The Effie

Trailer Treasure and Trophy Dad Comedy Tour
2023-03-01 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Vancouver) | British Columbia
TRAILER TREASURE and TROPHY DAD are coming to a community near you!
Dakota Ray Hebert debuted TRAILER TREASURE during a sold-out run at Just For Laughs Toronto this past September. Come and listen to this dork share her experiences of growing up in the trailer park of Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan! And then leaving the trailer park, and then going back, and then leaving it again! And then experiencing the world around her!
Dylan Jay Williamson (Just For Laughs NorthWest, CBC’s The Debaters) has been living a new life! He is a retired electrician, but a brand new TROPHY DAD! Listen to his hilarious takes on his new way of living!
Featuring the Kamloops Open Mic Comedians!
Tickets:
Advance $25
Door $30

Doors: 7:30
Show: 8:00
BIOS
DYLAN JAY WILLIAMSON
Dylan Jay is a prairie comic who has been making audiences laugh from small town Sask all across Canada. From winning the 2016 Victoria Yuk Off comedy competition, to performing at Laughlandia and Just For Laughs Northwest comedy festivals, Dylan Jay has proved his brand of laidback prairie comedy to be a delight. You can hear him on Sirius XM or Apple Music as part of the Comedy Crawl album. This spring he will be recording a double album with his twin brother Dusty Adam as the comedy duo “The Williamson Bros.”. You can hear them together as part of CBC’s The Debators. Be sure to like and follow Prairie Comedy to keep up with all of his comedic endeavours.
PRAIRIE COMEDY WEBSITE
DAKOTA RAY HEBERT
Dakota Ray is an actor/comedian/writer on the rise. She was born and raised in Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan, and is a member of English River First Nation.
On the small screen, Dakota co-hosts the informative and entertaining APTN series CRAZY LIKE A LYNX, alongside Indigenous comedian Don Kelly. She also stars in the upcoming CTV comedy SHELVED about a handful of smart and quirky characters who work at and inhabit a small, local library. In addition, you’ll see Dakota on this season’s RUN THE BURBS on CBC.
Dakota is also an accomplished stand-up comedian. She has performed across Canada, the US and in La Penita, Mexico. She has performed at the first Arctic Comedy Festival in Iqaluit and the first Drew McLean Comedy Festival in Kamloops, and she recently performed on two shows at the Winnipeg Comedy Festival. Dakota can be seen on JFL/CBC’s television show COMEDY NIGHT WITH RICK MERCER, and this fall, her headlining run at Just For Laughs Toronto was sold out. Her first comedy album, “I’ll Give You An Indian Act” is out and available for purchase, and can be streamed on all platforms.
Always in demand, Dakota has several television shows in development, writing, co- writing and consulting on. The contracts she can talk about are CTV’s SHELVED and CBC’s ZARQA.
In theatres, Dakota stars in the fantastic feature film, RUN WOMAN RUN, produced by Big Soul Productions, and written and directed by Zoe Hopkins. Her outstanding performance won her the Best Actress Award at last year’s AIFF. It opened in theatres March 2022 and is currently streaming on Crave.
Be sure to follow this Dene busybody on Facebook, Insta, and Twitter. She’s up to her beaded earrings in work, and loves to share what she’s up to!
DAKOTA’S WEBSITE!

Kamloops Burlesque Presents: Don't Go Bacon My Heart
2023-02-18 19:00 | British Columbia
It’s the Valentines show you didn’t know you needed! Love. Heartbreak. And Food.
This Feb 18th, join our crew of delectable treats, Rosie Bubbles, Maple Bacon, Coco-A-Gogo, Ivy Nyx, Ms Coco Creme, and Dahlia Divine!
Our evening of delicious debauchery will be hosted by none other than the full meal deal, our delightful host, Misty Vine!
Dress up for our best dressed costume contest and win prizes from our sponsors at The Scarlet Apple and Studio Micah!

Early Show:
Doors 6:30 Burlesque 7pm
Late Show:
Doors 9pm Burlesque 9:30
19+ Licensed Event
$20 + fees

Bad Magic & Myles from Home
2023-02-17 20:00 - 23:00 | The Effie, 422 Tranquille Road, Kamloops, British Columbia, V2B 3G8, Canada
Vancouver based Modern Alt Rock/Dark R&B band **Bad Magic** is an explosive combination of deep grooves, thoughtful lyrical content and headbanger approved riffs. Helmed by lead singer and songwriter Eric Novak, the band has been described as “if Prince could scream, wrote songs for Arctic Monkeys and grew up going to punk shows”. With a ferocious appetite for connection and living in the moment at their live shows, the band implores the audience to feel your way through the darkness and get you dancing with your shadow.
Myles From Home is an offspring from the “classic” era of rock when amps were stacked on amps and the louder you sang, the harder you rocked. Though the Linden, Manitoba native channels his inner rock god, as heard from the songs in his [recordings], he does so quietly amongst folk-rock instrumentation. After studying engineering and frontmaning the band Café Racer in Montreal, Myles is now based in Vancouver, BC. He released his second album “Reading, Riting and Rithmetic” in 2019, a collection of songs about love and math, which he self-recorded and produced while finishing his masters thesis on an implosion driven launcher.

