The Reel To Real Crowdwork Tour: Abishek Kumar and Nirmal Pillai

Presented by EKAK Entertainment

Comedian Abishek Kumar, one of Chennai’s most popular stand-up artistes, burst onto the scene with the now super-popular online alternative character, Mrs Janaki, was also recently seen in a cameo in Harish Kalyan-starrer Oh Manapenne! (2021). The theatre-artiste turned comic is also a regular on many OTT-based comedy shows including Comicstaan Semma Comedy Pa and LOL: Enga Siri Paappom, both on Amazon Prime Video. Ahead of his multi-city The Reel To Real Crowdwork Tour, we catch up with the Chennai paiyyan.

Nirmal Pillai’s standup comedian style (while sitting) take on the story of milk in India, as part of his ‘Parotta Act’ series, caught the attention of many, propelling him to YouTube creator celebrity status.

Friday, August 9
Doors 7:00 pm | Show 8:00 pm

Please note: This show is performed 80% English /20% Tamil

Balcony (General Admission) $39+ s/c HERE | $43 at the door
VIP (Main Floor, Rows A-C) $59+ s/c HERE | $63 at the door
Section 2 (Main Floor, Rows D-I) $49+ s/c HERE | $63 at the door
Section 3 (Main Floor, Rows J-O) $39+ s/c HERE | $53 at the door


*Minors permitted (16+). Must be 19+ w/ID for bar service.
*Sorry, Rio Theatre Groupons and passes n/a for this event.
*Event Producers & the Venue staff reserve the right to ask any guest to leave or remove them from the venue for any reason we see as inappropriate and for a successful running of our event.
*We operate a zero-tolerance policy on harassment. The venue reserves the right to eject patrons who are not complying with the house rules.
*Ticket price for this event can go up and down without any prior notice.
*We recommend purchasing your tickets in advance at www.riotheatretickets.ca. If a screening or live event is not sold out, the remaining tickets will be available for in-person purchase at the Rio Theatre’s Box Office on the day of the show, prior to showtime (subject to availability).
*Seating for this event is assigned on the main floor / general admission in the balcony. We encourage all guests to arrive at least 45-60 minutes before showtime to ensure time to find seats and get snacks at concession.

*All Rio Theatre tickets are final sale.

About The Rio

Voted the #1 Independent Theatre in Vancouver, the Rio Theatre is a multimedia venue featuring arthouse, mainstream and cult-classic cinemas as well as live entertainment. Built in 1938, the Rio has been fully restored with a state of the art digital projector, surround sound, a huge stage and 420 luxurious seats.

1660 East Broadway, Vancouver, BC

Phone: 604.879.3456

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