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About Cameron Esposito Recently named one of Variety’s 10 Comics to Watch of 2016, comedian Cameron Esposito has been called “the Future of Comedy” by Jay Leno, and has appeared on CONAN (TBS), Last Call with Carson Daly (NBC), @midnight (Comedy Central), Maron (IFC), Adventure Time (Cartoon Network) and a recurring panelist position on E’s … Read more

An important message from JFL: Due to unforeseen circumstances, Vir Das’ JFL NorthWest performance has been cancelled. All online orders have been refunded. Please keep an eye on your inbox for a refund confirmation email. The refund will be reflected in your account within 3-5 business days. Festival pass holders will be contacted directly and … Read more

Ronny Chieng is Chinese stand-up comedian and actor born in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, raised in Manchester, NH, USA and Singapore, who graduated from the University of Melbourne in Australia in 2009 with a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Commerce. Ronny started performing comedy in Melbourne in 2009. Since then he has had 4 … Read more

Ryan Hamilton is endearing comedy lovers, and his future is bright. Named one of Rolling Stone’s Five Comics to Watch with standout appearances on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Conan, The Late Late Show, Last Comic Standing, Comedy Central, and Showtime, he’s establishing himself as one of the country’s favorite stand-ups. Ryan has impressed industry insiders by racking up a … Read more

Kyle Kinane is an internationally touring comedian who has appeared on “@Midnight,” “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon,” “Conan,” “Workaholics,” “This Is Not Happening,” “Not Safe with Nikki Glaser” and “Comedy Bang! Bang!” He invented science. Comedy Central will air his newest One Hour Special “Kyle Kinane: Loose in Chicago” in October 2016. “I Liked … Read more

Your favourite cartoon characters come to life like you’ve never seen before! Destroy your childhood with some of Vancouver’s top burlesque and cabaret performers at Cartoon Cabaret, where fantasies come alive with fun and raunchy tributes to your favourite animated personalities from shows like Bob’s Burgers, Sailor Moon, Jem and the Holograms, Super Drags, Pokemon … Read more

The Geekenders are back with even more Harry Potter magic – and this time it’s Christmas! On December 17th, come down to The Rio Theatre for a holiday celebration like no other. Jam packed with all your favourite witches, wizards, and magical creatures, it promises to be a night to remember featuring lots of familiar Geekenders faces, and plenty … Read more

Join us at the Rio Theatre to pay tribute to Cananda’s Rock Poet Legend, Gord Downie. And the best way we know how … is through his music and his beautiful words. “Music brings people together. So my function in anything I do is to help bring people closer in.” — Gord Downie, 2014 Thursday, … Read more

“Great Scott!” Hop in your Delorean and join Canadian “cult sensation” the Geekenders on a musical journey through the space-time continuum in How I Met My Mother: A Back to the Future Parody Musical! With a full 1.21 gigawatts of song parodies, hilarity, dance, “The Power of Love,” and a surprising amount of pathos, this … Read more

WALLOWS with guests The New Rituals North American Winter Tour 2018 With guestsSaturday, January 27 THE RIO THEATRE, Vancouver All Ages / General Admission  Doors: 6:30pm / Show: 7:30pm Facebook Presale: Thu, Nov 2 at 10am – 10pm Password: BACKSTAGE Public on Sale: Fri, Nov 3 at 12pm Get Tickets: http://bit.ly/2xAQx7Q Tickets: $20.00 (Incl. GST) + … Read more