Upcoming Calgary Stand Up Comedy Shows

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Brittany Lyseng is a nationally touring stand-up comedian, writer, and podcaster. Her comedy career began after spending 12 years as a tradesman, driven by a desire to lift less and laugh more, and she has since become one of the fastest-rising stars in the Canadian comedy scene. She has appeared on CTV’s Roast Battles Canada, CBC’s New Wave of Stand-Up Comedy, Kevin Hart’s LOL Network, CTV’s The Stand-Up Show with Jon Dore, and guest appearances on CBC Radio’s The Debaters. Released in 2019, her debut album Going Up reached #1 on iTunes and was followed by performances at three Just For Laughs festivals (Montreal, JFL 42 in Toronto, and Vancouver’s JFL Northwest). Most recently, she was featured in Reader’s Digest magazine and received a nomination at the 2022 Canadian Screen Awards.

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Kyle is an internationally renowned comedian and a mainstay in Canadian comedy. He stars in TV shows such as AHC’s Blood and Fury, Discovery Channel’s Fear Thy Neighbour, Discovery Channel’s Motive and Murders, and MTV’s Losing It. His debut comedy album, Damaged Goods, is currently streaming on Sirius XM radio. He has 43k followers on Instagram and millions of views online.

Kyle has performed at notable venues such as Massey Hall and CAA Theatre in Canada, the Hot Water Comedy Club in England, and Latter in Norway. He is a headliner in six countries and is signed with Canada’s largest talent agency for stand-up comedy, Yuk Yuks & Funny Business INC. He has received nominations for the I Heart Jokes Awards twice. Recently, he recorded a taping for Russell Peters’ LMFAO Platform, and his debut comedy special, “Damaged Goods,” is now streaming on Sirius XM.

Kyle’s comedy has also landed him massive media interviews on networks such as Dr. Drew Show and CTV. Kyle has appeared at prestigious festivals such as the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and Just For Laughs Toronto. He also is the winner of the Durham Comedy Festival and has appeared at various other festivals such as The Border City Comedy Festival, The Beaver and Bacon Comedy Festival, Comedy Wonder-Fest, Brampton’s Funniest Comic and Go Yuk Yourself Comedy Contest. Other Festivals Kyle has been featured in are The Dark Comedy Festival, The Brantford Comedy Festival, the 905 Comedy Festival, the No Refunds Comedy Festival, the Wasaga Beach Comedy Festival, the Durham Comedy Month Festival, the 420 Comedy Festival and the Off B-Side Comedy Festival.

Reviews: “Kyle Lucey is a successful comedian… brave, sincere, candid and hopeful on many levels. He had a successful show at the Edinburgh Fringe 2024” - Bookmarks and Stages

“A show like no other” - Toronto Guardian

“Keeping comedy alive” - CTV News

“Fantastic” - The Wee Review

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Bryan O'Gorman is a professional weirdo who has headlined comedy shows in dozens of countries including England, Australia, Germany, Singapore, Switzerland, Croatia, Serbia, Czech Republic and the USA to name nine. This year he plans on playing in every country on earth, plus the moon (if the spaceship he's building works).This past January, Bryan's second album opened at number one on iTunes comedy charts and remained there for several hours. A live performer since childhood, this joke of a man honed his stand up skills in the legendary Toronto comedy scene and has refined them on stages throughout the galaxy. Catch him now before he dies in a feeble attempt to make it to the moon in a homemade rocket. Of his many credits, a few include being featured on MTV, Much Music, The Comedy Network, Sirius-XM Radio, The Edinburgh Fringe Festival,The Melbourne Comedy Festival, Just for Laughs, National Lampoon Radio, the Montreaux comedy festival and the CBC.

Julie Kim is one of Canada’s top stand-up comedians. Julie recently toured across North America doing 40 theatre shows with Ronny Chieng (Crazy Rich Asians, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah). She was a gala performer at the 2022 Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal and headlined four sold-out solo shows at Just for Laughs Toronto in 2023. Over the past decade, Julie has performed at all the major Canadian comedy festivals including Just for Laughs Vancouver, Winnipeg Comedy Festival, and Halifax Comedy Festival (with multiple televised performances). She tours internationally and made her debut at the 2023 Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Julie has also been regularly featured on CBC’s The Debaters.

