Something funny always happens at Growing Room. What will happen this year when a performing artist, a memoirist, two poets, and two stand-ups walk into a room? Join Madeline Terbasket, Kayla Czaga, Alicia Tobin, Dina Del Bucchia, Soo Jeong, and Tin Lorica as they bring on the humour for a laugh-out-loud evening of stand-up comedy and comedic writing. Hosted by the hilarious Savannah Erasmus.
Event Code: FOX/THU-2
Doors: 6:00pm
Tickets: Pay What You Can (recommended: $12.50)
G/A 19+
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This event will feature ASL-ENG interpretation
The venue does not have a scent-reduced policy. Growing Room asks that all artists and attendees refrain from wearing scented products at all of our events such as perfumes, colognes, and body sprays. We do not enforce this policy, nor do our venues have permanent scent-free policies in place.
BIOS:
Alicia Tobin is a comedian and writer living and working in Vancouver. She is the co-host of two popular podcasts, Retail Nightmares and Super! Sick! Podcast! and the creator of Alicia Tobin's Come Draw with Me.
Dina Del Bucchia writes books, co-hosts a podcast and hosts events.
Kayla Czaga is the author of two collections of poetry: For Your Safety Please Hold On and Dunk Tank. She lives in Victoria B.C.
Madeline Terbasket is a two-spirit Syilx, Ho-Chunk, Anishinaabe performing artist that explores themes of cultural identity, sexuality, and mental health in their work.
Soo Jeong is a storyteller and a comic. She enjoys romantic walks on the beach and prefers food over affection. She is currently working on her solo show, "The Ways I Bring Shame On My Korean Family”
Tin Lorica is a queer Filipinx comedian and writer based in Vancouver. They co-host and produce Millennial Line, a monthly comedy and poetry series, as well as Yellow Fever, an all-Asian comedy show.
THANK YOUS:
Growing Room takes place on the traditional, unceded, and ancestral territory of the Musqueam, Tsleil-Waututh, and Squamish peoples.
Growing Room is made possible thanks to support from our major sponsors and partners: Canadian Heritage, the Canada Council of the Arts, the BC Arts Council, the City of Vancouver, Creative BC, the Access Copyright Foundation, The Georgia Straight, The Beaumont Studios, Emily Carr University of Art + Design, and Massy Books. To learn more about our sponsors and partners, please visit the Sponsor and Media page on Growing Room website.
https://festival.roommagazine.com/something-funny/
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