Hip.Bang!

Hip.Bang! is a theatre company from Vancouver that likes to be loose and real.

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Excited to announce the support for our run of shows at JFL Northwest 2020 on Feb. 14, 15, 16 at China Cloud Studios! Tickets are going fast, get yours now at www.jflnorthwest.com

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We’re very excited to debut a brand new sketch show for JFL NorthWest! This time we've extended it to three performances (Feb. 14, 15, 16) as last year sold out immediately. There's a presale on today if you use the password "Vancouver" so hop on over to this link ( http://bit.ly/2OtTr9p ) and get you some future laughs! #JFLNW20

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A phoenix rises from the ashes. Our beautiful, strange and hopefully hilarious feature length series is currently being edited with plans to be released in 2020. This world is full of unusual people, fighting unusual battles.

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We have some very exciting news coming soon!

Yes it involves tech.

Yes it involves performance.

Yes it will make you feel.

2020

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October 17th we will be joining an all star cast as part of the Teenage Headrush show at the China Cloud Theatre. Don’t miss this wild, immersive, tech/theatre extravaganza!

More info HERE

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Thank you rEvolver Fest! 

We had an incredible time performing to Sold Out crowds throughout the festival and were blown away by the quality of work from the other performers. It truly is a gem of a festival. Also shout out to The Georgia Straight by gracing us with this cover story/image!

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SURVEIL at rEvolver Festival 2019 Surveil is an immersive comedy about modern surveillance and invasion of privacy from Tom Hill and Devin Mackenzie of Vancouver theatre/comedy duo Hip.Bang! and director Marie Farsi (Crow’s Theatre). Following the story of two young tech company founders, Surveil demonstrates, celebrates and deconstructs the ways the world is watching you. Attendees should arrive early to sign the mandatory waiver. Surveil debuted at JFL Northwest and TOSketchFest, before winning the 2018 Vancouver Fringe Artistic Risk Award. Hip.Bang! would like to acknowledge the Canada Council for the Arts and rEvolver Festival for their support of Surveil, as well as the incredible team behind its re-development for May 2019: Peter Carlone (actor), Kory Mathewson (intelligent software), Sara Vickruck (sound design), Aidan Hammond (stage manager), Maarten Bayliss (assistant stage manager), Alex Tindal (consultant) and the countless artists, friends, and volunteers who have contributed to its development over the years. Tom and Devin would also like to thank their incredible partners Amy and Kelly. SHOWS Thursday, May 23, 7:00pm Friday, May 24, 9:30pm Sunday, May 26, 2pm (talkback) and 8pm

TICKETS ON SALE NOW - https://www.upintheairtheatre.com/buy-tickets

Surveil is proud to be presented by Theatre Conspiracy

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Thrilled to announce we’ll be performing on the mainstage of Upintheair Theatre’s rEvolver festival with a sexy new version of SURVEIL. Tickets on sale soon! Check for ticket information HERE #rEvolverfest

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We are very excited to be putting on an improv workshop and show alongside Peach Gravy in Penticton on January 27th with the purpose of shedding light on climate change issues. Plus, there will be an amazing musical workshop and show on the 26th taught my Maiya Robbie and Tavis Weir. Check out http://firstthingsfirstokanagan.com/for all your ticket information, or, find the facebook event HERE.

