🌸 Ravenshead Homes proudly presents the 7th annual Garden City Comedy Festival! 🌸
6 amazing shows over 4 nights of fun in the heart of downtown St. Catharines. It's a celebration of all things comedy in Niagara and It's Bloomin' Funny!
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📅 WEDNESDAY MAY 21ST - 8PM 📅
📍 SPOTLIGHT COMEDY CLUB 📍
⭐ NIAGARA COMEDY AWARDS ⭐
Join your host Levi Mann for the Niagara Comedy Awards! This red carpet event is a celebration of comedy in Niagara and will feature special guest performances, prizes and giveaways, and lots and lots of laughs! Admission is free so RSVP today to add yourself to the guest list and help us kick off the festival in style!
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📅 THURSDAY MAY 22ND - 8PM 📅
📍 SPOTLIGHT COMEDY CLUB 📍
⭐ GRASSROOTS COMEDY CONTEST FINALE ⭐
The search for comedy's next top talent in Niagara! 33 comics will compete over 4 weeks of laughs to be crowned the Grassroots Comedy Champ! Join us for the Grand Finale to see who will take home the glory! Hosted by David Green and Jimmy England and featuring special guests, come and cheer on your favourites as the stars of tomorrow shine in the Spotlight!
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📅 FRIDAY MAY 23RD - 8PM 📅
📍 SPOTLIGHT COMEDY CLUB 📍
⭐ BIRCHWAY NIAGARA COMEDY FUNDRAISER ⭐
We are proud to return with our annual comedy fundraiser for Birchway Niagara. Showcasing a hilarious all female lineup, we will be raising funds for all the amazing work Birchway Niagara do for our community. Hosted by Niagara’s own Keh Dee, the show will also feature the talents of Silvi Santoso, Gianna Gatto, Amanda Bobbitt, and hilarious headliner Cathy Boyd. There will be amazing raffle prizes to be won, a 50/50 draw and tons of laughter to enjoy all for a great cause!
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📅 SATURDAY MAY 24TH - 8PM 📅
📍 SPOTLIGHT COMEDY CLUB 📍
⭐ VARIETY NIGHT LIVE! ⭐
Join your host Brie Watson for Variety Night Live! An evening of laughs from some of Niagara's funniest comedy collectives! Starring Improv Niagara performing hilarious improv, Scene Therapy Films with comedic filmed shorts and Jar of Jams with improvises musical comedy. Followed by the Garden City Comedy Festival After Party hosted by Tommy J Warren with special guests and surprises!
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📅 SATURDAY MAY 24TH - 8PM 📅
📍 FIRST ONTARIO PERFORMING ARTS CENTE 📍
⭐ GALA NIGHT!⭐
Gala Night returns with an incredible lineup of world class talent ready to bring the laughs to downtown St. Catharines. Headlining this years Gala Night is the hilarious Elvira Kurt.
Elvira Kurt, Canadian national treasure in the Dept. of Comedy, is a trail-blazing queer icon who's hosted her own talk show, has starred in an acclaimed Comedy Central half-hour special, has earned multiple nominations as College Comedian Of The Year, and has countless other TV credits as a comic, actress, host, and writer.
This laugh packed evening will also feature a hilarious lineup of some of the country's top performers.
Ian Sirota: Ian Sirota has opened for Jerry Seinfeld, Jim Gaffigan, Dennis Miller, Robin Williams, and Dana Carvey and headlines comedy clubs across North America. Ian has been nominated for not one but two Gemini Awards including "Best Comedy Performance".
Cedric Newman: As seen on The Traitors Canada and The Amazing Race Canada, Cedric is a long serving professional who's graced stages across Canada and throughout Europe. He's had the pleasure of working with some of the industries big names such as Russel Peters, Shaun Majumder and Gerry Dee.
Keesha Brownie: Keesha Brownie is a Toronto-based comic and multi-disciplinary artist with a global reputation. With her fierce work ethic and memorable stage presence, Brownie earned a Canadian Comedy Award nomination for Best Female Stand-Up in 2015 and has appeared at Just for Laughs and the Winnipeg Comedy Festival.
Jimmy England: Jimmy England's an in-demand stand-up comedian who happily skewers a world that isn't so sure what to make of people like him. He's an award-winning performer, runs writing and performance workshops, advocates for stand-up comedy and hosts the movie and cultural Back to the Balcony - about to enter its tenth year.
The evening will be emceed by Niagara's homegrown comedy superstar Joe Pillitteri.
Funnyman Joe Pillitteri was born and raised in beautiful Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. He is an emcee, stand-up comedian, inspirational speaker and motivational leader. Having raised over $900,000 for the Terry Fox Foundation through sold out comedy fundraisers, Joe has received numerous awards including Citizen of the Year for his outstanding contributions to the community.
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There's something for everyone at the 7th annual GCCF! Grab some friends and come and join the fun as we celebrate comedy in Niagara!
Please visit gardencitycomedyfestival.com for all tickets and details or call 289-668-3425.
IT'S BLOOMIN' FUNNY!
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