GET YOUR TICKETS TO THE INAUGURAL BREWING FOR COMEDY FESTIVAL
Brewing for Comedy has announced the inaugural Brewing for Comedy Festival, taking place from August 29 to September 2, 2023 in the heart of downtown Windsor.
This five-day comedy festival was made possible, thanks to funding through the City of Windsor’s Arts, Culture and Heritage Grant (ACHF). The festival features 10 distinctive shows with comedians from across North America. Showcases will be held nightly at the new comedy club inside Craft Heads Brewing Company located at 89 University Avenue West.
“The Brewing for Comedy Festival will exhilarate audiences with ten hilarious shows, and offer an incredible new platform for comedians,” says Paul Montanier, Brewing for Comedy Festival Director.
The festival has something to amuse everyone, with nine free public showcases featuring a diverse and uproarious line-up of comedic talent from across North America including Ottawa, Toronto, and New York City. Windsor will be bursting at the seams with laughter. Events like The Roast of Dave Squeaky Wheelz promise an unforgettable, edgy comedy experience.
The laughter crescendos to a riotous grand finale at the historic Capitol Theatre’s Pentastar room. The Best of the Fest show will feature performances from festival favourites, special guests, and a headliner that’s going to rock your comedy world!
Saturday’s headliner Mayce Galoni is a Canadian comedian now based in Los Angeles, who has performed on Just for Laughs, Kevin Hart’s LOL Network, and MTV. He was a writer and correspondent on three seasons of CBC’s This Hour Has 22 Minutes.
Visit BrewingForComedy.ca to buy tickets to Best of the Fest on September 2, or register to attend any of the free showcases running Tuesday, August 29 to Friday, September 1, 2023.
“The free showcases are our way of showing gratitude to the community for their support for Brewing for Comedy over the past eight years, which has helped to make our festival dream a reality,” says Montanier. “We would like to thank everyone who sponsored or volunteered to help produce this new downtown event. With the community’s support we hope to make Brewing for Comedy an annual local festival.”
“It feels like comedy is alive and going in Windsor. As someone who grew up in Windsor and started performing comedy there, it makes me extremely happy,” says Dave Merheje, Comedian & Actor as seen on Netflix and Comedians of the World. Merheje is also a St. Clair College Alumni and Juno Winner.
“We’re proud to support the Brewing for Comedy Festival and bring joy to audiences far and wide,” says Debi Croucher, Executive Director, Downtown Windsor BIA. “We’re thrilled to be a part of an event where laughter takes centre stage, and an event that spreads happiness, unites people, drives visitation and creates memorable experiences in downtown Windsor.”
“The City of Windsor is a proud supporter of this unique festival through the Arts, Culture, and Heritage Fund grant program. The festival creates gig opportunities for comedians, creates new and engaged audiences, showcases small business hospitality venues and the City’s own historic Capitol Theatre, offers an exciting cultural experience, and brings people to the downtown core to celebrate together. Council approved the ACHF program, and increased funding, in part to continue investments in our creative community through artist-led projects and initiatives. Congratulations to Paul and the festival team on creating this experience and bringing it to Downtown Windsor,” says Councillor Renaldo Agostino, Ward 3.