We Used To Date! Comedy Show
2023-04-06 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Vancouver) | The Effie, 422 Tranquille Road, Kamloops, British Columbia, V2B 3G8, Canada
Doors 6:30 Comedy 7pm
19+ Licensed event
$20+fees
Join Kate Belton and Matt Baker in a comedy show loosely based on breakups, relationships and love.
As seen at JFL Northwest and heard on CBC’s Laugh Out Loud, Kate and Matt are two of the Interior’s best comedians.
TICKETS:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/574035675157

Kamloops Comedy Open Mic
2023-04-05 20:00 - 22:00 | The Effie, 422 Tranquille Road, Kamloops, British Columbia, V2B 3G8, Canada
$10 General Admission

Free for Performers & Eff Buddies
Doors 7:30pm
Comedy 8-10pm
16+ Licensed Event

Bonnie Esson is a Kelowna based stand up comedian who has performed extensively throughout British Columbia since beginning this strange career in 2018. Her comedy focuses on the terrifying and annoying world of modern dating and the absurdity of human relationships. In addition to this she loves to point out the absurd and strange in every day life.
Prior to taking the plunge into stand up, Bonnie performed with the Okanagan’s premier improv group, Monkey With a Button, as well as spending a good 3 years doing critically acclaimed theatrical productions (mainly so she could show off how well she can do accents).

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.

TICKETS:

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/bonnie-esson-headlines-the-kamloops-comedy-open-mic-tickets-606773234077

Jazz Concert & Jam Session featuring Bob Rogers
2023-04-03 19:00 | The Effie, 422 Tranquille Road, Kamloops, British Columbia, V2B 3G8, Canada
It’s that time again, Kamloops! Monday, April 3rd is the first Monday of the month, which means Bastion Education Productions is bringing you another Jazz night at The Effie Arts Collective.

For our second installment, we’ve got fabulous trombonist Bob Rogers and his band coming up from Vernon. After the warm welcome Campbell Ryga received at the first one last month, we’re hopeful that you’ll give Bob the same Kamloops treatment!
The quartet will start at 7pm, and a jam session begins at 815pm. It’s not everyday you’re able to trade lines and make music with a musician of Bob’s caliber, this is a special opportunity. Players of all levels and ages are encouraged (and loudly supported) to bring their instruments.
Don’t forget to tell your friends and bring your instrument!

Tickets available at the door.

Coffee House Open Mic Starring Maddie Storvold
2023-04-02 13:00 - 16:00 | The Effie, 422 Tranquille Road, Kamloops, British Columbia, V2B 3G8, Canada
Doors 1:00pm
Open Mic 1-2 pm
Concert 2:30pm
All Ages Event
$20 General Admission
$10 Student Admission
$5 Performers

Tough and sweet like gravel in honey, she can make you laugh and cry, think and ache -all in the same hour. Storvold’s music seeks to tell a story, to challenge us, to sparkdelight, and to touch a fragile part of the human spirit. Funny and fresh-faced, this storysinger is quickly gaining attention across Canada as a voice to be reckoned with,harkening in a new generation of folk icons.

Maddie Storvold is the proverbial black sheep love child of folk singer Joan Baez andcomedian Steven Wright. Her songs “could well be heard drifting out of a GreenwichVillage folk club in the 1960’s” (Edmonton Folk Fest). Born on an airforce base inNorthern Alberta, but raised a nomad, based in the Middle East, she had traveled toover 30 countries by the time she turned 18 and moved back to Canada to complete adegree in English & Philosophy. This wealth of diverse experiences and the intimatestudy of the craft of words can certainly be heard in the singer’s music. In February2019, Storvold released a ballad, “Don’t Say You Love Me”, written and produced byBryan Adams. The single shot to #1 on the country charts in less than 3 hours. As a liveperformer, Storvold has been described as having a “commanding stage presence, aquirky sense of humour, and a knack for capturing moments in song” (Vue Weekly) – likeif Joni Mitchell did stand-up. A fast regular on the festival circuit, Storvold has broughtstories and songs to the Edmonton Folk Fest, Canmore Folk Fest, Tiny Lights, BearCreek Folk Festival, Wild Mountain Music Festival, Festival d’ete, Cavendish BeachMusic Festival, Calgary Stampede, Interstellar Rodeo, and many more. She offers acatalog of tender flower folk – with a splash of piss and vinegar – at the forefront of anew generation of storytellers.