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The dust has settled on another fringe season and we are proud to announce we were the recipients of the Artistic Risk award at the Vancouver Fringe Festival. There are so many people to thank for helping us produce such a wild and challenging show, so here we go *Takes HUGE breath*... Thank you to Marie Farsi for directing us, pushing us and being such an incredible collaborator. We found new depth to our process and our art because of you. Thank you to Peter Carlone for going above and beyond designing and handling all the tech demands while simultaneously creating and acting as our third character Kyle. Thank you to Alex Tindal for flying to Edmonton, learning an extremely challenging show in less than a week, and continuing to polish and elevate the show night in and night out. Thank you to Jill Bethan Rae for hustling behind the scenes and getting the word out. Thank you to Colin Edward Cowan and Jenn Bojm at China Cloud Gallery for providing the best creative space to work while developing the show. Thank you to Birkley Wisniewski and the team at Sugar Swing for giving us a space to perform in Edmonton. Thank you to Jay Ono and Vancouver TheatreSports for allowing us to use The Improv Centre as a dream BYOV on Granville Island. Thank you to all our techs Maarten Bayliss, Vincent Forcier, Larissa Poho, and Laura Skelton for constantly trouble shooting and nailing it! Thank you to all our volunteers standing on the front lines putting waivers in front of people and demanding they sign, you are brave and we love you. Thank you to Ronald Dario for the exceptional design andDavid Manuel for the photos! Thank you to Edmonton Fringe Theatre and Vancouver Fringe Festival for all the support and opportunity to perform. Thanks to our loved ones for putting up with us as we disappeared for weeks at a time. Finally, thank you to everyone who made the time to see the show, to everyone who reached out after, and everyone who encouraged others to go. We really appreciate it. - Hip.Bang!

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Award-winning comedy duo Hip.Bang! (Just For Laughs, Comedy Central, The Irrelevant Show) returns to the Vancouver Fringe with a new immersive comedy about modern surveillance and invasion of privacy. Please arrive early to sign the mandatory waiver and to prepare your belly for some deep, satisfying laughs. ★★★★1/2 -National Post/Edmonton Journal - Check the review HERE.

FEATURING Devin Mackenzie Tom Hill Peter Carlone Directed by Marie Farsi Poster designed by Ronald Dario

Friday, Sept 7 - 6:00 Saturday Sept 8 - 6:00 Sunday Sept 9 - 6:00 Monday Sept 10 - 7:30 Thursday, Sept 13 - 6:00 Friday, Sept 14 - 6:00 Saturday, Sept 15 - 6:00 Sunday, Sept 16 - 6:00

The Improv Centre1502 Duranleau St.

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Award-winning comedy duo Hip.Bang! (Just For Laughs, Comedy Central, The Irrelevant Show) returns to the Edmonton Fringe with a new immersive comedy about modern surveillance and invasion of privacy. Please arrive early to sign the mandatory waiver and to prepare your belly for some deep, satisfying laughs. ★★★★★ -National Post/Edmonton Journal

Fri Aug 17 7:30pm

Sat Aug 18 6:15pm

Sun Aug 19 9:15pm

Mon Aug 20 9:15pm

Tues Aug 21 10:30pm

Wed Aug 22 9:15pm

Thurs Aug 23 6pm

Fri Aug 24 10:30pm

Sat Aug 25 6:30pm

FEATURING Devin Mackenzie Tom Hill Alex Tindal Directed by Marie Farsi Poster designed by Ronald Dario Venue 18 - 10019 80 Ave Sugar Swing Ballroom: Main Floor

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Canadian Comedy Award-nominated duo Hip.Bang! returns to Edmonton Fringe with an improv show that is the medical equivalent of eating hot fire! Tom and Devin’s playful, absurd improv has delighted audiences worldwide (Just For Laughs, Comedy Central, The Irrelevant Show) and will please you deeply. Laughs guaranteed. Hip.Bang!’s previous work has had some fancy attention. They were nominated for the Canadian Comedy Award for Best Improv Group and have toured all over the world performing duo improv sets that have been described as “hilarious,” “world-class” and “disappointing.”

