Empire Comedy Live

“My love for Greg Behrendt knows no bounds and I would like for you, gentle audience member, to share the emotion” – Janeane Garofalo

Greg Behrendt – Live at Paintbox Bistro Friday June 14th
555 Dundas Street E @Parliament St
9pm *SPECIAL EVENT!
Use your NXNE pass, or make a reservation at: http://paintboxbistro.ca/reservations.html

With special guests: Pete Zedlacher, Eddie Della Siepe, and Bobby Knauff

Greg Behrendt – Live at Comedy Bar Saturday June 15th
945 Bloor St W
(at Ossington Subway Station)
8pm & 10:30
$20 Admission or use your NXNE Pass

Special guests include: Craig Fay, w Nile Seguin & Jay Scott (8pm)
with Andrew Ivimey, Michelle Shaughnessy & Chris Allin (10:30pm)

We are unbelievably excited to be able to bring Greg to Toronto this year!

We were lucky enough to catch his solo show at Just For Laughs in 2012, and trust us when we say that you do not want to miss this one. Greg is an absolute dragon slayer on stage!

Greg is a wonderfully warm and engaging comedian who has made four appearances on The Tonight Show, has performed twice on Late Night with Conan O’Brien, and has made multiple gala appearances at Montreal’s Just For Laughs Festival (4x), and at festivals across the US, Australia, and Europe.

Greg has also recorded two full hour stand up specials: That Guy From That Thing, and Uncool.

Additional credits for Greg include:
Co-host of the Walking The Room Podcast (w/Dave Anthony)
John Oliver’s New York Stand Up Show (Comedy Central)
The Colbert Report (Comedy Central)
30 Minute Solo Comedy Central Presents Special
Chelsea Lately (E!)
Live at Gotham (Comedy Central)
The Oprah Winfrey Show

I said it at the top of the page, and I’ll say it again. You Do Not Want To Miss This Show!

Here’s a small sample of some of his stand up:
The Birth of “He’s Just Not That Into You”

Man Purse

A Free Sunday

We’re always working on adding more special events, and excited that we’re lucky enough to get to bring these exceptional performers to Toronto and share them with you.

In the spirit of sharing great comics with our audience, we’ve bundled three of these shows together, and until June 6th, we’re offering up one single pass to see all three for only $45 flat. We’ll take care of all the fees & taxes.

Normally to go to all three would cost $65 + taxes + service charges.

Click the image of the SuperPass below to get yours, or just follow this link: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/393231

As always, thank you for your support.

#1
Jen Kirkman – Writer and Panelist from E!’s Chelsea Lately,
& New York Times Bestselling Author
“I Can Barely Take Care of Myself – Tales From A Happy Life Without Kids” – Book & Stand Up Tour.
Friday June 7th 8pm – Live at Comedy Bar
945 Bloor St W (at Dovercourt)

#2
Greg Behrendt – Star of 4 Just For Laughs Galas, 4 Tonight Shows, Host of Walking The Room, and a New York Times Bestselling Author
Presented by Empire Comedy Live & NXNE
Saturday June 15th – 10pm – Live at Comedy Bar
945 Bloor St W (at Dovercourt)

#3
Aisha Tyler – New Host of Whose Line Is It Anyway?, Star of Archer on FX, Host of Girl on Guy Podcast
Friday October 18th – 8pm
608 College St (at Clinton)

We’ve got some beautiful new art from Kurt Firla for our June shows with Greg Behrendt, which is now also part of NXNE 2013.

Here’s what Janeane Garofalo had to say about Greg when she was here at the end of March:

“My love for Greg Behrendt knows no bounds and I would like for you, gentle audience member, to share the emotion” – Janeane Garofalo

Hi there folks. Great news!

We’ve just confirmed another huge show for October, and if all goes to plan, we’ll be able to announce 2 more this weekend at Toronto ComicCon and Toronto SketchFest!

We’ve just booked 4 new shows at Comedy Bar! Scroll down for details and links

Janeane Garofalo – March 21, 22 & 23
Great news! We just added 2 more shows on Thursday March 21st!

The Sklar Brothers – Thursday April 25th. 2 Stand Up Shows & a Live Podcast

LA’s famed comedy duo returns to Toronto after last year’s sold out stand up shows

Jen Kirkman – Saturday June 8th – 2 Stand Up Shows,
After each stand up show, Jen will be signing copies of her new book “I Can Barely Take Care of Myself”

Greg Behrendt – Saturday June 15th – 2 Stand Up Shows

After watching Greg slay dragons (figuratively) at Just For Laughs in Montreal in 2012, we knew we absolutely had to bring him to Toronto.

