Events and Entertainment

“Comedy is tragedy plus time.” It’s been said many times by many comedians. I believe the original usage dates back to the great Carol Burnett.

Welcome to The Playground, a place for Vancouver parents and their awesome kids. Every Wednesday I post a roundup of upcoming family-friendly events and activities.

It's a new dog twice a week! Click here to find out how to get your dog posted if you haven't sent in your photos yet! Today's dog featured in Dogtown Vancouver is Lucy, Allison S's pup. Here's what she had to say about her... NAME: Lucy.

Get ready to laugh, Vancouver: "America's Funnyman" Neil Hamburger will be opening for Tom Green at the Vogue Theatre on June 24 as part of Global's Comedyfest . Hamburger was in town several weeks ago headlining Talent Time at the Biltmore Cabaret .

As the person who has been selecting which Daily Flickr Pickr image to post on our blog over the past 244 days I have taken great pleasure in looking through all of the amazing photos that people add to the pool every single day.

Win Two Tickets to Wednesday's Show and Dinner from Budgie's Burritos ! Paul and an equine friend from a recent feature in the Vancouver Sun . Paul Anthony's Talent Time is back tomorrow night at the Biltmore Cabaret .

The Vancouver International Improv Festival just got their new site up and running! The lineup, schedule, info on workshops and ticketing ($40 festival pass whaaaaat?) and more.

It might not be as big of news as 30 million salmon making their way up the Fraser, or even as big as one single whale making it's way up False Creek, but I wanted to note that as of this post we've made it up to a total of 5,000 blog posts to this w

Almost to 10. We're gettin up there. We got the usual crew in this bad boy. [Editor's note: uh, there's some swearing in the second song of this clip. The first song is Mack the Knife!]

On a sunny August afternoon, with a hint of fall in the air, the Rain City Chronicles embarked on our first Bike Ticket Delivery Service .