Jim Gaffigan Thu Jan 16, 8pm Scotiabank Centre, 1800 Argyle Street $55.50-$95.50 Jim Gaffigan, king of the Hot Pocket, has been busy while his star’s been rising, releasing a stand-up special a year and appearing in nearly a dozen films. As in his comedy, the film roles tend to stay within his established archetype as […]
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Chris Locke’s key to comedy
Chris Locke is a stand-up comedian, writer and actor based in Toronto. He performs absurd and self-deprecating material with a physical presence, inviting the audience to follow him with gestures and asides at the ends of lines that draw them into the path he is taking. Even so, his self-assured delivery tells you that he’s […]
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Catherine Robertson keeps it real
Catherine Robertson’s Comedy Hour Wednesdays, 8:30pm Bearly’s, 1269 Barrington Street C atherine Robertson is a fixture of the local laugh scene: For over a decade, she’s been performing and honing her incredulous and inviting comedy. When she isn’t holding it down at Bearly’s or MC’ing at Yuk Yuk’s Tinder Tales series, she’s on various mics […]