Halifax Comedy Festival
CBC Running
15 Seasons · 85 Episodes · Premiered March 21, 2011
The 2016 HA!IFAX COMEDY FEST cracks like a whip and moves like a bullet. The series is hosted by the hilarious Mark Critch (This Hour Has 22 Minutes) and features more than 60 stand-up performances in various locations around Halifax, including one of the city's oldest pubs and its newest soft-seat theatre. This year's edition features 30 Canadian and international comedians, including festival favourites Derek Edwards, Bob Marley, Seán Cullen, Dave Hemstad, Elvira Kurt, Cathy Jones (This Hour Has 22 Minutes), Tim Steeves and Rich Hall.Over the years, the HA!IFAX COMEDY FEST has garnered multiple Canadian Comedy Awards and Gemini nominations, including Best Comedy Program in 2011.
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Seasons & Episodes
Season 15
6 episodes
E01
Episode 1
Tue, Mar 22 2011 12:00 AM GMT+0000
30 min
E02
Episode 2
Tue, Mar 29 2011 12:00 AM GMT+0000
30 min
E03
Episode 3
Tue, Apr 5 2011 12:00 AM GMT+0000
30 min
E04
Episode 4
Tue, Apr 12 2011 12:00 AM GMT+0000
30 min
E05
Episode 5
Tue, Apr 19 2011 12:00 AM GMT+0000
30 min
E06
Episode 6
Tue, Apr 26 2011 12:00 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Season 16
6 episodes
E01
Episode 1
Sat, Jun 16 2012 12:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Hosted by Mark Critch. Featuring Bob Marley, Debra DiGiovanni, Lachlan Patterson, Tim Steeves, Greg Hahn, Jonny Harris, Trevor Boris, Jen Grant, Derek Edwards, Pete Zedlacher, plus more!
E02
Episode 2
Sat, Jun 23 2012 12:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Hosted by Mark Critch. Featuring Derek Edwards, Andrew Grose, Ophira Eisenberg, Nile Seguin, Peter Zedlacher, Jonny Harris, Godfrey, Jason John Whitehead, Greg Hahn, Jebb Fink, and Jen Grant.
E03
Episode 3
Sat, Jun 30 2012 12:00 AM GMT+0000
30 min
From NYC - Godfrey, a comic with a face for comedy! Canadian Tim Steeves who's very excited about his baby "showing gender," along with appearances by Bob Marley, Derek Edwards, and Neil Seguin.
E04
Episode 4
Sat, Jul 7 2012 12:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
All your favourite comics in one episode! Newfoundland's Jonny Harris, Debra DiGiovanni, Trevor Boris, Jen Grant, Bob Marley, and Sean Cullen!
E05
Episode 5
Sat, Jul 14 2012 12:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
John Wing on living with teenage daughters, the king of the one-liner Stewart Francis, and Elvira Kurt tweets on twitter.
E06
Episode 6
Sat, Jul 21 2012 12:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Canadian comic Mike Wilmot visits Anne of Green Gables in PEI with hilarious results, and Andrew Grose has advice on renting porn...never send your wife!
Season 17
6 episodes
E01
Episode 1
Sun, Nov 25 2012 1:00 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Hosted by Mark Critch. Chuck Byrn, John Beuhler, David Crowe, David Pryde, Lars Callieou, Ryan Belleville, Derek Edwards, Dave Merheje, Pete Zedlacher, plus more!
E02
Episode 2
Sun, Nov 25 2012 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Hosted by Mark Critch. Featuring Chuck Byrn, Alonzo Bodden, Gilson Lubin, Ryan Belleville, Jonny Harris, Sean Lecomber, Nathan McIntosh, John Beuhler, Lars Callieou, Julie Kim, and Derek Edwards.
E03
Episode 3
Sun, Dec 2 2012 1:00 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Hosted by Mark Critch. Featuring Dave Hemstad, Sean Lecomber, Steve Patterson, Tim Nutt, Pete Zedlacher, John Beuhler, Alonzo Bodden, Rick Currie, Jordan Chyzowski, Ian Black, and Ryan Belleville.