Thur Aug 16 10:30pm

Fri Aug 17 10:30pm

Sun Aug 19 6pm

Tues Aug 21 7:15pm

Wed Aug 22 5:45pm

Thurs Aug 23 10:30pm

Fri Aug 24 5:45pm

Venue 18: Sugar Swing Ballroom 10019 80 Ave

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Award-winning comedy duo Hip.Bang! (Just For Laughs, Comedy Central, The Irrelevant Show) returns with a new immersive comedy about modern surveillance and invasion of privacy. Please arrive early to sign the mandatory waiver and to prepare your belly for some deep, satisfying laughs. This is a preview performance before taking the show to the illustrious Edmonton Fringe! If you saw this show at JFL Northwest know that EVERYTHING IS DIFFERENT. ★★★★★ -National Post/Edmonton Journal FEATURING Devin Mackenzie Tom Hill Peter Carlone Directed by Marie Farsi Doors 7:30 Show 8:00 Tickets $10 Poster designed by Ronald Dario

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Hip.Bang! returns to Toronto’s preeminent sketch comedy festival to perform their new show Hip.Bang At Home! At Home is Hip.Bang!’s most theatre-breaking work yet, combining the duo’s steadfast commitment to playful, self-sabotaging comedy with an interest in disrupting audiences’ expectations of what can happen on a stage. Featuring guest performer Alex Tindal and sharing shows with Mark Little, Andy Bush, and Lusty Mannequins. Don’t miss this Toronto!

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Canadian Comedy Award-nominated duo Hip.Bang! returns to JFL Northwest in 2018 with an improv show that is the medical equivalent of eating hot fire, with special guests Nasty Women and Vancouver TheatreSports. Tom and Devin’s playful, absurd improv has delighted audiences worldwide (Just For Laughs, Comedy Central, The Irrelevant Show) and will please you deeply. Laughs guaranteed. Hip.Bang!’s previous work has had some fancy attention. They were nominated for the Canadian Comedy Award for Best Improv Group and have toured all over the world performing duo improv sets that have been described as “hilarious,” “world-class” and “disappointing.” Tom and Devin are both cast members at Vancouver TheatreSports League and are thrilled to be presenting this show at the beautiful Improv Centre on Granville Island. VANCOUVER THEATRESPORTS Vancouver TheatreSports (VTSL) brand of improvisation is a highly theatrical fusion of the dramatic elements coupled with the enthusiasm and edge-of-your-seat excitement of professional sport. Voted Vancouver’s #1 Improv Comedy Company (2017 & 2016 ‘Best of Vancouver Awards’), Vancouver TheatreSports™ is a well-respected international leader in the improvisation art form - entertaining more than 60,000 people per year through 12 shows a week, 52 weeks a year at its own theatre, The Improv Centre, located on Granville Island. NASTY WOMEN Nasty Women is an improv and sketch group consisting of some of Vancouver’s top comedians. They’re performed at the Vancouver International Improv Festival, the Del Close Improve Marathon in New York and at Bellingham’s Upfront Theatre and put on a monthly sketch and improv show at the Biltmore Cabaret. Wherever they take the stage, their unique voices blend together effortlessly to deliver a fun, fresh show that will leave you feeling fired up and a little bit more nasty.

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Fresh off touring North America and Europe to critical acclaim, Canadian Comedy Award-nominated duo Hip.Bang! returns to JFL Northwest in 2018 to debut their brand new written show At Home with outstanding guests HUNKS. At Home is Hip.Bang!’s most theatre-breaking work yet, combining the duo’s steadfast commitment to playful, self-sabotaging comedy with an interest in disrupting audiences’ expectations of what can happen on a stage.

FEATURING HUNKS Comedy HUNKS’ distinct brand of finely tuned nonsense makes every live show an engaging and unique experience. Hailing from Winnipeg, Canada, HUNKS have gone on to perform sold-out shows in festivals across North America including Just For Laughs Northwest, San Francisco Sketchfest, Chicago Sketchfest, and Toronto Sketchfest. Their weekly podcast is non-stop absurdity with past guests including Mark Forward, Graham Clark, and Jackie Kashian, and their YouTube channel features new videos every week. You can find links to all things HUNKS a twww.hunkscomedy.com