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TOP EXECUTIVE CONTACT INFORMATION:
Nick Kowalchuk
nick@winnipegcomedyfestival.com
204.284.9477
NUMBER OF YEARS FESTIVAL
OR EVENT HAS BEEN PRODUCED:
Started in 2002, 16 years
EVENT DATES:
Seven days in April
PRIMARY TARGET AUDIENCE:
Comedy for all ages 13+
RECURRENCE CYCLE:
Annually
ESTIMATED COMBINED
AGGREGATE ATTENDANCE:
10,000
Winnipeg Comedy Festival
Canada's funniest comics converge on Winnipeg for
seven days of hilarious stand-up, sketch, and improvisational
comedy at various venues around the city. This nationally
televised festival delivers the laughs at venues throughout
Winnipeg ranging from large theatres to intimate clubs. The
Winnipeg Comedy Festival was the brainchild of Lara Rae
(formerly Al Rae) and CBC Radio's Tom Anniko, who worked
in partnership with the Gas Station Arts Centre (GSAC) to
bring the first comedy festival to life in 2002. Sixteen years
later the festival remains GSAC's flagship event and has
come to include year-round outreach programs, rural tours,
workshops and television broadcasts that attract over 2
million viewers annually thanks to the hard work of the
WCF team. The Winnipeg Comedy Festival is proud to be
the highest rated comedy festival series on CBC Television.
