Winnipeg Comedy Festival

International touring comedian, Vōng Shō, returns to his hometown of Winnipeg to celebrate his 20 years of standup comedy by taping his fifth comedy special with his parents and family in attendance for the first time in his career. Vōng describes the production as his “love letter to Winnipeg” and explores his special connection with the city and how it shaped him and his career. This special performance will cover everything from his early childhood as a gay, visible minority coming of age...

Visit winnipegcomedyfestival.com/whats-new/submissions for all the details on how and when to submit for our 2025 Winnipeg Comedy Festival. 

ALL THAT GLITTERS IS 24K COMEDY GOLD AT THE 2024 WINNIPEG COMEDY FESTIVAL 

Prepare to strike gold when the Winnipeg Comedy Festival (WCF), presented by Manitoba Liquor Marts, returns April 30 – May 5, 2024. Laughter is the ultimate treasure at this year’s festival, which includes the return of our crown jewels: five recorded-for-television Mega Shows (formerly known as our Galas), and two live recordings of the hit radio series The Debaters, which premiered at the WCF in 2006. We’ve also...

Thurs Feb 29 at 6pm CST / 7pm EST 

Mike will cover how to expand and grow your shows without breaking the bank. Tips on how to play larger venues, how to save money on the road, advertising in new markets, and developing a product that is appealing to roadhouse venues. Be sure to sign up for this frank conversation about money, mistakes, and the best ways to get out of your comfort zone and grow your comedy.

Register today, it's FREE! 
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Thursday Dec 7, 6pm CT / 7pm ET Winnipeg Comedy Festival and Creative Manitoba present a FREE "Business of Comedy" zoom workshop on how to produce a Juno Award nomination-worthy comedy album, with Vong Show, the Juno Awards Chair for Comedy Album of the Year. Register today! Did we mention it's FREE!

BUSINESS OF COMEDY REGISTRATION

Vong Show, the Juno Awards Chair for the category Comedy Album of the Year, walks you through how to produce a comedy album worthy of a Juno nomination.
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Visit winnipegcomedyfestival.com/whats-new/submissions for all the details on submissions for our 2024 Winnipeg Comedy Festival. 

What a fest! 2023 is now in the books, and we'd like to thank everyone who helped bring the laughter to Winnipeg. Join us again next year: April 30 - May 5, 2024!

A recent newspaper article about our 2023 festival featured the unfortunate headline, “Festival of Trigger Warnings” and the subheading, "’For those who have sensitivities, they’ll all be stomped on,’ Dean Jenkinson says of upcoming comedy festival.”

Out of context, it would seem the festival has decided to take a hard, calculated turn to the alt-right. That we’re fed up with trying to navigate everyone’s precious feelings and we’re now presenting a week’s worth of programming taking gleeful...

The Winnipeg Comedy Festival may be a way off - returning for its 22nd year in May 2-7, 2023 - but the exciting programming has already begun. MIDDLE RAGED, which has toured nationally to great acclaim, is a hilarious live sketch show starring Geri Hall and Gary Pearson that explores the time of life when you're running out of time. The sketch show will be presented as our Red Carpet Comedy programming for 2023, on May 2nd at 7pm. Doors open at 6pm for an exclusive red carpet guest...

2023 Submissions Now Open

Hey Comedians, it’s that time of year!

For the whole month of October, Winnipeg Comedy Festival is accepting submissions for our 2023 television tapings. So get that tripod out, record your best 8-10min set at your local comedy room, and tell us which theme it fits. Good luck! All the details are in THIS LINK!