Winnipeg Comedy Festival Schedule

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All tickets available at www.winnipegcomedyfestival.com or 204-284-9477

Monday, April 6

 

WCF RUMOR’S COMEDY CLUB SERIES

7:45 p.m., Rumor’s Comedy Club

Headliner: Mike

MacDonald

Tickets $20

 

WCF THEATRE SERIES

“Ha!” starring Wes Borg

8 p.m., Gas Station Theatre

Tickets $15

 

WCF THE UPPER DECK

10 p.m., King’s Head Pub (18-plus)

Host: Dan Verville

Featuring Amber Daniels, Dan Glasswick, Paul Rabliauskas, Wes Borg

Tickets $10

 

Tuesday, April 7

 

FREE SHOW

12:15 p.m., The Cave ­student lounge at Red River College (Notre Dame campus) and Maw’s Garage

 

HIGH SCHOOL SUPER IMPROV SHOW

Hosts: Stephen Sim and Caitlin Curtis

7 p.m., Gas Station Arts Centre

Tickets $5

 

WCF RUMOR’S

COMEDY CLUB SERIES

8 p.m., Rumor’s Comedy Club

Headliner: Pete Johansson

Tickets $12

 

FUNNY YOU

SHOULD ASK

Benefit in support of Mood Disorders Association of Manitoba

8 p.m., Club Regent Event Centre

Host: Chantel Marostica

Featuring Erica Sigurdson, Mike MacDonald, Al Rae, Hot Thespian Action, Adam Schwartz, Andrew Lizotte

Tickets $25

 

WCF THE UPPER DECK

10 p.m., King’s Head Pub (18-plus)

Host: Ben Walker

Featuring Andy Noble, Aisha Alfa, Sterling Scott, Andrew Lizotte, Chris Mulawyshyn

Tickets $10

 

Wednesday, April 8

 

FREE SHOW

12:15 p.m., Millennium Library

 

GASTROCOMIQUE

Featuring dinner and comedy entertainment by Elvira Kurt

6 p.m., Fusion Grill

Tickets $150

 

THE WINNIPEG SHOW

Hosted by Big Daddy Tazz

Featuring Matt Falk, Melanie Dahling, Dan Verville, Aisha Alfa, Jared Story, Jordan Welwood, Jon Ljungberg

7:30 p.m., Club Regent Event Centre

Tickets $20

 

WCF THEATRE SERIES

Old Enough to Know Better

Starring John Wing

Opening act: Wes Borg

8 p.m., Gas Station Theatre

Tickets $20

 

WCF RUMOR’S

COMEDY CLUB SERIES

8 p.m., Rumor’s Comedy Club

Host: Mark Forward

Featuring Sean Emeny, Simon Rakoff

Tickets $12

 

WCF THE UPPER DECK

10 p.m., King’s Head Pub (18-plus)

Host: Bruce Clark

Featuring Tom Steffen, Sean Emeny, Cara Lytwyn, Jon Ljungberg, Pete Johansson

Tickets $10

 

Thursday, April 9

 

FREE SHOW

12:15 p.m., Millennium Library

 

THEATRE SERIES

Leftovers

Starring Charlie Demers

7:30 p.m., Gas Station Arts Centre

Tickets $15

 

TV DINNER

A multimedia improv show

Cocktails 5 p.m.

Dinner 6 p.m.

Show 7 p.m.

Metropolitan Entertainment Centre

Featuring Wes Borg, Stephen Sim, Ryan Belleville, Kevin McDonald, Tricia Cooper

Music by DJ Hunnicutt

Tickets $40 with dinner (floor seats); $15 no dinner (balcony)

 

THURSDAY GALA

Rest and Relaxation

7:15 p.m., Pantages Playhouse Theatre

Host: Jeremy Hotz

Featuring Mark Forward, Ivan Decker, Tanyalee Davis, Tim Rabnett, Efthimios Nasiopoulos, Sterling Scott

Tickets $35

 

WCF RUMOR’S

COMEDY CLUB SERIES

8 p.m., Rumor’s Comedy Club

Headliner: David Pryde

Tickets $12

 

UNCORKED

Starring Hot Thespian Action

With performances by Bucko, Stephen Sim, Kevin McDonald and Wes Borg

9:30 p.m., Gas Station Arts Centre

Tickets $18

 

WCF AFTER DARK

(formerly The Dark and Stormy Show)

10:30 p.m., Metropolitan Entertainment Centre (18-plus)

Host: Shannon Laverty

Featuring Erica Sigurdson, Tim Nutt, Pete Johansson, Tyler Morrison, Derek Seguin, Darcy Michael, Chris Mulawyshyn

Tickets $22

 

Friday, April 10

 

FREE SHOW

12:15 p.m., Millennium Library

 

FRIDAY EARLY GALA

Fish Out of Water

6:45 p.m., Pantages Playhouse Theatre

Host: Ryan Belleville

Featuring Darryl Orr, Danish Anwar, Caitlin Langelier, Derek Edwards, Sean Emeny, Rebecca Kohler

Tickets $35

 

WCF THEATRE SERIES

“Ha!” starring Wes Borg

7:30 p.m., Gas Station Theatre

Tickets $18

 

WCF RUMOR’S COMEDY CLUB SERIES

7:45 p.m., Rumor’s Comedy Club

Headliner: Sterling Scott

Tickets $15

 

LOST IN TRANSLATION, PERDU EN QUOI?

