Just for Laughs Comedy tour coming Nov. 12

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There isn’t a Frank or a Dino or a Sammy in the bunch, but the folks at Just For Laughs promise the “comedy rat pack” roster on its latest coast-to-coast tour will deliver a swingin’ evening of A-list laughs.

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There isn’t a Frank or a Dino or a Sammy in the bunch, but the folks at Just For Laughs promise the “comedy rat pack” roster on its latest coast-to-coast tour will deliver a swingin’ evening of A-list laughs.

The 20-city Just For Laughs Comedy Tour stops at the Burton Cummings Theatre on Nov. 12, bringing a lineup that boasts decades of old-school comedy experience.

Leading the pack are headliners Tom Papa (The Marriage Ref) and longtime local-audience favourite Alonzo Bodden (Last Comic Standing); also on tour are Orny Adams (Comedian) and comic magician Ben Seidman, with Canuck funnyman Darrin Rose (Mr. D, Match Game) acting as the shows’ host and MC.

Allen McInnis / The Gazette archives Headliner Tom Papa
Allen McInnis / The Gazette archives Headliner Tom Papa

Tickets for the Just For Laughs Comedy Tour are $39.50 and $45.50 (plus fees and taxes), on sale Monday, Sept. 9 at Ticketmaster.

 

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