Yuk Yuk's Comedy Night!

May 5, 2023, 12:30 – 2:00 AM

Cobourg

Join us for a night of comedy brought to you by Yuk Yuk's!

Comedy

About this Event

Join us for a night of stand up comedy hosted by Yuk Yuks!

Tickets are $15 per person and available in store or online by clicking the ticket link.

Comedic performances by Shannon Laverty, MC Casey Corbin, and Andrew Barr.

HEADLINER SHANNON LAVERTY

Shannon Laverty is a veteran stand up comic hailing from the plains of Saskatchewan. She is a 5-time Canadian Comedy Award nominee and voted top host by Glenn Sumi in NOW Magazine. Shannon has performed across Canada and South Africa. She has also worked in Germany, the Dominican Republic and the US. Laverty was thrilled to work with Dana Carvey and Louis C K. A show she will never forget is Massey Hall in Toronto for New years Eve, working with Robert Klein.

She is currently a featured performer on A Little Sketchy TV (NTD TV). You can also hear her on Sirius XM channels: Just for Laughs Canada. Raw Dog and She's so funny in USA. Shannon's other TV and Radio credits include Laugh out Loud (CBC RADIO), Winnipeg Comedy Fest. (CBC), Listed (Much More Music), Club 54 , The Movie Network's Pay-Per-View comedy special "Mondo Taboo 2", She's So Funny and Funny Girls on WTN , and Comics (CBC) Shannon has also made appearances at numerous comedy festivals. Winnipeg Comedy Festival, JFL42 YYC festival, Sudbury LOL, Ice Breaker Fest, and the Molson Canadian Toronto Comedy Festival.

Laverty's on-stage persona is proud to be provocative. Her come-hither attitude will draw you in and her flirtatious delivery has been embraced by all.

MC CASEY CORBIN

Even in a pandemic Casey has managed to keep his career moving forward. In January of 2021 he appeared in the Just For Laughs produced Humour Resources with Jon Dore. Also in the episode were the Lucas Brothers and Nikki Glaser. The show aired nationwide on CBC. Now it can be seen streaming on CBC Gem. With 4 comedy albums on Spotify, Casey had a breakthrough year as a Spotify Artist. Here are some of his Spotify numbers

Listeners: 108.5k, Streams: 360.3k, Hours: 16.2k, and was heard in 88 countries.

Pre pandemic (2017-2019) The last few years have been fantastic for Casey Corbin. With highlights that include performing to a sold out National Arts Centre in Ottawa, Canada opening for Mr. D himself, Gerry Dee. Having a 9 show run at Just For Laughs Toronto festival, JFL 42. This included 4 sold out shows at the Royal Theatre sharing the stage with friend Rory Scovel and one time with a surprise special guest, Amy Schumer. Working with his comedy hero, the late great Norm MacDonald for 6 sold out shows in Calgary. Opening for Canadian comedy legend Ron James. As well as competing in the 8th annual Brantford Comedy Festival and winning it’s grand prize of $10,000. If that wasn’t enough, he launched a wrestling/ comedy podcast with Never Sleeps Network that airs weekly on iTunes/Spotify titled Talk’N Wrestling.

Before 2017 Casey Corbin had accomplished plenty. An hour special on the Comedy Network, The Comedy Network Presents: Casey Corbin Comedy Now, Uncensored. Along with that is a half hour special that aired on CTV called Comedy Now. He’s also been seen on CBC’s Halifax Comedyfest and even Comedy At Club 54. (but that was a long time ago)

He’s a regular on SiriusXM Just For Laughs Canada who has also been heard on CBC One on Laugh Out Loud. Has performed at the 25th Anniversary of Just For Laughs and has also toured with them as well in support of Harland Williams on his 2005 Tasty Treats Tour.

FEATURING ANDREW BARR

Andrew Barr is an old man trapped in a tiny young man's body. A unique combination of grumpy and silly, he has delighted audiences nation-wide.

Never one to shy away from a topic, Barrman has a knack for breaking down divisive issues in a way that makes a whole room laugh.

These skills have earned him featured performances on CBC's Laugh Out Loud, SiriusXM, The Icebreakers Comedy Festival, the YYC Comedy Festival, Montreal Sketchfest, and iChannel's No Kidding.

His debut EP "Rent Money", produced by Comedy Records was released in 2018.

When

When

Friday, May 5, 2023
12:30 AM – 2:00 AM UTC

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