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Snowed in Comedy Tour returning to region
For the 11th consecutive year, The Snowed in Comedy Tour is carving out its reputation as a Canadian success story in a market of American comedic giants.
This year it’s even bigger, showcasing four Canadian comedians, in the dead of winter, playing in 65 cities coast-to-coast.
It’s a showcase of some of the best comedic talent that Canada has to offer. Four very different, very funny performers come together for a fantastic evening of comedy.
This year there are new additions to the line-up. Three-time Female Comedian of the Year, Debra DiGiovanni (Video on Trial, Match Game, Debra DiGiovanni: Single, Awkward, Female) joins a leg of the tour, with Flight of the Chonchords’ Arj Barker rounding out the rest of the line-up of Snowed in Comedy Tour veterans, five-time Canadian Comedian of the year nominee Pete Zedlacher, Just for Laughs winner Dan Quinn, the $25,000 Great Canadian Laugh off winner Paul Myrehaug, along with special guest appearances.
There’s something for every brand of humour, and everyone will walk away with their own personal favourite. As in years past, the lineup will vary from city to city, so comedy fans are urged to check their local listings.
Sometimes not taking yourself too seriously pays off. The Snowed in Comedy Tour is proof of that. Comedian Dan Quinn wanted to go on a snowboarding vacation with his comedian buddies, but he couldn’t afford to take time off work. He scheduled comedy tour dates strategically around what ski hills he could hit during the day, and paid for his lift tickets and rentals by doing comedy shows at night.
What started as a small Canadian tour has proven to be a winning equation. Like the Tragically Hip, in a market still dominated by American acts, the homegrown comedy tour has won fans over one performance at a time, and become the largest comedy tour in Canada with over one million dollars in ticket sales, and performed in Australia, The US, France, and Switzerland.
The tour continues to grow this year. The B.C. leg of the tour kicked off Jan. 2 and features dates province-wide until Feb. 9.
The Snowed in Comedy Tour stops in Golden on January 23, Cranbrook Jan. 26, and Fernie Jan. 27.
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