COMEDY/CABARET
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. • Feb. 9: Bell Performing Arts Centre, Surrey, bellperformingartscentre.com • thecomicstrippers.com/
Snowed In Comedy Tour 10-Year Anniversary
With Scott Thompson, Pete Zedlacher, Paul Myrehaug and Dan Quinn. • Rickshaw Theatre, Feb. 10, doors 8:30 p.m. • $35, rickshawtheatre.com
My Funny Valentine
Vancouver TheatreSports League’s special Valentine’s Day event is hosted by none other than Cupid himself along with the Goddess of Love, Aphrodite (a.k.a. Venus). It’s an all-out love battle of epic proportions as three improv couples duke it out in an audience-inspired competition to prove love conquers all. • The Improv Centre, Granville Island • Feb. 14, 7:30 p.m. • $32.50, vtsl.com
Hip.Bang! The History of Romance
Duo Hip.Bang! presents the authoritative history of romantic thought you never realized you wanted, but have always truly needed. • Feb. 15, 8 p.m.: Evergreen Cultural Centre, Coquitlam, $15-$33, evergreenculturalcentre.ca | Feb. 16, 8 p.m.: Centre Stage at Surrey City Hall, $25-$35, tickets.surrey.ca • Coquitlam, Surrey
Romance Week
Vancouver TheatreSports League puts the ha-ha in Ha-ha-happy Valentine’s. Let VTSL’s improvisers tickle your funny bone with three special shows: Love Matches, Love Unscripted and Red Hot Improv. • Improv Centre, Granville Island, until Feb. 14 • From $11.75, vtsl.com