In 2023 Julie also debuted at both the Toronto Fringe Festival and Victoria Fringe Festival with her solo storytelling show called No One Special.

Julie is also a Canadian Screen Award winning writer and producer. Julie has contributed to the writing rooms of Kim’s Convenience, Run the Burbs, and Still Standing. She has been part of the writing and creative consulting team at the Winnipeg Comedy Festival for the past three years. She was also a writer for Just for Laughs Montreal in 2022. Julie was a producer and writer for Simu Liu (Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings) as he hosted the 2022 and 2023 Juno Awards. She ideated Liu’s now well-known ‘I am Canadian’ monologue, which has gone viral on the Internet and social media.

​Also in 2023, Julie was included on VIBE’s list of POWER 60: Inspiring Asian-Canadians of Influence. Other notable honorees included Lilly Singh, Andrew Phung, and Russell Peters.

​Julie's mission is to spread happiness, lighten hearts, and unite through laughter. And no amount of mom-shaming will stop her in this quest.

”This stand-up comic is a wickedly smart comic who uses his smarts to create original material and surprising punchlines out of what are usually mundane topics. If you like different and intelligent stand-up Casey Corbin is a solid bet.” -The Serious Comedy Site

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with Ryan Short and Jen Sakato...

Ryan Short is an adorable comedian who sees the world through playful eyes. His favourite things include: chocolate milk, water slides, and travelling the world to perform stand up comedy. In 2018 Ryan recorded his first comedy album, Coming Up Short, which is now available on Spotify and iTunes. His comedy career has taken him to The World Series of Comedy in Las Vegas, Australia’s Melbourne International Comedy Festival and the Hubcap Comedy Festival in Moncton. He is also a recurring favourite at the Okanagan Comedy Festival.

After winning the comedy contest Jokers Gone Wild, Ryan was flown to Los Angeles and had the honour of performing at The World-Famous Comedy Store. He has appeared on The Comedy Network, toured Australia and can be heard on Sirius XM, CBC radio. And he’s just getting started.

Jen Sakato is a standup comic from Toronto. She has performed across Canada and Asia, at the San Diego Comedy Festival and Just for Laughs Toronto. She has been featured on CBC Radio and SiriusXM. Her commentary on being mixed race, relationships and modern life makes her an easy crowd favorite.

Check out her debut album, The Dozen available on all platforms!

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Stand up comedian Andrew Packer is one of the sharpest and fastest rising comedic voices in recent years. He is most well known for his comedy news channel "Man News"; a series that has attracted over 1.3 million subscribers on Youtube and 3 Million on Tiktok, as well as his stand out appearance on KILL TONY. Andrew has headlined in over 15 countries, with highlight performances at the Just For Laughs Festival and the Edinburgh International Fringe Festival. His debut comedy special 'On Guard' is available now on Youtube and was released with 800 Pound Gorilla Media.

One of YouTube's most popular comics with over 225 million views and half a billion more on Facebook, Steve Hofstetter is also the host of Finding Babe Ruth on FS1. Hofstetter was the host and executive producer of Laughs (FOX) and he has been on CBS’ The Late Late Show, E! True Hollywood Story, Comics Unleashed, and more. He’s sold out shows in hundreds of cities and dozens of countries. Now is your chance to find out what the fuss is about during this no-holds-barred stand-up performance, featuring some of his unfiltered observations about life.

For Meet & Greet: select 7:35pm show time. Do note that Meet & Greet takes place prior to Showtime.   One of YouTube's most popular comics with over 225 million views and half a billion more on Facebook, Steve Hofstetter is also the host of Finding Babe Ruth on FS1. Hofstetter was the host and executive producer of Laughs (FOX) and he has been on CBS’ The Late Late Show, E! True Hollywood Story, Comics Unleashed, and more. He’s sold out shows in hundreds of cities and dozens of countries. Now is your chance to find out what the fuss is about during this no-holds-barred stand-up performance, featuring some of his unfiltered observations about life.

Check out our Amateur Night.  The shows can be good, bad or so bad they're great!

Check out our Amateur Night.  The shows can be good, bad or so bad they're great!