Black and Funny @ The Bad Dog Comedy Theatre, Toronto, ON - Fri Feb 2nd!

We're gonna kick off Black History month with a celebration of Black comedy at Toronto’s inaugural Black and Funny Comedy Night.

8pm: THE MIX-UP features stand-up, improv & sketch from Brandon Ash Mohammed, Guled Abdi, a special from Holodeck Follies (Jamillah Ross & Dale Wells), and Definition of Knowledge. Hosted by Nigel Downer.

9pm: THE QUEENS features a mix of character comedy, stand-up, and improv from women/female-identifying: Hoodo Hersi, Akosua Amo-Adem, Sarah St-Fleur, Amana Live, and Coko & Daphney. Hosted by Coko Galore.

10pm: STORIES & IMPROV features a classic improv Armando format performed by an all-star ensemble cast including Guled Abdi, Tim Blair, Andrew Bushell, Nigel Downer, Coko Galore, & Daphney Joseph with special storyteller, writer & director Sasha Leigh Henry.

Black and Funny Comedy Night
Friday, February 2
Shows at 8pm, 9pm & 10pm (Doors at 7:30pm)
Location: The Bad Dog Comedy Theatre, 875 Bloor Street West - upstairs, Toronto, ON
Tickets: $25 for all three shows | $10 individual shows
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FEATURING :
Guled Abdi (Tallboyz II Men, Bad Dog Featured Players, OFF JFL)
Akosua Amo-Adem (For Colored Girls - Soulpepper, Venus’ Daughter - The Theatre Centre)
Brandon Ash-Mohammed (Tim Sims award nominee, Humber College)
Tim Blair (NBC Breakout Festival, Epic Bedtime, JFL42)
Andrew Bushell (La Grande Jatte, Toronto I Love You, 32 Short Sketches About Bees)
Definition Of Knowledge: Hannan Younis & Bryn Pottie (Montreal Sketchfest, Ladyfest, Austin Sketchfest)
Nigel Downer (Second City mainstage, Toronto I Love You, La Grande Jatte)
Coko Galore (Coko & Daphney, Theatresports, The Girls Show)
Hoodo Hersi (Tim Sims award nominee, SheDot Festival)
Daphney Joseph (Second City Education Company, Coko and Daphney)
Amani (Black Like She, WORD UP!)
Sarah St-fleur (Comedy Works, The Pikilz Comedy Show)
Jamillah Ross(Second City mainstage, The Dandies)
Velvet Duke" (Holodeck Follies, The Dandies)

Produced by COKO GALORE in association with the Bad Dog Theatre Company.

Black and Funny was originally conceived by John Gebretatose & Alsa Bruno at Minneapolis’ HUGE Theater, their annual Black and Funny Improv Festival sets out to create an awareness within the Black community in the Twin Cities that improv is an art form that they can do and benefit from.