Looking to see some comedy this week? The Straight’s got you covered. Here are funny events happening in or around Vancouver from February 14 to 19, 2017.

Standup

The Bitter End with Simon King - Free Live Taping

When and where: February 15 at Rickshaw Theatre at 7 p.m.
What to expect: New variety show hosted by stand-up comedian Simon King, with musical guests Dirty Spells.
Price: Free with RSVP
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Yuk Yuk's

When and where:February 14-18 at Yuk Yuk's Comedy Club at Tuesday-Thursday at 8 p.m., Friday & Saturday 7 and 9:30 p.m. shows.
What to expect: Yuk Yuk’s Vancouver comedy club provides the best live comedy in the city of Vancouver. The Monthly on February 14, Amateur Night on February 15, K. Trevor Wilson headlines on February 16-18.
Price: Varies on the night
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Stand-Up & Deliver! Comedy Open Mic

When and where: February 15 at Seven Dining Lounge at 8 p.m.
What to expect: Have you ever wanted to try standup comedy? This open mic is very receptive to new comics. Bring some friends and make a night of it.
Price: Free
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The Comedy Mix

When and where: February 14-18 at the Comedy MIX. at Tuesday-Thursday at 8:30 p.m., Friday & Saturday 8 and 10:30 p.m. shows.
What to expect: Plant yourself in a plush booth, graze on some pub grub, sip a beer or two, and laugh along with some new and hot standup comedy. Oh, by the way, nobody else is responsible if you laugh so hard beer comes out of your nose. Just warning you. Pro-am night on February 14, Comedy Showcase on February 15, Brian Posehn headlines on February 16-18.
Price: Varies on the night
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Fox Hole Stand Up Comedy

When and where: February 15 at Fox Cabaret at 7 & 9:30 p.m.
What to expect: Standup comedy every Wednesday in the Projection Room, upstairs at the Fox Cabaret. Check out some of Vancouver's local comics in a small, intimate venue right on Main Street.
Price: FREE
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Comedy At Lana Lou's

When and where: February 16 at Lana Lou's (362 Powell Street, Vancouver) at 8:30 p.m.
What to expect: It's a standup comedy show going down at Lana Lou's with some of the best comedians from Vancouver as well as all across Canada!
Price: $10
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Fortune Feimster

When and where: February 17 at Biltmore Cabaret at 7 p.m.
What to expect: Fortune Feimster made her national TV debut in 2010 on NBC’s Last Comic Standing, where she finished as a semi-finalist. That same year, she was selected to perform in the New Faces Showcase at the Montreal Just For Laughs Comedy Festival. Now, Fortune is a full-time writer and roundtable regular on Chelsea Lately, and is a cast member on the comedy series The Mindy Project.
Price: $22.50
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Iliza

When and where: February 17 at Vogue Theatre at 7 p.m.
What to expect: Iliza is the only female and youngest comedian to hold the title of NBC’s Last Comic Standing. Her one-hour debut comedy special, War Paint, reached #1 on the iTunes charts and was named one of its Top 10 Albums of 2013. In early 2015, Iliza’s follow-up, Freezing Hot, a Netflix Original Comedy Special, sealed her title as one of the hottest touring acts in America. Her television credits include multiple appearances on NBC’s Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, The Today Show, Comedy Central, Hollywood Game Night, Chelsea Lately, and hosting 230 episodes of the CBS syndicated show Excused as well as the TBS show Separation Anxiety. Iliza’s digital series, Forever 31, which is currently streaming on ABC.com and Hulu, has been picked up for a second season and her newest stand-up special for Netflix, Confirmed Kills, premiered in September 2016. In 2017, Weinstein Books will publish her first book, Girl Logic.
Price: $32.50 - $52.50 Meet & Greet
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The List

When and where: February 17 at Little Mountain Gallery at 10 p.m.
What to expect: The month The List is part of JFL NorthWest Comedy Festival. It combines the written fun of stand-up comedy with the instant fun of improvisation. Each show features some of Vancouver’s top comedians performing a comedic list on any topic they desire. Then, improvisers take the stage and serve up some hilarious scenes by bringing that list to life. It’s a fun silly show where the audience is always in on the joke.
Price: $5 online, $10 at the door
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Nate Bargatze

When and where: February 17 at Biltmore Cabaret at 7 p.m.
What to expect: Nate Bargatze is a standup comedian following in the entertainment business footsteps of his dad – a former clown turned world-class magician. He is known for his special on Comedy Central Presents and has made multiple appearances on Late Night with Conan O’Brien, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, and is a recurring guest on @midnight. Bargatze’s first album, Yelled at by a Clown, made the Billboard Top Ten Comedy Chart, and his second album, Full Time Magic, was released in May 2015 along with his Comedy Central Special. That same year, Bargatze was named one of Variety’s “10 Comics to Watch” and given the #1 spot on Vulture’s “50 Comedians You Should Know.”
Price: $22.50
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Piff the Magic Dragon

