Excited to announce the support for our run of shows at JFL Northwest 2020 on Feb. 14, 15, 16 at China Cloud Studios! Tickets are going fast, get yours now at www.jflnorthwest.com

We’re very excited to debut a brand new sketch show for JFL NorthWest! This time we've extended it to three performances (Feb. 14, 15, 16) as last year sold out immediately. There's a presale on today if you use the password "Vancouver" so hop on over to this link ( http://bit.ly/2OtTr9p ) and get you some future laughs! #JFLNW20

Was able to see two of my fave comedians/podcast people this weekend, Mr. Tompkins and Mr. Jackson. A delightful and hilarious evening was had. #jflnorthwest #paulftompkins #marcevanjackson #justforlaughs #Vancouver (at The Vogue Theatre) https://www.instagram.com/p/BuFilhIB5fK/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1n0p6glwe1jf2

Jim Norton at the Vogue Theatre in Vancouver c/o Vancouver Weekly and JFL Northwest 

Canadian Comedy Award-nominated duo Hip.Bang! returns to JFL Northwest in 2018 with an improv show that is the medical equivalent of eating hot fire, with special guests Nasty Women and Vancouver TheatreSports. Tom and Devin’s playful, absurd improv has delighted audiences worldwide (Just For Laughs, Comedy Central, The Irrelevant Show) and will please you deeply. Laughs guaranteed. Hip.Bang!’s previous work has had some fancy attention. They were nominated for the Canadian Comedy Award for Best Improv Group and have toured all over the world performing duo improv sets that have been described as “hilarious,” “world-class” and “disappointing.” Tom and Devin are both cast members at Vancouver TheatreSports League and are thrilled to be presenting this show at the beautiful Improv Centre on Granville Island. VANCOUVER THEATRESPORTS Vancouver TheatreSports (VTSL) brand of improvisation is a highly theatrical fusion of the dramatic elements coupled with the enthusiasm and edge-of-your-seat excitement of professional sport. Voted Vancouver’s #1 Improv Comedy Company (2017 & 2016 ‘Best of Vancouver Awards’), Vancouver TheatreSports™ is a well-respected international leader in the improvisation art form - entertaining more than 60,000 people per year through 12 shows a week, 52 weeks a year at its own theatre, The Improv Centre, located on Granville Island. NASTY WOMEN Nasty Women is an improv and sketch group consisting of some of Vancouver’s top comedians. They’re performed at the Vancouver International Improv Festival, the Del Close Improve Marathon in New York and at Bellingham’s Upfront Theatre and put on a monthly sketch and improv show at the Biltmore Cabaret. Wherever they take the stage, their unique voices blend together effortlessly to deliver a fun, fresh show that will leave you feeling fired up and a little bit more nasty.

FEATURING HUNKS Comedy HUNKS’ distinct brand of finely tuned nonsense makes every live show an engaging and unique experience. Hailing from Winnipeg, Canada, HUNKS have gone on to perform sold-out shows in festivals across North America including Just For Laughs Northwest, San Francisco Sketchfest, Chicago Sketchfest, and Toronto Sketchfest. Their weekly podcast is non-stop absurdity with past guests including Mark Forward, Graham Clark, and Jackie Kashian, and their YouTube channel features new videos every week. You can find links to all things HUNKS a twww.hunkscomedy.com

Here's a bit of a rationale for my direction. I read in an interview that Tom is an Average Joe in terms of appearance and cadence of speech, and comes off like a sane individual who sees the world on the edge of insanity. Since the "world" of JFL Northwest are the various venues of the shows, I have some of the buildings sketched around Tom's head and the two comedy mascots incorporated in like a mini King Kong and Godzilla.  I wanted to try to incorporate the paint splotches in the existing JFL branding to be like little explosions among the buildings so that it looked like the mascots (ie. the comedy) were "taking over" or "blowing up" the venues, and overall representing the "world on the edge of insanity" idea.

I really loved this post from @jflnorthwest it had the caption "Just a reminder to all the hecklers out there" I despise hecklers and also how badass is the #jflnorthwest logo? Does anyone know it's name? #hecklersgohome #jflnorthwest #repost #comedyblogger #vancitycomedy #jfl #vitorshappyhour #abigglassofshutthehellup #youngemodernlaughs