# Event Details - **Event Name**: The Great Canadian Comedy Caravan Tour- Benefit Show For Ronald McDonald House - **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 24 Apr, 2026 at 08:00 pm – Fri, 24 Apr, 2026 at 09:00 pm (-04:00) - **Event Description**: The Great Canadian Comedy Caravan Tour is returning to the National Arts Centre for their 2nd annual benefit gala with Ronald McDonald House Ottawa on Friday April 24th.Rick Currie (The Rick Mercer Report, Gemini Award Winner, multiple Canadian Screen Awards for writing in television, CBC’s Laugh Out Loud, CBC’s The Debater, CTV’s Comedy NOW, Just For Laughs, Winnipeg and Halifax Comedy Festivals) headlines this star-studded affair! Rick has also appeared on the 2014 Canadian Country Music Awards and Canada 150 Celebrations from Parliament Hill, two national CBC New Years Eve specials and the 2018 Scotiabank Geller Awards. Feature Act: Todd Reid (Just For Laughs, Sirius XM, Italian Week Festival - Main Stage and quarterfinalist in the prestigious PAGE International Screenwriting Awards).Hosted by Matt Watson (Just for Laughs 42, Glasgow comedy festival, the Aberdeen comedy festival, the Perth International Arts Festival, the Adelaide fringe Festival, and the Melbourne Comedy festival, and Sirius XM radio).Very Special Guest: Don KellyDon is a Canadian Screen Award/Gemini nominated comedian, host, writer and broadcaster. Don has also made numerous appearances at Just for Laughs, the Winnipeg Comedy Festival, and the Hubcap Comedy Festival. He’s a regular on CBC radio’s hit show The Debaters and can be heard on CBC’s Laugh Out Loud.Don has also starred on APTV (Fish Out of Water and Crazy Like A Lynx.) In 2022, he became the first Indigenous comedian to headline Massey Hall in Toronto on New Year’s Eve. Don is an Anishinaabe citizen of the Ojibways of Onigaming First Nation in Treaty #3 territory.Don’t wait to get your tickets. Last year’s show sold out. Avoid disappointment and get yours today!Generously sponsored by: Bell Media, Kelly Santini LLP, and The Lord Elgin Hotel. TICKETS CAN ONLY BE PURCHASED THROUGH THE NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE BOX OFFICE BY PHONE: (613) 947-7000, IN PERSON OR ONLINE AT: https://nac-cna.ca/en/event/39802 - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ottawa/the-great-canadian-comedy-caravan-tour-benefit-show-for-ronald-mcdonald-house/80002736195985 - **Event Categories**: performances, comedy, festivals, entertainment, country-music-festivals, art, literary-art - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 16 ## Ticket Details ## Event venue details - **city**: Ottawa - **state**: ON - **country**: Canada - **location**: National Arts Centre - **lat**: 45.42329480000001 - **long**: -75.6944079 - **full address**: National Arts Centre, 1 Elgin St, Ottawa, ON K1P 5W1, Canada ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Event Photo 1 - **Image URL**: https://cdn2.allevents.in/thumbs/live_large6997d85dcf775.jpg ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is The Great Canadian Comedy Caravan Tour- Benefit Show For Ronald McDonald House being held? - **A:** The Great Canadian Comedy Caravan Tour- Benefit Show For Ronald McDonald House takes place on Fri, 24 Apr, 2026 at 08:00 pm to Fri, 24 Apr, 2026 at 09:00 pm at National Arts Centre, 1 Elgin St, Ottawa, ON K1P 5W1, Canada. - **Q**: Who is organizing The Great Canadian Comedy Caravan Tour- Benefit Show For Ronald McDonald House? - **A:** The Great Canadian Comedy Caravan Tour- Benefit Show For Ronald McDonald House is organized by The Great Canadian Comedy Caravan Tour. ## Similar Events - **Event Name**: IAN THOMAS BAND in OTTAWA - **Date**: Thu, 07 May at 07:30 pm - **Venue**: Meridian Theatres at Centrepointe - Théâtres Meridian à Centrepointe, 109 Centrepointe Dr, Ottawa, ON K2G 3J5, Canada - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ottawa/ian-thomas-band-in-ottawa/200029248176821 - **Event Name**: EWIMI 2026 *FREE RSVP daytime program + Full Conference Pass - **Date**: Thu, 30 Apr at 04:00 pm - **Venue**: Arts Court, 2 Daly Avenue, Ottawa, Canada - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ottawa/ewimi-2026-free-rsvp-daytime-program-full-conference-pass/100001984207981486 - **Event Name**: Aurora's Reef at BistroFest 2026 - **Date**: Sat, 16 May at 06:00 pm - **Venue**: Hog's Back Grill and Bistro, 600 Hog's Back Rd, Ottawa, ON K1V, Canada - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ottawa/auroras-reef-at-bistrofest-2026/200029874760657 - **Event Name**: Cinco de Mayo Fiesta at The ByWard Market - **Date**: Sun, 03 May at 12:00 pm - **Venue**: 55 By Ward Market, Ottawa, ON K1N 9C3, Canada - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ottawa/cinco-de-mayo-fiesta-at-the-byward-market/200029697829639 - **Event Name**: Brad Mehldau | Presented by Ottawa Jazz Festival - **Date**: Wed, 06 May at 07:30 pm - **Venue**: Saint Brigid's Centre for the Arts, 310 St Patrick St,Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ottawa/brad-mehldau-|-presented-by-ottawa-jazz-festival/200029977803014 - **Event Name**: Kemptville Buskerfest 2026 - **Date**: Fri, 15 May at 05:00 pm - **Venue**: Prescott street, Kemptville, Canada - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/kemptville/kemptville-buskerfest-2026/200029834019821 ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "The Great Canadian Comedy Caravan Tour- Benefit Show For Ronald McDonald House", "image": "https://cdn2.allevents.in/thumbs/thumb6997d84b94661.jpg", "startDate": "2026-04-24T20:00:00-04:00", "endDate": "2026-04-24T21:00:00-04:00", "url": "https://allevents.in/ottawa/the-great-canadian-comedy-caravan-tour-benefit-show-for-ronald-mcdonald-house/80002736195985", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "National Arts Centre", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "1 Elgin St, Ottawa, ON K1P 5W1, Canada", "postalCode": "K1P 5W1", "addressLocality": "Ottawa", "addressRegion": "ON", "addressCountry": "CA" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "45.42329480000001", "longitude": "-75.6944079" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "The Great Canadian Comedy Caravan Tour is returning to the National Arts Centre for their 2nd annual benefit gala with Ronald McDonald House Ottawa on Friday April 24th.Rick Currie (The Rick Mercer Report, Gemini Award Winner, multiple Canadian Screen Awards for writing in television, CBC’s Laugh Ou", "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "The Great Canadian Comedy Caravan Tour", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/the-great-canadian-comedy-caravan-tour/23419234" } ] } ] ```