Vancouver Comedy Fest lineup

[Scott Aukerman]

This starts tomorrow, and I know a few Canadians who are on this board. The rest of you, feast your eyes and salivate through them!

VANCOUVER COMEDY FEST FULL LINEUP ANNOUNCED! SEPT 16-20

TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 16

DOUBLE FEATURE
The motion picture industry phenomenon comes to a theatre near you! The Rio Theatre is exhibiting two great stand-up comics for the price of one!

BRENT WEINBACH
REGGIE WATTS
featuring special host WATERMELON

THE RIO
1660 EAST BROADWAY
9:00 PM
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WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 17

DOUBLE FEATURE
The motion picture industry phenomenon comes to a theatre near you! The Rio Theatre is exhibiting two great stand-up comics for the price of one!

JANEANE GAROFALO
TIG NOTARO
Featuring special host WATERMELON

THE RIO
1660 EAST BROADWAY
9:00 PM
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THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 18

COMEDY DEATH-RAY
The greatest weekly "alternative" comedy show ever is held every Tuesday in Los Angeles and is back in Vancouver after two sold out shows at last year’s Global ComedyFest. Over a dozen comics! Three hours!

TIM & ERIC
JANEANE GAROFALO
ANDY RICHTER
BRIAN POSEHN
MATT BESSER
ANDY KINDLER
HOWARD KREMER
REGGIE WATTS
TODD GLASS
HARD N PHIRM
TIG NOTARO
GRAHAM CLARK
With hosts THE FUN BUNCH

THE VOGUE
918 GRANVILLE ST.
7:30 PM

SKETCH
A killer night of live and pre-taped video sketch.

TIM & ERIC
CHARLYNE YI
PAUL RUST
Hosted by JAMES ADOMIAN

FIREHALL ARTS CENTER
218 E. CORDOVA
7:00 PM

ASSSSCAT
The critically acclaimed and highly successful cutting-edge comedy group, Upright Citizens Brigade, brings its signature, one-hour long form improv comedy show, "ASSSSCAT: Improv" to Canada for the first time here at the Vancouver ComedyFest.

Improvisers:
MATT BESSER
MATT WALSH
TIM MEADOWS
DANIELLE SCHNEIDER
PAUL RUST

Monologist:
ANDY RICHTER

FIREHALL ARTS CENTER
218 E. CORDOVA
9:00 PM

ILLEGAL & F’ED UP VIDEOS
Illegal & F’ed Up Videos is a hilarious multimedia extravaganza. These are videos (found or taped) that have never/rarely been seen on a TV or movie screen, and for good reason. No narcs allowed! (we don’t show Faces of Death bullshit)

Hosted by: Dr. Cocky Muther F’r AKA Matt Besser & Mister Aidsnotfunny AKA Matt Walsh and as always plenty of surpise guests. Come to the show. You’ll probably walk out. No bullshit.

MATT BESSER
MATT WALSH
Plus special guests

FIREHALL ARTS CENTER
218 E. CORDOVA
11:00 PM

TALK SHOW & PARTY
Hosted by Andy Kindler (“The Late Show with David Letterman”) and featuring his special guests from the festival! Who knows who will show up?

ANDY KINDLER
His SPECIAL GUESTS

MEDIA CLUB
695 CAMBIE ST.
11:00 PM
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FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 19

ASSSSCAT
The critically acclaimed and highly successful cutting-edge comedy group, Upright Citizens Brigade, brings its signature, one-hour long form improv comedy show, "ASSSSCAT: Improv" to Canada for the first time here at the Vancouver ComedyFest.

Improvisers:
MATT BESSER
MATT WALSH
TIM MEADOWS
DANIELLE SCHNEIDER
PAUL RUST

Monologist:
JANEANE GAROFALO

FIREHALL ARTS CENTER
218 E. CORDOVA
7:00 PM

MATCH GAME LIVE!
The classic fill-in-the-blank game show gets a modern update! Two contestants taken straight from the audience compete for cash prizes, all while trying not to laugh themselves out of their seats. Featuring celebrity panelists from TV shows!

Not a parody, not a sketch show -- we're actually playing the game and having fun!!

Hosted by JIMMY PARDO

Panelists:
ANDY RICHTER
CHRIS HARDWICK
MATT BESSER
MATT WALSH
SCOTT AUKERMAN
And from the original Match Game, MARCIA WALLACE

FIREHALL ARTS CENTER
218 E. CORDOVA
9:00 PM

ROCKOMEDY
Tie your shoes and buckle your pants…it’s ROCKOMEDY! An evening of Comedy and Music with BRIAN POSEHN from “The Sarah Silverman Show” as Host & Headliner.

