Keep the fun and funny going this springtime!
Here are 10 great comedy events to check out in Vancouver in April. There’s Ari Shaffir, the Bachelor-ish, Teen Angst, and more to tickle your funny bone.
And for more fun things happening around town, be sure to check out our Listed section.
Ari Shaffir
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What: Ari Shaffir has released several comedy specials, including Double Negative, Paid Regular, and Jew. He also created the Comedy Central storytelling show This Is Not Happening and is the host of the hit podcast You Be Trippin. He performs two shows in Vancouver in April.
When: April 4, 2025
Time: 6:30 p.m. and 9 p.m.
Where: Vogue Theatre – 918 Granville St., Vancouver
Tickets: Various prices, purchase online for early show and late show.
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The Fabergé Ball
What: The Fabergé Ball is an interactive comedy cabaret hosted by the award-winning Dandy and featuring drag, burlesque, and musical performances by Angora Phobia, Melrose Twist, Mx. Black Ice, Strawberry Short King, and more.
When: April 18, 2025
Time: 8 p.m.
Where: Rio Theatre — 1660 East Broadway, Vancouver
Cost: $30 online or $35 at the door. VIP seating is also available. Purchase online
Bradley Sakawsky’s Pro Comedy
What: Underground Comedy Club presents Vancouver’s Bradley Sakawsky in a radical night of laughs. Get ready for a lineup of the city’s funniest comedians curated by Sakaswsky, with huge laughs, unique points of view, and more.
When: April 3, 2025
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Where: Underground Comedy Club — 120 Hastings St., Vancouver
Tickets: $14.95 plus fees; purchase online
Teen Angst Night at Fox Cabaret
What: Teen Angst is a comedic reading series where brave performers share the most embarrassing parts of their teenage notebooks for the audience’s entertainment.
The lineup of performers includes comedians, actors, filmmakers, and people who may have never been on stage before. Laugh along with live readings of high school poetry, LiveJournal posts, songs, letters, journals, and more.
When: April 18, 2025
Time: 8 p.m.
Where: Fox Cabaret – 2321 Main St., Vancouver
Cost: $20, purchase online
Crumby Comedy
Crumby Comedy
What: Crumby Comedy can be found every Monday at Portland Craft on Main Street and has been featured at Just For Laughs Vancouver. Check out the city’s up-and-coming talent, touring stars, and more at this weekly event. There will also be a Rapid Fire Comedy segment where new comedians perform two minutes of stand-up while enduring sound effects and heckling via a bullhorn.
When: Every Monday
Time: 8 p.m.
Where: Portland Craft – 3835 Main St., Vancouver
Cost: $5-$15 plus fees; purchase online
The Bachelor-ish at The Improv Centre
What: The Improv Centre’s improvisers are looking for love in all the funny places, and they need your help. The Bachelor-ish will see an improviser go on a romantic adventure with a cast of quirky and lovable contestants, with your suggestions inspiring the heartfelt and hilarious show.
When: Fridays and Saturdays from April 17 to May 31, 2025
Time: Doors 6:30 p.m., show 7:30 p.m.
Where: The Improv Centre – 1502 Duranleau St., Vancouver
Cost: Various; purchase online
Trixx at the House of Comedy
What: Trixx has a stacked comedy resume, including winning the Boston Comedy Festival, World Series of Comedy, and the Just for Laughs’ JFL42 Big Break Competition throughout his career. The stand-up comedian has performed on Kevin Hart’s LOL Network, at Jamaica Comedy Festival, and New York Comedy Festival.
When: April 10 to 13, 2025
Time: Various times
Where: Rick Bronson’s House of Comedy – 530 Columbia St., New Westminster
Cost: Tickets start from $18 to $25.50; purchase online
Just Kidding Comedy at Fable Diner & Bar
Just Kidding Comedy
What: Josh De Grandi and Kelsey Hamilton welcome some of Vancouver’s top comedians monthly to Just Kidding Comedy. Guests will often see pro comics drop by Fable for the fun, including Juno award winners and stand-up comics who have performed on late-night talk shows.
When: The first Thursday of every month
Time: 8 p.m.
Where: Fable Diner & Bar – 755 Richards St., Vancouver
Tickets: $15, purchase online
Tightrope Theatre presents The Workplace
What: Tightrope Theatre in Mount Pleasant presents The Workplace, a live improv comedy show where the performers bring the hilarious antics of one of the audience members’ workplaces to life.
When: Every Friday
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Where: Tightrope Theatre — 2343 Main Street, Vancouver
Tickets: $25 plus fees; purchase online
Liars of Orpheus Princess Bride Mashup
What: Liars of Orpheus is a spoken word show where writers attempt to lie their way through lectures, poems and stories. The season finale is a Princess Bride mashup starring Duncan Shields, Erin Kirsh, Jenny Garcha, Lucia Misch, RC Weslowski and host Sean McGarragle.
When: April 29, 2025
Time: 7 p.m.
Where: The Pleasant – 2434 Main St., Vancouver
Tickets: $5 to $12, purchase online