E04
Episode 4
Sun, Dec 2 2012 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Hosted by Mark Critch. Featuring Ryan Belleville, Rick Currie, Tim Nutt, Darrin Rose, Greg Proops, John Beuhler, Jordan Chyzowski, Lars Callieou, Rebecca Kohler, Derek Edwards, plus more!
E05
Episode 5
Sun, Dec 9 2012 1:00 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Hosted by Mark Critch. Featuring Pete Zedlacher, Chuck Byrn, Sean Lecomber, Ian Black, Rick Currie, Jonny Harris, John Beuhler, Pete Zedlacher, Alonzo Bodden, David Crowe, David Pryde, plus more!
E06
Episode 6
Sun, Dec 9 2012 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Hosted by Mark Critch. Featuring Jonny Harris, David Crowe, Gilson Lubin, Nathan MacIntosh, Ryan Belleville, Chuck Byrn, Dave Merheje, Tim Nutt, Greg Proops, Ian Black, Peter Kelamis, plus more!
Season 18
6 episodes
E01
Episode 1
Sat, Sep 20 2014 12:00 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Host Mark Critch kicks off Season 18 with a long list of famous Newfoundlanders, the hilariously funny Bob Marley breaks his toe and Erica Sigurdson thinks chips and emotions go so well together!
E02
Episode 2
Sat, Sep 20 2014 12:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
The iconic Brent Butt embraces his middle age, Lachlan Patterson thinks it's weird that they sell guns in Walmart, and Debra DiGiovanni loves staying in hotels, even the bad ones!
E03
Episode 3
Sat, Sep 27 2014 12:00 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Comedian Caroline Rhea on becoming a mom at 44, Peter Anthony explains east coast sayings like "paralyzed" - it's not what you think, and Bob Marley falls asleep at the wheel.
E04
Episode 4
Sat, Sep 27 2014 12:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Tonight Phil Hanley runs away from home at the age of 29, Charlie Demers loves performing for east coast crowds, especially in Fort Mac and Brent Butt doesn't like skinny pilots.
E05
Episode 5
Sat, Oct 4 2014 12:00 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Nikki Payne is not lazy, she's just apathetic, John Sheehan explains the difference between cats and dogs, and Graham Kay on the challenges growing up with dial up modem!
E06
Episode 6
Sat, Oct 4 2014 12:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Graham Chittenden advises people to think twice before getting a dog, Dwight Slade finds himself in the wrong chat room, Pete Zedlacher believes it would be easy to get away with murder in Mexico!
Season 19
6 episodes
E01
Episode 1
Tue, Jun 23 2015 12:00 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Series host Mark Critch kicks off the 19th Season of Ha!ifax Comedy Festival! Greg Proops goes to Ireland and Pete Zedlacher wants to know what's with the luggage store at the airport.
E02
Episode 2
Tue, Jun 23 2015 12:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Award-winning master of misery Jeremy Hotz says he's moving slower these days; Pete Zedlacher goes to the gym in Afghanistan; Derek Edwards wonders why people from Halifax are called Haligonians.
E03
Episode 3
Tue, Jun 30 2015 12:00 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Ryan Belleville...he's one of our favourite comedians and he's sick of winter; Nathan Macintosh thinks American schools teach nothing about Canada and Cathy Jones is okay with being an empty nester.
E04
Episode 4
Tue, Jun 30 2015 12:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Tim Nutt gets a call from Stats Canada; Angela Tsarouchas says Americans know nothing about our country and Orny Adams wants his printer fixed!
E05
Episode 5
Tue, Jul 7 2015 12:00 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Canadian comedy legend Mike MacDonald thinks there's a big difference between American and Canadian audiences; Mike Delamont gets a personal trainer and Angelo Tsarouchas dates a vegan.
