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15+ Event 

 Kamloops Comedy Open Mic provides comedians with opportunities to get out in front of a crowd and work on their craft. It is a safe space for comedians (fans may be triggered) to get up and put it all out there. 

 Taryn Anderson has called the Okanagan home for over a decade after growing up in the frigid north of BC fighting penguins and moose. Her comedy career started in May 2022 at the LGBT+ event Fruitcake in Kelowna and she has poured blood, sweat, and anti-depressants into it ever since. As the Okanagan’s trans queen of comedy (self-appointed) she will have you snickering, laughing, and aha-ing throughout her entire set. Touching on everything from taking better intimate photos to the wild aspects of gender transition, Taryn’s perspective is much like her comedic voice: as sarcastic as it is sincere. 

TICKETS:

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/409397247187

 The Freudian Slips Present: Dungeons & Dragons Improv!
Join  Dungeon Master TJ McCallum and The Freudian Slips in their latest foray  into the world of Dungeons & Dragons! Prepare to meet new party of  adventurers as they face the challenges the dungeon master - and the  dice - has to offer.
LONG FORM, EPISODIC D&D IMPROV - This  performance will consist of a long form improvised story over the course  of the night. Actors will create a fully improvised show based on the  narration of the Dungeon Master, suggestions of the audience, and roll  of the giant d20. This show is episodic in nature, and is the first in  what will be an ongoing series following this party of heroes.
No Dungeon & Dragons knowledge required, but a love of fantasy and comedy is welcomed!
The  Freudian Slips is the hottest Improvised Comedy Troupe in Kamloops!  Bringing monthly improv shows to the city in four distinct improv  styles, no matter what form they take you are guaranteed a night of  hilarity. Boasting a new cast for 2022, expect some new and familiar  faces and the same sidesplitting humour you've come to know since 2015.
Chimera  Members are able to buy TWO tickets at Chimera Member Pricing (a  savings of ten bucks!). Chimera Memberships are valid for one year.  Don't have a Chimera memership? Purchase one with your tickets at the  checkout to get membership pricing on two tickets. 

TICKETS:

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/414238517557

 Celebrating his 35th year in the business, Mike Dambra has become a comedy staple across the United States and Canada.
Known  as the smart-ass king of comedy, Mike comes armed with the ability to  adapt to, and interact with, any audience. Mike's interactive style has  earned him rave reviews in every venue and festival he's played in and  is known for having audience members come back more than once a week  because the show is always different.
A native of Rochester, New  York, and now residing in Edmonton, Alberta Canada, Mike has worked with  acts from Mick Foley To Michael Bolton, Adam Sandler to Jim Brewer,  Rosie O'Donnell to Paul Reiser.
The Calgary Sun says, "Brush up on  your sit-ups before you see this show, otherwise, your stomach muscles  will hurt the next day!" 

TICKETS:

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/400582823007

The young Australian virtuoso recently described as ‘the finest guitar player of this generation’ brings his tour back to Canada for the first time in three years! 

 One reviewer recently wrote “Daniel Champagne exudes a natural ease on stage, as he sings poignant lyrics and beautifully crafted melodies that invariably whisk the heart up with grand romanticism. Coupled with an exhilarating guitar talent that transcends mere acoustic playing to replicate a whole band, Champagne is just magical” 

 The story goes that the young singer-songwriter and one of a kind guitar virtuoso first picked up his instrument of choice as a 5-year-old following in the footsteps of a musical father. He began writing songs at 12, training classically throughout his teens and performing wherever he could, honing his craft and developing the dynamite live show that he is renowned for today. At 18 he left school, turned professional and hit the road without looking back. 

 The following decade has seen him release 5 studio albums, tour relentlessly around the globe with upwards of 300 shows per year, play some of the biggest festivals under the sun and share stages with the likes of Tommy Emmanuel, INXS, John Butler, Lucinda Williams, Ani DiFranco, Judy Collins and Rodrigo y Gabriela.  Daniel is now regarded as a leading light in acoustic music, with a firm reputation for dropping jaws, making crowds buzz and breaking guitars wherever he goes!

TICKETS:

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15+ Event 

 Kamloops Comedy Open Mic provides comedians with opportunities to get out in front of a crowd and work on their craft. It is a safe space for comedians (fans may be triggered) to get up and put it all out there. 

TICKETS:

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/414245267747 

Open Mic 7-9
Headline Acts 9 - 11
Headliners: LIKEWISE97, get2gether and c@ptain

A welcoming atmosphere for hip hop artists to come and express themselves on stage, even if it's for the first time! 

