Comedy

Lakeisha Marie, from the Okanagan Indian Band, is one of 40 Indigenous creators taking part in this year’s TikTok Accelerator for Indigenous Creators program. (Stephane Richard photo/@SupremeSalish)

Indigenous Okanagan creator shining bright on TikTok

Lakeisha Marie is one of 40 Indigenous creators taking part in the TikTok Accelerator for Indigenous Creators program

 

Scott Belford is at the Lakesider in West Kelowna April 20. (Train Wreck)

Comedian Scott Belford comes to West Kelowna

Hosted by Train Wreck Comedy on April 20

 

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

 

Canadian comedian Chris Griffin has selected Penticton as the destination to film his debut comedy special in early March. (Photo- Chris Griffin/Facebook)

This comedian could have performed anywhere in Canada: Here’s why he chose Penticton

He once opened for the late Norm Macdonald; now he’s ready to set another milestone at the Dream Cafe

Canadian comedian Chris Griffin has selected Penticton as the destination to film his debut comedy special in early March. (Photo- Chris Griffin/Facebook)
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

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)
Jimmy Carr performs at Prospera Place in Kelowna on June 25, 2023. (Contributed)

U.K. comedian adds stop in Kelowna for upcoming Canadian tour

Tickets go on sale Feb. 24 at 10 a.m.

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Jimmy Carr performs at Prospera Place in Kelowna on June 25, 2023. (Contributed)
Andrew Grose will have audiences laughing at the Salmar Classic Theatre on March 30, 2023. (Train Wreck Comedy image)

Canadian comedy veteran Andrew Grose coming to Salmon Arm

Performance scheduled for the Salmar Classic on March 30

Andrew Grose will have audiences laughing at the Salmar Classic Theatre on March 30, 2023. (Train Wreck Comedy image)
Fundraiser comedy night is Feb. 23 at Runaways Lounge. (Train Wreck Comedy)

Kelowna’s Train Wreck Comedy puts the ‘fun’ in fundraiser

Train Wreck Comedy hosts a fundraiser for HER International on Feb. 23

Fundraiser comedy night is Feb. 23 at Runaways Lounge. (Train Wreck Comedy)
Rob Balsdon hosts Train Wreck Comedy at Runaways on Feb. 23. (Facebook)

Chuckle for charity with Train Wreck Comedy in Kelowna

Train Wreck hosts a show in support of Kelowna charity Her International

Rob Balsdon hosts Train Wreck Comedy at Runaways on Feb. 23. (Facebook)
Vancouver-based comedian Ed Hill will perform at the Dream Cafe in Penticton on Feb. 11, 2023. (Patrick Davies photo - 100 Mile Free Press)

Prime Video star, award-winning comic Ed Hill returns to the Okanagan in 2023

After his stops in B.C’s Interior, Hill is headlining a one-hour Broadway special in New York City

Vancouver-based comedian Ed Hill will perform at the Dream Cafe in Penticton on Feb. 11, 2023. (Patrick Davies photo - 100 Mile Free Press)
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)
Screen grab of the alleged fight at the Kelowna Community Theatre. (YouTube)

Police to investigate fight at Steve-o show in Kelowna

The incident happened at the Kelowna Community Theatre Oct. 28

Screen grab of the alleged fight at the Kelowna Community Theatre. (YouTube)
Comedian Bert Kreischer is coming to Kelowna’s Prospera Place on Sunday, March 5. (Photo - @bertkreischer/Instagram)

Comedian Bert Kreischer is making his way to Kelowna

Kreischer will be performing at Kelowna’s Prospera Place on Sunday, March 5

Comedian Bert Kreischer is coming to Kelowna’s Prospera Place on Sunday, March 5. (Photo - @bertkreischer/Instagram)
Tim Nutt in Nelson. Photo: Train Wreck Comedy

Kelowna comedian takes the stage in Nelson

Tim Nutt will perform on Nov. 17 at 7:30 p.m.

Tim Nutt in Nelson. Photo: Train Wreck Comedy
Canadian comedian John Wing is coming to Oliver’s Venables Theatre on Sept. 24. (Photo- Courtesy of Train Wreck Comedy)
Canadian comedian John Wing is coming to Oliver’s Venables Theatre on Sept. 24. (Photo- Courtesy of Train Wreck Comedy)
The Train Wreck comedy show is coming to the Kelowna Actors Studio Aug. 12 and 13. (Photo from Unsplash)

Train Wreck Comedy partners with Kelowna Actors Studio for August show

Kelowna Actors Studio sets the stage for a Train Wreck Comedy show in August

The Train Wreck comedy show is coming to the Kelowna Actors Studio Aug. 12 and 13. (Photo from Unsplash)
(Photo - Twitter)

‘Hi, I’m Steve-O, and welcome to Kelowna’: Jackass star coming to town

The show is October 28 at the Kelowna Community Theatre

(Photo - Twitter)
Simon King joins the OK, DOPE comedy tour in Vernon July 9 at Marten Brewing. (Contributed)

Sophomore stand-up comedy tour returns to Okanagan

Simon King joins OK, DOPE in Vernon, Kelowna and Summerland

Simon King joins the OK, DOPE comedy tour in Vernon July 9 at Marten Brewing. (Contributed)
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)