Looking to see some comedy this week? The Straight’s got you covered. Here are funny events happening in or around Vancouver from March 6 to 12, 2017.

Standup

Puddles Pity Party

When and where: March 6 at Rio Theatre at 7:30 p.m.
What to expect: A 7-foot clown walks into a bar. He motions for a soda water and sits there staring at his drink. The year was 1998 and Puddles had wandered into the Star Community Bar in Atlanta, GA where bartender Big Mike Geier first laid eyes on the sad, silent clown.
Price: $35
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Stacked Comedy with Scott Porteous

When and where: March 6 at Yagger's Kitsilano at 9 p.m.
What to expect: Stacked Comedy is a weekly Monday night Standup comedy showcase hosted by Karl Sullivan and features some of the best Comedians working in Vancouver as well touring headliners from across the US and Canada.
Price: $5
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Laugh Gallery

When and where: March 6 at Havana Theatre at 9 p.m.
What to expect: Join Graham Clark and friends for the best comedy show around and your chance to win one-of-a-kind dazzling prizes!
Price: $5
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Magic Mic Open Mic

When and where: March 7 at The Junction at 7 p.m.
What to expect: Calling all comedians, musicians, and all performance acts! Steev Letts and Oli Maughan are thrilled to host Magic Mic Open Mic every Tuesday at the Junction Pub on Davie Street. Sign up starts at 7 p.m.
Price: Free
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The Comedy Mix

When and where: March 7-11 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 March 7, Comedy Showcase on March 8, Ryan Belleville headlines on March 9-11.
Price: Varies on the night 
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Stand-Up & Deliver! Comedy Open Mic

When and where: March 8 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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Yuk Yuk's

When and where: March 7-11 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. Top Talent Showcase on March 7, Amateur Night on March 8, Owen Benjamin headlines on March 9-11.
Price: Varies on the night
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Jokes Please! Hahahaha Snow Again Part 2

When and where: March 9 at Little Mountain Gallery at 9 p.m.
What to expect: Jokes Please! is an award-winning standup comedy show that happens every Thursday at LMG even when it SNOWS AGAIN for some reason. Expect top quality comedians doing funny jokes in a cozy, indie theatre. Has been described as being wild, polite and hilarious all at the same time. What a feat!
Price: $5
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Sebastian Maniscalco

When and where: March 11 at Vogue Theatre at 6 p.m.
What to expect: American standup comedian performs on his Why Would You Do That Tour.
Price: $250/59.75/49.75 (plus service charges and fees)
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Vancouverite: A Comedy Show

When and where: March 11 at Hot Art Wet City Gallery at 8 p.m.
What to expect: Brent Constantine and Amber Harper-Young host a comedy show featuring some of the city’s best local comedians’ stories about Vancouver, adjusting to life here, and leaving home.
Price: $10/7
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Showcase Sunday: Efthimios Nasiopoulos

When and where: March 12 at Belmont Bar at 8 p.m.
What to expect: Come on out to the best kept secret on Granville street! If your Sundays have been lacking in mirth and merriment then come out to the Belmont Bar for its Comedy night!
Price: $7 at the door
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Crafty Comedy

When and where: March 12 at 12 Kings Pub at 9:30 p.m.
What to expect: Vancouvers longest running comedy open-mic. Featuring some of the most comedians in Vancouver. Seasoned vets. Bright eyed newbies. Joke contest. Roast the host challenge. Food specials. Drink specials. You're special. Hosted by Jonny Paul
Price: Free
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Improv/Perfomance

 

Vancouver TheatreSports League

When and where: March 8-12 at The Improv Centre. 
What to expect: Some of the world's most daring and innovative improv. Firecracker! (Wed, 9:15 pm); #NoFilter (Thu, 9:15 pm); Ok Tinder (Fri and Sat, 11:15 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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Pop-Up Comedy Jam with stand-up guest Tia Glenn-Cooke

When and where: March 7 at Café Deux Soleils at 8 p.m.
What to expect: A night of laughs to jumpstart your March! Join The Fictionals and special stand-up guest Tia Glenn-Cookie for an interactive improv show powered by your ideas. Come join the party!
Price: $7
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The Lady Show International Women's Day Comedy Extravaganza

When and where: March 8 at Revue Stage at 8 p.m.
What to expect: Gather your girlfriends, your boyfriends, your parents, your grandparents, your neighbours, your co-workers, your dog walker, your cat groomer, your...look, just invite everyone you know because no one wants to miss this show. Sketch, stand-up, monologues, burlesque, dancing, general comedy nonsense!
Price: $20/15
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Story Story Lie: Woman's Fundraiser

When and where: March 10 at Café Deux Soleils 9 p.m.
What to expect: Story Story Lie is an interactive, live, storytelling game show that invites the audience to separate fact from fiction. the city’s best performers share intimate, hilarious, often embarrassing stories that seem too odd to be true. The catch is, one story is a lie.
Price: $10
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Proud of You Comedy: Our Best Sketches Ever

When and where: March 11 at Little Mountain Gallery at 8 p.m.
What to expect: Proud of You is a very funny monthly sketch comedy show, featuring improv and standup too. This month, we've got something preeeeettttty special planned: we're remounting an all-star set of our BEST EVER sketches. Join us as we bring back some of our favourite characters (we hope you like rollerblades!), silliest bits (how did Michael Caine get in here?) and goofiest goofs (sorry in advance but we are going to be getting gum EVERYWHERE).
Price: $7/5
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Teen Angst Night

When and where: March 11 at Fox Cabaret at 8 p.m.
What to expect: Teen Angst Night is a comedic reading series host and produced by Sara Bynoe since 2000. Readers at this verbatim storytelling night can share anything (poetry, songs, letters, journals, diaries, essays, stories, plays, lists, etc) so long as it follows these rules:
1- The work must be your own.
2- You must have written it between the ages of 10-19.
3- You cannot be proud of the work you share; it’s best if you’re super embarrassed.
Price: $10 in advance, $15 at the door
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Instant Theatre at Havana Theatre

When and where: March 6-12 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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