It’s Opening Night!
This Thursday night is the opening night of the new Yuk Yuk’s Comedy Club in Edmonton, AB! (For those of you that thought this post was about Tuesdays With Morrie: don’t worry, still lots of time to get your tickets for our June 7 to 13 run.) And guess who is on the show? That’s right… it’s Nikki Payne! Oh, yeah, and I’ve been given one of the coveted opening spots on the show.
I’m quite honoured to have been selected for this and have been obsessing about my set for that night. (And by “obsessing” I mean “putting in about twice the work I normally would for a show”. And by “twice the work” I mean “showering”.)
Having seen Nikki Payne (the headliner) several weeks ago I can tell you that it’s going to be an unforgettable night. If you’re in Edmonton and looking for tickets all the details about the show are online here. Also, Nikki created a Facebook event for the evening.
While it is a little strange being a Calgarian and playing the new Edmonton club before the new Calgary club I trust the audience up there won’t hold it against me. (And if you are surprised to hear that there is a new Yuk Yuk’s in Calgary: it’s a great new club in the Elbow River Casino with great acts coming through all the time. Click here for details.)
See you in Edmonton!
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PS: Part of the reason that you might not have known that Yuk Yuk’s in back in Calgary is that they haven’t got approval for a sign on the casino to promote themselves. The city has held them up in red tape. So, to do my small part, I created a petition a few weeks back that I would love for you to sign. It’s online here, only takes a minute, and is free to sign. The petition isn’t so much about comedy as it is about the rights of local businesses.
