Comedy entertainment in Canada
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Vancouver Theatresports League
The city’s most popular improv group stages its energetic romps – sometimes connected to themes such as Shakespeare or Star Trek – at a swanky new venue a couple of blocks from its old site. The format remains the same, though: if you’re sitting near the front, expect to be picked on, unless you’re naked – they tend to leave you alone if you’re naked. The recommended 11:45pm Friday and Saturday shows are commendably ribald.
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Urban Improv
The best place to tickle your funny bone in Kits, Chivana is a restaurant and lounge most of the week but a live improv comedy venue on Mondays. Expect to see many of the usual improv suspects who appear at Vancouver TheatreSports, plus a host of other well-oiled performers who know just how to spin an audience suggestion into a jaw-achingly funny good time.
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Second City
Sharing its name with a comedy club in Chicago, the club's moniker dates from the days when each city was perceived to be playing second fiddle, Chicago to New York City, and Toronto to Montréal. But the 300-seat Second City is legendary, and many Saturday Night Live comics started here. Improv performances held after the last show ends are free.
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Brunswick House
Between student karaoke nights and horse racing, the comedy schedule at the boozy, big-screen Brunswick House includes a version of Saturday Night Live by local troupe The Sketchersons (www.thesketchersons.com). On Wednesday it's Late Night Giggin' (www.latenitegiggin.com) – stand-up, live music and debauchery.
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Jupiter Café
Another lounge that likes to add a laughter track to tackle the Monday-night blues, the upstairs Jupiter Café offers a regular comedian-hosted improv night. Reflecting its neighborhood, expect plenty of naughty gay-themed jokes to keep the locals giggling. If you just don’t get it, drop by on Thursday instead when it’s live jazz night.
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Balthazar’s House of Comedy
The West End’s favorite Tuscan-look lounge hosts a once-a-week stand-up show where you can expect to see a handful of local comics strutting their stuff while you sip on a round of cocktails that will make you laugh at anything. Students, whip out your ID at the door for half-price entry.
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Yuk Yuk's
A bit like the brass plucked chicken door handles, acts here are sometimes funny and sometimes just a joke. Canadian and international touring acts appear regularly, with famous faces on some weekends. Jim Carrey cut his comic teeth here. Cover for Tuesday's 'Amateur Night' is just $3.
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Ernie Butler’s Comedy Nest
Named after its late founder, who passed away in 2007, this Montréal comedy club, based in the Pepsi Forum, remains the place to catch the hottest touring and local comedy talent, from improv to stand-up. Wednesdays are open-mic night, and the club serves dinner and a full bar.
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Laugh Resort
Squeeze inside the small, split-level Laugh Resort, where Ellen DeGeneres, Ray Romano and Adam Sandler once cracked jokes and served up the big laffs. New talent takes the stage on Wednesday nights, which can be a bit hit-and-miss, but it'll only cost you $7.
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Comedyworks
This intimate comedy club has been around forever and is a fun place to catch emerging and established comedy talent. Mondays are open mic, while on Tuesdays and Wednesdays noted improv troupe On the Spot Players takes the stage. Reservations required.
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Bad Dog Theatre
Ace improvisers Marcel St Pierre and Kerry Griffin lead the charge into Saturday night 'Improv Unleashed' gag-fests. There's a free drop-in improve workshop at 7pm on Saturday before the show, and an open stage on Wednesday.
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New City Suburbs
Taking up residence in an old theater, this nightclub is a great venue to see some live rock and roll. It has frequent live bands, comedy nights and theme nights that are popular with the college crowd.
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Persephone Theatre
With a new facility on the horizon, this perennial theatric standout is ready to launch into its next 30 years. Comedy, drama, musicals and Canadiana are all regulars.
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Old Fire Hall
The Old Fire Hall has sales by local artists and live performances of music and comedy on a shifting schedule.
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