About this season
The Halifax Comedy Festival is an annual comedy festival held in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The festival is sponsored by the CBC which tapes and broadcasts the comedians' sets as a series of television specials, and is usually about one week long. Shows frequently take place at the Halifax Casino in The Schooner Showroom among other venues. Live tapings of CBC Radio's hit show The Debaters have become a part of the annual festival, frequently using comedians who are performing in the festival as the 'debaters'.
Episodes (6)
1. Featuring Mark Critch
Aired 30 August 2022 • 22 min
Host Mark Critch celebrates the 25th anniversary of Ha!ifax Comedy Festival featuring Cathy Jones, Travis Lindsay, Matt Wright, John Sheehan, from the archives Bob Marley, Debra DiGiovanni, and more!
2. Featuring Ron James
Aired 6 September 2022 • 22 min
Ron James, Adam Delorey, Ian Black, and Megan McDowell perform, along with some legendary laughs from the last 25 years from Erica Sigurdson, Ted Morris, Gilson Lubin, Eman El-Husseini, and more!
3. Featuring Trent McClellan
Aired 9 November 2022 • 22 min
Performances by Trent McClellan, Adam Delorey, Bette MacDonald, and Travis Lindsay, also from the archives the hilarious Ryan Belleville, Nikki Payne, Pete Zedlacher, K. Trevor Wilson, and Greg Proops.
4. Featuring Matt Wright
Aired 16 November 2022 • 22 min
Performances by Matt Wright, Trent McClellan, Megan McDowell, plus from the archives Tom Papa, Debra DiGiovanni, Jonny Harris, Tim Nutt, Dave Hemstad, Mike Wilmot, Erin Foley, and Mike Delamont.
5. Featuring Patrick Ledwell
Aired 16 November 2022 • 22 min
Performances by Patrick Ledwell, Travis Lindsay, Cathy Jones, Shawn Hogan, plus from the archives Caroline Rhea, Derek Edwards, John Moloney, Orny Adams, Elvira Kurt, Lachlan Patterson, and more!
6. Featuring Shaun Majumder
Aired 4 April 2023 • 22 min
Shaun Majumder, Cathy Jones, and Bette MacDonald perform, plus from the archives Irwin Barker, Steve Patterson, Mike MacDonald, Michelle Shaughnessy, and more!