BRIAN POSEHN
HARD ‘N’ PHIRM
HOWARD KREMER
REGGIE WATTS

FIREHALL ARTS CENTER
218 E. CORDOVA
11:00 PM

A RIDICULOUSLY INTIMATE SHOW WITH TODD GLASS
Todd hosts a show in an EXTREMELY small space. No more than thirty people allowed!

TODD GLASS
His SPECIAL GUESTS

FIREHALL ARTS CENTER
STUDIO SPACE
218 E. CORDOVA
8:30 PM
10:30 PM

TALK SHOW & PARTY
Hosted by Andy Kindler (“The Late Show with David Letterman”) and featuring his special guests from the festival! Who knows who will show up?

ANDY KINDLER
His SPECIAL GUESTS

MEDIA CLUB
695 CAMBIE ST.
11:00 PM
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SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 20
MATCH GAME LIVE!
The classic fill-in-the-blank game show gets a modern update! Two contestants taken straight from the audience compete for cash prizes, all while trying not to laugh themselves out of their seats. Featuring celebrity panelists from TV shows!

Not a parody, not a sketch show -- we're actually playing the game and having fun!!

Hosted by JIMMY PARDO

Panelists:
ANDY RICHTER
JANEANE GAROFALO
BRIAN POSEHN
CHRIS HARDWICK
SCOTT AUKERMAN
And from the original Match Game, MARCIA WALLACE

FIREHALL ARTS CENTER
218 E. CORDOVA
7:00 PM

SKETCH
A killer night of live and pre-taped video sketch.

Hosted by THE FUN BUNCH
CHARLYNE YI
PAUL RUST
JAMES ADOMIAN
BRONX CHEER

FIREHALL ARTS CENTER
218 E. CORDOVA
9:00 PM

ROCKOMEDY
Tie your shoes and buckle your pants…it’s ROCKOMEDY! An evening of Comedy and Music with BRIAN POSEHN from “The Sarah Silverman Show” as Host & Headliner.

BRIAN POSEHN
HARD ‘N’ PHIRM
HOWARD KREMER

FIREHALL ARTS CENTER
218 E. CORDOVA
11:00 PM

A RIDICULOUSLY INTIMATE SHOW WITH TODD GLASS
Todd hosts a show in an EXTREMELY small space. No more than thirty people allowed!

TODD GLASS
His SPECIAL GUESTS

FIREHALL ARTS CENTER
STUDIO SPACE
218 E. CORDOVA
8:30 PM
10:30 PM

TALK SHOW & PARTY
Hosted by Andy Kindler (“The Late Show with David Letterman”) and featuring his special guests from the festival! Who knows who will show up?

ANDY KINDLER
His SPECIAL GUESTS

MEDIA CLUB
695 CAMBIE ST.
11:00 PM

FOR MORE INFO AND TICKETS:
www.comedyfest.com

[alexmechanik]

this is a ridiculously amazing lineup.

[SteveAgee]

wow

[Shane]

I guess match game is back...

[Embiggen]

Who wants to carpool from Portland?

[samishah]

Daft question here, but I am keen on applying to the comedy festivals for a spot (can't toil in obscurity forever). My biggest hindrance is cost though. Plane ticket from Pakistan to anywhere right now costs the GDP of Uganda. If selected, do the festivals cover costs or is that out of your own pocket. Do they accept unsolicited submissions and more importantly does a comic who doesn't have an agent have a chance?

Thanks in advance to anyone who actually answers these questions!

[GodHatesFlags]

The Montreal Comedy Festival (aka Just For Laughs) looks at EVERY single submission they receive. They pride themselves on gathering talent from all over the world. They are also notorious for being cheap assholes who undercut comedians.

That's all I know. They receive a crap load of tapes every year so make sure you have something special. (niche and funny)

[Nickflans]

Should this be moved to the empty and faraway 'CANADA' section of the website? I say 'yea'!
Also, I can't go to this because it's on the other side of my huge country. But if I did go, and if I did get to do standup somewhere in BC again, I would skip the pig farmer jokes this time I.

[Liezl]

Someone* please document/photograph/video Match Game!

*Someone = Steve Agee

[ackbar]

a little disappointed i was too busy to see cdr/tim & eric's one night @ the fest tonight..
going to kindler's talk show w/ todd barry, tim meadows, etc. tomorrow and the match game on saturday w/ richter, posehn, etc.
and hopefully one of todd glass' ridiculously intimate shows. 30 people isn't very many tickets tho.. so we'll see

[SteveAgee]

Someone* please document/photograph/video Match Game!

*Someone = Steve Agee

I would if I was in Vancouver.

