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Friday, November 20, 2009

ALTdot Comedy Lounge!

Thursday, December 10, 2009 8:30pm RBC Theatre
Tickets: Main Level: $25
Lower Balcony: $20
Upper Balcony: $18
Doors open at 7:30 pm.
December 10, January 14, February 11, March 11, April 8
Purchase tickets for all 5 shows and save 20% off regular price!!

Brace yourself for laughter as some of the best up and coming Canadian stand-up comics hit our stage. Each night a host and six comedians will provide a fantastic comedy showcase that is sure to leave you in stitches. Comedy Nights happen on the second Thursday of every month between December and April. Comedians will be announced two weeks prior to each comedy night.
Language may offend.

"Not safe for work, but perfect for a night out" - Toronto Star

Host: Debra DiGiovanni has just been voted Canada’s Best Female Comedian at the 2009 Canadian Comedy Awards. This was her third win – in 2002 she was voted the Best New Stand Up and she was also voted Canada’s Best Female Comedian in 2007. Debra regularly appears on Muchmusic’s Video on Trial and can also be heard on CBC Radio One’s program Bleep hosted by Shelagh Rogers. She has also recently appeared in Slice Television’s Plastic Makes Perfect.

Featured Comics: Laurie Elliott is a winner of the Tim Sims En-couragement Fund Award and has twice been voted Funniest Female Stand Up at Canadian Comedy Awards. Laurie has performed at comedy festivals across Canada, including the Toronto and Montreal Just for Laughs Festival and the Vancouver International Comedy Festival. She has appeared on CBC’s The Red Green Show and The Jon Dore Television Show and regularly appears on Muchmusic’s Video on Trial. She has also worked on several animated series, including Bob and Margaret, Braceface and Jacob Two Two.

Winston Spears was a semi-finalist for NBC's Last Comic Standing in 2008 and winner of the Canadian Comedy Award for Best Stand-up Comic. Winston has appeared a number of times at the Just for Laughs Festival in Toronto and Montreal, the Vancouver International Comedy Festival, and the Halifax Comedy Festival. He has appeared on screen in Open Mike with Mike Bullard and is a regular cast member and writer on CTV and The Comedy Network’s hit sketch show Comedy Inc. One of his comedic dance pieces has become a top video on YouTube and Google Videos, resulting in an appearance in the Barenaked Ladies video The Sound of Your Voice, which premiered on Youtube.

Four up-and-coming Canadian comedians will also appear at this event. Names to be announced soon!

Comedy Monthly performances are set up cabaret style on the main level. Beverage and dessert service is available before the performance and during intermission. Seating is general admission by level.

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