E06
Episode 6
Tue, Jul 7 2015 12:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Dave Hemstad on boys' vs. girls' night out; Nathan Macintosh wants to wear his DJ headphones on a plane and Ophira Eisenberg doesn't think male strippers are very sexy.
Season 20
6 episodes
E01
Episode 1
Wed, Aug 3 2016 12:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Series' host Mark Critch kicks off the 20th Season of the festival, American John Crist wants to bring in a "Leave Some Kids Behind" Act and Sterling Scott explains why Orange is the new Black.
E02
Episode 2
Wed, Aug 24 2016 12:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Actress and comedian Caroline Rhea has a warning about selfies, Newfoundland's Matt Wright wonders about people who do meth and Rob Pue orders 'walrus' in a Corner Brook restaurant.
E03
Episode 3
Wed, Aug 31 2016 12:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Graham Chittenden tackles home renovations, Lachlan Patterson goes to the dentist and Matt Wright thinks Newfoundland has the best kind of racism.
E04
Episode 4
Wed, Sep 7 2016 12:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Tonight Mike Delamont falls off a treadmill, Daniel Tirado talks unlimited texting, and Greg Hahn plays golf like polo! With appearances by...Tim Nutt, Mark Heath, Dylan Mandlsohn, plus more!
E05
Episode 5
Wed, Sep 14 2016 12:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Tonight Nikki Payne has some advice for young people, Sterling Scott solves world hunger, and Graham Kay says you can't be bad to the bone if you have bad bones, plus more!
E06
Episode 6
Wed, Sep 21 2016 12:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Tonight Canadian comedy legend Harland Williams makes his first appearance at the fest, Peter Anthony gets heckled by his father and Tim Nutt is frustrated trying to hang drywall, plus more!
Season 21
6 episodes
E01
Episode 1
Thu, Aug 3 2017 12:00 AM GMT+0000
30 min
It's a brand new season of the Ha!ifax Comedy Festival Series with host Mark Critch (This Hour Has 22 Minutes) kicking off the 21st Season with his pitch perfect impression of Justin Trudeau.
E02
Episode 2
Thu, Aug 3 2017 12:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Chuck Byrn thinks having America as our neighbor is a little bit like "livin' next to a biker gang," Bob Marley has to deal with the furnace repair man, and John Sheehan gets pulled over, again!
E03
Episode 3
Thu, Aug 10 2017 12:00 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Trent McClellan is feeling nostalgic for jaw breakers and crazy carpets, Rich Hall's American neighbor is going duck hunting with an assault weapon, and Jean Paul rewrites his wedding vows.
E04
Episode 4
Thu, Aug 10 2017 12:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Derek Edwards has slipped on the ice so many times he has categories for them, Bob Marley loses hours to Facebook, and Chris James wonders what they're doing with our tax dollars.
E05
Episode 5
Thu, Aug 17 2017 12:00 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Tim Steeves thinks we're getting soft, Mike Wilmot's tired of vegans, vegetarians, and grain fed people, and Nathan Macintosh admits that not all conversations with his girlfriend are fun.
E06
Episode 6
Thu, Aug 17 2017 12:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Dave Hemstad thinks Cinderella is a terrible story for little girls, Cathy Jones writes a letter to Tinder, and Rich Hall thinks Bob Dylan kinda sucks.
