welcome to episode one of the prairie dawgs podcast. episode one covers everything you need to know to get into this podcast. Recorded at Luci's Comedy Club inside Ashdown Market in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Tyler Penner and Tyler Kotowski are two professional comedians who love to riff. if you're a prairie dweller or just into strange, funny conversations then subscribe and follow prairie dawgs podcast wherever you download those damn things.

In this episode teaser, join us for a behind-the-scenes look at the heart of live comedy in Winnipeg’s Ashdown Market. Experience the electric atmosphere of Luci's Comedy Club as we chat with top comics about their craft, the creative process, and what it truly means to make people laugh. Whether you're a comedy aficionado or just curious about the scene, this clip offers a sneak peek into the vibrant world of stand-up and the talented individuals who bring joy to the stage. Tune in for insights and a few laughs along the way!

This week the Dawgs learn about how a full blown war broke out over a trail mix/beef jerky style snack - Leading to Cuthbert Grant and Robert Semple coming face to face at The Battle of Seven Oaks. Spoilers: this town wasn’t big enough for the both of ‘em.

• stories from the comedy club (ms Pat, Tony woods, and more)

• subliminal advertising

• stealing from the nation’s oldest company

Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Watch the full podcast on YouTube! Leave a review, a thumbs up or a comment, it helps a lot! Thanks again to our sponsor Rumor’s Comedy Club

Get to know the man - John B Duff. mentor to many, tormentor to some, the godfather of wpg comedy to us.

Episode 18 of the prairie dawgs podcast is a gooper. In this episode tk and t-pain discuss:

Carlos Santana: is he a band?

Behind the scenes of That 70’s Show

Do Irish people have thick potato skin?

What’s wrong with boomers in Winnipeg’s city hall?

Tattoo Convention 2025

What is sugaring?

Are eggs dairy?

Tyler Kotowski premieres a brand new joke! It’s a hair raiser

Prairie Lore: The Winnipeg-born-and-raised gynecologist and Goop Debunker Dr. Jen Gunter

Sponsored by Rumor’s Comedy Club. Send us a message to win tickets this week on our instagram @praire.dawgs

This week on the dawg pod we welcome JFL vet and heavy hitting stand-up comic Spencer Adamus. Spencer’s witty and imaginative humour makes him a must see on the international stand-up comedy circuit. We also discuss recording podcasts on a couch, how not to pick up women, adult buys lego, we write a children’s book, a truly epic vacuum salesmen story from Penner, and the prairie lore is Winnipeg WWII vet Andrew Mynarski.

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This week the prairie dawgs remain the #1 comedy podcast on the prairies thanks to your unwavering and ill advised support. It’s just the two Tylers this week, and together they tackle some heavy topics such as:

Pokemon Go or Pokemon Stay

Getting ripped off at an early age

Guns

Austin Comedy Scene Trash Talk (mostly David Lucas)

This week’s Prairie Lore is Louis Slotin, a Winnipeg resident who was recruited to join the Manhattan Project.

Sponsored as always by Rumor’s Comedy Club. Check out Emmanuel Lomuro there this week. Like and subscribe and tell ten friends to do the same.

Episode 22 of the Prairie Dawgs Podcast is here and oh boy is it here. Tyler Penner is away on assignment, so producer Tim fills in. Host Tyler Kotowski takes Tim through the following topics:

swimming in an Old Man River

A mac and cheese restaurant

Gordan Ramsey ICE raids

Chicago Fights Back

Blue Jays baseball is as good as it gets

And finally, the Prairie Lore this week is Winnipeger and NHL record holder for the fastest hat trick (21 seconds) Billy Mosienko which he set in 1952 with the Chicago Blackhawks.

episode 24 is here and it features funny man Andy Noble. Catch him hosting Friday’s Finest, a pro stand-up show on the first Friday of every month. He’s also headlining Rumor’s Comedy Club. This episode contains some hot topics:

Playing Poker with Norm MacDonald

Tom Segura tells dirty story in Spanish on Winnipeg cable access show

Andy and T Penner open for Louis C.K.

Chatbot likes little boys

As always thank you to our sponsor Rumor’s Comedy Club. Message us for tickets.

Comedian Chris Locke joins Tyler Kotowski and Tyler Penner to talk about comedy in Canada, classic TV shows, conflict in the bathroom, philosophy, tattoos, and a great prairie lore that’s in A League of Their Own. Sponsored by Rumor’s Comedy Club.

Episode 25 of the prairie dawgs podcast is a banger. Lots of topics covered:

Birthdays and what they mean as you get older.

The truth about health supplements

Does autism cause vaccines?

The priaire lore this week coveres Kathleen "Kate" Rice (1882-1963), a pioneering Canadian prospector and adventurer who worked in northern Manitoba

Thank you Rumor’s Comedy Club for being our sponsor.

Episode 27 is a gasoline fever dream, stay til the end to find out why! It’s just the T boys this time. They discuss tip culture, subway and the artists they employ, remembering Mr. Sub, and an incredible piece of spooky lore - Dr. T.G. (Thomas Glendenning) and Lillian Hamilton's investigations of psychic phenomena in their home in Winnipeg, Manitoba between 1918 and 1945.

It's episode 28 of the Prairie Dawgs Podcast. No guest this week, but that doesn't make it any less special. We discuss an array of topics like pop punk band names, controversial Halloween costumes, Both, and in the Prairie Lore segment we go over the Falcon Lake, Mb UFO incident. Pretty interesting stuff! Join the patreon to hear the bonus alien chit chat. Sponsored by Rumor's Comedy Club.

