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CTV News
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- CTV News
Toronto's JFL to welcome comics Gabriel Iglesias, Dropout Improv, Sarah Millican
Comic Gabriel Iglesias, seen in this handout photo, will perform at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto on Sept. 19, 2025, during the Just For Laughs Festival. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout - Just For Laughs (Mandatory Credit) TORONTO — Toronto's edition of Just For Laughs will welcome standup stars Gabriel Iglesias, Maria Bamford, Big Jay Oakerson and Ron Funches. Organizers announced a first round of comics that also includes 'Daily Show' correspondent Al Madrigal, the U.K.'s Sarah Millican and Dropout Improv. Social media star Che Durena along with Jay Jurden and Gina Yashere will hit Toronto after appearances at the recently concluded Montreal festival. The showcase returns under new president and CEO Sylvain Parent-Bédard, who has promised a revitalized 'comedy first' approach after JFL filed for bankruptcy in 2024. Just For Laughs Toronto runs Sept. 18 to 27. Pre-sale tickets are available Wednesday and a public sale begins Thursday. 'We're proud to bring a great Just For Laughs lineup to Toronto this year,' Sylvain Parent-Bédard, president & CEO of Just For Laughs, said Tuesday in a release. 'It's a great opportunity to share our comedy spirit with audiences in the city.' Canadians include Alistair Ogden of 'Canada's Got Talent,' Ashwyn Singh of the viral Desi Translations series, Vancouver's Gavin Matts of 'Hacks,' and comic actor Mark Forward, whose credits include 'Letterkenny' and 'Fargo.' This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 29, 2025.
Hamilton Spectator
24-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Hamilton Spectator
Toronto's August concert lineup includes The Weeknd, Neil Young, Oasis, Benson Boone, VELD Music Festival and more — See the full list of shows and how to get tickets
Toronto's concert lineup for the summer has already seen some of the biggest names in the music industry, and that's set to continue in August. From the highly-anticipated annual VELD Music Festival at Downsview Park, to Oasis' long-awaited return and Ontario's very own, The Weeknd, taking over the Rogers Centre, here are the big-name concerts to look forward to — and how much tickets are going for. A post shared by Veld Music Festival (@veldmusicfestival) Where: Downsview Park Tickets: $254 to $347 for general admission day passes, $433 for a festival pass on . A post shared by KATY PERRY (@katyperry) Where: Scotiabank Arena at 7 p.m. Tickets : Start at $134 on Ticketmaster A post shared by Abel (@theweeknd) Where: Rogers Centre at 7 p.m. Tickets: Start at $208 on Ticketmaster A post shared by LINKIN PARK (@linkinpark) Where: Scotiabank Arena at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: Start at $304 on Ticketmaster A post shared by Electric Island (@electricislandto) Where: Woodbine Park and Fort York at 2:30 p.m. Tickets: Start at $94 on TicketWeb A post shared by Lil Wayne (@liltunechi) Where: Budweiser Stage at 8 p.m. Tickets: Start at $107 on Ticketmaster A post shared by Dreamville Fest (@dreamvillefest) Where: History at 7 p.m. Tickets: Start at $198 on Ticketmaster A post shared by Stevie Nicks (@stevienicks) Where: Scotiabank Arena at 7 p.m. Tickets: Start at $235 on Ticketmaster A post shared by Sheryl Crow (@sherylcrow) Where: Great Canadian Toronto at 8 p.m. Tickets: Start at $96 on Ticketmaster A post shared by Neil Young Archives (@neilyoungarchives) Where: Budweiser Stage at 7:30 p.m. Tickets : Start at $73 on Ticketmaster A post shared by ᏦᏚᎻᎷᎡ (@kshmr) Where: Cabana Pool Bar at 1 p.m. Tickets : Start at $39 on TicketWeb A post shared by BROWN (@chrisbrownofficial) Where: Rogers Stadium at 7 p.m. Tickets: Start at $93 on Ticketmaster A post shared by TATE (@tatemcrae) Where: Scotiabank Arena at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: Start at $234 on Ticketmaster A post shared by Jonas Brothers (@jonasbrothers) Where: Rogers Centre at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: Start at $69 on Ticketmaster A post shared by My Chemical Romance (@mychemicalromance) Where: Rogers Centre at 6 p.m. Tickets: Start at $267 on Ticketmaster A post shared by Oasis (@oasis) Where: Rogers Stadium at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: Start at $434 on StubHub A post shared by Benson Boone (@bensonboone) Where: Scotiabank Arena at 8 p.m. Tickets: Start at $310 on Ticketmaster A post shared by The Black Keys (@theblackkeys) Where: Budweiser Stage at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: Start at $60 on Ticketmaster Ticket prices reflect the cost at the time of writing on July 22.
CTV News
21-07-2025
- Entertainment
- CTV News
Ellen DeGeneres says Donald Trump is the reason she left the U.S.
