The Grindstone Comedy Festival is back!!!
- thedreamzine
- Jun 21, 2022
- 2 min read

The Grindstone Comedy Festival is an annual independent stand-up, improv and sketch comedy festival hosted at Edmonton’s Grindstone Theatre which brings both national performers and rising local talent together under the Edmonton spotlight.
Main Venue:
The Grindstone Comedy Theatre & Bistro
10019 81 Avenue, Edmonton, AB T6E 1W7
Secondary Venue:
The Howl & Roar Records Outdoor Stage
10019 81 Avenue, Edmonton, AB T6E 1W7
Parking lot beside Grindstone Theatre
Offsite Venue:
Campus St-Jean 8406 Rue Marie-Anne Gaboury, Edmonton, AB T6C 4G9
Auditorium (Room 1-08)
Workshop Studio:
Mill Creek Studio 9562 82 Avenue NW Edmonton, AB T6C 0Z8
(Downstairs below the Mill Creek Cafe)

Here is the full schedule for the week:
WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 2022

TIME: 7:00PM
VENUE: GRINDSTONE THEATRE
DESCRIPTION: Ryan Belleville w/ Sunee Dhaliwal, Sterling Scott & Dana Smith
TIME: 9:00PM
VENUE: GRINDSTONE THEATRE
DESCRIPTION: Stand-Up Stand-Off Competition Finals
TIME: 11:00PM
VENUE: GRINDSTONE THEATRE
DESCRIPTION: Open Mic
THURSDAY, JULY 7, 2022

TIME: 7:00PM
VENUE: GRINDSTONE THEATRE
DESCRIPTION: Christina Walkinshaw w/ Sterling Scott, Sunee Dhaliwal & Andrew Crone
TIME: 7:00PM
VENUE: HOWL & ROAR RECORDS OUTDOOR STAGE
DESCRIPTION: Directors Cut ft. Aaron Reed, Amber Nash, Kirsten Rasmussen, Tim Gray, Leslie Johnson & Kevin Gillese
TIME: 7:00PM
VENUE: CAMPUS ST JEAN
DESCRIPTION: (Thunder)CATS
TIME: 9:00PM
VENUE: GRINDSTONE THEATRE
DESCRIPTION: Quarter Slots (Amber Nash & Leslie Johnson) w/ Kirsten Rasmussen & Kevin Gillese

TIME: 9:00PM
VENUE: HOWL & ROAR RECORDS OUTDOOR STAGE
DESCRIPTION: Garrett Jamieson w/ Sophie Buddle, Sunee Dhaliwal & the Stand-Up Stand-Off winner
TIME: 9:00PM
VENUE: CAMPUS ST JEAN
DESCRIPTION: 11 O'Clock Number w/ Ryan Belleville
TIME: 10:30 PM
VENUE: GRINDSTONE THEATRE
DESCRIPTION: Opening Karaoke Party
FRIDAY, JULY 8, 2022

TIME: 7:00PM
VENUE: GRINDSTONE THEATRE
DESCRIPTION: Kirsten Rasmussen w/ HUNKS
TIME: 7:00PM
VENUE: HOWL & ROAR RECORDS OUTDOOR STAGE
DESCRIPTION: Sophie Buddle w/ Christina Walkinshaw, Erika Ehler & Brittany Lyseng
TIME: 7:00PM
VENUE: CAMPUS ST JEAN
DESCRIPTION: (Thunder)CATS
TIME: 9:00PM
VENUE: GRINDSTONE THEATRE
DESCRIPTION: Aaron Read w/ Stand-Up Stand-Off Winners, Brittany Lyseng & Siobhan Theobald
TIME: 9:00PM
VENUE: HOWL & ROAR RECORDS OUTDOOR STAGE
DESCRIPTION: Che Durena w/ Erika Ehler, Will Hannigan & Andrew Crone

TIME: 9:00PM
VENUE: CAMPUS ST JEAN
DESCRIPTION: God is a Scottish Drag Queen
TIME: 11:00PM
VENUE: GRINDSTONE THEATRE
DESCRIPTION: Quarter Slots (Amber Nash & Leslie Johnson) w/ Donovan Workun & Chris Borger
TIME: 12:00AM
VENUE: GRINDSTONE THEATRE
DESCRIPTION: Dance Party
SATURDAY, JULY 9, 2022
TIME: 7:00PM
VENUE: GRINDSTONE THEATRE
DESCRIPTION: HUNKS w/ The Debutantes
TIME: 7:00PM
VENUE: HOWL & ROAR RECORDS OUTDOOR STAGE
DESCRIPTION: Che Durena w/ Sophie Buddle, Andrew Crone & Siobhan Theobald

TIME: 7:00PM
VENUE: CAMPUS ST JEAN
DESCRIPTION: (Thunder)CATS
TIME: 9:00PM
VENUE: GRINDSTONE THEATRE
DESCRIPTION: Kirsten Rasmussen w/ Donovan Workun & Kevin Gillese
TIME: 9:00PM
VENUE: HOWL & ROAR RECORDS OUTDOOR STAGE
DESCRIPTION: Garrett Jamieson w/
Aaron Read, Brittany Lyseng & Matt Nightingale
TIME: 9:00PM
VENUE: CAMPUS ST JEAN
DESCRIPTION: 11 O'Clock Number w/ Ryan Belleville
TIME: 11:00PM
VENUE: GRINDSTONE THEATRE
DESCRIPTION: Grindstone Comedy Fest Showcase w/ Sean Lecomber, Sterling Scott, Will Hannigan, Siobhan Theobald, Andrew Crone, Brittany Lyseng, Matt Nightingale, Erika Ehler & Aaron Read
TIME: 12:00AM
VENUE: GRINDSTONE THEATRE
DESCRIPTION: After Party
SUNDAY, JULY 10, 2022
TIME: 7:00PM
VENUE: GRINDSTONE THEATRE
DESCRIPTION: Live HUNKS Podcast Recording
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