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WE'RE BACK, BABY!
The 5th Annual Grindstone Comedy Festival is back and bigger than ever before July 3-7, 2024!
We are SO ready to bring back laughter to the Grindstone and are thrilled to host some of Canada’s top Comedians, Sketch groups & Improvisors.
2024 LINE UP
Extra Fun
Featuring
Bruce McCulloch
Debra DiGiovanni
Bonnie McFarlane
Dave Merheje
Abbas Wahab
Dan Hendricken
Courtney Gilmour
Sean Lecomber
Kathleen McGee
Sterling Scott
Cam Wyllie
Chris Wilson
Clare McConnell
The 11 O'Clock Number
Wayne Jones & Kris Siddiqi
Debra DiGiovanni
Bruce McCulloch
Dave Merheje
Bonnie McFarlane
STERLING SCOTT
KATHLEEN MCGEE
ABBAS WAHAB
Clare McConnell
SEAN LECOMBER
Bita Joudaki
Brad Semotiuk
Bobby Warrener
Melanie Dahling
Eric Andrews
Nick McQuick
Noah Brodeur
Kamal Alaeddine
Jules Balluffi
Jim Kerr
Dan Brodribb
Girl Brain
Weird Al Karaoke
Stand-Up Stand-Off Competition, King of the Hill Improv Competition, Open Mic, Parties + More!
Chris Wilson
COURTNEY GILMOUR
WHAT
A LOT OF LAUGHS
The Grindstone Comedy Festival is an annual independent stand-up, improv and sketch comedy festival hosted at Edmonton’s Grindstone Theatre which brings both national performers and rising local talent together under the Edmonton spotlight.
WHERE
THEATRE + BISTRO + PATIO
Main Venue:
The Grindstone Comedy Theatre & Bistro
10019 81 Avenue, Edmonton, AB T6E 1W7
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Secondary Venue:
The Howl & Roar Records Stage
10019 81 Avenue, Edmonton, AB T6E 1W7
Located Outdoors- Across from Grindstone
Workshop Studio:
Mill Creek Studio 9562 82 Avenue NW Edmonton, AB T6C 0Z8
(Downstairs below the Mill Creek Cafe)
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OPEN MIC
STEP RIGHT UP
Open Mics are where jokes are born! Where comics strain and grunt to push out mushy, slime covered balls of noise they will one day work into useful parts of their act!! It’s also a place for comics to grow, to poop their pants and cry and to try figure out what the hell they are doing on stage!?!! Featuring Edmonton’s Best Comedians, right alongside first timers, up-and-comers and just plain bad comics, all side by side fighting for your laughs! Join us Wednesday, July 5th for this little miracle of an open mic!!
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Wednesday, July 3rd at 11:00PM
Free event!
STAND-UP
STAND-OFF
LET THE BATTLE BEGIN
It’s the Stand-Up Stand-Off Comedy Competition Finale! Hosted by Adam Dyck! After four weeks of competition it all comes down to this; the final countdown, the minute of truth, the clash of the titanics! It’s the Stand-Up Stand-Off Finals where one comedian will be the winner and the others will be given a participation badge.
Disclaimer: no actual badge will be given, metaphorical badges only.
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PARTIES
HITTING THAT DANCEFLOOR
OPENING KARAOKE PARTY
Thursday, July 4th 10:30PM
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DANCE PARTY
Friday, July 5th 11:59PM
AFTER PARTY
Saturday, July 6th 11:59PM
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WORKSHOPS
TIME TO IMPROVISE
JOIN THE PERFORMERS OF THE FESTIVAL IN SPECIAL WORKSHOPS! MORE INFO COMING SOON.
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THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS
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