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The alternative St. Patrick’s Parade awards

Sunday was the annual St. Patrick’s Parade. While most people stand and watch the fun floats and pipe bands and dance troupes, officials at the reviewing stand near the end of the parade take notes so they can hand out awards later.

That’s great and all, but I don’t care about which is the best media entry (it’s CHOM, they have a live band, though Virgin gets an honourable mention for the Pink Pony Club theme). So here are some alternative awards from the media personalities who walked and waved through downtown:

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| Photos, Radio

TSN 690 personalities raise more than $2,000 for charity with surprisingly good standup comedy

Mitch Melnick performs a standup routine during One Mic Stand at Comedyworks Wednesday night.

Mitch Melnick performs a standup routine during One Mic Stand at Comedyworks Wednesday night.

I didn’t know what to expect paying $15* for a ticket to watch a standup show featuring TSN 690 radio personalities, but they took the exercise seriously enough to deliver a decent night of comedy to the sold-out Comedyworks venue on Bishop St.

One Mic Stand raised a bit more than $2,000 for the Erin Sports Association, which is … actually I don’t know what it is other than it being Irish and about sports. But supposedly it’ll be for a good cause.

They didn’t want anyone filming the event, and I was specifically asked to keep the potentially embarrassing jokes off social media (plus I didn’t have time to write any of them down), so if you didn’t make it I’m afraid you’re going to miss out. That’s probably for the best.

They did allow pictures, though.

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