Comedy

FILE - The cast of NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” pose on the show’s set in New York, Sept. 22, 1992. From left, front row; Chris Farley, Al Franken and Melanie Hutsell. In middle row, from left: Chris Rock, Julia Sweeney, Dana Carvey and Rob Schneider. In back row, from left: Adam Sandler, David Spade, Ellen Cleghorne, Kevin Nealon, Phil Hartman and Tim Meadows. Sandler will be honored by a host of comedic and entertainment royalty Sunday, March 19, 2023, as he receives the Kennedy Center’s Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. (AP Photo/Justin Sutcliffe, File)

Sandler to receive Mark Twain Prize for lifetime in comedy

Sandler has starred in more than 30 Hollywood films

 

This image released by Apple TV+ shows actor Eugene Levy, left, in a scene from his new travel series “The Reluctant Traveler,” premiering Feb. 24. (Apple TV+ via AP)

Eugene Levy, very gingerly, explores world for travel show

Canadian comedian says he’s ‘more Great Indoors type of guy’ as he launches new show

 

Montreal-raised comedian Sugar Sammy on stage. He’s back in B.C. this week, at theatres in Surrey and Vancouver. (Submitted photo)

10 funny things about comedian Sugar Sammy, who’ll fill a Surrey theatre this week

How he welcomed the pandemic in early 2020 — well, sort of, for at least one reason

 

FILE - Adam Sandler and wife, Jackie Sandler, appear at the Governors Awards on Nov. 19, 2022 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

Comedian and actor Adam Sandler to get 2023 Mark Twain Prize

‘Adam has created characters that have made us laugh, cry, and cry from laughing’

FILE - Adam Sandler and wife, Jackie Sandler, appear at the Governors Awards on Nov. 19, 2022 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
Mike Delamont in the Christmas edition of his “God is a Scottish Drag Queen” comedy show. (Photo from video on Facebook.com)

Comedian’s ‘God is a Scottish Drag Queen’ show returns to Surrey as a Christmas special

Mike Delamont tells story of how his character is inspired by painting of God on Sistine Chapel ceiling

Mike Delamont in the Christmas edition of his “God is a Scottish Drag Queen” comedy show. (Photo from video on Facebook.com)
Emily Bosak (Pippi), Mike Parker (Mama Dayus) and Maia Dueck (Pam) are among the stars of the new original White Rock Players Club Christmas show, The Magic Flute: The Panto, which runs to Dec. 23 at Oceana PARC Playhouse. (Contributed photo)

Lowbrow meets highbrow in family-friendly musical from White Rock Players Club

The Magic Flute: The Panto runs until Dec. 23 at the Oceana PARC Playhouse

Emily Bosak (Pippi), Mike Parker (Mama Dayus) and Maia Dueck (Pam) are among the stars of the new original White Rock Players Club Christmas show, The Magic Flute: The Panto, which runs to Dec. 23 at Oceana PARC Playhouse. (Contributed photo)
Gerry Dee in a photo posted to Facebook.com.

Comedy shows flood Surrey as Gerry Dee, Sugar Sammy and other funny people announce dates

Also announced for Bell theatre is Mike Delamont’s ‘God is a Scottish Drag Queen: Christmas Special’

Gerry Dee in a photo posted to Facebook.com.
The four Comic Strippers coming to Surrey’s Bell Performing Arts Centre on Nov. 18 are, from left to right, Ken Lawson, Chris Casillan, David Milchard and Roman Danylo. (Submitted photo)

Male-stripper parody returns to Surrey’s Bell with four Chips and 10 years of conceptual comedy

‘We’re now just more pure improv,’ Roman Danylo says of The Comic Strippers’ evolution

The four Comic Strippers coming to Surrey’s Bell Performing Arts Centre on Nov. 18 are, from left to right, Ken Lawson, Chris Casillan, David Milchard and Roman Danylo. (Submitted photo)
In January, the B.C. leg of the Snowed In Comedy Tour will feature, from left to right, Paul Myrehaug, Dan Quinn, Erica Sigurdson and Pete Zedlacher.
In January, the B.C. leg of the Snowed In Comedy Tour will feature, from left to right, Paul Myrehaug, Dan Quinn, Erica Sigurdson and Pete Zedlacher.
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INTERVIEW: Mary Walsh talks about coming to Surrey with comedy show long-delayed by COVID