Ellen DeGeneres speaks at Toronto's Scotiabank Arena for a moderated Q&A on March 3, 2019. The comedian and her wife, actress Portia de Rossi, moved to the United Kingdom ahead of the US election in November. (SOPA/Getty Images via CNN Newsource) Ellen DeGeneres has confirmed that she decided to leave the United States because of the re-election of U.S. President Donald Trump, as well as addressing the allegations of a toxic work culture at her former show, according to British media reports. The comedian and her wife, actress Portia de Rossi, moved to the United Kingdom ahead of the US election in November. They bought what they initially thought would be a 'part-time house,' DeGeneres told a crowd at the Everyman Theatre in the southern English town of Cheltenham on Sunday, according to reports by the BBC and the Guardian. However, 'We got here the day before the election and woke up to lots of texts from our friends with crying emojis, and I was like, 'He got in',' she said. 'And we're like, 'We're staying here.'' CNN has reached out to the White House and DeGeneres' representatives for comment. DeGeneres' remarks come a week after she showed support on social media for talk show host Rosie O'Donnell, whose US citizenship Trump has threatened to revoke. 'Everything here is just better' DeGeneres went on to enthuse about the English countryside to the crowd in Cheltenham, saying, 'It's absolutely beautiful,' the BBC reported. 'We're just not used to seeing this kind of beauty. The villages and the towns and the architecture – everything you see is charming and it's just a simpler way of life.' 'It's clean. Everything here is just better – the way animals are treated, people are polite. I just love it here,' added the 67-year-old, who in May shared a humorous video on Instagram of herself riding a lawnmower on her British estate. 'We moved here in November, which was not the ideal time, but I saw snow for the first time in my life. We love it here. Portia flew her horses here, and I have chickens, and we had sheep for about two weeks,' she continued. The comedian and LGBTQ activist also announced that she and De Rossi would get married again in the UK if the US reversed its legalization of gay marriage, adding that being gay in Hollywood is 'still a problem. People are still scared.' Referring to the US Southern Baptists' overwhelming endorsement of a ban on gay marriage in June, DeGeneres said: 'The Baptist Church in America is trying to reverse gay marriage. They're trying to literally stop it from happening in the future and possibly reverse it. Portia and I are already looking into it, and if they do that, we're going to get married here.' Reputation as 'mean' is 'hurtful' The former daytime talk show host, who wrapped up 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show' in 2022 after facing allegations of a toxic work culture two years prior, also opened up about her show ending in an 'unpleasant way.' DeGeneres, who last year announced that she was 'done' after her Netflix special and had 'got kicked out of show business for being mean,' said, 'No matter what, any article that came up, it was like, 'She's mean', and it's like, how do I deal with this without sounding like a victim or 'poor me' or complaining? But I wanted to address it.' 'It's as simple as, I'm a direct person, and I'm very blunt, and I guess sometimes that means that… I'm mean?' she continued. The comedian added that it is 'hurtful' to her that she does not think she can say anything to get rid of that reputation. 'I hate it. I hate that people think that I'm that because I know who I am and I know that I'm an empathetic, compassionate person,' the BBC reported her as saying.
CTV News
16-07-2025
- Sport
- CTV News
2025-26 NHL schedule reveals when Mitch Marner will make his return to Toronto
Toronto Maple Leafs fans will have to wait quite a while to see the return of former hometown player Mitch Marner at Scotiabank Arena. The NHL released the full schedule for its 2025-26 season on Wednesday, which revealed the Leafs will drop the puck on their season on Oct. 8 at home against the Montreal Canadiens. As for Marner's return? That won't happen until the new year. The right winger had spent almost 10 years in Toronto before he was sent to the Vegas Golden Knights on an eight-year, $96 million sign-and-trade deal at the start of July. Fans can watch Marner skate at Scotiabank Arena for the first time since the trade on Jan. 23. However, he will first face off against his former team in Las Vegas a week earlier on Jan. 15. The Leafs' regular season is scheduled to wrap up on Apr. 15 in Ottawa.
National Post
16-07-2025
- Sport
- National Post
Date set for Mitch Marner's return to face the Maple Leafs as NHL schedule released
Get those blue Sharpies out and circle Jan. 23 on your calendar, Leafs Nation. Article content On that Friday night, Mitch Marner will make his return to Scotiabank Arena for the first time since becoming a member of the Vegas Golden Knights. Article content Article content It will be lone visit in the 2025-26 regular season by Marner, who sits fifth in Maple Leafs franchise scoring with 741 points. The only other way Marner would play at Scotiabank Arena next season would be if the Golden Knights and Leafs met in the Stanley Cup final, but we would hate to get too far ahead of ourselves. Article content The Leafs' 2025-26 regular season gets underway on Oct. 8, when they play host to the Montreal Canadiens. The Leafs' following game is their first on the road, on Oct. 11 in Detroit against the Red Wings. Article content The Leafs will make their only visit to Vegas on Jan. 15. Article content Article content How Marner will be received when he steps on to the ice at Scotiabank Arena in colours other than the Leafs' blue and white will be fascinating to witness, considering the way his decade with the organization ended. Article content Marner, picked fourth overall by the Leafs in 2015 before he was returned to the London Knights for a final season in the Ontario Hockey League, didn't want to talk contract with the Leafs throughout last season as free agency on July 1 loomed. Article content An attempt by Leafs general manager Brad Treliving to trade Marner didn't result in a successful conclusion — he refused, as was his right, to waive his no-move clause in March that would have helped facilitate a trade with Vegas and Carolina and would have brought Mikko Rantanen to Toronto. Article content Once the season ended with yet another disappointing conclusion to the playoffs, Marner was non-committal when asked about his hockey future, though it quickly became clear that he would not be re-signing with the Leafs. Article content Article content Treliving was able to work out a sign-and-trade with Vegas, getting centre Nicolas Roy in return for Marner, who signed an eight-year, $96-million US pact ($12-million average annual value) with his new club. Article content Marner's playoff production never matched what he did in the regular season, and he became a source of great frustration within the fan base. We also note that as of Wednesday, Marner has more than 634,000 followers on Instagram. Article content
