The Winnipeg Comedy festival starts in the Millennium Library for one of the many free lunchtime shows. And then on to Jekyll and Hyde’s in Osborne Village for a late night; um, laugh party.
Winnipeg Comedy Festival in the Millennium Library fro a free lunchtime show.
Lara Rae shows the Comedy Festival on the Front page of the Metro
Jekyll and Hyde’s Freehouse.
Angie St. Mars is a comedian and sketch comic who has been accused of “lighting it all on fire!” with her tongue-in-cheek feminist-fueled wit and pocket blow torch. A relatively fresh player in the game, Angie first burst on to the scene in December, 2015 and she hasn’t slept since. She has been featured in TOKEN: Winnipeg’s Most Diverse Stand Up Show (2016), Chantel Marostica’s #TELLEMBOOBSBYE (2016), the Winnipeg Comedy Showcase (2017) and Empow(HER)ment: BAE NATION (2017).
Based in Winnipeg, Dan Verville is a comedian, writer and occasional media personality. Born in 1986 and entertaining his family since 1992, he now realizes he is slowly turning into his father.
Over the last four years, Andy Noble has been making a name for himself with his not too dirty, not too clean, but always honest, style of comedy. On any given night Andy can be seen performing all over Winnipeg, and has made multiple appearances at the Winnipeg Comedy Festival as well as the Oddblock Festival. In 2015, Andy won the Winnipeg’s funniest person with a day job contest at Rumors comedy club, where he is now a regular host. In addition to stand-up, Andy was a writer/actor for Shaw TV’s late night comedy show The Week Thus Far. With jokes on a wide range of topics and a laid back style Andy is sure to entertain crowds of all kinds.
Gerry “The Big Bear” Barrett is an Indigenous stand-up comedian based out of Winnipeg. In 2013 he performed at an Inaugural Ball for Barack Obama in Washington DC. So far there’s been no contact from Trump. Gerry is also an Elvis Presley Tribute Artist. He performs comedy and Elvis shows across North America. Gerry is currently pitching a Christmas screenplay to Hollywood movie producers.
