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31-year-old Ben Bankas’ willingness to poke fun at Canadian political drama has appealed to his growing fanbase. (Courtesy facebook.com/BenBankasComedy)

Ben Bankas is the best stand-up comic in Canada, if he says so himself

Bankas’ sardonic wit coming to Hermann’s Upstairs in November

  • Nov 4, 2023

 

Following up from his 2022 Love Tour, comedian Shaun Majumder brings his Hardly Dead Tour to the Mary Winspear Centre on Nov. 6. (Riley Smith Photo)

Funny man Shaun Majumder brings Hardly Dead tour to Sidney

Shaun Majumder: two decades of laughter and comedy with an edge

  • Nov 2, 2023

 

Lewis Black, winner of best male stand-up at the American Comedy Awards and two Grammy Awards, performs Sept. 21 at the Royal Theatre. (Courtesy Lewis Black)

Lewis Black rants his way to Victoria

The comedian shares humour in the world’s absurdities Sept. 21 at the Royal Theatre

  • Sep 11, 2023

 

Kirsten Van Ritzen plays her character Louise the Party Gal. (Photo by David Bukach)

Geez Louise comedian Kirsten Van Ritzen embraces raucous alter-ego

Comedian and educator showcases adult comedy in Oak Bay

  • Sep 8, 2023
Kirsten Van Ritzen plays her character Louise the Party Gal. (Photo by David Bukach)
Comedian Mike Marino performs at the DaVinci Centre on April 23. (image supplied)

Comedian Mike Marino and Italian-Canadian singer Maria Manna are ready to make you crave pasta – and laugh

Jersey City’s Mike Marino brings new comedy show Welcome to the Family to DaVinci Centre

Comedian Mike Marino performs at the DaVinci Centre on April 23. (image supplied)
Syd Bosel is headlining the Hot Flash Comedy show set for March 9 at the Mary Winspear Centre. (Courtesy of Syd Bosel)

‘Don’t forget your panty liners’: Syd Bosel headlining Women’s Day comedy show in Sidney

The March 9 show takes place at the Mary Winspear Centre and promises to make unfunny topics funny

Syd Bosel is headlining the Hot Flash Comedy show set for March 9 at the Mary Winspear Centre. (Courtesy of Syd Bosel)
Comedian Julie Kim. (Photo by Yohan Kim)

Julie Kim: Connecting people through laughter

Julie Kim hits the stage in Victoria on March 3

Comedian Julie Kim. (Photo by Yohan Kim)
Vancouver’s Julie Kim. (Graphic submitted)

Vancouver comic brings ‘rant-y’ style to Victoria show

Julie Kim will be in Victoria in March

  • Jan 12, 2023
Vancouver’s Julie Kim. (Graphic submitted)
Snowed in Comedy Tour handout

Snowed In Comedy Tour brings laughs coast to coast

Four all-star comedians in Canada’s biggest stand-up

  • Dec 28, 2022
Snowed in Comedy Tour handout
If you’re looking for a unique spin on comedy, check out the upcoming show from Vancouver-based comedian Ed Hill. (Photo submitted)

Comedian brings Stupid Ed tour to Victoria

Vancouver comic Ed Hill details life as a Taiwanese-Canadian

  • Dec 7, 2022
If you’re looking for a unique spin on comedy, check out the upcoming show from Vancouver-based comedian Ed Hill. (Photo submitted)
Rick Mercer

Just for Laughs at the Royal

Comedy superstar Rick Mercer hosts Just For Laughs Comedy Night in Canada

  • May 16, 2022
Rick Mercer
Australian comic Jim Jefferies is coming to Victoria’s Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre on Sept. 22. (Photo by Bonnie Jo Mount/Washington Post)

Jim Jefferies brings his standup show to Victoria in September

Australian’s Moist Tour stops at Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre on Sept. 22

Australian comic Jim Jefferies is coming to Victoria’s Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre on Sept. 22. (Photo by Bonnie Jo Mount/Washington Post)
Snowed In Comedy Tour lands at Victoria's Royal Theatre. Handout photo

Canada’s coolest “laughathon” lands at the Royal Theatre

The Snowed In Comedy Tour brings in a blizzard of laughs

  • Jan 10, 2022
Snowed In Comedy Tour lands at Victoria's Royal Theatre. Handout photo
Nanaimo comedian Peter Hudson’s debut single is Plexiglass, a parody of SexyBack by Justin Timberlake. (Photo courtesy Sam Balsangkar and Bryce Hills)

Vancouver Island comedian releases COVID-19-themed parody song ‘Plexiglass’

Peter Hudson lampoons Justin Timberlake hit on first single from upcoming debut music CD

Nanaimo comedian Peter Hudson’s debut single is Plexiglass, a parody of SexyBack by Justin Timberlake. (Photo courtesy Sam Balsangkar and Bryce Hills)
Nanaimo comedian Peter Hudson presents ‘Covid Safe Comedy’ at the Queen’s. (Photo courtesy Jerry Hong)

Nanaimo comedian brings ‘Covid Safe Comedy’ to the Queen’s

Peter Hudson hosting twice-monthly comedy showcase

Nanaimo comedian Peter Hudson presents ‘Covid Safe Comedy’ at the Queen’s. (Photo courtesy Jerry Hong)
VIDEO: Elizabeth Warren makes SNL cameo after dropping out of Democratic race

VIDEO: Elizabeth Warren makes SNL cameo after dropping out of Democratic race

Warren made fun of how she was portrayed during campaign

VIDEO: Elizabeth Warren makes SNL cameo after dropping out of Democratic race
Adam Trainsmith (Ciaran Volke), who discovers that although android Jacie Triplethree (Una Rekic) can use language she never learned to read, teaches her the Bible in a hotel room. Comic Potential, Alan Ayckbourn’s wickedly funny satire on the rise of artificial intelligence runs until Feb. 22 at the Phoenix Theatre. Photo by Dean Kalyan

REVIEW: UVic drama department shows a flair for comedy

Student actors have fun with artificial intelligence in Alan Ayckbourn’s Comic Potential

Adam Trainsmith (Ciaran Volke), who discovers that although android Jacie Triplethree (Una Rekic) can use language she never learned to read, teaches her the Bible in a hotel room. Comic Potential, Alan Ayckbourn’s wickedly funny satire on the rise of artificial intelligence runs until Feb. 22 at the Phoenix Theatre. Photo by Dean Kalyan
Comic Herb Dixon performs at the Dave Dunnet Community Theatre in Oak Bay on Feb. 20 and at Elements Casino on Feb. 21. (Submitted Photo)

Comedian Herb Dixon going Full Throttle in Greater Victoria

Comic gearing up for shows in Oak Bay and at Elements Casino next week

Comic Herb Dixon performs at the Dave Dunnet Community Theatre in Oak Bay on Feb. 20 and at Elements Casino on Feb. 21. (Submitted Photo)
File photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Terry Jones, a member of the Monty Python comedy troupe, has died at 77.

‘Naughty boy’: Monty Python star Terry Jones dies at 77

LONDON — Terry Jones, a founding member of the anarchic Monty Python…

File photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Terry Jones, a member of the Monty Python comedy troupe, has died at 77.
Comedy provides a winter warm-up for Victoria

Comedy provides a winter warm-up for Victoria

Snowed in Comedy Tour rolls into town for a Jan. 18 show at the Royal Theatre

Comedy provides a winter warm-up for Victoria