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Comedy Factory

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If a joke's worth telling, it's worth repeating. Comedy Factory host Jane Testar collects our favourite skits, commentaries and funny bits that appeared on CBC Radio over the past week. It's an assembly line of humour, safety-tested and priced to move!

126 Episodes
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Forget Spring Cleaning, host Jane Testar is NESTING....HARD.Come gather essentials with her like decorative mirrors, and doomed exotic plants.
Get A Hobby

Get A Hobby

2025-03-1028:09

The answer to staying sane in this current climate? Getting a soothing and distracting hobby.Host Jane Testar ushers you through the wonderful world of leisure activities. And does a charcoal sketch of you just for fun.
There's something different and familiar happening.Something the extended cold and dark has made us forget.Host Jane Testar feels like it involves...flowers and...the colour green?
Oscar Bingo!

Oscar Bingo!

2025-02-2429:00

From the expected: Presenter flubs a lineTo the unexpected: Wardrobe malfunctionTo what would be more fun: Winner's botox fails mid speechWhat will be on your Academy Award bingo card this weekend?
TENSE

TENSE

2025-02-1728:34

Fight or flight? It's so hard to choose.International tensions are high and we're all feeling the stress, while clenching absolutely everything.Brace for impact with host Jane Testar.
What About Love?!

What About Love?!

2025-02-1027:38

Oh, unknowable love! It is what the world needs now. Let us learn more about it, then maybe we can have it!
Buy Canadian

Buy Canadian

2025-02-0325:28

In a trade war...our weapons...are debit cards...and potatoes.
Why is it so hard to figure out what to eat? From nutrition, to trends, the refrigerator becomes a minefield.
Phoney Phone Scams

Phoney Phone Scams

2025-01-2029:35

By phone, by text, or by e-mail, they're all out to get us.Host Jane Testar shows you how to build a wall around your information...and your heart.
Desperate Optimism

Desperate Optimism

2025-01-1324:14

It's not easy to stay calm, stay positive, or sane these days.But what if...we FORCED IT at hard as we can?
We're supposed to accomplish things and improve ourselves after weeks of imbibing, gorging and overspending?Host Jane Testar explores how January, and the expectations of self-renewal...are the WORST.
When did Ben and Jen get a divorce? How long has that space crew been stuck on the space station? WHAT IS TIME? Host Jane Testar looks back at the stories you won't believe happened this calendar year.
Did you shy away from posting your most listened-to songs for this year's Spotify Wrapped?Is that because your music is...EMBARRASSING? We sift through the dusty shelves of your music collection. There's no hiding your musical shame now!
Thriftmas Wishes

Thriftmas Wishes

2024-12-0229:31

Trying to save some cash? The answer might be inside your local second-hand sanctuary. Although there might be some really questionable items in there as well.Host Jane Testar gives her loving ode...to the thrift store.
Be...A...GUEST

Be...A...GUEST

2024-11-2526:33

It's holiday get-together season. Brush off your suit, your little black dress, and your DANG MANNERS!
Shopping season is upon us. This is your survival guide. You will not last without it.This is a comfortable shoes zone. You have been warned.
Reality is for Later

Reality is for Later

2024-11-1134:35

Deny, dismiss, disavow. We'll deal with the ramifications of recent world events LATER. For now...we distract and dissociate!
Got a weird neighbour who does sketchy stuff?So does the nation of Canada!Learn the tricks to being a good neighbour and the tell-tale signs that you're already the bad one!
Lazy Halloween

Lazy Halloween

2024-10-2829:22

This year, we're doing the SCARE minimum.
Get MOONED

Get MOONED

2024-10-2130:05

Pizza pie optional, but that moon is going to hit your eye, and it WILL be AMORÉ.We're mooning over Earth's biggest satellite and maybe another one too?
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