Halifax Stand-Up Comedy Shows

Renée is an award winning actor, writer, comedian, and ninja*. She caught the acting bug at age 12 when she landed a series regular role on the wildly popular television series DEGRASSI HIGH. Since then, she has appeared on, and written for, numerous television shows,  toured the country doing standup comedy, received a Canadian Comedy Award, the Phil Hartman Award, AND she is only one stamp short of a free yogurt at Pinkberry. She has opened for the likes of Jeff Garlin, Craig Robinson, Preacher Lawson, Jamie Kennedy, Orny Adams, Michael Rapaport, Bill Burr, Yakov Smirnoff and Jay Leno to name a few, and can be seen performing sketches on Jimmy Kimmel Live. Originally from Toronto, Canada, Renée is now living the dream in Los Angeles and you can catch her performing live at The Laugh Factory, The Comedy Store, The Improv, Flappers Comedy Club, and part of the Netflix is a Joke Comedy Festival.  *Although she does hold a second-degree black belt in karate, to date, she has won no awards for being a ninja.  View Full Bio

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Hey Halifax! The Hot As Heck Tour is coming to Yuk Yuk’s to deliver some BIG LAUGHS! The Hot As Heck Tour is bringing top notch comedy to Canada from coast to coast. Featuring three of the HOTTEST rising comedians. Together, their comedy has been featured at Just For Laughs Toronto, CBC and JFL 42. They have worked with the likes of The Trailer Park Boys, Kenny Vs Spenny, Stavros Halkias and Colin Mocherie. Max Sheldrick Max Sheldrick got his start in the Windsor and Detroit comedy scenes, where he then toured the tri-state area, quickly becoming known as one of the top up and coming comics. In 2017 he moved to Toronto where he has continued to make a solid name and reputation for himself. He’s opened for Colin Mochrie, Stavros Halkias and Gianmarco Soresi. He has performed at the Brewing for Comedy Festival, Rusty Nail Comedy Festival, Cottage Comedy festival, Toronto comedy Festival, Haymaker Festival, Georgian Bay comedy festival and The Just For Laughs Toronto festival. Doug Koning Doug Koning is a walking, talking, screaming cartoon. Originally hatched in St. Thomas Ontario, Doug now calls Hamilton home and is making audiences laugh wherever he goes. Having won the Go Yuk Yourself Contest and been a finalist in Toronto's Comedy Brawl, Doug is no stranger to winning and losing. When he's not holding audiences hostage with his view on the world he's yelling at 12 year Olds on Xbox live to get to his level Mitch VK Mitch has worked with comedians like Spencer “Spenny” Rice, Joey Avery and members of The Trailer Park Boys. Mitch's comedy has been seen on CBC and at the London Comedy Festival. Mitch builds worlds within his comedy that allows him to use his zany, eccentric style to tackle real-life issues. His ability to add a splash of fun into the mundane paired with his dynamic stage presence captivates young and old audiences alike. Mitch is 1/2 of the comedy promotional duo “The Giggle Boys”. Follow @giggleboyscomedy on Instagram today to stay in the loop on tour details. View Full Bio

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Bob is an actor, host/comedian and writer, appearing in the series  From, Sullivan’s Crossing, Trailer Park Boys, King & Pawn, The Trades and Hallmark’s movie The Secret Gifts of Christmas. He received the award for Best Actor at the 2022 Great Canadian Comedy Film Festival for  Second Wedding, the comedic short he wrote and starred in, and another short he wrote—The Date—was named Best Short Film at the 2020 Canadian International Comedy Film Festival. A stand-up comedian for more than years, he has headlined for Yuk-Yuk’s, Comedy Cove, and Funny Fundraisers.  View Full Bio

Through his humour you will find that Johnny can make light out of the darkest situations and can also make dark out of the lightest. Tipping the scales at 300lbs (his hair weighs 30), Johnny has made a living out of making fun of himself, his wife or anyone he has come into contact with or on. Known to his friends simply as Pogo, he is both bouncy and a corn dog. View Full Bio