With a showcase of veteran talent to round the night off from get2gether, LIKEWISE97 and c@ptain.

 $15 + fees in advance

$20 at the door

TICKETS:

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/404397051467

 The  Freudian Slips is the hottest Improvised Comedy Troupe in Kamloops!  Bringing monthly improv shows to the city in four distinct improv  styles, no matter what form they take you are guaranteed a night of  hilarity. Boasting a new cast for 2022, expect some new and familiar  faces and the same sidesplitting humour you've come to know since 2015.
Chimera  Members are able to buy TWO tickets at Chimera Member Pricing (a  savings of ten bucks!). Chimera Memberships are valid for one year.  Don't have a Chimera memership? Purchase one with your tickets at the  checkout to get membership pricing on two tickets.  Don't forget to  reserve your table by choosing the table option with your tickets. 

TICKETS:

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/414263803187

15+ Event 

 Kamloops Comedy Open Mic provides comedians with opportunities to get out in front of a crowd and work on their craft. It is a safe space for comedians (fans may be triggered) to get up and put it all out there. 

Comedians Dana Smith + Tim Gray from CBC's 'The Debaters' are touring across Canada performing stand-up comedy both solo and as a double act. In 2018 they appeared on CBC's 'The Debaters' in 2018 to debate whether or not they should get married (spoiler alert: they did). The two lovebirds will spend 14 days doing 13 shows in 11 cities for one special honeymoon.

More about Dana and Tim...

Dana Smith has been performing stand-up comedy across North America for over 10 years. She has been featured on CBC's "The Debater's", Winnipeg Comedy Festival, Just for Laughs Northwest, Chicago Sketchfest, San Francisco Sketchfest, etc.. Her debut stand-up comedy album “I'll Smile At Your Funeral” was released on Howl & Roar Records in October, 2021. Dana is also a member of 5-star sketch comedy group HUNKS and can be heard on their bi-weekly podcast (The HUNKS Podcast) and their YouTube channel.

Tim Gray is a stand-up comedian who has been entertaining crowds for over 14 years. His debut stand-up album "You Gotta Laugh" is regularly played on Just for Laughs Canada on SiriusXM. He has appeared on the CBC Radio's "The Debater's" 3 times, San Francisco Sketchfest, Chicago Sketchfest, Toronto Sketchfest, etc. In 2022 he made his headlining debut at Rumor’s Comedy Club. He has also opened for Nikki Glaser, Mark Forward, Bruce McCulloch and one time he saw Puff Daddy at an airport Burger King. He's also a member of the sketch comedy group HUNKS.

TICKETS:

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/412567639917

The Jins are  a wonderful product of managing to create something fantastic out of a  tough situation. They come from a city where only the plucky survive,  and their output, whether it’s the upcoming release, or being one of the  most beloved seven inches released on Kingfisher Bluez, is melted down,  purest Vancouver. They are resilient, they are beautiful, they are  melancholic, and they are unique. Compare them to their contemporaries  all you wish, but just know that The Jins are their city’s heroes of  jangle and fuzz, and will be coming to yours soon.

The Stonefruits are a new band in the loops making waves. Blending punk/grunge/pysch

TICKETS:

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/401102346917

After more than three years spent absorbing literature, articles and other sources of media, as well as interviewing experts, friends, family, and fellow artists, Sarah Hiltz is sharing the music inspired by her research. The resulting body of work bears witness to an artist who has not only come to terms with her own anger, but who is willing to embrace it when called for. 

Whether it’s through lyric-driven storytelling (Love & Retreat, Daylight Savings), harmonically dense and odd-metred jazz (Move On, Bad Cycle) or a classic sounding ballad (Darling, I Suffer, As Long As You’re There), Sarah clearly demonstrates many facets of anger across CALM FURY, all gathered under the banner of indie-folk songwriter.

Also appearing is Rebekah Hawker, a country folk singer-songwriter from Barrie, Ontario. Her lyrics and melodies are a serious affair, evoking powerful images that resonate unbiasedly, they speak of a life lived, giving authenticity to the ups and downs strewn throughout her musical tales. Humble, self deprecating, earnest and consistently hilarious, Rebekah smiles often and easy, and it takes only one look through a typical crowd to see that it’s contagious.                              

