MINI COMEDY FESTIVAL · LITTLE MOUNTAIN GALLERY

Three nights of alternative, experimental, and indie comedy.

Brand-new comedy concepts. Zero traditional formats. Have a little weird time.

Hosted at Little Mountain Gallery · All shows 19+

Festival Schedule

Little Weird Weekend Lineup

All shows below are part of Little Weird Weekend. Click a show for full details and tickets.

Fri, Jan 23 · 7:00 pm · Salazar Stage

Boys Will Be Boyband With TJ Staxxx

A live improvised reality show where 12 (hunky) contestants will vie for four spots in the next Boy Band sensation.

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Fri, Jan 23 · 7:30 pm · Raccoon Room

Who Wants to be Decolonized

Who Wants to Be Decolonized? is a satirical Indigenous-themed stand-up comedy game show that parodies Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.

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Fri, Jan 23 · 9:00 pm · Salazar Stage

The Total Riff-Off

The Total Riff-Off is a musical improv competition. Watch some of your favourite comedians sing, rhyme, and riff their way to the top.

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Fri, Jan 23 · 9:30 pm · Raccoon Room

Try Not To Laugh

A comedy show where if you laugh you get eliminated and the last audience member standing wins $200

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Sat, Jan 24 · 7:00 pm · Salazar Stage

The Weird Audition Show

At the Weird Audition Show actors audition with monologues that they could never use in a “normal” audition.

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Sat, Jan 24 · 7:30 pm · Raccoon Room

Fret Not Slam Poetry Jam

Poetry with punchlines! Comedians compete to see who has the best bars.

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Sat, Jan 24 · 9:00 pm · Salazar Stage

Local Affairs

Every fake town needs a public forum! Assistant Mayor Riley Hardwick is tasked with hosting a town hall to work through a growing pile of flyers, official notices, and local propaganda.

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Sat, Jan 24 · 9:30 pm · Raccoon Room

Are You Smarter Than A Comedian?

With host Julya van der Sloot, enjoy this interactive trivia-style game show that asks the question: “Are You Smarter Than A Comedian?”

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Sun, Jan 25 · 7:00 pm · Salazar Stage

Dungeons Un-Canon

Four comedians embark on an epic improvised adventure inspired by Dungeons & Dragons. Will they emerge victorious? Only the dice — And YOU the audience will decide!

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Sun, Jan 25 · 7:30 pm · Raccoon Room

Pocket Bong: An Interrogative Comedy Show

Following a series of inexplicable events at the local river, a public hearing is opened with one suspect in mind.

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Sun, Jan 25 · 9:00 pm · Salazar Stage

Daytime Tonight! with Kendall Clark

Coming to you from the cable box of yesteryear, it’s Daytime Tonight!

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What is this?

A tiny, D.I.Y. comedy festival.

Little Weird Weekend is LMG’s annual festival of new, alternative, and experimental comedy. Each year, we put out an open call for show concepts that break away from traditional formats — inviting the comedy community to pitch ideas that are unusual, ambitious and unlike anything currently happening in Vancouver.

An adjudication committee made up of LMG staff, board members, and comedy community members will select up to twelve shows to be produced during the festival. Those selected producers receive a $400 honorarium, full venue support (tech, door, room rental covered), and keep 100% of their ticket sales.

The goal is simple: create brand-new alternative comedy formats that can develop into ongoing shows.

Three shows created for last year’s festival have since become monthly LMG staples with regular sold-out crowds:

  • Couples Clownselling
  • (Please Don’t Sue Us) Taskmaster
  • The Am I The Asshole Game

Little Weird Weekend exists to amplify innovative ideas, support emerging producers, and expand what comedy can look like in Vancouver.

Little Weird Weekend Poster
From last year’s festival

Festival Success Stories

Couples Clownselling poster
Couples Clownselling

A comic relationship advice show hosted by comic couple Cass Furman and Aaron Campbell. Now a monthly hit with consistent sellouts.

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Please Don't Sue Us Taskmaster poster
(Please Don’t Sue Us) Taskmaster

An unauthorized Taskmaster-style show where comics compete in challenges with questionable judging from host Allie Entwistle.

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The Am I The Asshole Game poster
The Am I The Asshole Game

A live monthly adaptation of Reddit’s AITA page from Em Cooper that's an interactive comedy game show!

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Submissions

Submissions are now closed

Thank you to everyone who submitted a show concept for Little Weird Weekend. We received 52 ambitious, creative and truly weird ideas.

The 2026 lineup has been selected and announced below.

Want to be involved next year? Follow Little Mountain Gallery on social media for info in 2027.

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Little Weird Weekend is On

Three nights of brand-new, experimental comedy.
Jan 23–25.

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