Vancouver

Amateur Night of the Living Dead

Company: 
Obscene But Not Heard Productions
Duration: 
too long
Venue: 
The Gym of FCCC
Photograph: 

There is nothing like amateur night at a Comedy Club. Except maybe a train wreck. You want to look away, but you can't! From the folks who brought you Jihad Me at Hello comes: Amateur Night of the Living Dead. See all your favorites perform stand up comedy, Hitler, Christopher Walken, Jesus Christ, and the world's only zombie comedian, Guy Gravestone.

Showtimes

Sep 6 - 10:45 PM
Sep 7 - 3:15 PM
Sep 9 - 9:45 PM
Sep 11 - 10:30 PM
Sep 12 - 7:30 PM
Sep 13 - 5:45 PM

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Read the scary review "here":review/theatre/pvanf-amateur-night-living-dead-mystery" target

Location: 
Vancouver
Year: 
2008

Who's Afraid of Tippi Seagram?

[img_assist|nid=381|title=Who's Afraid of Tippi Seagram?|desc=|link=none|align=right|width=288|height=288]Company: Colette Kendall
Duration: 60 minutes
Performance Works

This time the Canadian Comedy Award nominated Diva tackles American Politics, Pop Culture, Gay Rights and manages to find Osama Bin Laden! It’s an interactive hour of politically incorrect, button pushing humour with the irreverent, but Charming Ms. Seagram! ‘Razor-sharp, pitch-perfect parody’ **** Winnipeg Sun ‘another smashing solo show’ ****CBC ‘crude, brash, politically incorrect - and fabulous!” Uptown

Showtimes

Sep 6 - 10:30 PM
Sep 7 - 3:15 PM
Sep 9 - 10:15 PM
Sep 11 - 10:45 PM
Sep 12 - 6:45 PM
Sep 13 - 5:15 PM

Read the Plank Review.

Location: 
Vancouver
Year: 
2008

Mating Rituals of the Urban Cougar

[img_assist|nid=379|title=Mating Rituals of the Urban Cougar|desc=|link=none|align=right|width=288|height=288]Company: FireBelly Performance Poetry
Duration: 60 minutes
Playwrights Theatre Centre

Performance poet Andrea Thompson makes her Fringe debut with one-woman spoken word/play that brews up a potent mix of poetry, storytelling, humor and myth as it digs into the dirt of love in the urban jungle. Saucy, sultry and spiritual, Mating Rituals takes the oral tradition back to it’s roots.

Showtimes

Sep 6 - 10:30 PM
Sep 7 - 3:15 PM
Sep 9 - 9:30 PM
Sep 11 - 10:30 PM
Sep 12 - 6:45 PM
Sep 13 - 5:15 PM

Stalk more information here.

Location: 
Vancouver
Year: 
2008

Jem Rolls: How I Stopped Worrying...

[img_assist|nid=377|title=Jem Rolls: How I Stopped Worrying...|desc=|link=none|align=right|width=288|height=288]Company: Big Word Performance Poetry
Duration: 60 minutes
Waterfront Theatre

“Dynamic, hilarious, riveting… A high performance master”, Winnipeg Free Press, ***** 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 “JEM ROLLS LEAVES AUDIENCE SHAKEN… highest caliber... beautiful, inspiring ...”, Montreal Gazette *****, 2005, 2006, “Genius”, 2007 “Absolute master ... infinitely detailed and artistically layered monologues... sharp stand-up, hilarious”, Vancouver Sun 2007 “10,000 words about shopping”, Jem Rolls. Bless the mall. “Charismatic wordsmith” Scotsman 2008

Showtimes

Sep 6 - 10:30 PM
Sep 7 - 3:15 PM
Sep 9 - 9:45 PM
Sep 11 - 10:30 PM
Sep 12 - 7:00 PM
Sep 13 - 5:15 PM

Please note some shows have been cancelled, go to the Fringe website for updated info.

Read the Plank Review.

Location: 
Vancouver
Year: 
2008

Memory Machine

[img_assist|nid=375|title=Memory Machine|desc=|link=none|align=right|width=288|height=288]Company: Silent Marottes
Duration: 75 minutes
Studio 16

Once there was a haunted house. In the house, there was a basement. In the basement there was a storage. In the storage there was a clay pot, a tape and a clock. The clay pot was haunted by many voices trapped inside, liked to tell stories. The tape was haunted by many stories trapped inside, liked to be played. The clock was haunted by time and stopped working for good. Tick tack. Tick tack. Tick…Tack

Showtimes

Sep 6 - 10:15 PM
Sep 7 - 2:15 PM
Sep 9 - 9:15 PM
Sep 11 - 10:30 PM
Sep 12 - 6:45 PM
Sep 13 - 4:45 PM

