New Material, Showcasing, and Raising Funds
Within in the next month I have a number of shows coming up for a bunch of different reasons (and not the usual “I’m performing a show” type of reasons). In each case I get to work with a lot of other comics and that always excites me because normally you don’t get the opportunity to work with a lot of your peers all at once. Here’s what is happening:
October 28 – Red Carpet Comedy
With the success of the first show of Red Carpet Comedy it was decided that there should be another! The whole point of this show is to allow Calgary’s (and Canada’s) professional comics the opportunity to perform their newest material. In fact, we kind of make sure that all they perform is the new stuff. This condition creates a whole lot of hilarious moments (but not necessarily because of the material). I’ll be appearing on the show with a new set of things that I think are funny… you’ll have to come an judge for yourself.
Date: Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Doors Open: 7:00PM
Show: 8:00PM
Tickets: $10 (Click here to order tickets online.)
Location: Club Paradiso (1413 – 9 Avenue SE)
Website: www.RedCarpetComedy.com
Facebook Event: Click here.
A number of other very funny local comics have already confirmed their appearances on the show including Cory Mack, Lori Gibbs, Daryl Makk, Amanda Perrin, and Dan Guiry. (Rumour also has it that a couple of comics from the Toronto area will be stopping by.)
November 5 – Just For Laughs Festival Showcase
You may have heard about The Just For Laughs Comedy Festival which happens in Montreal every year. What you may not know is that it is the largest festival on the planet and it is a huge honour to be able to perform there. This show is a showcase for the local comedians to get their chance to perform at this prestigious event. (It’s like an audition.)
I’ll be showcasing that night with five other local comics (and 23 other comics across the course of the week). We each get seven minutes to show off our best work and hopefully be selected by the Just For Laughs representatives that will be in Calgary for the shows. Here are the details:
Date: Thursday, November 5, 2009
Doors Open: 7:00PM
Show: 8:00PM
Location: Yuk Yuk’s Calgary (218 – 18 Avenue SE)
Reservations: calgary@yukyuks.com or phone (403) 258-2028
I’m not going to lie: having a lot of people in the crowd friendly to my show couldn’t hurt my chances. (I am a magician… I like to stack the deck.)
November 9 – Comedy Monday Night to benefit The United Way
As I have mentioned on this blog previously, Comedy Monday Night is Calgary’s longest running open-mic night for new and professional comics to try stand up for the first time or test their new material. About four times per year the room switches formats and turns into a fund raiser for a local charity. This time around the benefactor will be The United Way.
The show format is also slightly different. Instead of ten acts (some amateurs and some professionals) this show will only have a handful of comics and all of them will be at the top of their game. I’ll be hosting the evening’s festivities with Lori Gibbs and Stan Thomson already confirmed to appear. More acts will be added in the coming weeks and each of them is guaranteed to be worth seeing.
There should be a couple of tickets available to the show and if you are interested in one of them, here are the details:
Date: Monday, November 9, 2009
Doors Open: 7:00PM
Show: 8:00PM
Location: Broken City (613 – 11 Avenue SW)
Reservations: tickets@comedymondaynight.com or phone (403) 561-8975
I’ve always had a lot of fun in this room and this show should be no different (plus it’s for a great cause).
So hopefully you can come to see me either try new material, showcase for a spot at Just For Laughs, or raise some money for charity.