In March 2019 Rebekah received FACTOR Canada's Artist Development grant for her EP release 'Careful Women' which has since been well received, collecting over 15,000 streams on Spotify with her single ‘Round of Fools’ featured on Spotify’s Fresh Finds playlist and Starbucks’ Country playlist. Rebekah Hawker is a country folk singer-songwriter from Barrie, Ontario. Her lyrics and melodies are a serious affair, evoking powerful images that resonate unbiasedly, they speak of a life lived, giving authenticity to the ups and downs strewn throughout her musical tales. Humble, self deprecating, earnest and consistently hilarious, Rebekah smiles often and easy, and it takes only one look through a typical crowd to see that it’s contagious.                             

In March 2019 Rebekah received FACTOR Canada's Artist Development grant for her EP release 'Careful Women' which has since been well received, collecting over 15,000 streams on Spotify with her single ‘Round of Fools’ featured on Spotify’s Fresh Finds playlist and Starbucks’ Country playlist. 

This is an all ages show featuring Phillips Brewing Craft Sodas and Iota De-alcoholized Beer.

TICKETS:

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/414304906127

15+ Event 

 Kamloops Comedy Open Mic provides comedians with opportunities to get out in front of a crowd and work on their craft. It is a safe space for comedians (fans may be triggered) to get up and put it all out there. 

TICKETS:

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/414271115057

What  happens when you combine a fiery frontman with mad acoustic guitar  skills and a cool as a cucumber super drummer? You get the Indie folk  rock duo known simply as WiL.
Not one for school, ‘Billy’s’ youth  consisted of skateboarding and holing himself up listening to music;  everything from the country twang of Chet Atkins to the raucous punk  sound of The Sex Pistols but It wasn’t until 1998, after hearing the  flagrant use of an overdrive pedal on an acoustic guitar in Neutral Milk  Hotels ‘In an Aeroplane over the Sea', that he really started refining  and defining his sound and playing style, mesmerizing listeners with an  unusual strumming technique while creating lush, fat and full acoustic  guitar sounds that have since become signature to the live experience’  but it has taken the better part 20 years to get there and he’s still  not done. Fastidious. Yes. Meticulous. Yes. A.D.D.?? Probably, but it’s  precisely this that has landed him some pretty cool gigs. Standouts  include opening for soul legend Mavis Staples, Canadian Indie darling,  Feist and one of his music heroes, Ray LaMontagne.
WiL’s sixth studio album ‘The Gold Mine’ is out now on digital retailers everywhere.
Facebook:  @ibreakstrings
Instagram: @wilibreakstrings 

TICKETS:

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/409389794897

 Zachary Lucky is unapologetically old-school country, armed with a  husky, baritone voice - He carries himself like a younger Richard  Buckner or a heartier Doug Paisley and often receives comparisons to  songwriters such as Gordon Lightfoot and Kris Kristofferson. He sings of  Canadian places and people as knowingly as he might Townes Van Zandt or  the Rio Grande. It's a relatable show on many levels, and conjures  universal feelings that have passed through our collective timelines.  Already hailed as a master storyteller by outlets ranging from No  Depression to The Globe and Mail, Zachary released a new collection of  traditional folk and country songs called “Songs For Hard Times” last  fall and will be bringing this record to venues across the Western  states and provinces this fall.

TICKETS

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/409726191067

15+ Event 

 Kamloops Comedy Open Mic provides comedians with opportunities to get out in front of a crowd and work on their craft. It is a safe space for comedians (fans may be triggered) to get up and put it all out there. 

TICKETS:

TICKET LINK COMING SOON

"Dino Archie's Choosey Lover is a timeless gem amongst this generation's comedy albums."  Comedy Hype

"@Dinoarchie is funny." Arsenio Hall 

Dino Archie is a writer and stand up comedian originally  from Fresno, CA. Born the second youngest in a house of 8 children, Dino  learned comedy as a love language. While his older brothers became D1  athletes, Dino exercised his gift of gab as a used car salesman. He  honed his stand-up skills on the West Coast in clubs between Los  Angeles, CA and his current residence in Vancouver, ON. 

Dino has been featured on Comedy Central’s Adam Devine’s  House Party and made his network late-night debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live!  He was a New Face at the Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal, the  winner of the Seattle International Comedy Competition, and won the Best  Crowd-Work award at the Just For Laughs Northwest Fest.  Kevin Hart's  LOL Network.  He has toured with NPR’s Snap Judgment: Story Telling With  a Beat and you can hear his stories on two podcast episodes. 

Dino has released four comedy albums including his first  one-hour special released in the pandemic Summer of 2020 - Dino Archie:  Live From Lockdown. You can find his albums, videos, tour dates, and  podcast (The Strictly Beloved Podcast) on his website (www.dinoarchie.com) or Instagram (@dinothebeloved.) 

