Comedy Brew Ha!Ha! Friday April 27, 8pm Brewsters Bar & Grill, 961 Bedford Hwy $20 halifaxcomedyfest.ca When Martha Chaves first got into comedy, she was worried she wouldn’t make it in the stand-up scene because of her accent. She was wrong. “I had to learn how to accept myself that way and not be shy […]
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Hello City’s local flavours
Hello City w/Stewart Legere Thursday, January 11, 7:30pm The Bus Stop Theatre, 2203 Gottingen Street pwyc Love it or hate it, Halifax isn’t going anywhere. So why not rejoice and commiserate together through the art of theatre and storytelling? If that sounds appealing, the new monthly improv show Hello City aims to highlight the Haligonian […]
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ASK HOLE: Help! I need a last-minute Halloween costume
Dear Ask Hole, Halloween is upon us, and I still don’t have a costume. It seems that I’m the only one in my friend group who leaves Halloween to the last minute, panics and goes as a potato. I really want to wow my friends this year, but I’m fresh out of ideas. Do you […]
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Ali Hassan’s cultural comedy
Ali Hassan: Muslim, Interrupted Tuesday, October 24, 7:30pm The Carleton, 1685 Argyle Street $20 Comedian Ali Hassan was taken by surprise when his children came to him with questions about Islam. Those questions inspired Hassan’s current solo show Muslim, Interrupted, which is on its way to The Carleton on Tuesday. While Hassan’s main goal is […]
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Laugh the fall away: A season of comedy events
CANADA, IT’S COMPLICATED The ever-hilarious Mary Walsh is the brains behind this sketch-and-satire-stuffed laugh fest examining the tragedies and triumphs of Canada. Written by a diverse cast of Canadian talent, the performance also evolves with each showing, as filmed interviews with locals at each tour stop become woven into the finished piece. Spatz Theatre, 1855 […]
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K. Trevor Wilson fixes your life
Best of the Fest Saturday, November 25, 7:30pm Casino Nova Scotia, 1983 Upper Water Street $40 ticketatlantic.com During the first episode of Letterkenny, I thought: “this show should be required viewing for the citizenship exam!” It’s quintessentially Canadian and if you’re not watching—fix your life! One of the stars of the show, K. Trevor Wilson, […]
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Addressing social issues through comedy
Evening Speaker Series: Dylan Marron Tuesday, July 25, 7pm Maritime Museum of the Atlantic 1675 Lower Water Street free “Even ‘woke’ people use this product and have no idea,” Dylan Marron quips during one of his unboxing videos. The topic? Ableism. Marron’s Unboxing series plays on the kind of videos bloggers typically do when getting […]
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Ten weekend picks that are better than Netflix
10 Halifax Record Fair Saturday Music lovers can get their hands on some hot (and cool, and rare!) wax at this shopping session filled with over 40 tables of LPs and 45s. 9 Craft Beer Week Full House Friday // Saturday Start training now for this marathon session that features over 25 local brews! 8 […]
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Laugh again with Gaffigan
Jim Gaffigan Friday, May 12 Scotiabank Centre, 5284 Duke Street You know who Jim Gaffigan is. Maybe you listen to or watched his stand-up. Maybe you caught him in an age magic movie like 13 Going on 30 or 17 Again or in one of the Law and Orders. Or maybe you were a regular […]
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Carol Zoccoli’s got skills
Catch Carol Zoccoli at the Halifax ComedyFest Friday, April 28 at Not Made for TV at Yuk Yuk’s Comedy Club, Westin Nova Scotia Hotel with Travis Lindsay and Ryan Belleville doors at 6:30pm, show at 7pm, $20 and Saturday, April 29 at Pub Comedy at The Lower Deck, with Mike Delamont, Kyle Brownrigg, Eman El-husseini, Derek […]
