Che Durena $39.95 Laugh Lounge (61 York St, K1N 5T2): 7:00 PM & 9:30PM Che Durena is best known for his viral videos and impressive social media presence, with over 8 million followers and counting. His content has garnered over 1 billion views worldwide. A seasoned standup comic with more than a decade of experience, Che has performed at the world’s largest comedy festival three times, headlining sold-out theater shows and sharing stages with comedy greats like Jay Pharoah, Fortune Feimster, Brad Williams, and Lil Rel Howery. He’s been featured on national networks such as the CBC and as a guest on top-ranking comedy podcasts, including The Bertcast with Bert Kreischer, Are You Garbage, KFC Radio, After Dark with Dr. Drew, First Date, and more. Che had the privilege of opening for Bert Kreischer during the Tops Off Stadium Tour, performing to a crowd of over 12,000. Before his social media rise, Che worked as a host and writer for My Most Amazing Top 10, a YouTube channel with over 7 million subscribers, and as a content creator for Herb, a cannabis platform with 14 million followers. He’s appeared on JFL All Access, Comedy Network, and CraveTV, and his comedy album Tales From My Butthole showcases his stand-out humor.  

Steve Patterson: Smartass-ociates $39.95 Sky Lounge (73 York St Top Floor, Ottawa, ON K1N 5T2):  If you’re a fan of CBC Radio’s “The Debaters” then there’s no debate you’re going to love, the Smartass-ociates with Steve Patterson. For one thing, it stars “The Debaters” host Steve Patterson and some of the very same hilarious comedians who mix laughs with logic week in and week out on CBC. But this show takes current affairs to a whole new level as Steve speaks to – and laughs with – some of Canada’s most interesting newsmakers, experts and industry leaders about headline stories. These in-depth conversations will go where no journalist has gone before and have you laughing so hard you won’t even realize that you’re learning. Then, to make the laughs even louder, some of Canada’s funniest stand-ups will perform a customized set based on the topic at hand and then sit down with Steve and the featured guest in a discussion that is as entertaining as it is enlightening. The Smartass-ociates with Steve Patterson. Making smart people funnier. And funny people smarter.

K Trevor Wilson $39.95 Laugh Lounge (61 York St, K1N 5T2) K Trevor Wilson, the Man Mountain of Comedy has spent over 20 years in entertainment. A star from Crave TV’s award-winning Letterkenny, he’s also a judge on Roast Battles Canada and has appeared on LOL Canada, What Would Sal Do and Law and Order Toronto. As a stand up comedian he’s performed on Jimmy Kimmel Live and at the Moontower Comedy Festival, New York Comedy Festival, Comedy Central’s Roast Battles and multiple times at Just For Laughs Montreal and the Winnipeg Comedy Festival. His debut album, SexCop FirePenis reached the top of the iTunes Comedy Charts and was named Best Taped Live Performance at the 2016 Canadian Comedy Awards. His sophomore release, Sorry! (A Canadian Album) debuted at #1 on iTunes and was nominated for a 2018 Juno Award for Comedy Album of the Year. An award-winning comedian, Wilson received the 2012 Irwin Barker Homegrown Award at Just For Laughs, the 2014 and 2015 COCA Comedian of the Year and was named Canada’s Best Male Stand Up at the 2015 Canadian Comedy Awards. In the summer of 2018 he taped his first Netflix special as part of the Comedians of the World series that was released New Year’s day 2019.