Headliner Comedian – Chris Griffin

Chris Griffin is one of comedy’s most dynamic storytellers. After winning his regional round of the Great Canadian Laugh Off during his first year of comedy, Chris did something crazy. He quit his full-time job, sold his house, and hit stages across North America sharing his wild comedic adventures. It is a gamble that paid off. His move to Vancouver has brought a ton of success for Griffin, including winning 1st place in Vancouver’s Yuk Yuk’s Competition, being one of the only Canadian comics to ever make the finals of the prestigious San Francisco International Comedy Competition, performing four years in a row at the Just For Laughs Northwest Festival. In 2018 Griffin was nominated three times and took home one award in the inaugural Vancouver Comedy Awards.

Feature Comedian – Matty Vu

Matty Vu is a Vancouver-based person who does comedy. Lover of cross stitching and the Fast and the Furious movie franchise, Matty’s “comedy” style is just as indiscriminate. He was a semi-finalist in SiriusXM’s Top Comic competition and performed at JFL NorthWest’s “Best of the West, vol. 2” show as well as “Las Culturistas: I Don’t Think So Honey!”. He was also awarded the festival’s “Tweet of the Year” in 2019. 

Short Feature – Sophia Johnson

Sophia Johnson is an actress and comedian from New Zealand. She was on Netflix’s ‘Ash vs the Evil Dead’ or CW’s ‘Legends of Tomorrow’ and ‘Nancy Drew.” She has performed at three New Zealand International Comedy Festivals, including her sell out show ’50 minutes plus laughs’.

Host – Melanie Rose

Melanie Rose has one hell of a story to tell. This divorced mother-of-four continues to stun and charm audiences across the country with her tales of marriage, divorce, past drug addiction and mental health issues – always finding the funny within. She’s a favourite at comedy clubs throughout the country, opening for Nikki Payne, Caroline Rhea and Canadian legend Mike MacDonald.