5 Vancouver comedy events to check out this week: August 4 to 10

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Keep your summer going with a night of laughs! Improv, stand-up, and bad movies – here is our list of five comedy events to check out in Vancouver this week.

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Tim and Eric 10th Anniversary Awesome Tour

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What: Celebrate this incredible decade of Tim and Eric with a number of new spoofs and goofs, riffs and bits, songs and dances and hope to create memories to last a lifetime.
When: August 4
Time: 8 pm
Where: Orpheum Theatre – 601 Smithe Street, Vancouver
Tickets: Online

QUEER as JOKES: A Comedic Extravaganza

What: Yuk Yuk’s presents the pride themed QUEER as JOKES Showcase, featuring Emma Cooper, The Sleepy Girls, Steev Letts, Anita Johnson, Kelby De Laet, Katie Nordgren, Mallory Gallant, DJ Floha, and host Steve Sidi
Where: Yuk Yuk’s Vancouver – 2837 Cambie Street, Vancouver
When: August 4 at 10:30 pm
Tickets: Online, $8

The Gentlemen Hecklers present Krull

What: The Gentlemen Hecklers celebrate their Five Year Anniversary by movie riffing Krull. Eric Fell, Patrick Maliha, and Shaun Stewart make so-bad-they’re-good movies even better by talking you through them.
When: August 9
Time: 9:30 pm
Where: Rio Theatre – 1660 East Broadway, Vancouver
Tickets: Online, $12

Byron Bertram is: The Man with the Broken Brain

What: Byron Bertram performs his brand new one man show “The Man with the Broken Brain” which delves into his personal and hilarious journey of mental health awareness, tackling taboo subjects such as: OCD, addiction, sexual insecurities, body image, racism and more.
When: August 9
Time: 9 pm
Where: The Comedy Basement at Goldies – 605 West Pender Street, Vancouver
Tickets: Online, $10

Knockout Punchlines: The Quiplash Comedy Show

What: Knockout Punchlines turns the hit party favourite Quiplash into a live gameshow at Seven Dining Lounge. Join The Fictionals and some of Vancouver’s funniest improvisers as they battle it out for the Quiplash Crown. Your votes via smartphone or tablet decides which punchline inspires the comedy, and who leaves 7DL this month’s champion.
When: August 10
Time: 8 pm
Where: Seven Dining Lounge – 53 West Broadway, Vancouver
Admission: By Donation