DEREK CARKNER and MAUREEN WELCH read at  Sprocketts, the Children's Film Festival in Toronto this month.

Congratulations to  MATTHEW GODFREY who is starring  in Blocked, a feature film that premiered in March as part of the Silver Lake Film Festival at the Arclight Theatre on Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood.  Watch the trailer at  www.blockedthemovie.com.

ANOTHER LEGEND from the IMPROV GAMES
Here's a story from the National Finals this year.  
At the end of the evening, it was disclosed that $941.00 had been earned during intermission and the audience was asked if someone would give another $60.00 to bring the total to $1000.00.
Suddenly there was a volunteer - Scott Florence walked on to the stage waving the money. Then he issued a challenge: If someone would donate $1000.00 to the Games, Scott would match the $1000.00. ( We all know how rich Scott is. He told the audience that his taxable income was $12,000 last year. ) As the crowd chanted 'I N G' - the ING representative had just announced that the company would sponsor the Games for another two years - there was a call from the crowd.  "I'll give $1000.00," said Willie Wyllie.

So there you have it. Willie has spent decades giving all he can, and is, to the Games he created, and he is still doing it. Scott has given all he has and is too, and he is still doing so.
Two amazing guys.  Thank you.

REBECCA KOHLER, KURT SMEATON and many other comics perform at Brian Barlow's night of solo comic turns, The Loner Show ! on Wed., Apr. 12,  at The Oasis       ( 294 College St., Toronto), 9:30pm, PWYC.
 www.righteouswednesdays.com
( Source  Steve Fisher)

JEN GOODHUE, and the other members of  Monkey Toast - Lisa Merchant, Jack Mosshammer, Janet Van Der Graff, Doug Morency, and Kerry Griffin  - are joined by guest Sean Cullen, Sun., Apr. 9,  at  The Drake Hotel Underground (1150 Queen St. W. Toronto), 8pm, PWYC 
( Thanks,  Steve)

MARTIN is nominated in the category: Drama Series, One hour,  for his episode, Duet, of  Stargate: Atlantis.  (Season 2, Number 4.  If you have TMN, or Rogers on Demand , you can see it still.)
The other competitors are This is Wonderland, and  Slings and Arrows.

DEREK CARKNER invites you to listen to his new podcast about Reality TV, Idol Chatter, available through itunes, or  www.idolchatter.org
A casual discussion of the week's best and worst in reality television…
If you need to catch up on an episode you've missed, or just want to hear DEREK and Jason rant about contestants, listen to the podcasts, new each Sunday night.

 The Ottawa Fringe in the Mercury Lounge.

DENNIS VAN STAALDUINEN plays Captain Corcoran in HMS Pinafore at the Centrepointe Theatre in Ottawa.   April 1,2,  April 6-8.   www.centrepointetheatre.com.

RAOUL BHANEJA and MATTHEW EDISON are on CBC television,  Tuesdays,  9 pm, in the new series,  At The Hotel.

RAE-ANNA MAITLAND is working for a hostel  in Spain.   ROBIN TOLLER will be visiting in the summer.

DUANE  and TheTown Pants play in Seattle April 14, 15, The Media Club in Vancouver,  April 21, 695 Cambie Street  604-608-2871 

STILL HAPPENING:

JENNIFER GOODHUE, Comedy Inc, CTV

KURT SMEATON improvises at Clinton's, Toronto, Monday nights.

CD's to buy:

Jessica Holmes, 25 Laughs To The Gallon. http://www.airfarce.com/info/25laughs.html

Duane Keogh: The Town Pants, Weight of Words
www.thetownpants.com

Tyler Westerlund: White Cowbell Oklahoma, Cencerro Blanco
www.whitecowbell.com/

Tyley Ross: East Village Opera Company, La Donna
www.eastvillageoperacompany.com/store.html

Raoul Bhaneja: Raoul and The Big Time, Cold Outside
www.raoulbhaneja.com

Tyley Ross: East Village Opera Company, East Village Opera Company
www.eastvillageoperacompany.com/store.html