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Comedy review: Roy Wood Jr. keeps it real, deftly mixing comedy and cultural critique on subjects from gun violence to anti-vaxxers

At Just For Laughs Vancouver, The Daily Show star offered the perfect act to see after a devastating week in the news

COMEDY, FESTSJanet SmithMay 28, 2022Just For Laughs Vancouver

New York City-based stand-up comedian Gavin Matts brings his never-give-up attitude to Just For Laughs Vancouver

The Vancouver-born artist will tape his All Things Comedy debut at the fest

COMEDY, FESTSStir VancouverMay 24, 2022Just For Laughs Vancouver, Gavin Matts, SPRING

Mashing forms and exploring identity, as rEvolver Festival returns with live performances

Gender? I Hardly Know Them mixes sketch comedy and true monologues to spread “Prairie queer joy”

COMEDY, THEATREJanet SmithMay 20, 2022Upintheair Theatre, rEvolver Festival, Homepage feature

Just For Laughs Vancouver: L.A.-based comedian Atsuko Okatsuka says Hi

The Japanese-born stand-up artist was inspired by Margaret Cho

Comedian Shaun Majumder focuses on the chaos of fatherhood on new LOVE Tour

The former This Hour Has 22 Minutes star draws on his experiences with two kids under age three at home

COMEDYGail JohnsonMay 9, 2022SPRING, Spring Arts Guide, Massey Theatre, Shaun Majumder

Just For Laughs VANCOUVER adds shows by Monét X Change, Chris Fleming, and Brandon Wardell

Third show added for Jimmy O. Yang, while Vir Das is rescheduled to October

COMEDY, NEWSJanet SmithApril 5, 2022Just For Laughs Vancouver

Charlie Demers, Jane Stanton, Peter Kelamis, and more, as 1 Night Stand raises funds for Ukraine, April 9

Yumi Nagashimi, Justin Nichol round out an all-star comedy benefit for a serious cause

WHAT'S STIRRING, COMEDYJanet SmithApril 4, 2022The Cultch, THE CULTCH

The New Wave of Standup launches second season, March 29

Andrea Jin, Abdul Aziz among the Vancouver comedians featured

COMEDYJanet SmithMarch 22, 2022Just For Laughs Vancouver, Standup comedy

Offbeat artistry of Graham Clark brings the laughs back to Laugh Track Comedy Club, March 19

Live standup is back, with East Van’s unofficial laugh ambassador and avid beard painter

COMEDYJanet SmithMarch 14, 2022Graham Clark

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

Vancouver's Kwasi Thomas headlines the Underground Comedy Railroad's 10th anniversary West Coast showcase

Canada’s first all-Black comedy tour is being hosted by the Unknown Comedy Club as part of Black History Month

COMEDYJanet SmithFebruary 24, 2022

East Van Laugh RIOT: Charlie Demers brings live comedy to the Rio Theatre

Yumi Nagashima, Erica Sigurdson among the stand-up comedians delivering much-needed laughs on Fridays in February

COMEDYJanet SmithFebruary 7, 2022Standup comedy, Charlie Demers, The Rio Theatre, East Van Laugh RIOT, East Vancouver

Just For Laughs VANCOUVER reschedules comedy festival to May 25 to 29

Tickets on sale now for standup acts including Nicole Byer, Marc Maron, Ron Wood Jr., and Andrew Santino

COMEDY, FESTSJanet SmithFebruary 7, 2022Just For Laughs Vancouver, JFL

Vancouver comedian Simon King announces new album, As Good As Or Better Than

Robin Williams once called the stand-up artist a “truly gifted comedian”

COMEDYJanet SmithJanuary 31, 2022Comedy Here Often?, 604 Records, Simon King

Just For Laughs Vancouver postpones comedy fest due to extended COVID restrictions in BC

Trevor Noah: Back To Abnormal World Tour at Rogers Arena February 26 will proceed at 50 percent capacity

COMEDY, NEWSJanet SmithJanuary 21, 2022Just For Laughs Vancouver, JFL NorthWest

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

Andrew Schulz, Ronny Chieng, How Did This Get Made?, and more acts announced as JFL NorthWest becomes Just For Laughs VANCOUVER

Marc Maron, Nicole Byer, Chris Redd, John Mulaney, and others hit venues from the Queen E. to the Vogue and the Rio

COMEDY, FESTSJanet SmithNovember 30, 2021JFL NorthWest

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

Chutzpah Festival's Jessica Gutteridge aims for joy in a full live-and-livestream hybrid

A Night at the Opera’s Marx Brothers opener November 4 sets the tone for a playful lineup

FESTS, LIVESTREAM, COMEDYJanet SmithNovember 3, 2021Chutzpah Festival, City Opera

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