June 23, 2024

Strange Ancestry

Strange Ancestry

This episode our experts are digging deep to find their roots. We get to hear their really bad advice about these home DNA tests, how accurate they are, and what you can expect to discover by unearthing your ancestors.

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Andrew

Bad Technical Advice Producer

Once a tech, always a tech! Andrew started with the "tech club" in school and built a career that has spanned live theatre, television, and information technology. He's always been much more comfortable behind the camera (or microphone) instead of in front of one but occasionally will stick. his neck out and join in to provide some Really Bad Advice.

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Ari

Host

Ari isn’t just the host, he’s the producer as well. He’s been dabbling in comedy for over 30 years, starting out running an improv company, then a comedy room.
Gifted with 100’s of hamsters running in his brain at any time, you sometimes just have to strap in and enjoy the comedy ride.

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Darren

Guest Bad Advice Giver

Long considered Canada’s most controversial touring comedian, Darren Frost, whose style of comedy has been described as having “the quality of a satanic revival meeting” and “among the most daring comedians in Canada” by The Toronto Star. Darren is also the only comedian to release a comedy box set online containing over 40 hrs of content. For three years he was the host of the Canadian Comedy Award nominated XM radio show Anything Goes.

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Shannon

Guest Bad Advice Giver

Shannon has been nominated 5 times for a Canadian comedy award. Over the years she has worked with Dana Carvey, Louis C.K., and Robert Klein. You can hear her on Sirius XM: Just for Laughs Canada and Raw dog. She is currently writing and a featured performer on A Little Sketchy TV on NTD. She has also appeared at the Winnipeg Comedy Fest, Club 54 and the host of Mondo taboo 2.