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The Improv Centre revisits summer camp mayhem in Camp What's-It-Called

Artistic director and former avid summer camper Jalen Saip tapped into her experiences for a show about the wild world of canoeing, campfires, and crushes

COMEDY, THEATREGail JohnsonMay 10, 2024The Improv Centre, improv, comedy, Spring 2024, Homepage feature

Theatre review: Sexy Laundry's bedroom comedy feels tame after 20 years

Actors find gentle laughs in story of a 50-something couple trying—and failing—to reignite their romantic spark

THEATREJanet SmithApril 22, 2024Arts Club Theatre, Sexy Laundry, Theatre, comedy

Vancouver's Improv Centre launches THE HEAT—An International Improv Comedy Showcase

Los Angeles troupe Glass Clown joins ensembles from Canada, England, the U.S., and the Philippines in inaugural festival

COMEDYGail JohnsonJanuary 18, 2024The Improv Centre, improv, comedy

Stir Q&A: Artists of O Christmas Tea: A British Comedy sound off on the holidays

Aaron Malkin and Alastair Knowles, aka James and Jamesy respectively, aim to reignite people’s imaginations through slapstick, word play, and more

COMEDYGail JohnsonDecember 21, 2023O Christmas Tea, Holiday 2023, comedy

Bill Burr, Kathy Griffin, and Bassem Youssef to appear at 2024 Just for Laughs Vancouver

This Is That Live, Ronnie Chieng, Andrea Jin, and Ben Schwartz among dozens of other leading acts coming to fest running February 15 to 24

COMEDYGail JohnsonNovember 29, 2023Just for Laughs Vancouver, comedy, JFL

From The Hobbit to The Princess Bride, The Improv Centre serves up Tall Tales: The Quest Is Up To You!

The summer show created by TIC ensemble member Mary Saunders draws inspiration from classic fantasies

COMEDYGail JohnsonJune 26, 2023The Improv Centre, TIC, improv, comedy

Australia's Briefs Factory brings drag, burlesque, and circus to the Vancouver stage

The genre-defying, gender-bending company’s Dirty Laundry is loaded with punk energy

THEATREGail JohnsonMay 31, 2023Zee Zee Theatre, The Cultch, drag, burlesque, circus, comedy, Homepage feature, Summer 2023

Bring Back the '90s! re-creates the era of boy bands and Nintendo through comedy

The Improv Centre’s new show celebrates the pastel decade

COMEDYGail JohnsonApril 19, 2023The Improv Centre, TIC, comedy, improv, Spring 2023, 90s, Homepage feature

Stand-up comedian Ali Hassan digs into his days as a chef in Does This Taste Funny?

The funnyman spent over 12 years in the food and restaurant sector before his comedy career took off

CULINARY, COMEDYGail JohnsonApril 16, 2023Anvil Theatre, Ali Hassan, comedy, food

Banished from Egypt, comedian Bassem Youssef brings biting humour to JFL Vancouver

The “Jon Stewart of the Arab World” is a former heart surgeon now based in L.A.

COMEDY, FESTSGail JohnsonFebruary 10, 2023JFL, Just for Laughs Vancouver, comedy, Bassem Youssef, Homepage feature

The Improv Centre turns February into a month of romance and giggles

Valentine’s Day–themed programming proves how love and laughter go hand in hand

COMEDYJanet SmithFebruary 1, 2023comedy, improv, The Improv Centre, Allen Morrisson, Homepage feature

"Not your grandfather's Jewish comedy": stand-up comedian Joel Chasnoff smashes stereotypes

The artist who has opened for Jon Stewart and fought in the Israeli Army comes to Vancouver for Chutzpah! Festival

COMEDY, FESTSGail JohnsonNovember 10, 2022Chutzpah! Festival, comedy, Jewish

At Vancouver Fringe Festival, comedian Ed Hill gets personal

The Taiwanese-Canadian artist has two entirely different shows hitting local stages, with the Fringe’s Stupid Ed culminating in an Off-Off Broadway residency and comedy-special filming

COMEDY, THEATRE, FESTSGail JohnsonSeptember 1, 2022Vancouver Fringe Festival, TAIWANfest, Ed Hill, comedy, Homepage feature, SUMMER

Stir Cheat Sheet: 6 Vancouver comedy series to catch

Founded by TheatreSports alumni, The Comedy Department is one new local company offering live stand-up shows

COMEDYStir VancouverAugust 10, 2022Standup comedy, comedy, Comedy Here Often?, Yuk Yuk's, The Comedy Department

Spring schtick: Metro Vancouver comedy events that will put some laughs in your life this season

From commentary on obscure VHS tapes found in dumpsters to a big-name love-fuelled performance, local offerings will have you in stitches

Comedian Ed Hill performs at Slice of Life Art Gallery, January 15

The show is a follow-up to the Taiwanese-Canadian artist’s groundbreaking Amazon Comedy Special, Candy and Smiley

WHAT'S STIRRING, COMEDYGail JohnsonDecember 27, 2021Ed Hill, comedy, Slice of Life Art Gallery, Asian, immigrant experience

John Cleese brings An Evening of Exceptional Silliness to the QE Theatre, May 17, 2022

The “World’s Funniest Man” will tour across Canada via Unique Lives & Experiences

COMEDYGail JohnsonDecember 8, 2021Unique Lives & Experiences, comedy, John Cleese

Israeli-American comedian Avi Liberman brings his jokes about Jewish life to Vancouver

The L.A.-based artist known for an offbeat style appears at the 2021 Chutzpah! Festival

COMEDY, FESTSStir VancouverNovember 15, 2021Avi Liberman, Chutzpah! Festival, comedy

Vancouver Improv Fest brings the laughs to the Cultch and home screens, October 12 to 17

A highlight of the 2021 festival is Mind of a Snail’s mash-up combining live projection, music, shadow puppets, and improv performers from Australia, India, the UK, and Canada

COMEDY, FESTS, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonOctober 11, 2021The Cultch, Vancouver Improv Festival, comedy, Mind of a Snail