Stand-up Comedy Shows

[gwill]

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Funny because you can head to LA and see a lot of comics close up for cheaper than Calgary ticket prices.

I'm in for $710 for front row to Andrew Schulz later this year. Didn't think of flying somewhere. But I'd guess I'd spend recklessly in whatever city I flew to.

[gwill]

Came across this guy des bishop recently. The links for a full show he did.. funny guy for some random comic.

https://youtu.be/X0Xc6Kh5xMs?si=6LY642TJVazDhqnF

[gwill]

Did anyone see Aries spears? Never seen him before but hes easily the spiciest show I've seen live. Most comedians wouldn't say half the stuff he did.

He is insanely hilarious. Worth seeing again if he comes around again.

[JordanEG6]

Bought tix to Tom Segura at Prince' Island with Bobby Lee opening. Should be a good show.

Russell Peters and Iliza Shlesinger are on the same weekend as well, but selling separate sets of tix.

Contemplating going to Edmonton to see Shane Gillis, but not sure if it will be worth the drive. He's funny AF though. One of the best currently. So good that SNL hired him as a host after being fired a few years ago for podcast jokes.

[gwill]

I wonder if Shane Gillis and Andrew Schultz do 2 shows in edmonton as they still haven't announced the Saturday line up yet. Shane/Andrew sold out super quick. Bert kreishcher still isn't sold out and it was announced back in November.

On an unrelated note. Listened to a podcast discussing Dave Chapelle new comedy club opening in Dave's home town. Shane and Bert kreischer were there opening up the club.

Apparently they locked everyone's phones up. Security was worst then fort knox so the comedians were able to let loose and not hold back.

Might be cheaper to fly to Dave's club then see these shows in alberta.

[JordanEG6]

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Might be cheaper to fly to Dave's club then see these shows in alberta.

Interesting. I'll look into it.

[mr2mike]

I'm not sure why Calgary bends people over for these comedy festivals. Assuming they're paying in USD for the talent plus wanting profit like a tech company.

That Malik guy is funny. Local guy too.

[gwill]

Rob Schneider did a special event in Regina. For whatever reason the foundation who hired him booted him off stage as people started walking out.

Guess the comedy set didn't align with their values. Curious what would he could say that would get him kicked off stage.

Somehow this made the news.

[CompletelyNumb]

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Rob Schneider did a special event in Regina. For whatever reason the foundation who hired him booted him off stage as people started walking out.

Guess the comedy set didn't align with their values. Curious what would he could say that would get him kicked off stage.

Somehow this made the news.

It's because the hospital booked him and his routine is anti-vax and anti-trans. So they did 0 research on his material. There's a recap on reddit about it, I guess the crowd did not align with him either.

[Xtrema]

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It's because the hospital booked him and his routine is anti-vax and anti-trans. So they did 0 research on his material. There's a recap on reddit about it, I guess the crowd did not align with him either.

I am surprised they booked him without checking his routines on Youtube or something. Like the 1st short is him making fun of liberals wearing masks.

[ThePenIsMightier]

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I am surprised they booked him without checking his routines on Youtube or something. Like the 1st short is him making fun of liberals wearing masks.

98% of humans are functionally retarded.
I saw Norm at a not-cheap show several years ago and I watched probably 10-20 people walk out. The internet was a thing and he hadn't been on SNL in more than a decade so it was no secret what these fucks bought expensive tickets to.
And! It was barely mildly offensive.

[gwill]

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It's because the hospital booked him and his routine is anti-vax and anti-trans. So they did 0 research on his material. There's a recap on reddit about it, I guess the crowd did not align with him either.

I did finally come across the reddit post. Funny enough I've seen rov Schneider maybe 5 or 6 yrs ago. He wasn't funny then, I can't imagine he's funny now. I remember his funniest joke was him asking if we'd be upset if all he did was stand there and say "you can do it".

From what I read on reddit nothing Rob Schneider said seemed that crazy other then his crowd was a bunch of prudes.

They would have hated Aries spears as that bastard was as spicy as they come and not afraid to tell the lgbtq crowd what a man and woman truly were. He went off the deep end worst then anything I read for Rob Schneider.

[SKR]

I kind of think walking Canadian rooms is sometimes almost a sport for American comedians. I think sometimes they're much less interested in putting on a good show, and more interested in entertaining themselves at a gig they'd rather not be at in the first place.

Corporate gigs are awful for everybody anyway. You have a crowd that is only there because they have to be, a comedian that wasn't smart/proud/rich enough to say no, and the guy who booked him has never said or heard anything funny in his life. Nobody comes out of that better off than they were when they went in.

[ThePenIsMightier]

^This guy fucks!

[ThePenIsMightier]

Looks like JP Sears is coming to Calgary later this week. I imagine he's pretty funny although I've only seen some of his YouTube videos and not stand-up.

[gwill]

Bryan callen is playing in edmonton next month. Nothing for calgary that I see yet. He's easily my favorite comedian to see. No reason his tickets are $30 when other comedians charge hundreds.

Don't hesitate to go if you can.

[Disoblige]

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Bryan callen is playing in edmonton next month. Nothing for calgary that I see yet. He's easily my favorite comedian to see. No reason his tickets are $30 when other comedians charge hundreds.

Don't hesitate to go if you can.

But then I would have to go to Edmonton...

[bjstare]

Apparently Seinfeld is coming to Calgary. Tickets on resellers are obviously worth a fortune. Perhaps a silly question, but how does one get on a list to get notified when big names are coming? That’s a show I’d have paid to see at original face value.

[gwill]

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But then I would have to go to Edmonton...

I did check for calgary. Hah. Interestingly he doesn't have a lot of shows booked. So why edmonton?? If you ever get a chance to see him he's freaking hilarious.

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Apparently Seinfeld is coming to Calgary. Tickets on resellers are obviously worth a fortune. Perhaps a silly question, but how does one get on a list to get notified when big names are coming? That’s a show I’d have paid to see at original face value.

I'm on all sorts of lists but oddly still miss a bunch of acts or find out about them too late where I'd get seats I wouldn't want to be in.

[ThePenIsMightier]

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I did check for calgary. Hah. Interestingly he doesn't have a lot of shows booked. So why edmonton?? If you ever get a chance to see him he's freaking hilarious...

It's a mystery because the venues are totally comparable. You can randomly place a bunch of broken chairs in the basement of the Hotel Blackfoot until you're 70% over fire capacity.





Or...

Or you can go to the place that is clean and lacks the ambiance of an Amway presentation take the ice road to the igloo village and hope their power grid doesn't fail and they don't run out of potable water due to their crumbling, country-bumpkin infrastructure.