TICKETS:

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/599791150477

Kamloops Burlesque Presents: April Fools
2023-04-01 19:00 - 23:30 | The Effie, 422 Tranquille Road, Kamloops, British Columbia, V2B 3G8, Canada
$20 general admission
Early Show:
Doors 6:30 Burlesque 7pm
Late Show:
Doors 9pm Burlesque 9:30
19+ Licensed Event
Face it. This is probably the best thing that is going to happen to you this April Fools! While we can’t guarantee nothing foolish will happen, our dedication to your entertainment is no joke!
This April 1st, join our lineup of local spring time beauties – Rosie Bubbles, The Cream Puffs, Mona Moore, Coco-A-Gogo, Ivy Nyx, The Laps of Luxury, and with debut solo performances, Harmoania Quim and Wilder De Fleurs!
Helping us welcome the spring will be our hostess Misty Vine!
Dress up for our best dressed costume contest and win prizes from our sponsors at The Scarlet Apple and Studio Micah!
TICKETS:
EARLY SHOW:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/kamloops-burlesque-presents-april-fools-early-show-tickets-588620960137
LATE SHOW:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/kamloops-burlesque-presents-april-fools-late-show-tickets-588640217737

THE STONEFRUITS/SWEATER KITTENS DOUBLE EP RELEASE SHOW
2023-03-31 20:00 - 23:00 | The Effie, 422 Tranquille Road, Kamloops, British Columbia, V2B 3G8, Canada
730pm Doors 8pm Show
$15 Advance / $20 Door
Students $10
The Stonefruits are finishing up there spring tour back home with friends Sweater kittens, Early Work and Q!
Double EP release show with all the homies, lets party ?
TICKETS: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/571982654517

Kamloops Comedy Open Mic
2023-03-29 20:00 - 22:00 | The Effie, 422 Tranquille Road, Kamloops, British Columbia, V2B 3G8, Canada
1/$10 General Admission

Free for Performers & Eff Buddies
Doors 7:30pm
Comedy 8-10pm
16+

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.

Coffee House Open Mic Starring Claire Coupland
2023-03-26 13:00 - 16:00 | The Effie, 422 Tranquille Road, Kamloops, British Columbia, V2B 3G8, Canada
Doors 1:00pm
Open Mic 1:00-2:00 pm
Concert 2:30-4:00pm
All Ages Event

$20 General Admission
$10 Student Admission
$5 Performers

There is a pureness to Claire’s voice that can silence a room. A moving songwriter and compelling guitarist, Claire combines smooth folk finger picking, jazz influenced progressions and soaring melodies. She effortlessly pulls her audience into her personal world of life experiences. Like many others, the stasis of the pandemic left Claire Coupland to look inward toward a collection of stories and songs that had been lying dormant in her imagination. Darker and more vulnerable reckonings of self worth, escaping abuse, painful goodbyes, fragile family dynamics and hope for the future are all intricately woven themes in her sophomore album entitled, “New Light”, coming February, 2023. After joining forces with Juno award winning musician Sam Weber (Bahamas) and some of LA’s finest musicians (Dawes, Alan Hampton, Garret Lang), the album presents fresh and spontaneous arrangements of her songs with mood filled percussion, slinky guitars, sparkling piano and shades of grunge and California rock. Claire Coupland brings a graceful contemporary feel to indie folk music, always with a touch of her “wicked sense of humour” (Rik Emmett, Triumph).

Ed Hill presents: Stupid Ed at the Effie
2023-03-11 08:00 - 17:00 | The Effie, 422 Tranquille Road, Kamloops, British Columbia, V2B 3G8, Canada
Doors 7:30 Comedy 8pm

16+ Licensed Event
$20 + fees

After his critically acclaimed comedy special “Candy and Smiley” on Amazon Prime, comedian Ed Hill is previewing his follow up show “Stupid Ed” at the Effie Arts Collective for one night before debuting it on off-off Broadway in NYC.
Originally from Taiwan, Ed is an award-winning comic who moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, thinking he was on vacation at his father’s discretion.
In 2021, Ed became the first comedian of Taiwanese-Canadian descent to release a full one hour comedy special titled “Candy & Smiley” with Comedy Dynamics. The special was named “Top 15 Comedy Specials of 2021” by Paste Magazine and “Best of 2021” by NPR Radio. The special is currently streaming worldwide on Amazon Prime and Apple TV.
Ed has performed all over the world. He was voted “Best Vancouver Comedian of 2016” by Vancouver Courier Magazine, and “Best Vancouver Comedian of 2015” by Vancouver Courier Magazine and The Georgia Straight, and named “Comic to Watch” in 2018 by Reader’s Digest Magazine and in 2015 by Canadian Immigrant Magazine. He has also appeared on AXS TV’s “Gotham Comedy Live”, “Laughs” on FOX, TED talks, and XM Radio. He was also invited to perform at the Just For Laughs Northwest Comedy Festival, the Hong Kong Comedy Festival, NXNE, San Francisco Comedy Festival, and many more.
Ed’s tweets have also been featured on “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon”, Buzzfeed, and The Huffington Post.
Ed is still currently on vacation with his potato-like dogs.
“Vulnerable and unforgettable.”
-Paste Magazine
TICKETS:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/490841338657

Comedy Open Mic
2023-03-08 08:00 - 17:00 | 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.

Chimera Theatre Presents: The Freudian Slips Short Form Improv
2023-03-04 08:00 - 17:00 | The Effie, 422 Tranquille Road, Kamloops, British Columbia, V2B 3G8, Canada
Doors 7:30 Improv 8pm
16+ Licensed Event

$20 ($15 for Chimera Members)

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!

Trailer Treasure and Trophy Dad Comedy Tour
2023-03-01 08:00 - 17:00 | 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
