It’s over. Goodbye. For now. Who’s tired? Last night I spent some time with the Fringe Staff doing the final over-night… Continue reading →
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BUP53: Proterrible
While he was in town for the Fringe, Shane Adamczak aka Zack Adams was kind enough to stop by and share some music with us. Download this episode here! Tracks: Enjoy Your Pumas… Continue reading →
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SPIKE? WHAT IS IT? IS IT THE BABY? CALL MY MOM, QUICK! (by Shane Adamczak)
So what does a Fringe Artist do when they’re not Fringing it up on tour? I’m glad you asked dear reader. It’s a little tricky, especially for the internationals artists doing the circuit,… Continue...
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Fringe Tips For Young Players. (A Guide to not being a D-Bag at the fringe…)...
Toronto is a very different Fringe to any I’ve experienced before. My fellow tour blogger Yana Kesala, already mentioned on this in her latest blog, but I’ve never encounter a more “Play By… Continue...
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ROADTRIP! (by Shane “Pedal to the Metal” Adamczak)
It’s been a frantic few days. Straight after my final show in the Toronto Fringe, in an unexpected torrential downpour, the delightful Ingrid Hansen (Whose show Little Orange Man is currently playing...
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THE FRINGE ROLLERCOASTER . (One two, One two three, I’ve got a ticket so ride...
MINI ENTRY – FRIDAY JULY 20, 3:43am. I had a bad night tonight. I was pretty down, I’ll be honest. The opening night in Winnipeg was off to a good start; the audience… Continue reading →
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Fringe Tips For Young Players 2.0 (A Guide to being a GOOD AUDIENCE MEMBER at...
Well, here I sit, alone at my computer on my first night off from Fringe in what feels like forever. I really don’t know what to do with myself. I should probably write… Continue reading →
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APPENDIX A: Snacks, Drugs and Slowly Rolling Out Of Bed. (by Shane “Very...
Well dear readers, what a week has it been since you read me last (That sounds weird?). But when I say it’s nice to be here, I really mean it! I’ll be honest;… Continue reading →
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WHAT DOESN’T KILL YOU (TURNS OUT TO BE RATHER INCONVENIENT AND FRUSTRATING...
It’s been a long painful week dear reader. Last time around I was fresh out of hospital, nursing an appendectomy and possibly developing a Percocet addiction. Good times. Since then, I travelled by…...
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FREAKY FRINGE SIDESHOWS (OR: How to win heaps more followers on Twitter just...
It feels like I have been on tour forever, yet as my tour starts winding to a close, I wish it would never end. Edmonton, you have been insanely kind to me this… Continue reading →
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THE END IS THE BEGINNING IS THE END (Or How I stopped worrying about post...
Well, we did it. It’s done. It’s over. According to the amount of blogs I’ve written, I’ve been on the road for thirteen weeks. Holy Kites. As a wise man once said “We… Continue reading →
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EXPOZINE or (How to make new friends by drawing comics and then selling those...
Earlier this month, the BU team and I took part in Expozine, a kick-ass independent comic and zine fair in Montreal. We spent two days peddling our wares (including our awesome collaboration “Bloody…...
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The Ballad of Frank Allen, by Shane Adamczak
PART 1. The year was 2003 and a young man by the name of Al Lafrance began studying sound engineering at Montreal Sound Engineering College. He did not have a beard but he… Continue reading →
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The Ballad of Frank Allen, by Shane Adamczak – Part 2
PART 2. “Food For Thought” Frank had always liked things to be in order. He liked consistency. He liked to do things well and get them done efficiently. Not just in his janitorial… Continue reading →
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The Ballad of Frank Allen, by Shane Adamczak – Part 3
PART 3. “The Outdoors Type” It was summer in Montreal. The sun was shining bright, the birds were chirping and a welcome cool breeze blew in from the mountain. Al Lafrance was taking… Continue reading →
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The Ballad of Frank Allen, by Shane Adamczak – Part 4
PART 4. “Second Wind” From what Frank had observed over the first year of living in the beard, Al was in a bit of a “dry patch” in terms of his love life.… Continue reading →
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The Ballad of Frank Allen, by Shane Adamczak – Part 5
PART 5. “Crossing The Frozen Lake” Much to Frank’s surprise, underneath his heavy metal-loving, beardy exterior, Al turned out to be a hopeless romantic. He had been dating Christine for just a few…...
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The Ballad of Frank Allen, by Shane Adamczak – Part 6
PART 6. “A Little Salty!” Frank had never really celebrated his birthday. Sure, during his youth, his loving but relatively poor parents would muster up some small gift once a year to show… Continue...