At age 70, the ‘This Hour’ star is still keen to tour despite some reservations about the experience

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FILE - Dave Chappelle, presenter for JAY-Z, speaks during the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021, in Cleveland. Chappelle was tackled during a performance at the Hollywood Bowl Tuesday, May 3, 2022. Security guards chased and overpowered the attacker, and Chappelle was able to continue his performance while the man was taken away in an ambulance. (AP Photo/David Richard, File)

Dave Chappelle tackled during Hollywood Bowl comedy show

Reports say attacker was carrying a fake gun with a real knife blade inside it

FILE - Dave Chappelle, presenter for JAY-Z, speaks during the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021, in Cleveland. Chappelle was tackled during a performance at the Hollywood Bowl Tuesday, May 3, 2022. Security guards chased and overpowered the attacker, and Chappelle was able to continue his performance while the man was taken away in an ambulance. (AP Photo/David Richard, File)
Comedian Ron James. (Submitted Photo)

PODCAST: Ron James travels coast to coast to deliver laughs

Today in B.C.: ‘All over the map’ the latest book from Canadian comedian

Comedian Ron James. (Submitted Photo)
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Surrey-raised Cullen and other comedians on Yuk Yuk’s stage at casino

After April 30 gigs, Cullen heads to Winnipeg for ‘Misguidance Systems’ gala recording

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The March/April comedy lineup at the new Yuk Yuk’s club at Elements Casino in Surrey, as shown on yukyuks.com/surrey.

Yuk Yuk’s comedy club opens at Surrey’s Elements Casino with Saturday-night shows

So far it’s been a popular ticket, according to club manager Garry Yuill

The March/April comedy lineup at the new Yuk Yuk’s club at Elements Casino in Surrey, as shown on yukyuks.com/surrey.
L.A.-based comedian Maz Jobrani brings his “Things Looking Bright” tour to theatres in Surrey and Vancouver in March. (Submitted photo)

Surrey-bound comedian Jobrani will welcome B.C.’s relaxed masked mandate, just for laughs

The American’s delayed show at Bell theatre March 24 promises jokes about the pandemic and more

L.A.-based comedian Maz Jobrani brings his “Things Looking Bright” tour to theatres in Surrey and Vancouver in March. (Submitted photo)
The Comic Strippers improv-comedy troupe.

VIDEO: Comic Strippers plan return to Surrey with ‘sexylarious’ show this spring

Also on Bell theatre calendar is a concert celebrating the music of Andrew Lloyd Webber

The Comic Strippers improv-comedy troupe.
Actor/comedian Mary Walsh is now scheduled to perform at Surrey Arts Centre’s Main Stage on Oct. 29, following the postponement of her February show there. (Submitted photo)

Surrey shows being cancelled or postponed due to health, capacity concerns

‘Artists (have) some very grave and legitimate concerns about travelling at this time,’ manager of performing arts says

Actor/comedian Mary Walsh is now scheduled to perform at Surrey Arts Centre’s Main Stage on Oct. 29, following the postponement of her February show there. (Submitted photo)
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‘Snowed In’ comedians coming to Surrey on tour already hit by show postponements

Debra DiGiovanni talks about joining Pete Zedlacher, Dan Quinn and Paul Myrehaug on B.C. leg of 13th-year tour

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Kites, dogs and dancers were featured in “Shadows of Eternity,” a show staged at Surrey’s Bell Performing Arts Centre in 2012 by the Paws 2 Dance canine dance group. (File photo)

Free rent of Surrey’s Bell theatre to be won in new program that assists pandemic-hit groups

Some renters are postponing or cancelling events due to B.C.’s current gathering restrictions

Kites, dogs and dancers were featured in “Shadows of Eternity,” a show staged at Surrey’s Bell Performing Arts Centre in 2012 by the Paws 2 Dance canine dance group. (File photo)
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