Halifax Comedy Festival: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The 2016 HA!IFAX COMEDY FEST cracks like a whip and moves like a bullet. The series is hosted by the hilarious Mark Critch (This Hour Has 22 Minutes) and features more than 60 stand-up performances in various locations around Halifax, including one of the city's oldest pubs and its newest soft-seat theatre. This year's edition features 30 Canadian and international comedians, including festival favourites Derek Edwards, Bob Marley, Seán Cullen, Dave Hemstad, Elvira Kurt, Cathy Jones (This Hour Has 22 Minutes), Tim Steeves and Rich Hall.

Over the years, the HA!IFAX COMEDY FEST has garnered multiple Canadian Comedy Awards and Gemini nominations, including Best Comedy Program in 2011.

Series details

• Title: Halifax Comedy Festival
• Format: Variety
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2011-03-21
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: CBC
• Network country: Canada
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 18209
• TVDB ID: 328373

Cast and credited roles

• Mark Critch — Host

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 15: premiered 2011-03-21; final listed air date 2011-04-25; episode order: 6.
• Season 16: premiered 2012-06-15; final listed air date 2012-07-20; episode order: 6.
• Season 17: premiered 2012-11-24; final listed air date 2012-12-08; episode order: 6.
• Season 18: premiered 2014-09-19; final listed air date 2014-10-03; episode order: 6.
• Season 19: premiered 2015-06-22; final listed air date 2015-07-06; episode order: 6.
• Season 20: premiered 2016-08-02; final listed air date 2016-09-20; episode order: 6.
• Season 21: premiered 2017-08-02; final listed air date 2017-08-16; episode order: 6.
• Season 22: premiered 2018-03-08; final listed air date 2018-04-12; episode order: 6.
• Season 23: premiered 2018-11-14; final listed air date 2018-11-14; episode order: 6.
• Season 24: premiered 2020-11-24; final listed air date 2021-08-20.
• Season 25: premiered 2022-08-30; final listed air date 2023-04-04.
• Season 26: premiered 2023-11-21; final listed air date 2024-04-18.
• Season 27: premiered 2024-11-26; final listed air date 2025-01-14; episode order: 6.
• Season 28: premiered 2025-02-25; final listed air date 2025-04-01.
• Season 29: premiered 2025-12-12; final listed air date 2025-12-12.

Source and licence

Adapted from Halifax Comedy Festival on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.