8 p.m., Centre culturel franco-manitobain

Featuring Stephen Sim, Caitlin Curtis, Chloé Freynet-Gagné, George Grenier, Jane Testar, Eric Plamondon

Music by DJ Tugby

Tickets $10

 

FRIDAY LATE GALA

Too Much Information

9:15 p.m., Pantages Playhouse Theatre

Host: Sean Majumder

Featuring D.J. Demers, Steve Dylan, Tim Nutt, Ashley Moffatt, Shannon Laverty, Pete Johansson

Tickets $35

 

PORTAGE STREET LIVE

9:30 p.m., The Good Will

Host: Paul Rabliauskas

Featuring Ryan Ash, Dom Paré, Rebecca Kohler, Derek Seguin, Sterling Scott, Shannon Laverty, Chad Anderson

Music by DJ Hunnicutt

Tickets $15

 

THE NO BRO SHOW 2

9:30 p.m., Gas Station Arts Centre

Host: Tricia Cooper

Featuring Erica Sigurdson, Chantel Marostica, Michelle Shaughnessy, Rebecca Kohler, Caitlin Langelier, Dana Smith

Tickets $18

 

WCF RUMOR’S

COMEDY CLUB SERIES

10:30 p.m., Rumor’s Comedy Club

Opener: Tanyalee Davis

Headliner: Ivan Decker

Tickets $15

 

Saturday, April 11

 

CBC’S THE DEBATERS

2 p.m., Club Regent Event Centre

Host: Steve Patterson

Tickets $30

 

SATURDAY

MATINEE GALA

Quit Your Day Job

4:15 p.m., Pantages Playhouse Theatre

Host: Jonny Harris

Featuring Graham Chittenden, Bruce Clark, Derick Lengwenus, Julie Kim, Rachel Sommer, Michelle Shaughnessy

Tickets $35

 

SATURDAY

EVENING GALA

The Middle Ages

7:15 p.m., Pantages Playhouse Theatre

Host: Jessica Holmes

Featuring Erica Sigurdson, David Pryde, Lori Gibbs, Dom Paré, Derek Seguin, Shazia Mirza

 

WCF RUMOR’S COMEDY CLUB SERIES

7:15 p.m., Rumor’s Comedy Club

Headliner: D.J. Demers

Tickets $17

 

WCF THEATRE SERIES

Leftovers

Starring Charlie Demers

7:30 p.m., Gas Station Arts Centre

Tickets $18

 

50 SHADES OF GAY

8 p.m., Park Theatre

Host: Darcy Michael

Act 1: Battlestar Marostica with Chantel Marostica

Act 2: Coming Out Swinging Too

Featuring Hot Thespian Action, Caitlin Langelier, Tom Steffen, Ashley Moffatt

Tickets $15

 

WCF RUMOR’S

COMEDY CLUB SERIES

10 p.m., Rumor’s Comedy Club

Headliner: Steve Dylan

Tickets: $17

 

THE ALTERNATIVE SHOW

10:30 p.m., Park Theatre (adult content)

Host: Mark Forward

Featuring Darryl Orr, Wes Borg, Tim Gray, Dan Robertson, J.D. Renaud, Derick Lengwenus, Sean Emeny, Ashley Moffatt, Tyler Penner

Tickets $15

 

Sunday, April 12

 

CBC’S THE DEBATERS

2 p.m., Club Regent Event Centre

Host: Steve Patterson

Tickets $30

 

THE MICS

(Awards Show plus Roast of John Wing)

7 p.m., Club Regent Event Centre

Hosts: Simon Rakoff & Tyler Morrison

Featuring: Rebecca Kohler, George Westerholm, Al Rae, Bruce Clark, Simon Rakoff, Darcy Michael, DJ Hunnicutt, John Wing

Tickets $22

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David Bruce photo Wes Borg, best known to comedy and fringe-theatre fans as that wild-eyed, red-haired guy from Three Dead Trolls in a Baggie, is bringing his standup-inspired one-man play, Ha!, to the Winnipeg Comedy Festival for a pair of performances (Monday, April 6, and Friday, April 10) at the Gas Station Arts Centre.

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