2018 Winnipeg Comedy Festival Lineup is out!
The line-up of nationally-known names blended with local entertainers brings out the best of both worlds
Running, April 9th – 15th, this year's Festival welcomes comedic performances by Jonathan Torrens, Emma Hunter, Chris Jericho, Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, Derek Seguin, Ivan Decker, and many many more!
More than 60 comics will perform in over 30 shows, in venues like Club Regent Event Centre, Rumor's Comedy Club, Pantages Playhouse Theatre, The Metropolitan Entertainment Centre, The Forks, Millennium Library, and the much-loved Gas Station Arts Centre. Click here to see the full 2018 schedule.
"We're excited by both the variety of shows and quality of comedians on the schedule," says Winnipeg Comedy Festival's Artistic Director Lara Rae. "It's always important for us to be able to showcase fine upcoming talent alongside bigger names throughout the festival, including at our much-loved galas. Be prepared for some great new talent to win you over."
The Winnipeg Comedy Festival was the brainchild of Lara Rae (formerly Al Rae) and CBC Radio's Tom Anniko, who worked in partnership with the Gas Station Arts Centre to bring the first comedy festival to life. Fifteen years later, the festival remains the GSAC's flagship event and has come to include year-round outreach programs, rural tours, workshops and television broadcasts that attract over 2 million viewers annually thanks to the hard work of the WCF team. The Winnipeg Comedy Festival is proud to be the highest rated comedy festival series on CBC Television.