Utopia To Me? With Chris Locke
by The Sonar Network
What is utopia to you? A fantastic world where people live inside of fruit? Where everyone is your sex slave? Where Potato chips make you feel better about yourself? Join comedian, Chris Locke on a splendid journey to the perfect worlds of many hilarious and totally interesting guests on "Utopia To Me?"
Episodes
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Chris James
Chris James is an awesome guy. Hilarious comedian from the Vancouver, B.C. scene. He’s been a touring headliner as a stand up, played all the Just For Laughs Festivals, and now has his youtube show Not Even A Show that he produces and edits himself. You have to check it out! We hung out one...
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Aaron Read
Aaron Read is an incredibly funny and natural comedian. He may be best known as one of the performing members of the improv troupe Sunday Service, who have a weekly show in Vancouver, B.C. at the Fox Cabaret. He’s hilarious and has recently jumped into doing stand up comedy and has already become...
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Sophie Buddle
Sophie is a hilarious, original stand up comedian from Vancouver, BC. She’s been killing it for a good while now and her credits prove just that. As a writer for This Hour Has 22 Minutes, multiple appearances on Just For laughs, Kevin Hart’s LOL, The Debaters, plus being a runner up for the...
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Gavin Matts
Gavin Matts is a hilarious stand up comedian. He won the SiriusXM Top Comic contest in 2017 and has performed at tons of festivals including Just For Laughs in Montreal, JFL42, JFL Northwest, Bumbershoot, Halifax Comedy Fest, and many more. We talk a lot of nonsense and laugh a lot. It’s a good...
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Emilie Mover
Emilie Mover is an incredible singer, songwriter, dear friend, and lovely soul. She has eight albums out of original music which include some children’s music which, her album The Stella and Sam album won her a Juno award. Her music has also appeared on Girls, Pretty Little Liars, and Grey’s...
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Ben Miner
Ben Miner is a Canadian hero of stand up comedy. He is a hilarious touring headliner and also a master chef who has actually been on Masterchef Canada! Ben hosts Comic Stripped on SiriusXM radio where he showcases all stand up comedians but most importantly Canadian stand up comics, and The...
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Steph Kaliner
Steph Kaliner is a very talented, hilarious writer/comedian who writes on literally a million TV shows/cartoons. Here are a few: Schitt’s Creek, Cupcake and Dino, Wishfart, Gary and his Demons, and so much more – including her web series Terrific Women, which she co-created and acted in with her...
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Sean Cullen
Sean Cullen is one of Canada’s finest comedic minds. His comedy/music act Corky And The Juice Pigs have played everywhere from Edinburgh Fringe, Just For Laughs (Montreal), to MadTV. Solo, he is one of my all-time favourite comedians to watch. He riffs like a master and his mind is as sharp as…
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Chris Robinson
Chris Robinson is a super funny stand up comedian that won the SiriusXM Top Comic contest in 2016. That’s a huge deal. Plus he’s been ripping it up all over Canada and the States for the last few years now, including performing at the prestigious Just For Laughs festival in Montreal. That’s on…
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Hunks
Hunks are a great bunch of funny pals out of Winnipeg, Manitoba. Very fun sketch comedy and individually they are: Tim Gray, Dana Smith, Rory Fallis, Matt Nightingale, and Quinn Greene. They tour all the time performing at Sketchfests and Fringe Festivals around the country, as well as post...
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Rob Bebenek
Rob Bebenek is an awesome stand up comic, touring headliner, road dog, and festival favourite. Along with other killer comic and bud Rob Pue, the two Robs have a hit tour right now called Renaissance Apes that I recommend you catch wherever you can. Bebenek has appeared multiple times at the...
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Andrew Johnston
Andrew Johnston is a one of a kind, hilarious stand up comedian from Toronto, soon to be moving to LA. Andrew created and hosts the Bitch Salad all-female stand up comedy shows starting in the mid 2000's at Buddies In Bad Times Theatre which still run annually today. He was a featured guest on…
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Dave Shumka
Dave Shumka is a smart, funny man who is the co-host and co-creator, along with Graham Clark, of Stop Podcasting Yourself. Canada's most successful comedy podcast (what!?), and it's also famous throughout the world, for good reason. It's so much fun. He might be wondering why I described him as...
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Marito Lopez
Marito Lopez is a hilarious stand up comedian so much fun to watch, and an all around great guy. He's a touring comic that has also performed at the Just For Laughs festival in Montreal. He has a comedy rap group called Runnin' At The Mouth that has two albums out and they've made a bunch of vids...
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Pat Burtscher
Pat Burtscher is a very funny, original, crafty stand up comedian. He's travelled all over the world working his magic from the UK, to Australia, The U.S., to South East Asia! I really enjoy watching him perform and this was a fun hang. Listen to his ideas and more! Enjoy! Brought to you By: The...