Episode 33 of the Prairie Dawgs Podcast - ‘Double Down: The Real Pinball Wizard’ with guest Emmanuel Lomuro. We’re getting into all sorts of hot topics like asian accents (again), smoking weed, corporate jobs, making friends, t pain might be racist, and our amazing Prairie Lore story about legendary Winnipeg basketball phenom Todd MacCulloch. Sponsored by Rumor’s Comedy Club.

Episode 37 is here, we’re wrapping up 2025 and setting some serious goals for 2026. Was Tesla a good guy or a dweeb loser? What happened when the pilot took mushrooms before a commercial flight? All this and a brand new Prairie Lore.

In this episode of the Prairie Dawgs Podcast our hosts record on the highest floor in Winnipeg (ignore any taller buildings in the background, those are deepfake). Pogo sticks come up a lot, but the recreational bouncing pole and the battered hot dog on a stick. This week's prairie lore is about Piercy Augustus “Percy” Haynes. Thanks to our sponsor Rumor's Comedy Club.

The dawgs have a lot to catch up on since we last spoke. We’re touching on goals for 2026, we’re discussing George St. Pierre’s speaking tour. We hope to talk to Shaun Murphy about his upcoming stand-up special. Check out our sponsor Rumor’s Comedy Club. Jeff McEnery is there this week. The second half of this episode we revisit special moments in 2025 for the t-boys. Tommy Prince, Gerald Blanchard and a rant about Louis CK’s show in Winnipeg.

Check out our patreon to support the show, lots of great exclusive content planned for this year.

Episode 39 of the Prairie Dawgs Podcast. We discuss Tesla, the couch, the stand-up comedy film "Is this Thing On?", Jesse Plemons vibe check, Dr. Odyssey, a British Airlines pilot that was sucked out of the cockpit, politics of war, Lino cut prints, and more.

The lore this is week is the story of the Gimli Glider, a plane that ran out of gas on it's way from Ottawa to Edmonton and had to make an emergency landing on a small runway in Gimli, Manitoba.

Thank you to our sponsor Rumor's Comedy Club. Hit us up for tickets to shows on our Instagram. Check out our Patreon to see a couple live shows hosted by Tyler Kotowski and now the boys review the iconic internet video Cake Farts.

Episode 40 of the Prairie Dawgs Podcast is finally here. Our esteemed guest Jordan Welwood joins us to talk about Tattoo Conventions, stand-up comedy gigs from hell, nipples, Just for Laughs, the kindness of Pete Holmes and Nate Bargatze, and then we discuss the Winnipeg General strike of 1918, Bloody Saturday, and the start of a major labour movement across Canada.

This is not an Episode of the Prairie Dawgs Podcast. Tyler Penner is away on assignment, starting with the Superbowl and then the Olympics. We keep telling him we’re not a sports show, but' he’s committed to the bit. So, while Tyler is away the Tyler will play… with guest Chad Anderson. Chad is a touring headliner who performs raw, honest and hilarious stand-up comedy in towns and cities on all 3 sides of this beautiful country sitting on stolen land.

Episode 42. Andy Noble, surgery survivor, joins the podcast to talk about going viral, inventions, staying fit, and having fun.

We’ve unlocked our first Patreon exclusive post to give to the masses. This is a live show from Luci’s Comedy Club called Bad Advice, created and hosted by Tyler Kotowski and featuring guests Tim Gray and Karlee Liljegren. In the show, the audience is encouraged to write down anything they want advice on. And the advice is usually very bad.

Tyler Kotowski tries his hand at a solo podcast episode wherein he discusses the upcoming Just for Laughs showcase in Winnipeg, some great things happening at Rumor’s Comedy Club, and a new bit he’s excited to work on. Let us know what you think!

Season 2 Episode 1 of the Prairie Dawgs Podcast features Tyler Kotowski and Tim Gray discuss Benji Rothman’s recent world tour performing stand-up comedy in Italy, Germany and Japan. Tyler Penner is away on assignment but will return to join us soon enough. This is a great episode if you want a Canadian’s perspective on Japanese culture. We discuss pokemon, Punch the Monkey, trains, and so much more.

Big thanks to our sponsor Rumor’s Comedy Club, make sure you check them out for the best live stand-up comedy in town.

Episode 46 of the Prairie Dawgs Podcast is here! Tyler Penner is back and we’re joined by Jared Story who hosts and produces the Winnipeg Comedy Showcase, a quarterly comedy show that happens at the Park Theatre in South Osborne area of Winnipeg. We talked about the history, the dirt, and the glory of Winnipeg Comedy. We also get into music and what moves us.

Thanks to our sponsor Rumor’s Comedy Club!

In this episode of the Prairie Dawgs Podcast, Tyler Kotowski and Tyler Penner sit down with producer Tim Gray to break down the movies they love, the ones they can’t stand, and the chaos of modern rating systems. From hot takes to questionable opinions, they also make their predictions for this year’s Academy Awards. Whether you’re a film buff or just like hearing comedians argue about movies, this one’s for you.

Tyler Kotowski and Tim Gray sit down with Calgary comedian Faris Hytiaa to talk about his Juno-nominated comedy album, the grind of staying independent, and what it means to get national recognition. They also get into Alberta separating from Canada, the band Harlequin, the best comedy festivals, and Ramadan.