Need a laugh right now? These five funny Toronto podcasts will brighten your lockdown life - Toronto Star

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Comedian Brendan D’Souza didn’t even get to enjoy the first part of 2020 before everything went to hell: their boyfriend dumped them on New Year’s Day. D’Souza decided to connect with broken-hearts another way: by starting a podcast called “Shredded: The Post-Break-Up Podcast.”

“Grief is singular, but also universal, especially right now when all of us are experiencing a sort of mourning for the lives we were living before the pandemic,” says D’Souza. “I love thinking that my podcast could help someone the same way it helped me.”

Here are D’Souza’s picks for the best Toronto podcasts to bring a little light and laughter into your lockdown life.

1. “Shredded: The Post-Break-Up Podcast”

“Every episode, I sit down with a different comedian to unpack the experience of their worst breakup, and talk about their coping mechanisms, lowest points, jokes they’ve written about it, and most importantly what their breakup anthem was.

Start with these episodes: “Try with Selena Vyle,” “Rumour Has It with Anasimone George,” “Shout Out To My Ex with Tamara Shevon”

2. “Nostalgique”

“This is a rollercoaster with no seatbelts. Ben Sosa Wright is a comedic genius and Aba Amuquandoh is one of Torontos fastest-rising comedy stars. Listening to an episode feels like hanging out with old friends after years apart. The show discusses popstars from the ’90s and early 2000s. There are hot takes, takedowns, impressions, and jokes that come so fast they give you whiplash.”

Start with these episodes: “Kelly Clarkson,” “Radiohead with Meg MacKay”

3. “The Liquid Courage Podcast”

“Amanda Pereira is so talented, it’s intimidating, but her podcast is all about exploring her self-doubt and getting stuck in her own head. She interviews different female artists who she admires over an alcoholic beverage of the guest’s choice, and shares experiences, stories, and advice. ‘Liquid Courage’ should be mandatory listening for every artist to learn how to stop getting in your own way, focus on your goals, and not let doubts get the better of you.”

Start with this episode: “D.J. Mausner”

4. “Sittin’ Up In Our Room”

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“Brandon Ash-Mohammad and Andrew Johnston are pop-culture scholars. They unpack it all, as well as politics, social media, race, queerness and more in their podcast that started out as an Instagram Live show and became a piece of pop culture history.”

Start with this episode: “The Crown”

5. “Sidenote”

“I actually understand very little that goes on outside my own head, so I rely on AsapSCIENCE to fill in the gaps for me. Greg and Mitch are your dream science teachers: they’re hilarious, they charming as hell, and they explain everything in super-accessible ways that even someone like me can understand. And it’s not just chemistry or biology: they use science to investigate subjects like social media addiction, racism, pop culture trends, and politics. Science is super-cool and applicable to everything, yo!”

Start with this episode: “How Will The Universe End? Ft. Katie Mack”

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January 31, 2021 at 05:07PM
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Need a laugh right now? These five funny Toronto podcasts will brighten your lockdown life - Toronto Star

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