Throughout season two of The Imposter, Aliya Pabani has explored the poetics and politics of comedy in her attempt to become a standup comedian.
She's considered what makes us laugh and why, explored the implications of Improv's "yes, and" philosophy in a time of #MeToo, and asked whether comedy is worth funding as art.
She's also been workshopping her jokes about racism, but the challenge of implicating her audience without losing them has her feeling unsure whether it's possible to make meaningful jokes that are actually funny. Is comedy a tool to placate the masses, or can it be used to cut deep?
In this—very Imposter—final live show, Aliya takes to the Second City stage to perform her final stand-up set in this live-podcast-meets-The-Voice mashup featuring comedy and critical feedback from judges Nick Nemeroff & Brandon Ash-Mohammed, and a live score by Johnny Spence.
Will Aliya bomb or solve racism with jokes? Find out in this final episode of The Imposter.
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Ep.44 - I Pity the Country pt.1
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Ep.42 - The Indigenous New Wave
Ep.41 - Why There Are No Period Films About Black People In Canada
Ep.40 - That Time the CBC Aired 10 Hours of Crickets and Church Bells
Ep.39 - A Psychological Thriller About a Man and a Radiator
Ep.38 - A Field Recording of the Body
Ep.37 - Will Jonathan Goldstein React to this Episode?
Ep.36 - #hurtjae Update / Cassils Reloaded
Ep.35 - Justice for Cartoon Jonny Rotsztain!
Ep.34 - Century Egg
Ep.33 - Sabrina Jalees
Ep.32 - Fatima Dhowre
Ep.31 - The Movie Written by Five-Year-Olds
Ep.30 - Anupa Mistry is Done with the 6ix
Ep.29 - Waiting for a Call Back from Sun Ra
Ep.28 - Austra Takes Control
Ep.27 - Theme for an Asylum
Ep.26 - Pineapple Pizzagate
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