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At Just For Laughs Vancouver, Andrea Jin's "eccentric" family still provides endless amounts of comedy gold

The Shanghai-born, Vancouver-raised standup will tape her first special at the Biltmore, as her career continues to take off in L.A.

COMEDY, FESTSJanet SmithFebruary 9, 2024Andrea Jin, JFL Vancouver, Just for Laughs, Homepage feature

IndigE-girl Comedy emboldens Indigenous women's voices in standup, at JFL Vancouver's Best of the West

Valentine’s Day Caught in the Trapline show pokes fun at pitfalls of love, “trauma bonding”, and getting caught in your crush’s trapline

COMEDYJanet SmithFebruary 7, 2024Indigenous, JFL Vancouver

At Just For Laughs VANCOUVER, Wanda Sykes, Patti Harrison, and more talented female comedians take the stage

Western Canada’s biggest comedy festival features a lineup of over 70 performers this year

COMEDYStir VancouverFebruary 4, 2024Partner Content, JFL Vancouver, Just for Laughs Vancouver

Brent Butt grabs the standup mike again, at Kay Meek Arts Centre, February 3

The author of national bestseller HUGE goes back to his roots, with opener Jacob Samuel

COMEDYJanet SmithJanuary 31, 2024Kay Meek Arts Centre, Brett Butt

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

The Improv Centre's end-of-year offerings deliver laughs and life lessons till December 31

Reflect on the past year at 2023 & Me, and celebrate 2024 with NYE at TIC

COMEDYJanet SmithDecember 30, 2023The Improv Centre, Holiday 2023

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

Ted Lasso’s Brett Goldstein is coming to Just For Laughs Vancouver 2024

The breakthrough British creative plays Roy Kent in the comedy series that earned 21 Emmy nominations this year, leading the pack

COMEDYGail JohnsonDecember 13, 2023JFL Vancouver

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

At The Improv Centre, Jacki Gunn's Back to the Holidays features a time-travelling Christmas cynic

Community-driven improv comedy show melds all the best parts of A Christmas Carol and Back to the Future

COMEDY, THEATREJanet SmithNovember 21, 2023The Improv Centre, Holiday 2023

The Improv Centre invites audiences to a trio of holiday shows, November 23 to December 31

Back to the Holidays, 2023 and Me, and NYE at TIC deliver festivity and fun

COMEDY, THEATREStir VancouverNovember 12, 2023Partner Content, The Improv Centre, Holiday 2023

Chutzpah! Festival's opening and closing nights deliver laughs and life lessons, November 2 and 23

Opening night is a special presentation of The Debaters: Chutzpah Edition, and closing night features The Best of Israeli Comedy

COMEDY, FESTSStir VancouverOctober 25, 2023Partner Content, Chutzpah! Festival

Mary Walsh brings some of fans' favourite comedic characters back to Kay Meek Arts Centre, October 20

The former CODCO and This Hour Has 22 Minutes star will also serves up her own satirical takes on today’s politics

COMEDY, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithOctober 16, 2023Mary Walsh

Cult comedy hit Forgotten Masters is back with its inspired, almost-believable "guitar-legend" mayhem

Gary Jones and Ken Lawson’s comedic webseries returns with a Glaswegian punk and a Norwegian folkie

COMEDYJanet SmithOctober 13, 2023Forgotten Masters, Gary Jones

Audiences help solve the case in Stage Fright 2: Murder at the Disco at The Improv Centre, opening September 29

1970s-inspired interactive murder mystery follows the same format as last year’s hit Stage Fright: Murder at the Improv

THEATRE, COMEDY, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithSeptember 28, 2023The Improv Centre

Stage Fright 2: Murder at the Disco comes to The Improv Centre on Granville Island, September 29 to October 28

Groovy whodunnit set in 1977 moves along with the help of audience interaction

THEATRE, COMEDYStir VancouverSeptember 22, 2023Partner Content, The Improv Centre

Catherine Ballachey replaces Angela Galanopoulos at The Improv Centre helm

Granville Island hub also launches the return of its improv education programs

COMEDY, NEWSJanet SmithAugust 1, 2023The Improv Centre

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

Stir Bedside Table: The Improv Centre's Jalen Saip

The Vanouver comedy company’s artistic director and performer talks Emma, Bossypants, and being “kinda funny…in a weird way”

Review: Kylie Vincent finds strange and disarming sweet spot between laughter and trauma

Riffing on SpongeBob, blowjobs, standup, and deep family dysfunction, the comedian coins a new mashup

COMEDY, THEATREJanet SmithApril 19, 2023THE CULTCH, The Cultch

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