Live Comedy
The Royal Theatre is the ultimate destination for live comedy. Our state-of-the-art facilities and dynamic atmosphere create an unforgettable experience for both performers and audiences. With a commitment to fostering community and collaboration, we’ve hosted some of the biggest names in comedy as well as rising stars. See below who’s performing next!
- The Asian Heritage Comedy Showcase, May 17th
Get ready to laugh your socks off as we showcase some of the best Asian comedians in the industry today.
Join us for a night filled with laughs and good vibes with Asian-Canadian stars like Andrew Phung (Run The Burbs, Kim’s Convenience) and Jennifer Hsiung (CP24) alongside an A+ lineup of killer stand up comedians!
F E A T U R I N G
Andrew Phung
International star of screen and stage, Andrew Phung is a 4x Canadian Screen Award winner best known for his smash hit show Run The Burbs, using a sharp yet wholesome sense of humor to explore the dynamics of a Vietnamese & South Asian family, and his role as Kimchee in the iconic Netflix show Kim’s Convenience.
Jennifer Hsiung
Known to Torontonians as an anchor on CP24, Jennifer Hsiung is a mainstay of Toronto’s daily life. With more than a decade of experience in live news, sports and entertainment programs, she covered the China’s first-ever Summer Olympic Games, interviewed Kobe Bryant & Yao Ming, and is a hilarious stand up comedian to boot!
Andrew and Jennifer are joined by some of Canada’s top comedians such as Crystal Ferrier (Kevin Hart’s LOL Network, Winnipeg Comedy Festival), Danish Anwar (CTV’s Roast Battle Canada, CBC’s Because News), Ernie Vicente (Just For Laughs, NXNE) and surprise guests!
Celebrate Asian excellence at the iconic Royal Theatre with us! You might find your next favourite comedian, but you’ll definitely have an amazing night out.
Online tickets are 25% off with promocode ASIAN4EVA so grab your tickets now before they’re gone!
- Kevin James Thornton , April 25th and 26th
Kevin James Thornton has built a loyal following with his hilarious, heartfelt and occasionally
cringey moments of self reflection (with a splash of autotune) about growing up gay in a
religious community.He has over 2 million followers on Instagram and TikTok with combined
views nearing a billion. From 2009-2012 he toured 3 successful one-man-shows nationwide to
theatre festivals and comedy clubs where Showbiz Chicago said the performance was “Intimate
brilliance” and NUVO Indianapolis said it was “memorable and moving.”He has been featured in The Huffington Post, The Advocate, The New Yorker and Cosmopolitan, and was featured in a piece on NPR’s All Things Considered. Currently his TV special “Be Yourself” is on Amazon
Prime and Apple TV. He’s gearing up for another full year of live shows in 2024. - Stories of Scotland, April 27th
Stories of Scotland comes to the Royal Theatre on April 27th, wrapping Scottish history and comedy into one hilarious and informative package with Bruce Fummey.
Bruce has spent fifteen years performing stand-up and creating Scottish history-themed shows for festivals around the world. A former teacher, he has spent the last few years asking YouTube audiences to “Let me tell you a story” in a series of hugely popular videos, amassing an incredible 200k subscribers for his YouTube channel, Scotland History Tours.
Film and TV roles have followed in the wake of this success and in 2023 he’ll be coming to Toronto to tell stories and jokes in person with a brand-new live show, Stories of Scotland. Nominated for many comedy awards and named Scottish Comedian Of The Year in 2014, Bruce will bring his chirpy, occasionally near-the-bone but self-deprecating style of comedy to spice up some of the stories from Scotland’s past. - Troy Hawke, May 7th
Troy Hawke is the moustachioed motivator of the high street and he’s gracing the stage of the Royal Theatre on May 7th.
An erudite, homeschooled 1930s throwback, Troy is the founding (and currently sole) member of the Greeter’s Guild.
Hobbies include scrabble, conspiracy theories and calling Man City’s Erling Haaland a “Tremendous Nordic Meat Shield”.
Milo McCabe is a character stand-up with over ten years experience on the circuit headlining the biggest comedy clubs across the UK. As Troy Hawke he has garnered multiple award nominations and wins in various festivals across the world and sold out his Edinburgh 2019 and 2022 run and subsequent tours.
- Fern Brady, May 16th
We have a very special guest coming to the Royal Theatre on May 16th at 6pm:
Scottish Comedian Fern Brady!
