Comedy

Business, Dance, France, Germany, Grammy, Hip-Hop, Music Industry (Trade), Novelty, Perspective, Pop, Radio, Record Labels October 26, 2023

Milli Vanilli’s Fab Morvan: ‘There was a human side to the story I think that was never told’ he says ahead of new documentary

Story of the scandal-plagued duo that’s not been told before gets airtime in new Paramount Plus film “Milli Vanilli” by Nick Krewen Special to the Star Thirty-three years after the revelation of one of pop music’s more explosive scandals, Fab Morvan is finally getting to speak his truth. If Morvan’s name is familiar, he was one of the two original “frontmen” — along with Rob Pilatus — of Milli Vanilli, a…

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Chicago, Comedy, Perspective, Spoken Word, Television, United States May 3, 2023

Nick Offerman — actor, humorist, woodworker and musician –brings his multiple skills to Casino Rama

The former “Parks and Recreation” star talks By Nick Krewen Special to the Star Hey, Parks And Recreation fans: Ron Swanson is headlining  at Casino Rama this Saturday. Actually, it’s not the deadpan Swanson who is appearing, but the comedic actor who portrayed him for seven memorable seasons on NBC, Nick Offerman. Curiously, do fans of the show ever confuse him with his character? “It’s interesting,” said Offerman, 52, late last week…

Comedy, Television, United Kingdom April 14, 2022

John Cleese explains the inspiration behind a classic Monty Python “Holy Grail” skit ahead of Toronto show

Cleese appears at Roy Thomson Hall on April 26 for “An Evening of Exceptional Silliness: Unique Lives and Experience.” By Nick Krewen Special to the Star And now for something completely different: John Cleese, how silly is your upcoming An Evening of Exceptional Silliness  Unique Lives and Experience appearance at Roy Thomson Hall going to be? Very, very silly or just semi-silly?  “I think semi-silly, probably,” responds the legendary British comedian and…

Canada, Dance, Experimental, Hip-Hop, Novelty, Pop, Songwriter, Toronto, United States, Video, Voice January 27, 2021

Rising Toronto rapper scores big name help – Idris Elba and Courteney Cox – for new video

Nick Krewen Special To The Star Toronto’s Connor Price may have an unlikely source to thank for his entertaining new hip-hop video featuring a couple of Hollywood A-Listers: COVID-19. While the Markham-born Price’s novel song “Courteney Cox,”  – which he describes as “an homage” to the Friends and Scream actress as he labels her “a cougar ” – the catalyst to getting the tune recorded is none other than fellow actor…

Comedy, Concert reviews, Experimental, Hard Rock/Heavy Metal, Novelty, Pop, Rock, United States, Voice April 20, 2019

What is it with music and clowns?

Puddles Pity Party and Mac Sabbath brought very different musical clown acts to Toronto, suggesting the modern fear of clowns might be exaggerated Nick Krewen NOW Magazine, Nov 20, 2018 PUDDLES PITY PARTY at Queen Elizabeth Theatre, November 8. Rating: NNNN MAC SABBATH at Lee’s Palace, Thursday, November 15. Rating: NNN Our music scene delivers new trends all the time, but over the past few weeks Toronto has played host to a…