Season 22
6 episodes
E01
Episode 1
Fri, Mar 9 2018 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
E02
Episode 2
Fri, Mar 16 2018 12:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
E03
Episode 3
Fri, Mar 23 2018 12:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
E04
Episode 4
Fri, Mar 30 2018 12:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
E05
Episode 5
Fri, Apr 6 2018 12:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
E06
Episode 6
Fri, Apr 13 2018 12:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Season 23
1 episode
E01
Episode 1
Thu, Nov 15 2018 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Season 24
6 episodes
E01
Featuring Mark Critch
Wed, Nov 25 2020 2:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
E02
Featuring Ryan Belleville
Wed, Dec 2 2020 2:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
E03
Featuring Debra DiGiovanni
Wed, Apr 21 2021 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
E04
Featuring Trent McClellan
Wed, Apr 28 2021 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
E05
Featuring Matt Wright
Wed, May 5 2021 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
E06
Featuring Mike Delamont
Sat, Aug 21 2021 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Season 25
6 episodes
E01
Featuring Mark Critch
Wed, Aug 31 2022 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
E02
Featuring Ron James
Wed, Sep 7 2022 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
E03
Featuring Trent McClellan
Thu, Nov 10 2022 2:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
E04
Featuring Matt Wright
Thu, Nov 17 2022 2:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
E05
Featuring Patrick Ledwell
Thu, Nov 17 2022 2:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
E06
Featuring Shaun Majumder
Wed, Apr 5 2023 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Season 26
6 episodes
E01
Featuring Trent McClellan
Wed, Nov 22 2023 2:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
E02
Featuring Jon Dore
Wed, Nov 29 2023 2:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
E03
Featuring Ryan Belleville
Wed, Apr 10 2024 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
E04
Featuring Nikki Payne
Wed, Apr 10 2024 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
E05
Featuring Rob Pue
Fri, Apr 19 2024 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
E06
Featuring Mike Delamont
Fri, Apr 19 2024 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Season 27
6 episodes
E01
Featuring Trent McClellan
Wed, Nov 27 2024 2:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
E02
Featuring D.J. Demers
Wed, Jan 15 2025 2:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
E03
Featuring Dino Archie
Wed, Jan 15 2025 2:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
E04
Featuring Lachlan Patterson
Wed, Jan 15 2025 2:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
E05
Featuring Debra DiGiovanni
Wed, Jan 15 2025 2:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
E06
Featuring Tim Nutt
Wed, Jan 15 2025 2:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Season 28
6 episodes
E01
Featuring Trent McClellan
Wed, Feb 26 2025 2:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Performances by Orny Adams, Graham Kay, Charles Haycock, Joze Piranian, Ava Val, Rob Pue, Vicky Mullaley, Ashwyn Singh, and Andrew Packer.
E02
Featuring Jeremy Hotz
Wed, Mar 5 2025 2:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Performances by Louis Ramey, Jenn Labelle, Todd Graham, Paul Farahvar, Ashwyn Singh, Farideh, and Patrick Ledwell.
E03
Featuring Graham Kay
Wed, Mar 12 2025 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Host Mark Critch celebrates the 25th anniversary of Ha!ifax Comedy Fest featuring Cathy Jones, Travis Lindsay, Matt Wright, John Sheehan and from the archives, Bob Marley, Debra DiGiovanni and more.
E04
Featuring Sean Lecomber
Wed, Mar 19 2025 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Performances by Louis Ramey, Chuck Byrn, Todd Graham, Hoodo Hersi, Graham Kay, Ava Val, Landry, Vicky Mullaley and Charles Haycock.
E05
Featuring Faris Hytiaa
Wed, Mar 26 2025 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Performances by Orny Adams, Paul Farahvar, Patrick Ledwell, Jenn Labelle, Ian Sirota, Ava Val, Andrew Packer, Dylan Mandolsohn, and Elspeth Wright.
E06
Featuring Jon Dore
Wed, Apr 2 2025 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Season 29
6 episodes
E01
Featuring Festival Host Trent McClellan
Sat, Dec 13 2025 2:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
E02
Featuring Shaun Majumder
Sat, Dec 13 2025 2:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
E03
Featuring Ryan Belleville
Sat, Dec 13 2025 2:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
E04
Featuring Arthur Simeon
Sat, Dec 13 2025 2:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
E05
Featuring Nikki Payne
Sat, Dec 13 2025 2:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
E06
Featuring K Trevor Wilson
Sat, Dec 13 2025 2:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Cast
Mark Critch
as Host