{"id":6113,"date":"2020-04-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-27T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ent-nts.ca\/art-apart-jon-after-hours\/"},"modified":"2020-04-27T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-04-27T04:00:00","slug":"art-apart-jon-after-hours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ent-nts.ca\/en\/art-apart-jon-after-hours\/","title":{"rendered":"Art Apart: Jon After Hours"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"o-section-gutenberg -classic o-text\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/n_CjSKK0RME\" width=\"560\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h5>This project was presented on YouTube, May 1st, 8pm central<\/h5>\n<p><span><strong>About the project<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW101588244 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW101588244 BCX0\">Combining the gimmicks and humour of modern hosts, and the irresponsible drunkenness of the late night icons before them,<em> <\/em><\/span><\/span><em><span class=\"TextRun SCXW101588244 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW101588244 BCX0\">Jon After Hours<\/span><\/span><\/em><span class=\"TextRun SCXW101588244 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW101588244 BCX0\"><span> <\/span>is the only talk show where the host is hammered \u2013 and the guest is sober.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW101588244 BCX0\"><span class=\"SCXW101588244 BCX0\"> <\/span><br class=\"SCXW101588244 BCX0\" \/><\/span><span class=\"TextRun EmptyTextRun SCXW101588244 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW101588244 BCX0\"><span class=\"SCXW101588244 BCX0\"> <\/span><br class=\"SCXW101588244 BCX0\" \/><\/span>Against everyone&#8217;s better judgment, it&#8217;s <em>Jon After Hours!<\/em> On the internet! Combining the gimmicks and humour (and living room sets) of modern hosts, and the irresponsible drunkenness of the late night icons before them, <em>Jon After Hours<\/em> is a late-night talk show for the new world. Combining sketch, improv, drag, and theatre, this show sets out to parody mainstream pop culture through the lens of queer identity and defeat Jimmy Fallon once and for all. With special guests actor-comedian <strong>Anjali Sandhu<\/strong> and drag queen-documentarian <strong>Contessa Lestrange<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>This project received financial support from the National Theatre School of Canada via the <a href=\"\/\/ent-nts.ca\/en\/art-apart-artistic-works\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Art Apart program<\/a>, an emergency fund for emerging artists who are affected by physical distancing due to coronavirus (COVID-19).<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>About the artist<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ent-nts.ca\/app\/uploads\/2024\/11\/JonathanMourant_vignette.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 318px) 100vw, 318px\" data-w=\"318\" data-h=\"262\" data-r=\"1.2137404580153\" \/><\/p>\n<figure id=\"fig_bnk_i_4311\" contenteditable=\"false\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/ent-nts.ca\/app\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Julia-Weisser_Vignette-1.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 318px) 100vw, 318px\" alt=\"\" data-w=\"318\" data-h=\"262\" data-r=\"1.2137404580153\" \/> <\/figure>\n<p><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW230318366 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW230318366 BCX0\">Jonathan Mourant<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW230318366 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW230318366 BCX0\"><strong> <\/strong>is a transdisciplinary performer, producer,<span> <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW230318366 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"AdvancedProofingIssue SCXW230318366 BCX0\">and also<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW230318366 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW230318366 BCX0\"><span> <\/span>a robot learning how to be human. They have been improvising for just under a decade and have performed and learned at festivals and workshops across Canada, including the Winnipeg Improv Festival and Toronto<span> <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW230318366 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"SpellingError SCXW230318366 BCX0\">SketchFest<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW230318366 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW230318366 BCX0\">. This year, Jonathan wrote and directed<span> <\/span><\/span><\/span><em><span class=\"TextRun SCXW230318366 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW230318366 BCX0\">Here Together<\/span><\/span><\/em><span class=\"TextRun SCXW230318366 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW230318366 BCX0\"><span> <\/span>for the 2019 Winnipeg Fringe Festival and created<em> <\/em><\/span><\/span><em><span class=\"TextRun SCXW230318366 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW230318366 BCX0\">Jon After Hours<\/span><\/span><\/em><span class=\"TextRun SCXW230318366 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW230318366 BCX0\">, an experimental<span> <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW230318366 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW230318366 BCX0\">late-night<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW230318366 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW230318366 BCX0\"><span> <\/span>talk show featuring local personalities. Recently, they have begun performing drag as Nora Vision, and are thrilled at the opportunities to combine improv, theatre, and drag into their own unique performance.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW230318366 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW224524193 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW224524193 BCX0\"><em>Jon After Hours<\/em><\/span><\/span><em><span class=\"TextRun SCXW224524193 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW224524193 BCX0\">\u00a0is a passion project\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW224524193 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW224524193 BCX0\">blending Jonathan\u2019s<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW224524193 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW224524193 BCX0\">\u00a0love for sketch writing, absurdist performance art, drag, and character-based improv into a live studio talk show hosted by the most unprofessional and self-absorbed host they could find.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW224524193 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW224524193 BCX0\">\u00a0This edition of<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW224524193 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW224524193 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW224524193 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW224524193 BCX0\">Jon After Hours<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW224524193 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW224524193 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW224524193 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW224524193 BCX0\">will take place live on Youtube<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW224524193 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW224524193 BCX0\">, where\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW224524193 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW224524193 BCX0\">invited guests will be interviewed\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW224524193 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW224524193 BCX0\">from the discomfort of\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW224524193 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW224524193 BCX0\">their<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW224524193 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW224524193 BCX0\">\u00a0own homes.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2978,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[132],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6113","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-art-apart"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ent-nts.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6113","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ent-nts.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ent-nts.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ent-nts.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ent-nts.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6113"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ent-nts.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6113\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ent-nts.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2978"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ent-nts.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6113"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ent-nts.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6113"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ent-nts.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6113"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}