Big Laughs Comedy Night with Simon King

Name: Big Laughs Comedy Night with Simon King
Start: 2024-10-25T19:30:00-07:00
End: 2024-10-25T21:30:00-07:00
Location: Gallery 881

Schedule

Fri Oct 25 2024 at 07:30 pm to 09:30 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

Gallery 881 | Vancouver, BC

Back by popular demand! This monthly show is headlined by top touring acts as seen on HBO, Netflix Is A Joke Fest, Disney +, CBC and more!
About this Event

A Big Laughs Comedy Night : October's Headliner SIMON KING

<h4>Every month a new top, touring, headlining touring act at one of Vanouver's newest comedy venues!</h4>

This monthly show will feature a top touring headliner closing the night out with some guest sets by other local professional comics and will be hosted by Mike Greenwood!

SIMON KING has been called "one of the greatest comedians of his generation" and it's easy to see why.<h4>
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"Wicked f**kin funny" - Doug Stanhope

"Truly a gifted comedian." - Robin Williams

"Simon deserves your attention." - Rory Scovel

With credits including HBO, Just For Laughs, CBC, CTV, Comedy Central, Comedy Network, Winnipeg Comedy Festival, Las Vegas Comedy Festival (To name just a few) this comedy veteran brings a unique, edgy, energetic, intelligent style to the stage that is unmatched anywhere in stand up comedy.

After the release of his critical acclaimed special "As Good As Or Better Than" directed by Rory Scovel, Simon follows up with his darkest hour to date. Straddling the topics of suicide, homelessness, AI, vaccines, sex work , late stage capitalism, environmental collapse and most importantly the very reason dark comedy is the best.

If you're not familiar with Simon it's best to look him up before you come but you can be assured this isn't some right wing "I'm dangerous becuase I say all the taboo words" temper tantrum. This is real, smart, hilariously dark comedy for people who appreciate laughing in the face of the hard things.

Hosted by Mike Greenwood, a high energy, self depricating storyteller whose performered profesisonally all over the country.

He has been featured in numerous incarnations of the Just For Laugh Vancouver comedy festival doing pannel with comedy legend Dana Gould and picking up a couple just for laugh comedy award nominations along the way!

After spending an extended period in Toronto in 2017 doing stand up, he also used the time to learn and perform with Second City.

After moving back to Vancouver, Mike currently lives on his boat with his wife and 3 dogs and ontop of touring as a stand up comic, Mike hosted the We Love Val Podcast featuring guests from comedians Mark Normand, Matt Mcarthy, Joe Derosa and Pat Walsh!

Having completed Yuk Yuks fast track program Mike has worked with Yuk Yuks for over 5 years and is half way through a tour accross Canada with Simon King, as well as opening for the Comedy + Magic Canadian Theatre tour

Furthermore Mike Greenwood has been featured in the Georgia Straight numerous times including as a Critics Pick for Spring 23, and also appears in a critically aclaimed amazon documentary about the Vancouver Comedy scene.

Even If you missed him live you likley heard Mike Greenwood's material after extensive play on Serius XM distributed by 604 records as part of the Great Canadian Rumble but regardless if you have heard of Mike Greenwood or not, he is a one of a kind act with an energy thats to be seen live.