Go behind-the-scenes at a one-of-a-kind comedy festival with a very funny and talented comic.

This mini documentary  showcases hilarious stand-up comic Jeremiah Watkins at a Houston comedy festival as performs various sets, hangs with fellow comics, and goes on a wildly popular podcast.  He also hosts his own podcast that includes short interviews w/ Doug Stanhope, Eddie Pepitone, Josh Potter, Kurt Metzger, and Kevin Ryan.

The piece provides a glimpse to what life is like on the road for a popular headlining comic.

Ed Hill’s first ever comedy special, originally slated to tape in March of 2020, received the COVID treatment. In his case, this meant a closed set for filming with just a handful of family and friends. They sit in a circle for the entirety of the set, AA-style, facing Hill. The Taiwanese Canadian comedian maximizes the emotional impact of this support group-type set up, and his hour is all the better for it. This isn’t a laugh-a-minute set, and that’s not Hill’s aim, either. He takes his time letting anecdotes unfurl themselves. Candy and Smiley is loosely structured around nuggets of wisdom Hill imparts about goodbyes, differences and other certainties of life. None of them are particularly earth-shattering, but most truths in life aren’t. Hill himself knows that well; he recalls vowing as a teenager that he’d be different from his parents, who themselves immigrated to Canada in search of a different life. No matter how much we try to separate ourselves from our origins, those inevitabilities catch up with us sooner or later.—Clare Martin

https://www.pastemagazine.com/comedy/best-of-the-year/best-comedy-specials-of-2021-so-far/#10-danny-jolles-six-parts

Proud to have directed, produced, filmed & edited this one-of-a-kind Covid-adapted comedy special – “Candy & Smiley” featuring hilarious comic and storyteller Ed Hill.

Candy & Smiley premiered on Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video, Dish, DirectTV, Spectrum, Google Play and more on March 2nd 2021.  You can also listen to the album on SiriusXM, Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple Music, Pandora.

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In the early 80’s Anvil toured with the likes of The Scorpians, Whitesnake, Bon Jovi and Guns N’ Roses.  While all of those bands went on to enormous fame and riches, Anvil certainly did not.  And while lead singer and guitarist Steve “Lips” Kudlow ends up as a delivery driver for a catering service company he is determined to remain steadfast in his dreams of having the band making it.  He is resolute in keeping the band together regardless of the financial, family and practical obstacles that they encounter.  Steve is endlessly industrious is coming up with ways to finance the band’s efforts is unwavering in his spirit and passion as he gets the band together to record their 13th album and subsequently go on a European tour.

Anvil! The Story of Anvil is an endearing story about resilience and determination.  Following the band’s improbable dream provides insight into their unique friendship and bond, and leads to an examination of broader examination goal-setting, loyalty, success, heartbreak, and external validation.  There is an undeniable appeal to the band’s commitment.  The film’s tagline is “At fourteen, they made a pact to rock together forever. They meant it.”

The film is directed by Sacha Gervasi who was originally a roadie for the band while at the height of their success.  It is clear he recognized that the band (and their lead singer in particular) have an unflappable nature that resonates.  The film is a fantastic mix of humour, poignancy, and inspiration.

Anvil! The Story of Anvil is a highly entertaining documentary that inspires us to seek out subjects that are similarly consumed by a personal quest.

Just finished the filming of comic Ed Hill’s comedy special “Candy & Smiley” – Ed is a fantastic comic and great storyteller. The show was originally slated for a big theater in March but obviously the pandemic forced the production to change course. The result was an very unique comedy show in front of an intimate audience. Now on to editing this one of a kind comedy piece. It is scheduled to be distributed by Comedy Dynamics.

Originally from Taiwan, Ed is an award winning comic who moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, thinking he was on vacation at his father’s discretion.

Since then, Ed has performed all over the world. He was voted “Best Vancouver Comedian of 2016” by West Ender Magazine, and “Best Vancouver Comedian of 2015” by West Ender Magazine and The Georgia Straight, and named “Comic to Watch” in 2018 by Reader’s Digest Magazine and in 2015 by Canadian Immigrant Magazine. He has also appeared on AXS TV’s “Gotham Comedy Live”, “Laughs” on FOX, TED talks, Bite TV’s “Stand up & Bite Me”, and XM Radio’s “Laugh Attack”. He was also invited to perform at the Just For Laughs Northwest Comedy Festival, Comedy Masala in Singapore, Live Comedy Club in Taiwan, the Hong Kong Comedy Festival, NXNE, San Francisco Comedy Festival, and many more.

Ed’s tweets have also been featured on “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon”, Buzzfeed, The Huffington Post, DOSE, and Distractify.

In this episode, Tony Hinchcliffe gives a little background on how the “Kill Tony” podcast / show developed and we get to see how “preparation meets opportunity” for a few up and coming comics.

Behind-the-scenes content always provides insight into what a sub-culture is like and provides an opportunity to see authentic moments that are often both genuine and humorous.

In this video road comics Angelo Tsarouchas and Noel Elgrably hang out a the ‘Comic’s Condo’ while performing at Rick Bronson’s The Comic Strip in Edmonton Canada.

In this piece the comics are having a morning coffee – around noon – after a late night show. Topics include, helping out fellow comics trying to make it, life on the road, the different scope of shows and audiences, getting a greencard, Canadian women, and craving cigars.