What?
Join a specially curated line of stand-up comedians who are so talented & accomplished, but who also absolutely blow at editing Tik Tok videos so probably will never make it in comedy and have to get day jobs soon.
Its not unfathomable that the planet may die before the comics hit the level of recognition they deserve.
So honestly, just a comedy show with professional comics just in it for the love of the game at this point.
We’re also severely underpaying a top Calgary band to make a fun party vibe for hanging out after the show– please no one tell the band they are good enough to decline taking weird-ass gigs like this.
You should probably pre-buy your tickets here
Where/When?
Newly Renovated: Bully’s Studios in New West!
(don’t worry, not too renovated though, still dive-y enough to make you feel alive for once)
April 11th: Doors 7/Show 7:30, Show ends @ 9:30 if you have a day job, but we’ll vibe til late
If you’re taking the Skytrain: 1 Block from Columbia Station
67 6th St
New Westminster
BC
V3L 2Z6
If you pre-buy your tickets you’ll have the address on your tickets
Who?
Victoria Banner: Victoria Banner is only on this show because she’s the one who paid for the venue. Victoria used to produce awesome shows in downtown Vancouver/Victoria but she had a mental breakdown and had to move back to Calgary. Comedy in Calgary has been going good for her though, the newspaper even said so, but sadly this level of career validation didn’t prevent her Dad from yelling at her on Christmas. Victoria’s comedy style is like hanging out with your most existential queer gal pal.
Smaranda Luna: Smaranda is an international touring comedian who runs a popular comedy variety show in Los Angeles California, but she appears to be accepting gigs at dive bars in New Westminster so we can only presume stand-up isn’t going that well for her. Come to the show to support Smaranda’s dreams and maybe like a few of her Instagram reels to help her beat the algorithm.
Sammy Benty: Also in from Calgary specifically for this show, Sam Benty has to do this gig because he committed to it before finding out he was on this season of Canada’s Got Talent. Sam is Calgary’s alt-comedy darling, he used his unique stylings to secure the win at our top club’s comedy competition this year. As talented of a comedian as Sam Benty is, he is more talented at finding the most unhinged shit in thrift stores.
Simon King: Simon is a top Vancouver comic who’s only job ever has been comedy. This is either a credit or an insult depending on how you interpret the tone of this whole event. If Bully’s studio in New West was a person it would be Simon King.
Daughter Dentist: Daughter Dentist has graced many stages, including Calgary staples such as The Ironwood, The Palomino, and The Ship & Anchor. Krystle has performed at Lucent Festival and opened for artists including Northcote. Her songs have received radio airplay on CKUA, CJSW, and X92.9. They are absolutely crashing on my sister’s couch because we can’t afford to get them a Vancouver hotel room. 30 year olds should not couch crash, it hurts way more than you remember, so this may be the last chance to see them in New West for a while.
If you pre-buy your tickets online I can pay these dudes AND go to the dentist this year.
Oops More Comics:
Faris Hytiaa: NGL pals, Faris is the youngest and least loser-y of the comedians on the line up. He just opened for Hasan Minhaj and has done pretty much everything else in Canadian Comedy. Faris earns honorary “loser” status because, without fail, every time I think it’s a good idea to head home after a weeknight comedy show to avoid being violently hungover for work, he convinces me to go to a shisha bar. One time the waitress at a shisha bar trauma dumped what can only be described as the plot of a Scorsese film on Faris and I and I felt cool for like 3 weeks.
Katie Westman: Katie Westman is a dumb bitch also from Calgary, I didn’t intend for this to be a Calgary show but…we’re better I guess. She’s done a bad job opening for David Spade, Kevin Hart and Whitney Cummings. She also slept in a tent in Scotland for way too long so she could perform at the Edinburg international fringe a bunch (better comedians get hotel rooms). Not good enough to be a comedian full time, Katie also works as a paramedic so she can feed her dumb pet snake at her apartment in Vancouver.
If you pre-buy your tickets online I won’t embarrass myself making Faris and Katie come all the way to New West on a Thursday.
Big thank-you to @Hamburgerhands for the amazing print posters. Give him a follow. Kooks only.
Also thanks to @haileysvomit for letting me steal some photos.
Here’s a barely edited Facebook event you can RSVP to if you somehow still use Facebook to keep track of events.