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The Ballad of Frank Allen, by Shane Adamczak – Part 7
PART 7. “The Crossfade” As a wide generalisation, when men get emotional, they tend to drink. Whether they drink to forget their problems, to let loose, or to just get drunk and… Continue reading →
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BUP60: Long Slow Goodbye
Episode 60 of the Bloody Underrated podcast is here. It features 27 songs spanning a multitude of genres. These songs all mean a lot to me, for different reasons. I hope you enjoy… Continue reading →
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The Ballad of Frank Allen, by Shane Adamczak – Part 8
PART 8. “A Close Shave” Al and Christine had been invited to the wedding of Christine’s cousin Victoria. It was to be one of their first “formal outings” as a couple and they… Continue reading →
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The Ballad of Frank Allen, by Shane Adamczak – Part 9
PART 9. “The best of a bad situation” Although Al Lafrance and Frank Allen had been technically living together now for almost two years, still only one of them was truly award of… Continue reading →
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The Ballad of Frank Allen, by Shane Adamczak – Part 10
PART 10. “Hi Al, my name is Frank Allen” “Hi Al, my name is Frank Allen. No, you’re not hearing things. This is really happening. Now, you might want to sit down because… Continue reading →
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FRINGE IS UPON US. GET INTO IT. GET SWEATY. STAY UP LATE. IT’S FRINGE AFTER...
Has it been a year already? Pretty soon we’ll all be celebrating the one year anniversary of my emergency FRINGE tour appendectomy! I assume there will be some kind of parade. But as… Continue reading →
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FRINGE TIPS FOR YOUNG PLAYERS 3.0: “Tip The Bar Staff”– By Shane “With all...
So, it turns out that putting on a FRINGE Festival takes a lot of work. Like, a LOT of work. As artists, we get to enjoy the best part: we just show up… Continue reading →
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FRINGE TIPS FOR YOUNG PLAYERS 4.0 –“We Are All Rock-stars” (A post-tour...
Well, we did it. It’s done. It’s over. And wasn’t it just spectacular?! My favourite party, The St-Ambroise Montreal FRINGE Festival, has come and gone for another year and I’m still overwhelmed by…...
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Montreal FRINGE 2013: BU Staff Picks
We’re taking a break from mourning the end of the 2013 St-Ambroise Montreal FRINGE Festival to reminisce fondly about our favourite shows. Here are this year’s Bloody Underrated Staff Picks! Andrea...
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Flapjack Crack-dillac
A little over a year ago, my good friends Jo & Shane & I started building something. We didn’t know what it was at first, but over time, it started revealing itself to… Continue reading →
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Learn From Your Failures: An Interview with Colin Mochrie
Colin Mochrie, comedian, improviser and star of the hit show WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY? will be returning to Montreal next week with his show COLIN & BRAD, as part of Just For… Continue reading →
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THE UNFINISHED PRODUCT: An Interview with Brad Sherwood
Multi-talented performer and one half of the upcoming Just For Laughs show COLIN & BRAD took the time to chat to B.U. earlier this week and gave us much food for thought about… Continue reading →
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Sam Simmons – Meanwhile
In a large festival such as Just For Laughs, there’s a lot of “safe” comedians. The kind of comedy you see on TV and the kind that your parents might laugh at. Not… Continue reading →
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ZOOFEST 2013: Kuwaiti Moonshine and The Progressive Polygamists
Zoofest is well and truly kicking along. The next wave of shows begins this week, two of which I’ve seen in the past and really enjoyed. Kuwaiti Moonshine Tim C. Murphy, who created… Continue reading →
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OFF JFL 2013: Todd Barry And Friends and Stand Up/Strip Down
Comedy is hard to “review”. It’s subjective you guys. What I find funny, you might not. But let’s just agree to trust each other, okay? Off-JFL is a great way to get exposed… Continue reading →
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OFF JFL 2013: Sam Simmons and Brian Posehn
I want you guys to do something for me. Go to your closet and grab all your “Ab Flex”, “Ab Circle Pro”, “Tone-Fitness Ab-wheel” and your “Ab Sculpturs”; basically any old piece of… Continue reading →
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Just For Laughs 2013: Colin & Brad
Improv shows on the whole can be hit and miss and when you have a world famous TV show behind you, the pressure is on when it comes to live performance. Luckily this… Continue reading →
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THE BALLAD OF FRANK ALLEN, BY SHANE ADAMCZAK – BOOK 2, PART 1
BOOK 2, PART 1. “LASERS! LASERS! LASERS!” A heavy steel door busts open, heavy smoke bellows out into the sterile, uninviting hallway and the sound of militant heavy footsteps quickly approaching...
