JFL NorthWest shares laughs with Vancouver

In just one month, JFL NorthWest, Vancouver’s comedy festival returns, for a third year of laughter, starting Thursday, March 1^st until Saturday, March 10^th, 2018, and you could enter to win your way to one of the festival’s hilarious live comedy shows. Once again the festival features the best and brightest of live comedy, podcasts and sketch shows. The Daily Show’s Trevor Noah returns for the 3rd year, Comedy Award winning Debra DiGiovanni, Saturday Night Live alums Jay Pharoah and Sasheer Zamata, GLAAD Media Award winners and comedic couple Cameron Esposito & Rhea Butcher to name a few.  The laughter plays out at venues across Vancouver, including the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vogue Theatre, Vancouver Playhouse, Rio Theatre, Fox Cabaret, The Comedy Mix and other spots.

New this year, JFL NorthWest introduces a new comedy film festival. The first edition of the “Vancouver Just For Laughs Film Festival” will run March 1-10. The Film Festival will include short and feature film screenings under the categories; Comedy Short Shorts, World-Wide Shorts, and Feature This! as well as industry speakers, panels, and more. The line-up for the films will be released in February.

The 2018 JFL NorthWest lineup includes:

Bill Burr, Trevor Noah (The Daily Show), Jo Koy, Brian Regan, Maria Bamford, Jay Pharaoh (SNL), Sasheer Zamata (SNL), Anthony Jeselnick, Todd Barry (Flight of the Conchords), Debra DiGiovanni (Last Comic Standing/Match Game), Cameron Esposito & Rhea Butcher (Take My Wife) to name just a few of the performers taking part in 100 plus shows during the festival.

JFL Northwest is also supporting local talent in the “Best of the West Series” with local faves like; Little Mountain Improv, Fox Hole Comedy,  Tinder Tales, The Ryan and Amy Show and many more. Visit jflnorthwest.com for full line-up, show details and schedule and tickets. 

JFL NorthWest, presented in association with SiriusXM runs March 1 – 10, 2018 in venues around Vancouver. 

This contest is now closed, thank you to all who entered. 

CONTEST: We are pleased that JFL Northwest is giving a reader & a friend the opportunity to come out to experience some live laughter, with two tickets to see the March 9th performance by Cameron Esposito & Rhea Butcher at the Rio Theatre.

To enter:

Leave a comment below telling us the person who would share the laughs with on your JFL NorthWest evening (1 entry)

Tweet the Following & Tag a comedy colleague (1 entry) :

RT to #Win a @JFLNorthWest experience @RioTheatre via @jminter http://ow.ly/BprZ30i6xwM #contest #JFLNW2018

Like & Comment on Facebook tagging the person you’d bring on your JFL NorthWest evening (1 entry)

Contest entries will be accepted until Noon on Monday, February 26, 2018. One winner will be chosen at random. Please note, you must be 19 years or older to enter; Rio Theatre will require photo ID to enter the theatre and bar service.