Steph Tolev Archives - Vanyaland https://vanyaland.com/tag/steph-tolev/ The proven voice in music since 2013 Thu, 11 Dec 2025 11:16:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://redefined.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/31135224/cropped-V-SOCIAL-2023-32x32.png Steph Tolev Archives - Vanyaland https://vanyaland.com/tag/steph-tolev/ 32 32 Year in ReView: Vanyaland’s 12 months of comedy faves in 2025 https://vanyaland.com/2025/12/11/year-in-review-vanyalands-12-months-of-comedy-faves-in-2025/ Thu, 11 Dec 2025 11:16:18 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10042789 Another year, another hell ride through a cultural landscape that devoured and reproduced at an alarming rate in 2025. Through all the “unprecedented times” that we’re all tired of living in, to the birth of “6-7!” (whatever the fuck that means), and everything in between, one constant that kept us afloat was the levity, and often times societal mirror check that comedy offered to the masses. With a little bit of everything for everyone, the world of stand-up was stretched, […]

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]]> Steph Tolev is keepin’ the blood pumping at The Wilbur https://vanyaland.com/2025/12/03/steph-tolev-is-keepin-the-blood-pumping-at-the-wilbur/ Wed, 03 Dec 2025 20:24:44 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10042727 Although the holiday season generally makes folks feel warm and fuzzy, and softens the heart, Steph Tolev is pledging to keep things hard in the new year. As announced earlier this week, the Canadian comedy all-star will return to the road with a brand new hour, which she will bring to The Wilbur on April 11 as part of the next leg of her Keepin’ Em Hard tour. It will mark Tolev’s first show in Boston since she threw down […]

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]]> Steph Tolev sends a clear message to the haters with ‘Filth Queen’ https://vanyaland.com/2025/07/17/steph-tolev-sends-a-clear-message-to-the-haters-with-filth-queen/ Thu, 17 Jul 2025 19:38:32 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10041931 The YouTube bridge trolls can lurk all they want with their totally original comments about being ugly and what they think about her nose, but Steph Tolev is thriving in her moment as the newly crowned queen — more specifically, Filth Queen — of comedy. Continuing to bask in the hype and success of her debut special, Filth Queen, which has received rave reviews since its premiere on Netflix at the end of June, the Toronto native is truly loving […]

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]]> Half-Year in ReView: Vanyaland’s 10 favorite comedy specials of 2025 (so far) https://vanyaland.com/2025/07/03/half-year-in-review-vanyalands-10-favorite-comedy-specials-of-2025-so-far/ Thu, 03 Jul 2025 14:21:45 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10041942 Man, what a year it was in 2025. Twelve months of absolute chaos, but we made it — wait, what? We’re only half way through? Well, that sucks. Luckily though, we’ve had plenty of opportunities already afforded to us by some of the best in the comedy game to escape the insanity (for at least an hour at a time) and collect ourselves. Whether it was filled with social commentary, personal reflection, or just talking shit for the sake of […]

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]]> Mic’d Up: Steph Tolev, Brian Simpson, Comedy Studio Street Party https://vanyaland.com/2024/10/08/micd-up-steph-tolev-brian-simpson-comedy-studio-street-party/ Tue, 08 Oct 2024 13:09:59 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10039788 Editor’s Note: It’s equal parts exciting and terrifying to see the calendar flip to October in New England, and not just because it means the Red Sox aren’t contending. To help soothe all the seasonal panic that comes with preparing for two weeks of pretty landscapes and then months of snowfall that seems to linger until “Smarch,” the one constant throughout all the seasons is comedy, and that is one thing that keeps on flowing like the finest PSL on tap. […]

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]]> Steph Tolev sets out to bring infectious comedy to Crystal Ballroom https://vanyaland.com/2023/08/22/steph-tolev-sets-out-to-bring-infectious-comedy-to-crystal-ballroom/ Tue, 22 Aug 2023 23:26:09 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10035800 There’s no level of raunchy absurdity that Steph Tolev finds off-limits, and if she’s got anything to say about it — which she almost definitely does — the people of Somerville are about to be introduced to a whole new level of high-octane stand-up. As announced on Tuesday (August 22), Tolev will be making her first trek to Somerville’s Crystal Ballroom on November 12. It will mark the Los Angeles-based comedian’s second visit to Massachusetts in almost exactly a year, […]

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]]> Mic’d Up: Pepitone take over Ralph’s, Tolev delivers the laughs to Roar https://vanyaland.com/2022/11/14/micd-up-pepitone-take-over-ralphs-tolev-delivers-the-laughs-to-roar/ Mon, 14 Nov 2022 16:43:00 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10032523 Editor’s Note: The leaves on the trees may start changing soon, but was hasn’t changed as we cruise full speed through the final third of the year is the top-tier selection of comedy shows to check out around Boston. With homegrown talent, national headliners, and open mics galore highlighting the calendar, the the plethora of comedy talent in and around the city continues to pour out as richly as that $8 Pumpkin Spice Latte you yearn for every morning. Live […]

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