You do not want to miss this show.

UPDATE: 8pm show on Friday at Comedy Bar is now SOLD OUT! 10pm still available.

We’re unbelievably excited to present LA’s own Jackie Kashian in her Toronto debut.

This is a show that we’ve been chasing for almost a year, but due to her extensive US touring schedule it took us a hell of a long time to get her up here.

On January 17th we’ll be recording a live episode of Jackie Kashian’s Dork Forest podcast at Nerd Nite Toronto. Jackie’s guests on the podcast will be none other than Sean Cullen & Debra DiGiovanni!

On Friday January 18th, Jackie will be performing 2 stand up shows at Comedy Bar (8pm & 10pm)

But who is Jackie Kashian? Jackie is one of those very special comics who manages to blend wickedly smart material while remaining accessible to the audience. She’s an outspoken opponent of bullshit in all it’s forms, but presents it with a remarkable kindness and warmth that radiates throughout the entire room.

Oh, and she’s also a huge nerd. You won’t want to miss it.

Don’t believe me? Here’s what Maria Bamford had to say about Jackie Kashian:

“Jackie Kashian is a master of storytelling and stand-up. I regularly have to follow her after she’s blown the roof off the place with her warmth, delightfully-building punchlines and hilarious goofiness.”

Show Details:

Live Recording of The Dork Forest Podcast
with special guests Debra DiGiovanni & Sean Cullen!
Thursday January 17th at Tranzac -
292 Brunswick Ave @ Bloor at 8pm. Tickets are $10
in association with Nerd Nite Toronto

Live Stand Up
Friday January 18th at Comedy Bar – 945 Bloor St W (at Ossington Station)
Show times are at 8:00 (7:45 door), and 10:00pm (9:45 door)
Special guests include: Chelsea Manders, & Denis Grignon (8pm), Rhiannon Archer, Wojtek Arciszewski (10pm)
Our hosts for the evening will be: Darryl Orr (8pm) & Jamie O’Connor (10pm)

A night of live stand up comedy featuring one of America’s smartest, yet most endearingly warm and personable performers. Comedy for grown ups, in a PG-13 atmosphere.

Admission is $20.

Saturday January 19th at The Goderich Grill and Bar at 80 Courthouse Square in Goderich ON. Featuring Todd Van Allen, and Jay Scott

Bio: Jackie Kashian has been a national touring comic for over 15 years, and is the host of the long running Dork Forest Podcast.

She has her own half hour special on Comedy Central, was a semi-finalist on Last Comic Standing, has appeared on Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn, and performed at the Just For Laughs festival in Montreal.

In 2013, Jackie will be part of the inaugural NY Pod Fest in January, and later in the spring will be part of Gilda’s LaughFest in Detroit, as well as Bumbershoot in Seattle.

Her latest CD, “It is Never Going to Be Bread” was one of the top ten comedy albums on Amazon in 2010.

Thanks so much to the packed house that helped us ring in the New Year with nerdly goodness at Comedy Bar.

It was so great to be able to share some of my favorite local nerds with you.

Big thanks as well to: Craig Fay, Diana Bailey, Ian Macintyre, Jamie O’Connor, Andrew Ivimey, Rob Mailloux, Darryl Orr, and our special drop in surprise guest Bobby Knauff.

We’re unbelievably excited to have John Wing, Jackie Kashian, and Janeane Garofalo coming to Toronto!

John Wing’s Had Enough Christmas? – Thursday December 20th

Jackie Kashian – Live in The Dork Forest – Thursday January 17th- Saturday January 19th

“Jackie Kashian is a master of storytelling and stand-up” – Maria Bamford

Janeane Garofalo – Friday March 22st & Saturday March 23rd

Congratulations to Carly Shields on winning the tickets to tonight’s show at Comedy Bar with Eddie Izzard!

In case you missed the big news on Sunday night/Monday morning, Just For Laughs is presenting Eddie Izzard: Work in Progress for one night only at Comedy Bar on Wednesday November 21st.

This is pretty damn exciting since Eddie is easily one of the greatest stand ups in the world and having the chance to see him perform in such an intimate space is a rare treat.

Now, knowing that this show would sell out almost immediately (and it did), we bought an extra pair of tickets just so that we could have the chance to share this special experience with our members.

So this is your chance to win your way into the show.

To enter, all you need to do is submit your name and email via the form on the right side of this screen (and verify) before noon on Wednesday Nov 21st. We’ll draw the winner at 1pm via random draw.

The winner will then be able to pick up their tickets at the box office at Comedy Bar (you’ll need to bring a piece of photo ID) before the show.