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Aliya Pabani
Aliya Pabani is the host of The Imposter podcast which is part of Canadaland. She is a talented interviewer that has talked with a ton of great Canadian artists. She has also been featured as a speaker on the celebrated Trampoline Hall lecture series. I've been a guest on her podcast a couple of...
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Ali Hassan
Ali Hassan is a stand up comedian, radio show host, AND gourmet chef! That's crazy. Plus, he's a family man with 4 kids! How does he do it all? He's staying busy, that's for sure. And listen, he cooked me a delicious breakfast and we had a very fun chat so please dig in and enjoy! Brought to you...
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Mark Normand
Mark Normand is a very funny stand up comic who has appeared on TBS's CONAN 5 times, Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon, Late Show With Stephen Colbert, and a ton of more shows. Also traveled the road as the opener for Amy Schumer. Listen to Mark try to figure out what would help make his world a...
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Ron Lynch
One of my favourite funny men, Ron Lynch is a classic. He is always funny. On stage and off. When he would get off the elevator before me he would act like there was something important to tell me just before the door closed. That's the best joke. Hosts the popular The Tomorrow Show in L.A. Has...
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Nick Nemeroff
Nick Nemeroff is a very funny stand up comedian out of Toronto, originally from Montreal. He's performed all over Australia, Los Angeles, JFL42 in Toronto, and the Oddblock festival in Winnipeg. He co-produces a monthly show at the Comedy Bar in Toronto with funny friend, Gavin Pounds called...
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Eliza Skinner Live at Oddblock Comedy Festival
Eliza Skinner is a hilarious stand up comedian and writer. She has written for The Late Late Show with James Corden, Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell, and Drop The Mic. Her stand up has appeared on The Late Late Show with James Corden, and The Pete Holmes Show. She has also been on @midnight and...
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Pat Thornton and Eric Toth
Pat Thornton and Eric Toth are the creators of the CBC comedy web series, My Kitchen Can Be Anything. Two hilarious comedians and writers. Both got their start in sketch comedy in the early 2000s; Pat with Todd's Lunch, and then The Sketchersons, and Eric with The Imponderables. Pat also has a...
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Eddie Della Siepe
Eddie Della Siepe is a super funny stand up comedian who has one of the quickest wits in comedy, on or off stage. He'll get ya! He tours as opener for Harland Williams, and is a regular at the Just For Laughs festival in Montreal. He's also the co-host of the hit podcast Barely Friending along…
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Matt Wright
Matt Wright is a very talented joke writer, and stand up comedian out of St. John's, Newfoundland. He writes for This Hour Has 22 Minutes. As a stand up he has performed at the Halifax Comedy Festival, Winnipeg Comedy Festival, Just For Laughs in Montreal, and is doing his first TV taping there...
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Jordan Foisy
Jordan Foisy is a super funny, original stand up. His first stand up album is coming out NOW called, Standing On The Edge Of Unspeakable Anxiety. He also writes funny/real articles for VICE.com. We hung out and talked about everything from, well, anxiety, to robots, war, hell, insanity. Sit back...
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Dawn Whitwell
Dawn Whitwell is a very enjoyable, funny stand up comedian, and someone who has also become an institution in the city of Toronto for her stand up comedy courses. These courses have helped launch an incredible amount of talented female comedians into the world of stand up and more. As a stand up...
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Drew Smith
Drew Smith has a magical voice and is quite the skilled song writer. Playing in The Bicycles, his solo moniker, Doctor Ew, and now his new band, Bunny, Drew has been a staple in the Toronto music scene as a man who can bring the Beach Boys style pop harmonies to very soulful, fun tunes. We both...
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Aurora Browne
Aurora Browne is a hilarious improviser, sketch performer, and writer. Right now she is co-starring on Baroness Von Sketch Show – One of Canada's truly funny new comedy shows. She is a Second City alum, also co-creator and co-star of the web series, Newborn Moms, and always showing up in acting...
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Jackie Kashian
Jackie Kashian is an incredible stand up that has been working it for three decades! She has appeared on her own Comedy Central half hour, Conan, and more. She also has her super popular podcast called The Dork Forest which you have to check out! And her new podcast with Laura Kilmartin on…
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Chip Zdarsky
Chip Zdarsky is a wonderful writer and illustrator for comic books with a very sharp sense of humour. His recent successes include Sex Criminals, and Kaptara, for Image Comics, and Howard The Duck for Marvel. Plus there are more titles coming soon! The guy is unique as you will see on this ep,...
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Kate Berlant
Kate Berlant is a new rising gem of a comedic performer. Her stand up is wholly original and hilarious. Her character work was featured in her own episode of Characters on Netflix, and her stand up has been seen on The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail. We had a blast hanging out and talking about...