Comedy Night Featuring: Julie Kim
2023-02-16 18:30 | The Effie, 422 Tranquille Road, Kamloops, British Columbia, V2B 3G8, Canada
Julie Kim is stand-up comedian and writer. Julie recently toured across North America with Ronny Chieng (The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, Crazy Rich Asians). She has been featured on national television and radio multiple times (the Winnipeg Comedy Festival, Just for Laughs Northwest, the Halifax Comedy Festival, and much more). She is a gala performer at Just for Laughs in Montreal this year.
Julie’s been a writer and on-camera talent for CBC’s The Debaters, Laugh out Loud, CBC’s Kim’s Convenience (occasionally as a guest in the writer’s room), and more. Julie was also a writer for Simu Liu (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Kim’s Convenience) as he hosted The Juno Awards in 2022. Julie’s mission is to spread happiness, lighten hearts, and unite through laughter.
The Effie Arts Collective is fast becoming recognized as one of the best comedy rooms in Western Canada with a great vibe and great talent. The Effie is proud to serve Phillips Brewing alcohol and de-alcoholised beverages as well as a selection of wines and spirits with various snacks.
Doors 6:30 Comedy 7pm
19+ Licensed Event
$25 + fees

Comedy Open Mic
2023-02-15 19:30, 2023-02-01 19:30, 2023-01-25 19:30 | The Effie, 422 Tranquille Road, Kamloops, British Columbia, V2B 3G8, Canada
Kamloops Comedy Open Mic provides comedians with opportunities to get out in front of a crowd and work on their craft. It is a safe space for comedians (fans may be triggered) to get up and put it all out there.
Kamloops Comedy Open Mic Doors 7:30pm Comedy 8:00pm $10 or free for performers and Eff Buddies

Freudian Slips Dungeons and Dragons Improv
2023-02-04 19:30 | The Effie, 422 Tranquille Road, Kamloops, British Columbia, V2B 3G8, Canada
The Freudian Slips is the hottest Improvised Comedy Troupe in Kamloops! Bringing monthly improv shows to the city in four distinct improv styles, no matter what form they take you are guaranteed a night of hilarity. Boasting a new cast for 2022, expect some new and familiar faces and the same sidesplitting humour you’ve come to know since 2015.
Chimera Members are able to buy TWO tickets at Chimera Member Pricing (a savings of ten bucks!). Chimera Memberships are valid for one year. Don’t have a Chimera memership? Purchase one with your tickets at the checkout to get membership pricing on two tickets.
And don’t forget to bid on the VIP table at the show for extra perks!
Doors 7:30PM Improv 8:00PM

Freudian Slips Dungeons and Dragons Improv
2023-01-19 19:30 | The Effie, 422 Tranquille Road, Kamloops, British Columbia, V2B 3G8, Canada
The Freudian Slips Present: Dungeons & Dragons Improv!
Join Dungeon Master TJ McCallum and The Freudian Slips in their latest foray into the world of Dungeons & Dragons! Prepare to meet new party of adventurers as they face the challenges the dungeon master – and the dice – has to offer.
LONG FORM, EPISODIC D&D IMPROV – This performance will consist of a long form improvised story over the course of the night. Actors will create a fully improvised show based on the narration of the Dungeon Master, suggestions of the audience, and roll of the giant d20. This show is episodic in nature, and is the first in what will be an ongoing series following this party of heroes.
No Dungeon & Dragons knowledge required, but a love of fantasy and comedy is welcomed!
The Freudian Slips is the hottest Improvised Comedy Troupe in Kamloops! Bringing monthly improv shows to the city in four distinct improv styles, no matter what form they take you are guaranteed a night of hilarity. Boasting a new cast for 2022, expect some new and familiar faces and the same sidesplitting humour you’ve come to know since 2015.
Chimera Members are able to buy TWO tickets at Chimera Member Pricing (a savings of ten bucks!). Chimera Memberships are valid for one year. Don’t have a Chimera memership? Purchase one with your tickets at the checkout to get membership pricing on two tickets.
And don’t forget to bid on the VIP table at the show for extra perks!
Doors 7:30PM Improv 8:00PM
