Winnipeg Comedy Festival

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!

Tim Gray and Frehnns
Tuesday, May 3, 8:00pm
Tickets: $5 at the door
Tim Gray and Frehnns is a comedy showcase featuring some of the best local and out-of-town comedians hosted by Tim Gray.
Performers: Dana Smith, Matt Nightingale, Danielle Kayahara

Open Mic Comedy
Wednesday, May 4, 9:00pm
8:00pm doors open
Tickets: Free
An open mic comedy show featuring some of the best local and out of town comedian. Hosted by Spencer Adamus.

Pretty Good
Thursday, May 5, 9:00pm
8:00pm doors open
Tickets: $10 at the...

On May 7, Come ‘N Get Your Auntie lands on the Gas Station Arts Centre stage as the hilarious cast of female and Two-Spirited Indigenous comedians premiere their Winnipeg performance. Presented by the Winnipeg Comedy Festival and IndigE-girl Comedy, the stand-up comedy lineup lets you in on the joy, laughter and humour that has always been a part of the Indigenous way of life.

“So often, Indigenous identity reaches audiences through the lens of residential schools and colonialism. In this...

Winnipeg Comedy Festival returns this May!

Fan favourites, fresh faces local stars and much needed laughter set to fill Winnipeg venues this spring!  

Winnipeg Comedy Festival, (WCF) presented by Liquor Marts is back, May 2 - 9 with a full line-up of shows at venues including historic Burton Cummings Theatre, Gas Station Arts Centre, Jubilee Place, and Rumors Comedy Club. With five new gala themes, fresh hosts and a hilarious line-up of performers WCF is set to bring Burton Cummings...

Local comedians share the stage with national icons at the Winnipeg Comedy Festival Winnipeg Comedy Festival 20th Anniversary lands October 5-10

When the Winnipeg Comedy Festival (WCF) began in 2002, only a small handful of local comedians populated Winnipeg’s standup stages, but as the festival celebrates its 20th year, the city is positively bursting with homegrown talent.

“Winnipeg’s comedy scene is as big and as funny as I’ve ever seen it,” says Artistic Director, Dean Jenkinson. “The...

MULTI-AWARD WINNING INDIGENOUS ACTOR, MICHAEL GREYEYES, JOINS WINNIPEG COMEDY FESTIVAL LINEUP

Announced today, multi-award winning Indigenous actor, dancer, choreographer and educator, Michael Greyeyes is on his way to Winnipeg to take part in the 20th Anniversary of the Winnipeg Comedy Festival.     
On Friday, October 8, Greyeyes hosts the Winnipeg Comedy Festival TRUTH TO POWER Gala at the Burton Cummings Theatre. 
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Born in Muskeg Lake First Nation in Saskatchewan, Greyeyes has...

 Celebrates 20 Years of Laughter

Award-winning TV stars, homegrown talent and the return of The Debaters anchor a hilarious lineup Oct. 5-10, 2021

For two decades Winnipeg comedy fans have gathered every spring to laugh along with the country’s top talent. But throughout the early half of the year, Winnipeg Comedy Festival organizers wondered if their 20th year would even happen at all.

“We were unable to hold our regular spring festival this year,” says Executive Director, Nick Kowalchuk. “The...

Join Keith Tomasek on our 2nd collaborative workshop with Creative Manitoba - Growing Your Digital Audience And Selling To Them.
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Dear Winnipeg Comedy Festival patron,

As you may be aware, Public Health Order changes effective Aug. 7, 2021 permit indoor performance venues to reopen to 100% capacity for people who are fully vaccinated. Please note, Winnipeg Comedy Festival will be restricting capacity in our venues to 50%, and the provincial requirement for guests to be fully vaccinated will apply. 

Due to the ongoing presence of COVID-19 in Manitoba and elsewhere, and the extra risk posed by the new delta variant, we...

Our fingers are crossed! 

We've rescheduled the 20th annual Winnipeg Comedy Festival to October 5-10, 2021. 

“Our hope is by October theatrical venues will once again be open in some capacity,” says Executive Director Nick Kowalchuk. “Last fall we staged distanced shows with all the right protocols in place and it’s given us confidence that wherever the city is in its reopening process we can put on terrific shows where everyone feels safe.”

Artistic Director Dean Jenkinson says he’s excited to...