Ottawa’s #1 Comedy Show takes the stage for a second time. Welcome to Down to the Wire, Ottawa's favourite comedy podcast, filmed live at the Laugh Lounge. Hosted by comedian Jacob Racco, this event blends stand-up comedy with the a satire spin on late night talk shows, featuring reactions to weird headlines in the news. This live edition of Down to the Wire showcases stand-up acts from a few of Ottawa's funniest comedians – Kamar Babar, Kia Mazhar, George Assily, and Bobby Knauff – each comedian takes the stage for side-splitting sets before joining Racco at the desk for a podcast-style deep dive into some of the most unusual headlines from around the globe.

We're spicing things up in the studio this week and putting our guest on the spot. Today Jacob will read out five goofy headlines and our guest will have to guess whether they are real or fake news. Today's guest Big Norm will have a few minutes to ask questions about each story to try and press Jacob before making his guess. Todays real (or fake news) headlines are: Man Shoots His Male Doctor After He Made Him Cum During A Prostate Exam (0:28) Family told to change son's 'Skywalker' name or seek Disney's permission (7:10) Vladimir Putin urges citizens to 'have sex during work breaks' to address Russia's dire birthrate (15:08) Icelandic Mayor Apologizes After Naming All Town’s Streets After Ex-Girlfriends (24:33) California firefighter arrested for allegedly starting 5 wildfires (32:51)

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0:28 - Man Shoots His Male Doctor During A Prostate Exam 7:10 - Family to change 'Skywalker' name or seek Disney's permission 15:08 - Vladimir Putin urges citizens to 'have sex during work breaks' 24:33 - Icelandic Mayor Names All Town’s Streets After Ex-Girlfriends 32:51 - firefighter arrested for allegedly starting 5 wildfires 46:14 - Outro (Podcasting & Racist Candy)

This week we are joined by Toronto comedian Rasha E, who flew in just for todays episode because I'm a fly in our guest type guy now (as long as they're flight attendants). Today we get into some odd news stories we found such as; The viral ‘Chase bank glitch’ is actually a crime and could land you in prison (7:42) Maduro decrees Christmas will start in October as Venezuela cracks down on dissent (25:27) A toddler cried non-stop during a flight. Two strangers locked her in the bathroom (42:47)

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