Family Comedy Stage at Vancouver Civic Theatre’s Family Day Weekend event: “Connecting Through Comedy”
Saturday, February 15, 2025
Saturday, February 15
Queen Elizabeth Theatre
9:00am
$free
Show Details
Presented by Vancouver Civic Theatres, in partnership with Just For Laughs VANCOUVER and Vancouver Public Library, join us for a morning of family-friendly laughs at this free event during Family Day weekend. We're celebrating the joy of laughter, with activities for comedy fans of all ages!
EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
- “Family Comedy Stage” for Young Comedy Creator’s and joke-lovers of any age, hosted by local comedy stars Kevin Banner and Christine Bortolin, and proudly supported by CreativeBC and Just for Laughs VANCOUVER
- Did you know Vancouver Public Library is full of things to make you chuckle, giggle, guffaw, cackle and chortle? Join us for a story program with fun games and maybe even a joke or two
- Get hands-on at “The Joke Factory” creation station to make your own comic strips, joke books, and buttons
- Take a tour of our Visual Arts Space to view the new exhibition by local artists Bronwyn McIvor and Joy Munt
- Visit the hot chocolate station for a complimentary hot cocoa
And More!
Proudly supported by Creative BC
About Christine Bortolin: Christine is a writer, director, and improvisor from Burnaby, BC. Most recently she wrote for the Adult Swim Canada animated series Psycops. You can check out select commercial directing credits at kiddofilms.ca. She is the booking manager for the Fox Cabaret and Local Programmer for Just For Laughs VANCOUVER.
About Kevin Banner: Kevin Banner is a stand up comedian, writer and actor from Sooke BC. Kevin has appeared on CBC’s The Debaters and LOL, Just For Laughs NW, JFL 42 in Toronto, the Pemberton Music Festival and Seattle’s Bumbershoot festival. Banner was the first comedian signed to Chad Kroeger’s 604 Records and a finalist in SiriusXM's Top Comic. His most recent album Heavy Favourite was released by Comedy Records and was his second album to debut at #1 on the Canadian iTunes comedy charts
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All Ages (mature content)
Wheelchair Accessible