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The Ballad of Frank Allen, by Shane Adamczak – Book 2, Part 2
THE BALLAD OF FRANK ALLEN, BY SHANE ADAMCZAK – BOOK 2, PART 2 “Like A Thousand Slinkys™ Falling Down The Stairs” It had been a tough month with a lot of huge challenges… Continue reading →
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EDMONTON FRINGE PREVIEW – Part 1
The Edmonton Fringe starts this week and if you’re lucky enough to be in town there’s a bunch of amazing shows to check out. I’m a big fan of picking something at random… Continue reading →
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EDMONTON FRINGE PREVIEW – Part 2
There’s a multitude of extremely awesome theatre companies returning to this year’s Edmonton Fringe with revamped/remounted productions or brand new shows and here’s just a handful of the one’s I’m...
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EDMONTON FRINGE PREVIEW – Part 3
The Edmonton Fringe is now upon us and there’s SO much to check out at North America’s largest Fringe Festival. I’ve already told you about the shows I’ve seen and the companies I’m… Continue reading →
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THE BALLAD OF FRANK ALLEN, BY SHANE ADAMCZAK – BOOK 2, PART 3
THE BALLAD OF FRANK ALLEN, BY SHANE ADAMCZAK – BOOK 2, PART 3 “Meme” One month ago, in a drunken, heart-broken haze, Al had filmed himself – shirtless, doing sweaty, sweaty push-ups and… Continue...
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THE BALLAD OF FRANK ALLEN, BY SHANE ADAMCZAK – BOOK 2, PART 4
THE BALLAD OF FRANK ALLEN, BY SHANE ADAMCZAK – BOOK 2, PART 4 “The Meeting” Two years ago, if you had told the bearded, metal band shirt wearing, Grumpy-Cat Doppelganger Al Lafrance that… Continue...
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ZACK IS BACK! @ MainLine Theatre
Our good friend Shane Adamczak will be back in Montreal any day now, and he’s bringing his alter-ego Zack Adams with him for three nights only. We caught up with the FRINGE superstar… Continue reading →
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TRAMPOLINE preview – The Adamczak will make ya Jump Jump (OR “I interviewed...
Shane Adamczak, Australian import and creator of Captain Spaceship and “Fringe Favourite” Zack Adams, is back in Montreal after a busy couple of months spent in Oz. He’s excited to take up his…...
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Trampoline @ MainLine Theatre
Remember when I told you how awesome Trampoline was going to be? I hate to say I told you so, but… Photo credit: Bakouch Michaël Shane Adamczak’s newest piece comes to life at… Continue reading →
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THE BALLAD OF FRANK ALLEN, BY SHANE ADAMCZAK – BOOK 2, PART 5
THE BALLAD OF FRANK ALLEN, BY SHANE ADAMCZAK – BOOK 2, PART 5 “Frank Allen Must Die” “Enhance the footage. Good. Now, enhance… good… further… enhance…” “You can just say ‘zoom in’ sir…”… Continue...
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THE BALLAD OF FRANK ALLEN, BY SHANE ADAMCZAK – BOOK 2, PART 6
THE BALLAD OF FRANK ALLEN, BY SHANE ADAMCZAK – BOOK 2, PART 6 “An Unexpected Visit” Al had surprisingly quickly come to terms with the fact that a government organization responsible for accidentally…...
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THE BALLAD OF FRANK ALLEN, BY SHANE ADAMCZAK – BOOK 2, PART 7
THE BALLAD OF FRANK ALLEN, BY SHANE ADAMCZAK – BOOK 2, PART 7 “The Simple Life” “So what’s it gonna be Frank? It’s your call.” A recently patched up Al Lafrance sits in… Continue reading →
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THE BALLAD OF FRANK ALLEN, BY SHANE ADAMCZAK – BOOK 2, PART 8
THE BALLAD OF FRANK ALLEN, BY SHANE ADAMCZAK – BOOK 2, PART 8 “Seven hundred and thirty days” Deep within the bushy and unkempt depths of Al Lafrance’s beard, a pensive Frank Allen… Continue reading →
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Montreal FRINGE 2014: Cirque Prom, Spitting in the Face of the Devil
Cirque Prom “Oh I’ve…had…the time of my life” …I have indeed. I left Petit Campus with a stupid grin from ear after watching this delightfully hilarious show. After an impressively silly high energy...
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