They say laughter is the best medicine for most of your woes, but when you’re waiting on the The Ha!ifax Comedy Fest (April 13-16), there are still places to get your healthy dose of giggles. Here are a couple of joints that’ll have you busting a gut, we kid you not. Yuk Yuk’s Within the […]
Joker’s Comedy Club
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Best Comedy Night
Picnicface are on the verge of their breakout season, with a TV show on the Comedy Network, their first feature film, Roller Town, and a book of their collected wisdom, all arriving soon. It’s especially sad then that Joker’s, the comedy club that has hosted their Sunday night stand has closed. As much as we […]
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Slam dunk spirits
In honour of the Premier Basketball League’s All-Star weekend at the Metro Centre, here are some slam dunk beverages—one kind of booze, inside another kind of booze, for a perfect combo of grace and taste. Nothing but net. PBL All-Star weekend, May 1-2, Halifax Metro Centre, Brunswick at Duke Streets, $20/$15 ($25 weekend pass), 451-1221, […]
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The Pudding Room
Wednesday. Hump day. Ho hum day. Not generally the most sparkling day of the week. However, if you’re weary of reruns and term papers, I suggest that you get your butt down to the Joker’s Club next Wednesday and take in The Pudding Room improv. Despite the crappy name, these eight quick-witted clowns put on […]
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Halifax comedy on the laugh track
[Editor’s note: this story is one of five Coast articles selected as finalists for the 2010 Atlantic Journalism Awards. All five stories are collected here.] Monday night at Gus’ Pub is a quiet affair, though the tables are dotted with tiny beer glasses. Chairs are filled with a mostly hoodie-wearing crowd. The disco twinkle of […]
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Joker’s comedy club finally opens
A new era in Halifax comedy has begun, with the launch of Joker’s (5680 Spring Garden Road, 421-5653). After a false start or two it opened last week, and local comedy giants Picnicface have already played a show. Check Joker’s out on Facebook for more information on upcoming shows, or just keep an eye on […]