COMEDY/CABARET
Paul Anthony’s Talent Time: Anti-SAD Beach Party Come fight the winter blues with the first Talent Time variety show of 2017. • Rio Theatre, 1660 E. Broadway • Jan. 5, 8 p.m. • $12/$10, riotheatre.ca Comedy Shocker 11 The 11th standup comedy showcase from local collective Comedy Shocker. Features Shirley Gnome, Mark Hughes, Jane Stanton, Stuart Jones, Steev Letts and host Sam Tonning. • Rickshaw Theatre, 254 E. Hastings St. • Jan. 7, doors 7 p.m. • $8, rickshawtheatre.com Phantom Signal: Season Two Premiere Live horror comedy radio features tales too terrifying to take seriously. • Little Mountain Gallery, 195 E. 26th Ave. • Jan. 7, 8 p.m., plus the first Saturday of every month • $10, phantomsignalradio.com Spectral Theatre’s Late-Night Double Feature Feeling in the mood for two spooky tales from the vault of horrors? Then join Spectral Theatre as they light up the CGRM‘On Air’sign, and witness the Grimmsfield Radio Players record staged readings of original works in the style of the radio programs of yesteryear. • Slickity Jim’s Chat‘n’Chew, 3475 Main St. • Jan. 7, 7 p.m. • $10, spectraltheatre.com Vancouver Improv Fight Club and Short Form Mixer Some of Vancouver’s finest comedians throw down as The Wedding Party take on The Questioneers, with the audience deciding the champion. • Cafe Deux Soleils, 2096 Commercial Dr. • Jan. 10, 8 p.m. • $7, thefictionals.com Brent Morin L.A.-based comedian and actor co-starred on the NBC live comedy series Undateable; has recently released his new Netflix special I’m Brent Morin; and has appeared on Chelsea Lately, Conan, Comedy Central and Brooklyn 99. • The Comedy Mix, 1015 Burrard St. • Jan. 12-14 • $18-$22, thecomedymix.com It’s Just a Drag! Starring Roxxy Andrews and Naomi Smalls from RuPaul’s Drag Race. Features 30 local performers and hosts Joan-E and Shanda Leer. • Commodore Ballroom, 868 Granville St. • Jan. 13, 9 p.m. • $30, ticketmaster.ca or Little Sisters, livenation.com The Fighter and the Kid Live The Fighter & The Kid is a weekly podcast featuring former UFC heavyweight Brendan ‘Big Brown’ Schaub and actor/comedian Bryan Callen. It’s uncut, unedited and sometimes it’s just ridiculous. • Commodore Ballroom, 868 Granville St. • Jan. 18 and 19, 9 p.m. • $25, livenation.com Scott Thompson Canadian television actor and comedian is best known for his time as a member of the comedy troupe The Kids in the Hall where he created such memorable characters as businessman Danny Husk, B movie star Francesca Fiore and of course barfly Buddy Cole. • The Comedy Mix, 1015 Burrard St. • Jan. 26-28 • $18-$22, 604-6845050, thecomedymix.com The Comic Strippers A fictitious male stripper troupe, played by a cast of some of Canada’s best improvisational comedians, performs a sexylarious improv comedy show. • Jan. 27, 8 p.m.: Centennial Theatre, 2300 Lonsdale Ave., North Van, $37-$42, centennialtheatre.com or 604-984-4484 | Jan. 28, 8 p.m.: Bell Performing Arts Centre, 6250 144th St., Surrey, 604-507-6355 Tom Green’s Snow Jam — Comedy & Hip Hop Tour Combines all of Tom Green’s talents into one monster media explosion, featuring a mix of his standup comedy show, and music from his upcoming album. • Venue Nightclub, 881 Granville St. • Feb. 10, doors 7 p.m. • venuelive.ca JFL NorthWest: Vancouver’s Comedy Festival This comedy festival returns for a second year of mid-winter laughs at multiple venues across Vancouver. Lineup includes Sarah Silverman, Trevor Noah, Chris D’Elia, Iliza, Brian Posehn and many more. • Various venues • Feb. 16-25 • JFLNorthWest.com Vancouver TheatreSports League Features a variety of improv shows including: Classic TheatreSports | Firecracker | OK Tinder | Improv After Dark | Rookie Night Season 11 • The Improv Centre, 1502 Duranleau St., Granville Island • 604-738-7013, vtsl.com Yuk Yuk’s Comedy Club Tuesdays: Top Talent Showcase | Wednesday: Amateur Night | Jan. 5-7: Dino Archie | Jan. 13-14: Arden Myrin | Jan. 19-21: John Beuhler | Jan. 26-28: Nick Beaton • 2837 Cambie St. • yukyuks.com Lafflines Comedy Club Jan. 6-7: Ron Vaudry | Jan. 13-14: Byron Bertram | Jan. 20-21: Tanya Lee Davis | Jan. 27-28: Damonde Tschritter • 530 Columbia St., New West • lafflines.com The Comedy Mix Tuesdays: ProAm Comedy | Wednesdays: Comedy Showcase | Jan. 5-7: Michael Kosta | Jan. 12-14: Brent Morin | Jan. 19-21: Simon King | Jan. 26-28: Scott Thompson • 1015 Burrard St. • thecomedymix.com Instant Theatre Enjoy a variety of weekly shows including improv, sketch and standup. • Havana Theatre, 1212 Commerical Dr. • instanttheatre.com