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By Danielle Cole The Dandies are all about long form fandom improv! Over the last seven years, we’ve logged a lot of hours on stage, doing long form fandom improv. That’s why, today, we want to share some of the ways we’ve learned to take a fandom improv show from impulse engines to warp speed!  [...]

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by Danielle Cole We understand how hard convention planning can be. You may only be able to go on one day. You may want to check out lots of events and panels. You may be juggling schedules with a whole group of your friends. No matter the reason, if you’ve got to decide which of [...]

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By Velvet Wells Spoiler: The first teaser trailer for Star Trek: Picard is included at the end of this blog. Early episodes of The Dandies’ Star Trek improv show, Holodeck Follies were peppered with references to the adventures and the crew on Star Trek: The Next Generation. Tachyon Field, my captain character, continues to use the Picard [...]

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BY DANIELLE COLE The Dandies monthly Star Trek improv show, Holodeck Follies is a top entertainment pick for for everyone from the Space Channel to Now Magazine. It has been named the perfect night out for geeks, but also a great time for non-geeks! Here are just a few of the reasons Holodeck Follies is [...]

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By Velvet Wells With Fan Expo Canada 2018 almost here, I'm starting my process to prepare for Canada's largest experiential pop culture convention. Preparing for Fan Expo Canada as a fan I get excited for Fan Expo Canada because I get to hang out with other passionate pop culture fans. My coworkers don't rally around [...]

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The back-to-school ads are on, which can only mean one thing… it’s almost Fan Expo Canada time! The Dandies have had a busy summer, picking fandoms and preparing our nerd comedy shows. It’s been hard to keep them under wraps all that time; but, now, we can finally announce what we’ve been cooking up! The [...]

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On Saturday, August 11, The Dandies return to Comedy Bar for Holodeck Follies Canada's longest running Star Trek parody show for Trekies and non-Trekkies “Holodeck Follies is one of the funniest shows in Toronto!” – Space Channel Now in their sixth season, The Dandies make up a completely improvised Star Trek episode every month. The next [...]