Name: Comedy Game Showdown: Holiday Special!
Start: 2025-12-24T00:30:00Z
Location: John Candy Box Theatre - Toronto

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Featured at FanExpo, Toronto ComiCon, and the Montreal Fringe Festival, Comedy Game Showdown is Toronto&#8217;s longest-running live comedy panel show! Each episode, two teams of Toronto&#8217;s finest comedians face off in a series of quizzes, challenges, and debates to see who will win the game, and with it&#8230;the people&#8217;s ovation and fame forever!
Theme for Dec 23: Grouching Towards Bethlehem
Ho ho ho-ly cow! It&#8217;s time for the annual CGS Holiday Special! From cradle to dreidel and Life Day to Hogmanay, anything and everything in the wide world of winter holidays might come up as our two teams of comics face off to see who gets to sit on Santa&#8217;s lap!
The Noël Cowards: Nikki Ashworth, Evan Klim, Ryan Zeitz
The Yule Brynners: Sebastian D. Chow, Isabel Zaw-Tun, Dan Brennan
Ho-ho-hosted by Dan Donnelly

John Candy Box Theatre - Toronto

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Unwrap holiday hilarity with Rizz the Season! This slay-ride of unhinged comedy chaos is stuffed with songs, sketches, and improv that slaps harder than your grandma’s spiked eggnog. Featuring an all-star cast of Canada’s funniest performers, it’s a festively funny night out that sparkles brighter than tinsel, no cap. Gather your friends, family, and that co-worker who says “vibe check” too often and pull up to The Second City for that Yuletide comedy drip.
Bring your group of 10 or more for a discount to enjoy the latest of cutting edge sketch comedy combined with songs &amp; improv at the world’s greatest comedy theater: <a href="https://www.secondcity.com/group-events-toronto" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Details Here</a>
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Rizz the Season

Atheer Yacoub is bringing her hit stand-up comedy show to Toronto ! Get ready for hilariously relatable comedy from the front lines of culture clash &#8211; balancing life as a Palestinian in America with the joys of disappointing her traditional Muslim parents. Her mix of silly and dark humour tackles identity, politics, and religion with sharp wit and unexpected twists.
Note: This show is presented entirely in English. Age Restriction: 18+
ABOUT ATHEER 
Atheer Yacoub is a New York-based, internationally touring comedian. Her first comedy special, Denied Entry, is streaming on YouTube and SiriusXM. Her half-hour stand-up debuted on Comedy Central Arabia and aired globally across the Middle East. She’s appeared on AXSTV’s Gotham Comedy Live, SF Sketchfest, Laughing Skull Comedy Festival, and more.
Atheer was a staff writer for multiple shows on Emmy-winning network BRIC TV. She’s also the co-creator of the award-winning FUSE TV show Muslim Girls DTF: Discuss Their Faith, recognized by SeriesFest, Laughter Lab, and The Pop Culture Collaborative.
Presented by MARSM Canada

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The weather outside is frightful! So, light up your winter with Let It Snowball, a delightful comedy spectacular brimming with glee and holiday cheer! Enjoy a merry mix of classic sketches from The Second City’s celebrated archives, hilarious new material, and the uproarious improv antics that have made The Second City legendary. It’s a perfect way to add laughter and joy to your holiday season!
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