TICKETS:

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/419233256957

15+ Event 

 Kamloops Comedy Open Mic provides comedians with opportunities to get out in front of a crowd and work on their craft. It is a safe space for comedians (fans may be triggered) to get up and put it all out there. 

TICKETS:

TICKET LINK COMING SOON

 The Freudian Slips Present: Dungeons & Dragons Improv!
Join  Dungeon Master TJ McCallum and The Freudian Slips in their latest foray  into the world of Dungeons & Dragons! Prepare to meet new party of  adventurers as they face the challenges the dungeon master - and the  dice - has to offer.
LONG FORM, EPISODIC D&D IMPROV - This  performance will consist of a long form improvised story over the course  of the night. Actors will create a fully improvised show based on the  narration of the Dungeon Master, suggestions of the audience, and roll  of the giant d20. This show is episodic in nature, and is the first in  what will be an ongoing series following this party of heroes.
No Dungeon & Dragons knowledge required, but a love of fantasy and comedy is welcomed!
The  Freudian Slips is the hottest Improvised Comedy Troupe in Kamloops!  Bringing monthly improv shows to the city in four distinct improv  styles, no matter what form they take you are guaranteed a night of  hilarity. Boasting a new cast for 2022, expect some new and familiar  faces and the same sidesplitting humour you've come to know since 2015.
Chimera  Members are able to buy TWO tickets at Chimera Member Pricing (a  savings of ten bucks!). Chimera Memberships are valid for one year.  Don't have a Chimera memership? Purchase one with your tickets at the  checkout to get membership pricing on two tickets. 

TICKETS:

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/419207018477

15+ Event 

 Kamloops Comedy Open Mic provides comedians with opportunities to get out in front of a crowd and work on their craft. It is a safe space for comedians (fans may be triggered) to get up and put it all out there. 

TICKETS:

TICKET LINK COMING SOON

15+ Event 

 Kamloops Comedy Open Mic provides comedians with opportunities to get out in front of a crowd and work on their craft. It is a safe space for comedians (fans may be triggered) to get up and put it all out there. 

TICKETS:

TICKET LINK COMING SOON

Taylor Clark is a comedian, father, husband, ex/ real  estate agent, and many other things but he’s a skater first. Thrasher  magazine even interviewed him after one of his jokes about being a  skater went viral on Instagram.
He's not just a skater's comic  though, his debut album garnered him international attention and topped  the iTunes Charts. He performed at the famous Laughing Skull Comedy  Festival and was a finalist in the Seattle International Comedy Contest.  He has opened for Joe List, Mark Normand, and many others.
He’s  currently headlining shows all over the country and can be seen on  YouTube hosting the documentary web series, “Comedians at Skateparks”  Check out his website. It’s sick. Taylorclarkcomedy.com

Adam Tiller is a stand-up comedian and podcast host  located in Everett, WA. He performs regularly at Laughs Comedy Club,  Tacoma Comedy Club, Nate Jackson's Super Funny Comedy Club, and Club  Comedy. He was a Participant in the "World Series of Comedy" Festival  and a semifinalist in Nate Jackson's "Funniest MF" Competition. He has  also opened for the following Headliners: Sam Morril, Doug Stanhope,  Kyle Kinane, Joe List, Jon Dore, Erica Rhodes, Dusty Slay, Alonzo  Bodden, Zolta Kaszas, Caitlin Peluffo, and Jackie Kashian.

Adam hosts and produces a podcast titled, “Fadam &  Friends,” and co-produces the comic strip “Beefcake & Butterball.”  In his spare time, Adam enjoys eating and sleeping. 

TICKETS:

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/400959900857

15+ Event 

 Kamloops Comedy Open Mic provides comedians with opportunities to get out in front of a crowd and work on their craft. It is a safe space for comedians (fans may be triggered) to get up and put it all out there. 

TICKETS:

TICKET LINK COMING SOON

Recognized  as a “rising talent in the jazz world” by Cadence Magazine, saxophonist  Fraser Calhoun has performed and/or toured with such musical luminaries  as Mulgrew Miller, Seamus Blake, Ari Hoenig, John Ellis, Pat Labarbera,  The Drifters’ Johnny Thunder, and Steve Laspina, among others. After  working as a musician in the New York City area between 2010-2019,  Fraser and his family relocated to Calgary, AB, Canada.

Excited  to be performing in his hometown during this holiday season, Fraser  will be joined by Richard Graham (drums), Alex Ward (bass) and  Kristpoher Ruston (guitar).

TICKETS:

Link provided when event rescheduled

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