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FeaturedJames Adomian - November 21 to 23 at Comedy Bar
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Empire Comedy Live is excited to welcome James Adomian back to Toronto for a 5 show run at Comedy
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Empire Comedy Live is excited to welcome James Adomian back to Toronto for a 5 show run at Comedy Bar!
Thursday November 21 to Saturday November 23
Live at Comedy Bar – 945 Bloor St W (at Ossington Station)
$25 at the door or online at ComedyBar.CA
JAMES ADOMIAN is a comedian and actor who is well known for his standup, characters and impressions. He can be seen in David Cross’ feature directorial debut HITS, and in forthcoming feature films LOVE AFTER LOVE and ADVENTURES OF DRUNKY. He has guest starred on Comedy Central’s @MIDNIGHT, THE MELTDOWN and DRUNK HISTORY, on Adult Swim’s CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL and on IFC’s COMEDY BANG! BANG! as a variety of guest characters.
As Bernie Sanders, James is one-half of TRUMP VS. BERNIE, a comedy debate act that includes a memorable guest appearance on Comedy Central and two TV specials for Fusion
Saturday November 23rd – 9pm
Hosted by John Mostyn with Karis Anderson, and Brandon Ash-Mohammed
Tickets at: https://comedybar.ca/show.php?Event_ID=12555
Saturday November 23rd – 11pm
Hosted by Cathryn Naiker, with Blayne Smith, and Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll
Tickets at: https://comedybar.ca/show.php?Event_ID=12556
Thursday November 21 – 8pm
Hosted by Tracy Hamilton with Mark Little
Tickets at: https://comedybar.ca/show.php?Event_ID=12450
Friday November 22nd – 8pm
Hosted by Hisham Kelati, with Salma Hindy, and Ashley Cooper
Tickets at: https://comedybar.ca/show.php?Event_ID=12558
Friday November 22nd – 9:30pm
Tickets at: https://comedybar.ca/show.php?Event_ID=12559
Bio
James Adomian is a prolific actor and comedian, who has had many beloved appearances on hundreds of comedy podcasts, including the new hit podcast THE UNDERCULTURE (Forever Dog), along with THE TODD GLASS SHOW, THE DOLLOP, CHAPO TRAP HOUSE, DUMB PEOPLE TOWN, COMEDY BANG BANG and many others. As Bernie Sanders, James is one-half of the comedy duo TRUMP VS. BERNIE with work spanning across the media of television, radio, live album and podcasting, including a neverending debate tour.
James is known for televised work on THE MELTDOWN, @MIDNIGHT and THE PRESIDENT SHOW (all on Comedy Central), CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL and THE VENTURE BROTHERS (both on Adult Swim), COMEDY BANG! BANG! (IFC), MAN SEEKING WOMAN (FX) and LAST COMIC STANDING (NBC). James has also performed to much acclaim over the years at the Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal and many other top comedy festivals.
He also does a lot of cartoons! Some of his favourites include FUTURE WORM (Disney XD), OUR CARTOON PRESIDENT (Showtime), BOJACK HORSEMAN (Netflix) and BOB’S BURGERS (Fox), and some exciting upcoming animated shows like HARLEY QUINN (DC Universe), DUNCANVILLE (Fox), CLOSE ENOUGH (TBS) and HUMAN DISCOVERIES (Facebook Watch).
On the big screen, James stars in HITS (director: David Cross), which premiered at Sundance in 2014, LOVE AFTER LOVE, alongside Andie McDowell and Chris O’Dowd (director: Russ Harbaugh), which premiered at Tribeca in 2017, and the upcoming Chris Morris feature THE DAY SHALL COME, alongside Anna Kendrick, which premiered at SXSW in 2019.
About Comedy Bar: Seating at Comedy Bar is general admission, so please arrive on time to ensure the best possible seating
Comedy Bar is located directly across the street from Ossington Station’s Delaware Street entrance.