Read the Plank Review

Location: 
Vancouver
Year: 
2008

The Spy

[img_assist|nid=373|title=The Spy|desc=|link=none|align=right|width=288|height=288]Company: Epicworlds - Jono Katz
Duration: 60 minutes
Waterfront Theatre

Multi-award winning comedy. Get entangled in a web of espionage. London 1975. Seymour Foggs goes undercover. A perilous tale of intrigue, subterfuge and double agents. Who is the mole? Can he trust the Silver Fox? And would the real Yevgeny Aleksandrovich please stand up? Director Mark Chavez, from comedy duo 'Pajama Men', and Jonno last collaborated on 'CACTUS – the seduction'.

Showtimes

Sep 6 - 6:45 PM
Sep 7 - 10:45 PM
Sep 10 - 8:45 PM
Sep 12 - 10:30 PM
Sep 13 - 3:30 PM
Sep 14 - 7:15 PM

For more information sneak over here.

Read the Plank Review for the inside story.

Location: 
Vancouver
Year: 
2008

Who the Hell is Todd Allen?

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Company: Todd Allan
Duration: 65 minutes
Studio 16

Todd Allen is an award winning comedian and writer from Vancouver. He has been on the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Just For Laughs, CBC, CTV, ABC, and still nobody has ever heard of him. -- “Who the Hell is Todd Allen?” is a fast paced solo show combining Todd’s hilarious real life stories and unbelievable characters from his past. It’s a must see, gut-wrenching comedy romp. Get to know the real Todd Allen. What the hell are you waiting for?  
Showtimes

Sep 6 - 6:30 PM
Sep 7 - 10:00 PM
Sep 10 - 8:30 PM
Sep 12 - 10:30 PM
Sep 13 - 12:45 PM
Sep 14 - 7:15 PM

Still not sure, check out the website.

And maybe the Plank Review might help clarify the situation.

Location: 
Vancouver
Year: 
2008

The Lost Sole

Company: 
lost & found puppet co.
Duration: 
30 minutes
Venue: 
Playwrights Theatre Centre
Photograph: 

Do you ever wonder what happens to your socks when they go missing in the dryer? In the Lost Sole, tragedy strikes in the dryer! A sock is thrown from a life of monotony into a world of excitement and hardship. Weirdness abounds as he wanders through a crazy world of odd socks. Matchless, shoeless, and drawerless, he must find out who he is without his match. Join introspective Al, from the topsy-turvey world of the dryer to the snobbish top-drawer, on his solo quest of self discovery. Will he meet more than his match or cling to his destiny and sort his true self from the lint?

Showtimes

Sep 6 - 5:45 PM
Sep 7 - 2:00 PM
Sep 9 - 8:15 PM
Sep 10 - 5:30 PM
Sep 12 - 5:30 PM
Sep 13 - 8:45 PM

Read the Plank Review.

Location: 
Vancouver
Year: 
2008

Motivationally Speaking?

[img_assist|nid=367|title=Motivationally Speaking?|desc=|link=none|align=right|width=288|height=288]Company: Loveless Productions
Duration: 60 minutes
The Gym at FCCC

Have you ever dreamed of punching your boss in the face… repeatedly? Do you hate your job so much that you dread returning to work before you’ve even left on vacation? Has stress become a routine part of your day? Allan can barely motivate himself to get out of bed in the morning. Unfortunately, he sells motivational books and CDs for a living.

Showtimes

Sep 6 - 5:30 PM
Sep 7 - 1:30 PM
Sep 9 - 8:00 PM
Sep 10 - 5:15 PM
Sep 12 - 5:45 PM
Sep 13 - 9:15 PM

Read the Plank Review here and get motivated.

Location: 
Vancouver
Year: 
2008

The Movies (abridged)

Company: 
Wolf Productions
Duration: 
60 minutes
Venue: 
Granville Island Stage
Photograph: 

The brilliant minds that brought acclaimed fringe hits, "The Bible (abridged)" and "Ghengis Khan Guide..." have joined forces to create the Ben Hur of Comedies! ***** EYE Weekly ****½ Winnipeg Free Press ***** "Most hilarious hour of the fringe!" CBC ****½ "I was bowled over!" Edmonton Journal ***** VUE

Showtimes

Sep 6 - 5:00 PM
Sep 7 - 1:30 PM
Sep 9 - 7:30 PM
Sep 10 - 5:30 PM
Sep 13 - 9:00 PM

For more information take this in.

And go to the screening room to see the Plank Review.

Location: 
Vancouver
Year: 
2008

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