Where Calgary's Comedy Celebrities
Strut Their NEW Stuff
The cream of Calgary's comedy crop perform their newest material. This isn't the stuff you've seen in their club shows or on their TV appearances. It's the brand new material that they are sharing with the world for the first time, and you can be there to witness it.
Today I am VERY excited to break the news that one of the fans of Red Carpet Comedy is donating a prize (the gift of time) to one lucky comedian after every show! In fact, the selected winner will receive 10 hours worth of a virtual assistant. Here’s the details from More Time in a [...]
While, yes, the last Red Carpet Comedy show will be tough to top – we’re still going to give it a try. Our next show date has been selected for January 27, 2010. That should be more than enough time for the comedians to write and create more exceptional material. Here are all the details: [...]
Any one of the audience members from last night’s performance of Red Carpet Comedy will easily attest that the next show has a LOT to live up to. The ten comics that appeared on the stage produced 110 minutes of new material – most of it is already club worthy (and that’s truly amazing). In [...]
Last Wednesday night the creator of Red Carpet Comedy, Donovan Deschner, made a one hour appearance as co-host for CJSW’s Am I Right?? with Evan Wilson. The two talked about the upcoming show, comedy in Canada and America, and – of course – played some comedy clips from some of Donovan’s favourite performers. If you [...]
After the first night of Red Carpet Comedy was such a success, we’ve decided to do it all again with another evening filled with some great new jokes from Calgary’s best comics (and some awkward moments – also from Calgary’s best comics). Here are all the details for our second show… Date: October 28 Doors: [...]
Well it didn’t take as long as I thought to get the photos from opening night online. They are in a Facebook album (which can be viewed by anyone – with or without a Facebook account). You can check them out here: Opening Night Photo Album Granted: it wasn’t the best camera for the photos… [...]
Opening night of Red Carpet Comedy was a huge success! The audience was receptive and the comics each had both highs and lows in their sets. Here’s one review of the show from an audience member: “We really enjoyed the non-traditional open mic concept, and it reinforced our respect and appreciation for the actual craft [...]
The first major interview that we did to promote Red Carpet Comedy was with CKUA and the wonderful Kathleen Renne. Donovan joined Kathleen for an “Arts Alive” segment to explain what the show is all about. You can listen to the whole interview by clicking the play button below: [Audio clip: view full post to [...]
The first evening of Red Carpet Comedy has been officially announced: September 16, 2009 will be the opening night of Calgary’s first and only professional open mic. Here are all the details… Date: September 16 Doors: 6:00pm for drinks and dinner Show: 8:00pm Tickets: $10.00 (Click here to order.) Comedians: Click here to confirm your [...]
Stand-up comedy is a great delusion. It’s the goal of the comic to trick the audience into thinking that what he or she is saying on stage is being said for the first time ever. This perceived spontaneity adds to the comedic value of the show and helps to convince the audience that it is [...]