There is also ample street side parking
The venue is not fully accessible as there is a staircase to get downstairs into the venue. Washrooms are located on the main floor of the venue. Ossington Subway Station is an accessible station via elevator
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FeaturedCanada's Finest - December 7 at Comedy Bar
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Empire Comedy Live presents a celebration of some of Canada's very finest stand ups! Saturday Dec 7th at 9pm Live
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Empire Comedy Live presents a celebration of some of Canada’s very finest stand ups!
Saturday Dec 7th at 9pm
Live at Comedy Bar – 945 Bloor St W (at Ossington Station)
Note: Comedy Bar is a downstairs venue with washrooms on the same floor as the showroom
Full Lineup TBA!
Please note that seating is by general admission, so we recommend arriving by 8:40 to select your seats as this show will likely sell out.
$15 tickets available online here
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945 Bloor St W, Toronto, ON, M6H 1L5
FeaturedRhea Butcher - January 23 to 25 at Comedy Bar
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Empire Comedy Live is excited to welcome Rhea Butcher to Toronto for a 5 show run at Comedy Bar! Thursday January 23rd to Saturday January 25th Live at Comedy Bar - 945
Event Details
Empire Comedy Live is excited to welcome Rhea Butcher to Toronto for a 5 show run at Comedy Bar!
Thursday January 23rd to Saturday January 25th
Live at Comedy Bar – 945 Bloor St W (at Ossington Station)
$25 at the door or online at ComedyBar.CA
Ticket links included below Rhea’s bio
Rhea Butcher is a Los Angeles-based stand up comic, actor and writer.
Originally from the Midwest, Rhea grew up skateboarding the mean streets of Akron, Ohio. Their blue collar brand of cool has endeared them to audiences nationwide, as they’ve performed stand up and appeared on shows such as 2 Dope Queens, Conan, The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail, and @Midnight.
Rhea’s first television series, “Take My Wife” premiered as a critical hit and was reviewed by Vanity Fair, The New York Times, Vulture, IndieWire and countless other outlets. Rhea was a recurring performer on the TruTv series “Adam Ruins Everything,” and continues to tour the country, just recently on the Back To Back Tour and Close to Home Tour.
Their debut stand up album, “Butcher”, and recent release with Cameron Esposito, “Back To Back: Live” both debuted at number one on iTunes.
Rhea was also named one of Variety’s Top Ten Comics To Watch 2017 at the Just For Laughs festival.
About Comedy Bar: Seating at Comedy Bar is general admission, so please arrive on time to ensure the best possible seating
Comedy Bar is located directly across the street from Ossington Station’s Delaware Street entrance.
There is also ample street side parking
The venue is not fully accessible as there is a staircase to get downstairs into the venue. Washrooms are located on the main floor of the venue
Thursday January 23 – 8pm
Tickets at: https://comedybar.ca/show.php?Event_ID=12499
Friday January 24 – 8pm
Tickets at: https://comedybar.ca/show.php?Event_ID=12500
Friday January 24 – 9:30pm
Tickets at: https://comedybar.ca/show.php?Event_ID=12501
Saturday January 25 – 7pm
Tickets at: https://comedybar.ca/show.php?Event_ID=12502
Saturday January 25 – 9pm
Tickets at: https://comedybar.ca/show.php?Event_ID=12503
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Empire Comedy Updates
Empire Comedy Live is excited to present Rhea Butcher for five shows January 23 - 25, 2020 at Comedy Bar!
We are thrilled to welcome James Adomian back to Toronto for five shows at Comedy Bar from Thursday, November 21 to Saturday, November 23, 2019! JAMES ADOMIAN is a comedian and actor known for his standup, characters and impressions. He has guest starred on Comedy Central’s THE MELTDOWN and DRUNK HISTORY, on Adult Swim’s CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL and...
We're kicking off 2019 with a pair of special guest visitors at Comedy Bar! Starting Thursday January 3rd, Saturday Night Live's Chris Redd will be performing 5 shows on the mainstage at Comedy Bar - 945 Bloor Street West at Ossington Station In addition to currently starring on SNL, Chris has also released a Half...