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SCHEDULE

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7PM
9PM
THURSDAY, JULY 3

Jackie Pirico
Isabel Zaw-Tun
Sophie Haze

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Alistair Ogden Chris Gordon Luba Magnus

Shirley Gnome Ola Dada

Cindy Rivers

FRIDAY, JULY 4

Chris Gordon Simon Glassman Katie Yoner

Shirley Gnome Adam Dyck S.U.S.O. Winner

SATURDAY, JULY 5

Dan Duvall Elisia Snyder Faris Hytiaa

Success 5000 Jules Baluffi Dan Duvall
Tesh Aytenfisu

SUNDAY, JULY 6
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 2
7PM

Kyle Bergstresser
Sophie Haze

9PM

Luba Magnus
Cindy Rivers

Moe Aden

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6:30PM
8:30PM

Isabel Zaw-Tun Elisia Snyder Leo Langford

FRIDAY, JULY 4

Luba Magnus
Kyle Bergstresser 
Moe Aden

Simon Glassman Faris Hytiaa
Kyle Bergstresser

SATURDAY, JULY 5
SUNDAY, JULY 6

Isabel Zaw-Tun
Tesh Aytenfisu
Moe Aden

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7PM

Performances by Grindstone Education Grads

WEDNESDAY, JULY 2

Success 5000

THURSDAY, JULY 3

SYD Campbell Sketch

FRIDAY, JULY 4
STAND UP
IMPROV/SKETCH
PARTY
SUNDAY, JULY 6
SATURDAY, JULY 5

+ TBA Special
Guests

Sorry Not Sorry

9PM

with: Leo Langford Host: Steven Damell

King of the
Hill Final Competition

Sketch Comedy

Boy Girl Party

with:
Lindsay Mullin

11PM

Grindstone Theatre Open Mic 

KARAOKE

Grindstone Theatre Karaoke

Fanis Hytiaa
Ola Dada
Luba Magnus

Best of the Fest

10+ Stand Up 

Comedians

12AM DANCE PARTY
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WORKSHOPS

SATURDAY, JULY 5

WITH: OLA DADA
WHERE: THE STUDIO
WHEN: 12:00 - 2:00pm

WITH: JOHN BATTYE & ANTHONY GOODWIN
WHERE: THE STUDIO
WHEN: 2:30-4:30PM

SUNDAY, JULY 6

WITH: SYD CAMPBELL
WHERE: THE STUDIO
WHEN: 12:00 - 2:00PM

WITH: LINDSAY MULLAN
WHERE: GRINDSTONE THEATRE WHEN: 12:30-3:30PM

WITH: SYD CAMPBELL
WHERE: THE STUDIO  
WHEN: 2:30 - 4:30PM

TICKET CALENDAR

15% discount when you buy 3 or more! APPLIED AUTOMATICALLY AT CHECKOUT

COMEDIANS

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Indie and international
Stand-up Sketch
& Improv

KENNY VS SPENNY HEADLINE GRINDSTONE COMEDY FEST 2025!
*PURCHASE TICKETS TO 3 SHOWS AT ONCE FOR 15% OFF YOUR PURCHASE*

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THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS

Blindman Brewing
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WHAT

A LOT OF LAUGHS

The Grindstone Comedy Festival is an annual independent stand-up, improv and sketch comedy festival hosted at Edmonton’s Grindstone Theatre which brings both national performers and rising local talent together under the Edmonton spotlight.

WHERE

THEATRE + BISTRO + PATIO

The Grindstone Comedy Theatre & Bistro

10019 81 Avenue, Edmonton, AB T6E 1W7

Capacity: 78​

The Howl & Roar Records Stage

10019 81 Avenue, Edmonton, AB T6E 1W7

Located Outdoors - Across from Grindstone. You'll see it.

Capacity: 350

Maki Maki aka Kinshi Rinji

8109 101 St NW, Edmonton, AB T6E 3Y9

Just at the end of the festival block!

Capacity: 60

Orange Hub Mainstage Theatre

10045 156 St NW, Edmonton, AB T5P 2P7

Capacity: 350

The Studio (Workshops held here!):

Mill Creek Studio 9562 82 Avenue NW Edmonton, AB T6C 0Z8

(Downstairs below the Mill Creek Cafe)

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OPEN MIC

STEP RIGHT UP

Open Mics are where jokes are born! Where comics strain and grunt to push out mushy, slime covered balls of noise they will one day work into useful parts of their act!! It’s also a place for comics to grow, to poop their pants and cry and to try figure out what the hell they are doing on stage!?!! Featuring Edmonton’s Best Comedians, right alongside first timers, up-and-comers and just plain bad comics, all side by side fighting for your laughs! Join us Wednesday, July 5th for this little miracle of an open mic!!

 

Wednesday, July 2nd at 11:00PM

 

Free event!

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STAND-UP
STAND-OFF

LET THE BATTLE BEGIN

The Stand-Up Stand-Off Comedy Competition pits 48 Comedians against each other for 4 weeks leading up to the Finale at Grindstone Comedy Fest! Hosted by Alex Jocko! After four weeks of competition it all comes down to this; the final countdown, the minute of truth, the clash of the titanics! It’s the Stand-Up Stand-Off Finals where one comedian will be the winner and the others will be given a participation badge.

 

Disclaimer: no actual badge will be given, metaphorical badges only.

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PARTIES

 OPENING KARAOKE PARTY 

Thursday, July 3rd 10:00 PM

 DANCE PARTY w/ DJ Joses 

Friday, July 4th 11:59PM

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WORKSHOPS

TIME TO LEARN!

JOIN THE PERFORMERS OF THE FESTIVAL IN SPECIAL WORKSHOPS! CLICK THE BUTTON BELOW FOR MORE INFORMATION!

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GET YOUR GIGGLES!

The 6th Annual Grindstone Comedy Festival
is coming round again
!

Join us from July 2-6 as we host some of Canada’s top Comedians, Sketch groups & Improvisors.

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