When and where: February 18 at Vogue Theatre at 7 p.m.
What to expect: The breakout star from season 10 of NBC’s America’s Got Talent was without question Piff the Magic Dragon. When it comes to Piff, think Larry David in a dragon suit performing jaw-dropping magic tricks. With over 12 million YouTube hits to his name, Piff has performed to hundreds of thousands of fans in iconic venues such as Radio City Music Hall, Shakespeare’s Globe, the O2 in London, and the Sydney Opera House. His one-man show has had five record-breaking runs at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, two sell-out seasons at Soho Theatre in London’s West End, and a national tour of the UK and Australia. Recently, Piff has completed a six-month residency at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas in their flagship show “Vegas Nocturne”.
Price: $29.50
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Comedy at Big Rock

When and where: February 19 at Big Rock Urban Brewery at 7 p.m.
What to expect: Headliner Chris Gordon is in town from Calgary with some very special guests. Joining Chris we have an all-star lineup of some of the best young working comedians in North America, including: Sophie Buddle (opening for Moshe Kasher at JFLNW), James Kennedy (Pemberton Music Fest, club favourite), Suzy Rawsome (Tinder Tales, Bomb Shelter, Comedy Basement), Derek Sheen (toured w/ Patton Oswalt, Brian Posehn, and more!), Ryan Gunther (Vancouver Fringe Fest, Northwest Comedy Fest), Eddie Della Siepe (Much Video on Trial, Just for Laughs) + special guests
Price: $10
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Improv/Perfomance

Vancouver TheatreSports League

When and where: February 15-19 at The Improv Centre. 
What to expect: Some of the world's most daring and innovative improv. Firecracker! (Wed, 9:15 pm); Improv After Dark (Fri and Sat, 11:15 pm); OK Tinder (Thu, 9:15 pm); Rookie Night (Sun, 7:30 pm); TheatreSports (Wed, Thu, Fri, and Sat, 7:30 pm; Fri and Sat, 9:30 pm).
Price: Varies on the night
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Vancouver Improv Fight Club: Valentine's Day Destruction

When and where: February 14 at Café Deux Soleils at 8 p.m.
What to expect: Love is a battlefield, and this Valentine's Day you're invited to a special Vancouver Improv Fight Club where The Fictionals & Friends break hearts and funny bones! The Cafe Deux Soleils stage will run red on February 14 as two teams of Cupids battle for the audience's affection! Plus there will be award-winning comedy, chocolate hearts, and a special presentation of TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs!
Price: $7
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That Filthy Show Presents A Valentines Massacre

When and where: February 14 at Pat's Pub & Brewhouse at 9 p.m.
What to expect: Sick of all the love around you? So are we! Come out and get your FILTHY ON with us as we celebrate this made up holiday with very inappropriate taste in humour and awkward moment of disfunctional lust!
Price: $7/5
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Tic: Talk Me a Story

When and where: February 16 at Seven Dining Lounge 7 p.m.
What to expect: This is your Tic, a platform for your stories to come alive before Vancouver year-round. When your festivals have packed their bags and skipped town, you’ll always have a comfortable place under the roof that spans over your community at Seven Dining Lounge. We take stories of all shapes and sizes, as rough around the edges as the folk who tell them and the denizens captivated by them.
Price: $5
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Kits Kits Bang Bang - Episode Two

When and where: February 17 at Little Mountain Gallery at 7 p.m.
What to expect: Our hero Dominic Smith is in trouble. His love Samanthatha has been captured by fitness tyrant Sir Montgomery and his henchman/partner Charles. With Steve Nash dead, the gyms of Vancouver shut down, and his dying grandmother perhaps on her last days, can Dominic step up and save the day?
Price: $5
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Instant Theatre at Havana Theatre

When and where: February 14-19 at Havana Theatre at Various times
What to expect: Led by Artistic Director Alistair Cook, Instant Theatre is home to playwrights, actors, animators, moms, dad bods, marketing managers, graphic designers, mechanics, magicians, and more. We produce almost two hundred shows a year locally and have performed at festivals all over the world from Berlin to Bellingham. They’ve won “Best of Vancouver” awards from the Georgia Straight and the Westender and have taken gold in international tournament play. Check calander for show times: instanttheatre.com/schedule/
Price: Varies on the night
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