OK, DOPE Stand-up
Comedy at Ace Brewing
Courtenay • February 9, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
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OK, DOPE Stand-up Comedy at Ace Brewing
February 9, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
$22OK, DOPE is proud to present the most decorated Canadian Comedians, Simon King, live at Ace Brewing.
Thursday ,February 9th.
Featuring
Simon King
Alistair Ogden
Nash Park
Simon King completely changes a room when he takes the stage. Aggressive, truly insightful and possessing a unique explosive delivery all his own, he bombards and challenges the audience with intelligent and flat out hilarious material at break neck speed. Along with his ability to seamlessly insert characters, impressions and improvisation makes him unlike anything else in the stand up comedy world. Being the kind of comic that comes along maybe once in a generation gets you noticed. It wasn’t long before he was being invited to play some of the world’s most prestigious comedy competitions and festival. From his appearances at: the San Francisco International Comedy Competition, the Seattle International Comedy Competition, The Winnipeg Comedy Festival, The Edmonton Comedy Festival, The Moncton Comedy Festival, The Vancouver International Comedy Festival, Just For Laughs North West, The NW Comedy Fest, The Kuala Lumpur Comedy Fest, Virgin Music Festival and The Just For Laughs Festival to his breakout performances at the prestigious HBO U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen and the HBO, TBS Comedy Festival in Las Vegas: he’s made a huge impact wherever he’s been.
A workhorse and veteran performer with more than twenty years of professional stand up under his belt, Simon effortlessly plays everything from theatres to comedy clubs to dive bars. With numerous national television and radio appearances including Comedy Network, CBC, CTV, TBS, Comedy Central and TBS among many more his resume speaks for itself. Simon has released numerous albums that are regularly featured on Sirius and terrestrial radio and also multiple hour long specials including his latest “As Good As Or Better Than” directed by Rory Scovel.
His unmistakable style, commanding stage presence and lightning wit will win you over but the scope, meaning and sheer hilarity of his material will blow your mind and leave a lasting impression. See him once and you will agree there is no question that Simon King is an absolute force of nature.
Alistair Ogden
Alistair OgdenOne of Canada’s rising young comedic talents, Alistair’s blend of clever wit and self-deprecating silliness first brought him to prominence when he won CBC’s Next Up Competition in 2019. He’s since taped a televised set at the Halifax Comedy Festival, appeared at Toronto SketchFest, had his show Comedy Pants featured as part of the Just For Laughs Vancouver festival, and regularly performs at comedy clubs across Canada.
Nash Park
Nash Park is a stand-up comedian born in the small town in northern BC. After high school Nash moved to Victoria BC and spent years chasing creative projects until he discovered his love for stand-up comedy. After just one taste, he was completely hooked. Since then Nash has been regularly performing his high-energy, hard-hitting stand-up to crowds all throughout BC. Nash is also founder of OK, DOPE, a comedy collective that creates and produces live shows, podcasts, and comedic content. Nash has traveled all throughout BC with the OK, DOPE Stand-up Comedy Tour and is the host of OK, DOPE’s flagship production is The Late Night Show with Nash Park, a live monthly show that combines stand-up, improv, and sketch all within the structure of a classic late night talk show. When not on stage you can hear him as one half of the OK, DOPE Podcast.