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Matt Braunger
Matt Braunger is an incredible stand up comedian, hilarious and action-packed, poetic delivery. He was a cast member on MADtv, and has performed his stand up on the Late Show With David Letterman, The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien, Comedy Central Presents, and more. We recorded this live at the...
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Alex Pavone
Alex Pavone is a super funny blast of energy on stage. There's nothing like it. People think he's on coke but he's not. He's performed at Just For Laughs in Montreal and currently performs regularly at The Stand in NYC. We have a blast hanging out building his perfect utopian world. Plus there…
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Mark Forward
Mark Forward is FOR REAL one of Canada's best stand up comedians. He's blazed his unique brand of stand up across the country and a few other countries! Featured on the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Live at Gotham on Comedy Central, and is a Just For Laughs favourite. He has also written…
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Scott Thompson
Scott Thompson is so hilarious, talented, and super kind, but also will fight you… which is all great! Best known as a member of one of the best sketch troupes ever Kids In The Hall and has been a featured actor on shows like The Larry Sanders Show, and Hannibal, Scott is unstoppable force. Just...
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Jackie Pirico
Jackie Pirico is one of the fastest rising stand up comedians I've ever seen. After moving to Toronto from Montreal she quickly began to be booked on every show. With her original style and charming stage persona she was asked to become a producer of the Laugh Sabbath shows. Listen to Jackie and…
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Elvira Kurt
Elvira Kurt is a hilarious stand up comedian and one of the kindest, most open people out there. She's a frequent guest on the show Q, as well as The Debaters on CBC, and hosts a quiz show on TV called Spin Off. She also brought me over a ton of Indian food! my favourite! Sit back and listen to…
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Tim Steeves
Tim Steeves is a killer on the stage and in the writing room. Super hilarious stand up and a Canadian classic. As a head writer on Rick Mercer Report Tim constantly sharpens his wit daily at CBC. Listen to us run the gamut from Golf to The Hateful Eight and so much more. Enjoy! Brought to you By:...
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Nick Beaton
Nick Beaton is a damn fine and funny stand up comedian. His own style of rapid fire hits and intelligent wit has made him a fan favourite in Canada. He is also a hilarious writer and has written on the TV show Spun Out which starred Dave Foley. Listen to how his idea of a utopian world quickly...
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Jon McCurley
Jon McCurley is one of Toronto's most unique and interesting artists with an avant garde sense of humour. He is the co-creator of the art space Double Double Land which is home to many groundbreaking shows, parties, and live music. As a solo comedian, sketch comedian (Life Of A Craphead, with Amy...
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Evany Rosen
Evany Rosen is damn hilarious. She got her start with the mega sketch troupe Picnicface and since has become a well established sketch, improv, stand up performer and TV writer. We go insane in this ep and it was so fun to make so please crank it and enjoy! Brought to you By: The Sonar Network
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Ennis Esmer
Ennis Esmer, Canadian actor and comedian extraordinaire. Constantly juggling television roles such as Nash on Red Oaks, Leo on Man Seeking Woman, and Adam in How To Plan An Orgy In A Small Town, we're lucky to have Ennis with us to talk all kinds of great utopian ideas! Enjoy! Brought to you By:...
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Nathan Fielder
Nathan Fielder is a dear friend of mine who has gone on to achieve some of the greatest comedy ever made. His brilliant and hilarious show Nathan For You on Comedy Central is in it's 3rd season. The show has garnered international fans including being a fave amongst today's top comedians. Also…
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Kyle Kinane
Kyle Kinane is just awesome. He has been blazing a trail unparalleled in stand up over the recent years and has been key in shifting the medium into new, more personal, and more well written territory. His super successful albums, Death Of The Party, Whiskey Icarus, and I Liked His Old Stuff…
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Andy Kindler
Andy Kindler, the legend. I first saw a cartoon version of him way back on Dr. Katz and then in real life as he was hosting the Alternative Show at Just For Laughs 8 years ago in Montreal. I thought, ‘I have to do that show and get to know that guy.' So yeah, Late Night with David Letterman,...
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Kris Siddiqi
Kris Siddiqi is a hilarious improviser extraordinaire and all around good guy. He's a Second City alum and Catch 23 chum. See that? Nice rhyme, eh? We sat on my couch and laughed and learned from each other and you should definitely sit back and enjoy this wild convo! Enter Kris! Brought to you…
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Gavin Crawford
Gavin Crawford is a very talented character comedian and improviser. He has had his own show, The Gavin Crawford Show, was a cast regular on This Hour Has 22 Minutes, and is now the host of the new CBC Radio news and comedy show Because News on every Saturday at 11 am. Check it out! And also…
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About this show
What is utopia to you? A fantastic world where people live inside of fruit? Where everyone is your sex slave? Where Potato chips make you feel better about yourself? Join comedian, Chris Locke on a splendid journey to the perfect worlds of many hilarious and totally interesting guests on "Utopia To Me?"
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The Sonar Network