JFL Ratpack 2013 prog

DARRIN

TOM ALONZ0

ROSE PAPA

ORNY

BODDEN ADAMS

ST. JOHN’S

WINNIPEG

CHARLOTTETOWN

EDMONTON

REGINA

MONCTON

HALIFAX

LONDON

RED DEER CALGARY NANAIMO

TORONTO

VANCOUVER

SAINT JOHN

OWEN SOUND

SURREY

HAMILTON

OTTAWA

Official Program

VICTORIA KELOWNA

Line-up subject to change.

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BRAGANZA When we met Just For Laughs, we fell in love with its sense of humour – we knew it was a great match for us at Capital One, because laughter is closely tied to who we are and what we stand for So it’s no surprise we’ve had a relationship that’s lasted.

This is our sixth year partnering with Just For Laughs to bring smiles to Canadians right across the country. This year, the 2013 Capital One Just For Laughs Comedy Tour presented by Holiday Inn Express Hotels features four hilarious comedians that are about to pull off the comedic heist of all time.

So get ready to laugh out loud… you can bet we’ll be laughing right along with you!

Enjoy the show!

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DARRIN

ROSE

Super-suave leader of the pack, Darrin Rose, Comedy’s Match Game star and Bill the bartender on the award-winning CBC sitcom Mr. D, will host our stellar cast of headliners for this Comedy Tour. The four-time Canadian Comedy Award nominee is a regular cast member on MuchMusic’s Video On Trial. Darrin won a 2012 Canadian Screenwriting Award for comedy, while his one-man show What’s Potpourri? was selected Best of the Fest at the Just For Laughs Festival and received four stars at the Edinburgh Comedy Festival in 2010. In 2011, Darrin’s half-hour stand-up special debuted on CTV/Comedy Network to rave reviews.

Darrin Rose has appeared on NBC’s Last Comic Standing, the Comedy Network, CTV, XM Satellite Radio, and MTV Live.

TOM

PAPA

Sides will be splitting when Tom Papa brings his sharp, observational humour to stages across Canada. Tom recently premiered his new standup special, Tom Papa: Freaked Out (EPIX) to rave reviews. His previous special, Tom Papa Live in New York City, premiered in 2012. Tom Papa’s film roles include: The Informant, Analyze That, and The Haunted World of El Superbeasto. He also wrote for the DreamWorks animated feature Bee Movie. His television appearances include: HBO’s Behind The Candelabra with Matt Damon, The New Adventures of Old Christine, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Conan, The Late Show with David Letterman, Inside Amy Schumer, and a starring role in his own series, Come to Papa (NBC).

Tom hosts the hit SiriusXM show, Come to Papa, on channel 99. *Tom Papa is not appearing in Atlantic Canada.

ALONZO

BODDEN

International headliner, Last Comic Standing winner and Just For Laughs veteran Alonzo Bodden has performed comedy worldwide from North America to the UK and Australia and has entertained troops everywhere from Iraq to Greenland.

Aside from his recent hour-long Showtime comedy special, Alonzo’s television credits include hosting duties on the ITV show Inside The Vault and appearances on HBO’s Californication. He currently hosts his own weekly podcast Who’s Paying Attention? where he gives his take on what’s going on in the world. *Alonzo Bodden is not appearing in Nanaimo, Surrey and Vancouver.

ORNY

ADAMS

Orny Adams can usually be found hunched over his trusty pen writing jokes for Jay Leno, Garry Shandling, and the annual Emmy broadcast; for our Comedy Tour, he will bring his wit to the mic. Orny has toured internationally and has released two specials Path Of Most Resistance and Orny Adams Takes The Third. He has developed pilots for CBS, TBS and Endemol.

He has appeared on Jiminy Glick, Tough Crowd on Comedy Central, The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, Last Call With Carson Daly, Entertainment Tonight, MTV’s Teen Wolf and in his own Discovery Channel series Modern Chaos with Orny Adams.

