Smash Comedy Fest

Produced by Nasty Women Comedy, the second annual Smash Comedy Festival is a three-day comedy festival spotlighting Vancouver’s best and brightest women/trans/femme/plus performers. Smash Comedy Festival is guaranteed to be a hilarious time, combining wildly funny, feminist-forward comedy from an elite squad of sketch, improv and stand-up comedians, PLUS writing and improv workshops, dance parties and killer drag performances.

Tickets :

Early Bird Pricing (Until Dec 15)- Includes service charges

Thursday night opener at the Biltmore: $15

All-night pass for Friday OR Saturday: $15

Weekend pass for Friday AND Saturday: $25

Full Festival Pass (Thurs, Fri, Sat): $40

Full Price (Dec 16 onward) – Includes service charges

Thursday night opener at the Biltmore: $15 *must be purchased through this link*

Single show on Friday or Saturday: $15

All-night pass for Friday OR Saturday: $25

Weekend pass for Friday AND Saturday: $40

Full Festival Pass (Thurs, Fri, Sat): $50

How to get tickets?

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Date & Time:

January 23 to 25, 2020

THURSDAY NIGHT (JAN 23)
Nasty Women Comedy at the Biltmore
A very special edition of Nasty Women’s monthly improv show at the Biltmore Cabaret will kick off the weekend, featuring standup by Julie Kim and performances by the one and only Lil Clitty and Vancouver’s Women’s Comedy Choir, followed by dancing all night long to a Spice Girls-heavy setlist. **Please note that individual tickets to our Thursday night show must be purchased here!**
Doors: 7:00, showtime: 8:00

FRIDAY NIGHT (JAN 24)
Over at Little Mountain Gallery, we’re starting the night off with a special edition of duo-sketch-comedy spectacular Sidekicks, and then get right into two more hot shows: a hilarious sleepover-themed improv show with a one-night-only cast of the city’s best WTF performers, and a killer standup comedy late-show, curated and hosted by Emma Cooper!

Sidekicks
Duo sketch comedy from the city’s wildest characters, hosted by Allie Entwistler and Jill Lockley!
Doors at 6:30, show at 7:00

The Sleepover Show!
Two incredible ensembles of improvisors take on a night of truth-or-dare inspired challenges to create comedy magic.
Doors at 8:30, show at 9:00

Standup Showcase
A standup spectacular, hosted by Emma Cooper and starring a collection of hilarious humans.
Doors at 10:30, show at 11:00

SATURDAY NIGHT (JAN 25)
Everyone’s welcome at our early-bird jam show to get warmed up before two MORE hot shows with another amazing crew representing the city’s finest in comedy, PLUS a not-so-secret late-late drag show featuring Vancouver’s coolest genderqueer artists, drag kings, hyperqueens and even comedians.

WTF Improv Jam Show
Stagetime for all! A super fun, super loose open jam for anyone woman- or non-binary-identifying comedians. Show up, get up. Free!
Doors at 5:45, show at 6:00

Comedy Bucket
The show where comedians leave their act at the door and pull your ideas out of a bucket! Hosted by Gina Harms.
Doors at 6:45, show at 7:00

Trashprov: An Improv Spectacular!
We’ve pulled together two dream teams of improvisors for a high-octane night of performances inspired by trash TV and guilty pleasures.
Doors at 8:30, show at 9:00

Drag for All!
Drag artist Homo Hardware ends the fest with a bang, putting Vancouver’s most spectacular drag kings and non-binary performers on stage for one unforgettable party.
Doors at 10:30, show at 11:00

Venue & Address :

The Biltmore Cabaret, 2755 Prince Edward St, Vancouver

Little Mountain Comedy Department –Little Mountain Gallery, 195 E 26 Ave, Vancouver