Weird art from Canada

THE IMPOSTER

Hosted by Aliya Pabani

Canadaland’s arts show, The Imposter, ran for two seasons from July 2016 through June 2018.

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The Last Laugh

Will Aliya bomb or solve racism with jokes? Find out in this final episode of The Imposter. 
June 30, 2018

Beverly Glenn-Copeland Comes out of the Woodwork

In 1986, an album called Keyboard Fantasies was recorded on cassette in Huntsville, Ontario. It was self-released and barely sold any copies. Recently, the album was rediscovered, shining a spotlight on the incredible catalogue of Beverly Glenn-Copeland.
June 20, 2018

Is Comedy Art?

The difference between art and entertainment is in the eye of the bureaucrat, and what happens when your punchline is a 15-foot bronze statue of King Edward VII on a horse?
June 1, 2018

Meet the Porn Auteurs

"My mentor, who's like this 71-year-old retired pornstar from the 80s — she would always say the best porns come from your own personal sex life"
May 24, 2018

The Sun Never Sets on Abtec Island

A shoot 'em up game that runs on emotions and an Indigenous island that runs on memory.
May 3, 2018

The Patron Saint of Comics

A hagiography of celebrated publisher Annie Koyama.
April 23, 2018

No, However…

Improv’s about saying “yes, and...” to everything. It’s about building a limitless environment for playful and absurd moments to surface organically—but when your boundaries are crossed, how do you push back?
April 2, 2018

Aliya Does Improv

Saying yes to everything is an excellent approach to improvisation, but it's a terrible idea in life. So what happens when worlds collide?
March 23, 2018
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