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MRG Live PresentsPaul Reiser Friday, May 30 Doors 6:00 pm | Show 7:00 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time. Tickets HERE Comedian, actor, television writer, author and musician Paul Reiser is one of Hollywood’s most prolific creatives. 2024 is set to be a busy year for Reiser. On the heels of … Read more

Multi-award-winning stand-up comedian and one of the UK’s top-selling live acts, Paul Chowdhry brings his latest show AI: Artificial Indian to Vancouver for one night only on May 8, 2026. Fresh off his sold-out 2025 UK arena tour Englandia, Paul delivers his signature mix of bold cultural commentary, observational humor, and razor-sharp wit. Widely regarded … Read more

After a decade of living in Brazil, Frenchman Paul Cabannes shares his peculiar vision of Brazilian culture with the public. His show is a portrait in a stand-up format that answers the question: what does it mean to have a Brazilian soul? This show will be performed in Portuguese. PAUL CABANNES EM ALMA DE BRASILEIRO Após … Read more

Experience what the Vancouver Sun hailed as a, “phenomenon” and caused the Georgia Straight to proclaim, “There is no funner night out!” Paul Anthony’s Talent Time is a live comedy/variety/talk show and TV program that occurs live at the Rio Theatre on the first Thursday of every month and airs both locally on Novus TV … Read more

Paul Anthony’s Talent Time presents THE TRUTH CONVENTION. The government is lying to you about everything but we have uncovered the TRUTH and we’re ready to share it with you! It won’t be easy to hear but deep down you know something doesn’t feel right, RIGHT?? Learn the truth about crop circles, bagel holes, global … Read more

Paul Anthony’s Talent Time is an innovative comedy/variety/talk show that the Vancouver Sun called, “a phenomenon,” returns to the Rio Theatre on Thursday, June 2. Vancouver’s Favourite Variety Show…? It’s the last show of our season (and next year we are only doing three or four shows)! On June 2, we are being sued and … Read more

Gotta get to the show…. (FINALLY!) Paul Anthony and Ryan Beil – along with their trusty house band – are back at the Rio Theatre on Thursday, September 2, to host Vancouver‘s favourite (and only) televised variety show: TALENT TIME! Thursday, September 2 Doors 7:15 pm | Show 8:00 pm *Please arrive on time. Advance … Read more

Come spend New Years Eve with Vancouver’s Favourite and Most Elaborate Variety Show! You know they’re gonna entertain the snot outta ya. Sunday, December 31 Doors 8:00 pm | Event 9:00 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time. Stick around after the show for a video dance party & midnight ball drop! … Read more

Vancouver’s favourite (and only) televised variety show celebrates ACTUAL New Year’s Eve at the Rio Theatre on Friday, December 31. The evening will begin with a comedy/variety/chat show celebrating all the best and worst of 2021! Past guests have included double dutch skippers, high school drumlines, ping-pong champions, martial artists, animal acts, barbershop quartets and … Read more

Come spend New Years Eve with Paul Anthony’s TALENT TIME! Featuring Croatian singing sensation Ivan Hrvatska playing some party anthems including “Making Love To New Year!!”  Smooth saxaphone stylings of Talent Show favourite Gabriel Regehr! Kids from Vancouver Tap Society! Some of the cities best comedians & more! We will be celebrating midnight in every … Read more