[metal2000]

Man, I wish I lived in Vancouver.

Why can't any of these amazing people come to Winnipeg for OUR comedy fest?! I even know the people who put it on! I mean sure, we get the Rakoffs and Mochries and Cullens and Flahertys, but where's the sketch and improv geniuses?

Come to Winnipeg, UCB!

[Meen Bellpeppers]

Canada doesn't fucking deserve this.

[Catrel Stevens]

The comedy fest was fucking great this year. I went to three shows, three days in a row.

Thursday's Comedy Death Ray was an epic, four-hour-long show.

TIM & ERIC came out in gold, full-body spandex and did a several minute song consisting only of the word "diarrhea," complete with a whole dance number and accompanying video that had nothing to do with anything. Then they showed a short commercial for plastic pant-liners that catch your liquidy messes.

JANEANE GAROFALO went political (as usual), but was very enjoyable.

ANDY RICHTER had his "stand-up debut" and did a long line of jokes everyone can relate to. Like how annoying Val Kilmer is when you go to his house to just buy coke.

BRIAN POSEHN rocked with his classic bits almost as much as he loves metal. Which is quite a bit.

MATT BESSER did an awesome pseudo-parody of Josh Blue. He did his set as a deaf, blind, armless comedian (and winner of Last Comic Standing). Joke-after-joke-after-joke.

ANDY KINDLER brought his usual energy and amazing meta-comedy-commentary.

HOWARD KREMER killed with his song titles and everything else.

REGGIE WATTS blew everyone away with his sampler, beat boxing, singing, and voices. (With an awesome slow transition into a spot-on Cosby impression.)

TODD GLASS confused people when he came out singing poorly. Then delivered a great set, busting on theatre blackouts, only to proceed to getting the house to give him hilarious blackouts.

HARD N PHIRM rocked the house last with their usual commitment and nerdosity.

TIG NOTARO gave the mic stand to a completely uncooperative woman in the audience, and then slayed.

GRAHAM CLARK did his A-material along with several jokes I haven't heard before. A top-tier set that opened the show.

THE FUN BUNCH, Scott and BJ, were great hosts as usual. And now I unfortunately can not un-see the image of them kissing in their underwear.

I then hit up one of the ASSSSCAT! shows on Friday night. Matt Walsh and Matt Besser opened by asking the (apparently deviant) audience about their affairs and threesomes. The whole troupe did fantastic, with everyone pulling their weight and delivering great tags, physical comedy, and edits. Janeane Garofalo did the monologues, relaying the hilarious stories about how she herniated a disc in her back on the set of Big Trouble... and then did it again by sneezing... and again by laughing at Will Arnet. Brian Posehn, Mike Phirman, and local comedian AJ McKenzie watched the show from the VIP section on the side.

Finally, Saturday night I attended the Match Game show. I'm a huge Jimmy Pardo fan, and he brought his usual hosting A-Game. The panel was hilarious. Reggie Watts and Mike Phirman also enjoyed the show from the audience. At one point, someone in the crowd tried to bust on Scott for having so many beers. Eventually, Scott and Janeane started giving out a few to the crowd. I was able to get one from Janeane from my spot in the far corner of the front row.

All-in-all is was a hilarious 3 days. My only regret is that I had work/school/to pay bills, so I couldn't go to every show. I really wanted to see how Todd Glass's ridiculously intimate evening turned out. Anyone go to that??

[MrDys]

GRAHAM CLARK did his A-material along with several jokes I haven't heard before. A top-tier set that opened the show.

Graham needs to get more exposure outside of Canada. He's a good time.

[Catrel Stevens]

Graham needs to get more exposure outside of Canada. He's a good time.

He really is very skilled. Even the jokes I'd heard him do before, he had at least two more great tags on each of 'em.

Everyone with half a talent needs more exposure, really. Inside or outside of Canada.

[daveshumka]

For anyone who doesn't know, Graham co-hosts a weekly podcast with me called Stop Podcasting Yourself. We have Vancouver comedians on as guests, and the occasional out-of-towner. We had Reggie Watts last week.

Search for it in iTunes, or go to http://stoppodcastingyourself.blogspot.com

[willweldon]

Graham Clark has the distinction of producing one of the only "Comedy Now!"* specials that I've actually laughed at.

*For any Americans unfamiliar with the Comedy Network's "Comedy Now!", take the poor editing of a CCP, times it by a hundred and then sweeten every single pause and/or setup with really bad canned laughter. That's a Comedy Now.

[HeadEgg]

can anyone give a review of A RIDICULOUSLY INTIMATE SHOW WITH TODD GLASS?

[charlyneyi]

Todd Barry wanted me to announce how he saved my life in Vancouver