Comedy: Jon Dore

Presented by Scott Dumas

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Wednesday, November 22

7:00 p.m.

6:30 p.m.

$30 / $26.10 members

Named one of "10 comics to watch" by Variety Magazine, Ottawa-born comedian, host, and actor, Jon Dore is renowned for his offbeat humour and unique bait-and-switch style.

Winner of the 2023 Juno Award for Best Comedy Album, Dore is a favourite on the comedy club and festival circuit in Canada and the United States, enjoying sold-out runs at the Just For Laughs Festival's in Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, as well as festivals in Halifax, Winnipeg, Portland, and the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival.

Dore hosted four seasons of HBO Canada's Funny as Hell, starred in his own award-winning 'mockumentary' series The Jon Dore Television Show on IFC and The Comedy Network, and has starred in the stand-up specials Comedy Central Presents...Jon Dore, Big Questions Huge Answers, Live At Gotham, and The Bonnaroo Experience and Mash Up. Currently, he can be seen as the host of The Stand Up Show with Jon Dore for Just For Laughs which airs on CTV Comedy

HOST

Scott Dumas

Scott Dumas (Yuk Yuk’s, Sirius XM Radio, YYC Comedy Festival, Fargo) is a comedian, actor, writer and model who has been performing stand up since 1997. He has showcased for Just For Laughs (2001, 2004, 2007, and 2010) and has headlined clubs from coast-to-coast. He has had the pleasure of working with the likes of Harland Williams, Tommy Chong, Emo Phillips, Lee Camp, Mike Mcdonald, Judah Friedlander, Ari Shaffir, and Gilbert Gottfried. He also performed at the 2014 YYCOMEDY Festival in Calgary as well as the 10th Anniversary show for the prestigious and long running, Comedy Monday Night.

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