Start the new year with some big laughs, Vancouver!
Here are 10 comedy events around the city this January that you need to check out, including Shane Gillis, Blind Tiger Comedy, and more.
And for more fun things happening around town, be sure to check out our Listed section.
New Year, New Me at The Improv Centre
The Improv Centre
What: The Improv Centre performers are celebrating new beginnings and the start of the new year by bringing to life the audience real-life regrets and resolutions in this interactive comedy show.
When: Every Friday and Saturday from January 3 to 25, 2025
Time: 9:30 pm
Where: The Improv Centre – 1502 Duranleau Street, Vancouver
Cost: Various, purchase online
Shane Gillis
What: Stand-up comic, podcaster, and actor Shane Gillis is coming to Rogers Arena on Friday, January 31. The Matt and Shane’s Secret Podcast co-host was named one of Just for Laughs “New Faces” in 2019, and stars in the Netflix series Tires. Gillis also hosted SNL in 2024.
When: January 31, 2025
Time: 8 pm
Where: Rogers Arena – 800 Griffiths Way, Vancouver
Tickets: Various prices; 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: January 9, 2025
Time: 9:30 pm
Where: Underground Comedy Club — 120 Hastings Street, Vancouver
Tickets: $14.95 plus fees; purchase online
Snowed In Comedy Tour 2025
Erica Sigurdson (Snowed In Comedy Tour)
What: The long-running winter comedy tour returns to Surrey on January 26 and Vancouver on January 27. This year’s lineup includes Great Canadian Laugh Off winner Paul Myrehaug, Sirius-XM Radio Top Comic winner Pete Zedlacher, CBC’s The Debaters regular Erica Sigurdson, and winner of The Canadian comedy competition at Just for Laughs Dan Quinn.
When: January 23, 2025 (Surrey), January 24, 2025 (Vancouver)
Time: 7:30 pm
Where: Surrey Art Gallery & Surrey Arts Centre – 13750 88th Avenue, Surrey; York Theatre – 639 Commercial Drive, Vancouver
Cost: Various prices, purchase online
Yuk Yuks Abby Comedy Spectacle
What: Comedy fans can get their fill of laughter at Yuk Yuks Abby Comedy Spectacle. Featuring performances by John Beuhler (Halifax Comedy Festival), Larke Miller (NBC’s Last Comic Standing) and Harris Anderson (CBC’s The Debaters).
When: January 10, 2025
Time: 8 pm
Where: Matsqui Centennial Auditorium – 32315 South Fraser Way first floor, Abbotsford
Tickets: $29; purchase online
Mate Night Comedy
What: Josh De Grandi and Kelsey Hamilton host a comedy showcase of some of Vancouver’s top comics at Moose’s Down Under, with a joke contest, trivia questions, and more. Treat yourself to some of the delicious Australian fare while you’re at the popular bar and grill.
When: Second Thursday of each month
Time: 8 pm
Where: Moose’s Down Under – 830 West Pender Street Vancouver
Tickets: $10 early bird or $12 general admission plus fees. Purchase online
Blind Tiger Comedy: Treat Show
What: Treat Show’s improv comedians have toured the world with their unique brand of funny. Enjoy a night of laughs at China Cloud in Chinatown by the nine acclaimed performers and teachers of Blind Tiger Comedy.
When: January 11, 2025
Time: 7:30 and 9:30 pm
Where: The China Cloud – 524 Main Street, Vancouver
Tickets: $18 plus fees online, $20 at the door, or Pay What You Can. Purchase online
Jeremy Hotz
Jeremy Hotz
What: Canadian comedian Jeremy Hotz brings his Très Misérables! Tour to the Great Canadian Casino Vancouver. Jeremy is a multiple Gemini nominee, was a former writer on The Jon Stewart Show, and has performed on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and Late Show with David Letterman.
When: January 18, 2025
Time: Doors 7 pm, show 8 pm
Where: Vogue Theatre – 918 Granville Street, Vancouver
Tickets: Purchase online
F*ck, Marry, Kill at Tightrope Theatre
What: Tightrope Theatre presents F*ck, Marry, Kill, a tale of four friends coming together to relive the good old days at a retreat. Secret desires brewing under the surface are about to spill over, and soon there will be love, sex, wedding, revelations, and at least one murder for the audience to enjoy.
When: Every Saturday starting on January 18, 2025
Time: 9:30 pm
Where: Tightrope Impro Theatre – 2343 Main Street, Vancouver
Tickets: $25 plus fees, purchase online
Late Night Laughs at Comedy After Dark
What: Comedy After Dark presents a late-night comedy show every Friday and Saturday night. Stay up past your bedtime and enjoy performances from some of Vancouver’s funniest pros as well as up-and-coming stand-up comics.
When: Every Friday and Saturday
Time: 11:30 pm
Where: 117 West Pender, Vancouver
Tickets: $10.50 plus fees, purchase online