Scotland’s queen of comedy Fern Brady (Taskmaster (Channel 4), Live At The Apollo (BBC2), Roast Battle (Comedy Central), The Russell Howard Hour (Sky), The Last Leg (Channel 4)) is back on tour with a brand new show. What happens when you get everything you want and it’s not enough? This is a great show to come and see if you are a fan of the Scottish comedian Fern Brady. Fern is the author of Sunday Times best selling memoir STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER whose previous show POWER AND CHAOS was broadcast on BBC1. Fern was also recently named by the LIST Magazine as Scotland’s second most influential person of 2023.
Tickets go on sale Friday February 2nd at 10am.
- Amanda Seales, June 19th
Amanda Seales is coming to the Royal Theatre on June 19th. She will be gracing our stage twice that night, at 7pm and 9:30pm.
Comedian, actress, writer, producer, and more, Amanda Seales doesn’t just make you laugh, she makes change! With an uncanny knack for taking serious topics and with humor, making them relatable and interesting, she combines intellectual wit, silliness, and a pop culture obsession to create her unique style of smart funny content for the stage and screen.
Amanda Seales is a comedian and creative visionary with a Master’s in African American studies from Columbia University. Seamlessly blending humor and intellect, her unique style of smart funny content spans various genres across the entertainment and multi-media landscape. She is best known for her iconic role as “Tiffany DuBois” in HBO’s “Insecure” and her debut stand-up comedy special, “I Be Knowin,” and as a former co-host on daytime talk show “The Real”, host of NBC’s “Bring the Funny,” and host/writer of the groundbreaking 2020 BET Awards.
Amanda speaks truth to change via her wildly popular Instagram @AmandaSeales, weekly podcast “Small Doses,” and book by the same name. Centering community building in her comedy, she is also the creator/host of the touring variety game show, “Smart Funny & Black.” Loved for fearlessly saying what folks are thinking, her Reach Media/Urban1 syndicated radio show + podcast, “The Amanda Seales Show,” edu-tains audiences daily, giving the culture what it’s missing in markets across the nation!
A philanthropist, her efforts support Black girl-focused organizations, education, and animal conservation. Always an advocate for Black voices, she produces and creates art as edu-tainment across the media landscape by any joke necessary!
- Joe Avati, October 25th
Comedian Joe Avati is bringing the laughter to the Royal Theatre October 25th, 2024 at 7pm!
In Joe Avati’s hilarious new show he asks you to leave your political correctness at the door. Internationally renowned for his inimitable style Avati, who is Australian born with an Italian heritage, is a master of treading the very fine line saying what everyone is thinking but no one dares to say whilst not resorting to the use of profanities or vulgar shock tactic routines.
In his latest offering WHEN I WAS YOUR AGE he compares the ‘then versus now’ generational differences of today’s children against his own, the complexities of modern day parenting compared to the strict upbringing of yesteryear and threaded throughout all of this he tackles the minefield of comedians and cancel culture, the woke brigade and why people are over political correctness.
His observations are not only deadly accurate but extremely relatable to all ages.
- Liza Treyger , Novemeber 22nd
Liza Treyger is coming to the Royal Theatre on November 22nd!
Liza Treyger is a stand-up comic who most recently was seen recurring in the Netflix series SURVIVAL OF THE THICKEST. Additionally in film and television, she has appeared in
Jordan Peele’s NOPE, the Judd Apatow movie, THE KING OF STATEN ISLAND, and HBO’s PAUSE WITH SAM JAY. Liza has Netflix and Comedy Central half hour specials and has appeared on LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS, CHELSEA LATELY, @MIDNIGHT, LIGHTS OUT WITH DAVID SPADE, THIS IS NOT HAPPENING, HORACE AND PETE, and many more fun things. She and Kara Klenk co-host, THAT’S MESSED UP, a podcast about LAW & ORDER: SVU. What makes Liza most proud is she regularly performs at The Comedy Cellar and The Comedy Store.Tickets go on sale April 24th at 10am!
- Urzila Carlson, May 23rd, 2025
Changed date alert!
Urzila Carlson will now be coming to the Royal Theatre on May 23rd, 2025.Urzila Carlson, has become one of the biggest names in comedy in Australia and New Zealand!
Her trademark deadpan humour and cheeky wit has seen her win fans the world over for her television appearances and live shows. A touring powerhouse, Urzila has toured the globe and sells out live shows year after year.
In the first half of 2023, Urzila embarked on a highly successful tour of her show It’s Personal throughout the UK, captivating sold-out audiences. Following this, she triumphantly returned to Australia with her new show, Just No! earning the prestigious People’s Choice Award for the second consecutive year at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
Looking ahead to 2024, Urzila will embark on an Australian Tour with her new show Just Jokes in 2024 and appear at Netflix is a Joke Festival in LA in May.
Details about ticket sales will be announced!”
