US citizen Chris Turner sits down with Tina Friml to discuss being the funniest person in Vermont, stealing your own jokes, famous Vermonters (Bernie Sanders), google reviews that are so bad they’re good, maple syrup, mean comments, Taylor Swift vs. Jack White, having a strange surname, the unhinged behaviour of Duolingo, and how everyone’s cousin has cerebral palsy.

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US citizen Chris Turner sits down with Gray West to discuss growing up in Alabama, white barbecue sauce, the pledge of allegiance, whether Mexico and Canada count as separate countries, CHRIST Choir, building ramps for the poor, stupid acronyms, stupid frail old ladies, bathroom right of way, cruising, holding monkeys, visiting a gay bar in every state, why Wyoming doesn’t have a gar bar, the best whisk(e)y bar in America, how to pronounce Nevada, the best place in Mississippi, drink specials, segregation, and drag shows.

Gray West started as a host at the DC Improv and now performs weekly at The Comedy Cellar and all throughout New York City. He has had the pleasure of featuring for numerous comedians and has done festivals around the country including Milwaukee, Houston, Cleveland and many more.

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Freshly naturalized US citizen Chris Turner sits down with Ivan Decker to discuss being a hands-on Dad, why comedians wear dark pants on stage, growing up in a small Canadian fishing village, why there aren't capital numbers, the consequences of ozempic, taxes, the silicon valley mindset, stupid currency, the ingenuity of strippers, a very obscure joke about coins, filibusters, Martin Shkreli and Wu-Tang, how Americans are nicer than Canadians, getting recognised in Museums, the size of New York City, the Olympics vs. Winter Olympics, toothless hockey violence, athletes with multiple scholarships, the weirdness of showering after gym class, the Starship Troopers shower scene, cults of personality, the Freedom Convoy, trolling Truckers, Chris’ most unlikely acting role, funny tweets, the problem with the Gulf of America, Stephen Colbert’s prophecy, established vs. estimated, the speed of time, lying grandfathers, Mt. McKinley, tariffs, kids asking “what happens when we die?”, an Andrew Marvell poem about worms, tiny rap tips, the silly rituals of baseball pitchers, Muslim footballers fasting for Ramadan, inviting Russians to a bar, and Chris Turner rap battling ChatGPT at TEDAI.

Ivan Decker is a Canadian comedian. He won the 2018 Juno Award for Comedy Album of the Year for his album I Wanted to Be a Dinosaur. He has performed stand-up comedy across North America and on the CBC Radio One program The Debaters, the Winnipeg and Halifax Comedy festivals for CBC Television, the Just for Laughs festival in Montreal, and made his international TV debut on Conan. He was one of only 4 Canadians in the Netflix series, Comedians of the World.

Follow Ivan at: https://www.instagram.com/ivanwdecker

Watch his special 'Popcorn': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsF_7e6rukY

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