GODFREY Hot off his high-energy, lauded performances at this summer’s Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal, Godfrey is making a special appearance on the Just For Laughs Canadian Tour! Godfrey has performed at all three North American editions of the Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal, Toronto and Chicago, as well as a variety of JFL live tours. He has become one of America’s hottest comics, performing on shows including his own hourlong Comedy Central special, Comics Unleashed and four appearances on BET’s Comicview. He has a recurring role on FX’s Louie with Louis CK, been a guest star on 30 Rock and the face of a huge 7UP campaign. *Godfrey only appearing in Nanaimo, Surrey and Vancouver.

ROBERT

KELLY

Robert Kelly has been winning over audiences for the last 18 years. In addition to clubs and colleges nationwide, Kelly has traveled across the country in the Tourgasm Live tour with Dane Cook and Gary Gulman and has performed at the Just For Laughs Festival (Montreal 2010 & 2013). He was recently seen as Louie CK’s brother Robbie on FX’s Louie and on CBS’s drama NYC 22 produced

by Robert DeNiro. His other credits include Comedy Central Special Comics Anonymous, Comedy Central Presents Robert Kelly, Tourgasm on HBO and Jimmy Kimmel Live on ABC. Kelly has a top-rated podcast called You Know What Dude? that can be found on iTunes or riotcast.com. *Robert Kelly only appearing in Atlantic Canada.

BEN

SEIDMAN There has to be a trickster in a bunch like this, so keep your eyes peeled for Ben Seidman’s sleight-of-hand. This magician and comedian was the only person in history to be named the Resident Magician at Mandalay Bay, Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. He also served as a creative consultant for A&E’s Mindfreak, where he designed the illusions performed by Criss Angel.

In addition to his regular performances in Las Vegas and throughout California, Ben has also performed internationally, from China to the Bahamas.

He currently stars in the show Magic Outlaws on Travel Channel.

JUST FOR LAUGHS STAFF BRUCE HILLS Chief Operating Officer

CHRISTINE MELKO ROSS Producer/VP Operations & Business Affairs

LEE-ANNE LANCASTER Manager of Production & Events

PHILIPPE GAUTHIER Production Accountant

THIERRY MARTINEAU Controller

GASPARD OWONA Accounting Technician

NATALIE SARNO Director of Advertising & Marketing/Media Buyer

JULIE LAPORTE Advertising Coordinator

CRABAPPLE MEDIA Design Concept

JUST FOR LAUGHS TOURING STAFF TANYA HART

LEISA LEE TALAR ADAM

Production Manager

Director of Programming

National Tour Publicists

Tour Manager

SUZANNE HINKS

STÉPHANE CHERPIT

ROBBIE PRAW

Operations Manager

VP of Strategic Alliances

BRITTANY GOLDSTEIN

FRÉDÉRIQUE PARADIS-DORÉ

Department Coordinator

Head of Sponsorship Client Services

IRENE ANTONAS

ARMAN AFKHAMI

Programming Associate/Producer

Strategic Alliances Representative

LESLEY POTTS

JEFFREY LATIMER

Logistics Coordinator

Jeffrey Latimer Entertainment

SIMON GARNER JACKSON WRAIGHT Sound Technician

RENÉE BRODE Lighting Designer

ZANE VAN HOEK JOSH GOTTLIEB Stage Managers

Special Thanks To: Darrin, Tom, Alonzo, Orny, Robert, Godfrey and Ben • Capital One • Holiday Inn • The Comedy Network • Metro News • The Las Vegas Hotel and Casino • Vince Neil’s Tatuado • The rest of the JFL team – Zoe, Nick, Robyn, Andy, Sophia, Paul, Evi, Myriam and Monique • The TV team – Anton Leo, Brent Schiess, Blake Gregory, Sylvie Arbour, Steve Glassman, Larysa Fenyn, Shelagh O’Brien and all the crew • Mark Breslin and all the staff at Yuk Yuk’s throughout Canada • Christie Lites – Martin Kelley • Clair Canada – Trevor Hyland • Jason Graham • Crabapple Media The Leisa Lee Group • Mendl and the Incredible Printing team • Tristan Brand Photography • Linzeh Ewing Kyle Goulette • All the local media who support us every year • All the venues we visit throughout Canada All the fans who support comedy!

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