(Vancouver, B.C.) – Three-time Canadian Comedy Award winner, beard painter, and beloved Vancouver comedian Graham Clark is set to perform 24 consecutive hours of stand-up from Friday, December 17 at 8:00pm to Saturday, December 18 at 8:00pm at Little Mountain Gallery (195 E. 26th Avenue). Tickets are $20 and will be available online on Friday, November 26 at www.standupfor24hours.com. Audience members will have to present their vaccine passport along with a government-issued photo ID upon arrival. Masks are also mandatory.
With the impending closure and demolition of Little Mountain Gallery, which has been home to Vancouver’s many DIY comedy shows and a safe space for budding young comedians, Graham’s 24-hour stand-up feat aims to raise money for a new location for the venue.
The veteran comedian is ready to launch into this marathon set (with only a few bathroom breaks!) with inspiration from his talented team of comedians as they feverishly write jokes for him to read, riff, and rate.
“Little Mountain Gallery’s closure is a big loss for the comedy scene in Vancouver,” says Clark. “We’ve had two full-time comedy clubs close and another long-time comedy hangout, The Kino, also shuttered. Our comedy community needs a place to really be able to experiment and build new audiences. I will try to keep this in mind when I’m at hour twenty.”
In addition to his many comedy awards, Graham Clark co-hosts Maximum Fun’s Stop Podcasting Yourself, which just celebrated its 700th episode. He has toured his one-man show, Graham Clark Reads the Phone Book, across the globe and has appeared on CTV, CBC’s “The Debaters”, Just for Laughs, and HBO’s “Funny As Hell”. Most recently, Graham served as the West Coast Correspondent for “This Hour Has 22 Minutes”.
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