"The Comic Strip", a weekly professional comedy show, presented every Saturday night on the Tyrant Studios Lounge Stage. Each week The Comic Strip showcases three of the best stand-up comedians in Vancouver. Hosted by David Thomas Newham and Dave Harris.

Sat., October 20th:
Darcy Boon Collins and Gavin Banning, with Headliner Simon King

Simon King:
Simon King has been featured at many comedy festivals including: The Just For Laughs Festival, The Vancouver International Comedy Festival, The TBS Las Vegas Comedy Festival, The Winnipeg Comedy Festival and The HBO U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Colorado. A veteran touring comic, he is not only a workhorse performer averaging nearly four hundred shows a year but also an extremely prolific writer. In addition to numerous film and television credits, in 2008 The Comedy Network and CTV filmed a one-hour special starring him for the popular series "Comedy Now." In early 2013 Simon recorded a second special, this one a half hour long, for the "No Kidding" series on Toronto-based IChannel. Simon has been featured in The LA times, the alternative arts paper The Georgia Straight, The Hollywood Reporter and many others.

Darcy Boon Collins:
Darcy Boon Collins is a Vancouver based stand-up comedian who has headlined at clubs all over the Lower Mainland, Victoria and around BC.

Gavin Banning:
Gavin Banning is a Vancouver based comedian. He has appeared at comedy clubs throughout British Columbia and has been called a rising star in the Vancouver comedy scene.