

Friday, February 13
Doors 6:00 pm | Show 7:00 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.
Tickets HERE
Ed Gamble is an award-winning stand-up comedian, writer, and podcaster.
In 2018, Ed co-created Off Menu with fellow host James Acaster. In 2019 and 2020 it was nominated for Best Comedy Podcast at the British Podcast Awards. Guests have included Robert De Niro, Jeff Goldblum, Nicola Coughlan, Jada Pinkett Smith and Kumail Nanjiani. To date, it consistently tops iTunes and UK Comedy Podcast charts with over 100 million downloads in 195 different countries.
Crowned the series nine champion of Taskmaster (Dave/Channel 4), Ed is the host of the Taskmaster Podcast. He was also a judge on series 17, 18, 19 and 20 of BBC Two’s Great British Menu, a guest-host on BBC One’s Pointless, and has co-hosted a Radio X Show with Matthew Crosby since 2019. In 2024, he became the host of The Traitors: Uncloaked (BBC2 and BBC Sounds), as well as The Celebrity Traitors: Uncloaked in 2025. Additional TV credits include: Mock the Week (BBC Two), Celebrity Hunted (Channel 4), Man Down (Channel 4) and Blankety Blank (BBC One).
He toured his twice-extended stand-up show, Blizzard, in 2019 with his special, Blood Sugar, being released the same year on Amazon Prime. His 2022 tour, Electric, was given an Autumn extension after selling out multiple venues in its initial run. Following the success of his most recent tour, Hot Diggity Dog has been extended into 2025 and 2026 with dates across Australia, New Zealand, Europe and America.
JUST FOR LAUGHS VANCOUVER is Western Canada’s biggest comedy festival, and a notable tourist attraction that brings thousands of comedy-lovers to see high-profile national and international comedians alongside local talent to Vancouver in February each year, at multiple venues throughout Vancouver.
*Must be 19+ w/ID for entry and bar service.
*Sorry, Rio Theatre Groupons and passes n/a for this event.
*The Rio Theatre has a small lobby, so we kindly ask all guests to arrive 30-45 minutes prior to showtime to ensure enough time for entry, locating seats, and getting snacks and beverages at concession. (This also helps us to avoid long lines and bottle-necking!)
*The Rio Theatre is not handling ticketing for this event. We recommended purchasing all tickets for Just For Laughs Vancouver events in advance to ensure entry. www.jflvancouver.com.
*If this show is not sold out prior to showtime, the Rio Theatre box office will be selling tickets (subject to availability) on the day of the show for in-person sales. Our box office is typically open 30 minutes before any given showtime.