Take an all-star cast of five renowned Canadian comedy artists, give them today’s challenges of careers, family dynamics and WOMEN FULLY CLOTHED – OLDER & HOTTER. This hilarious sketch comedy show captures life as they see it. You will see Robin Duke from Saturday Night Live/SCTV, Jayne Eastwood from Hairspray/My Big Fat Greek Wedding and Billable Hours, Kathryn Greenwood from Whose Line Is It Anyway/This Hour Has 22 Minutes and Teresa Pavlinek from History Bites/The Jane Show.

There’s no better way to kick off the Festival’s 3rd edition than with the show that has quickly become one of the event’s original ‘festival traditions’. Comedy of Cultures has been a fixture at LOL Sudbury since the inaugural event in 2007 and is set to win rave reviews once again with Festival audiences. This 2009 global cocktail of comics features a multi-continental blend of talents who know how to knock at the funny-bone of cultural diversity

In an unabashed act of daring… we put out the call for the region’s hidden comedy talent—and Northern Ontario answered it… in waves and droves. Making their stand-up comedy debuts LOL is please to present to you the finalists of THE GREAT NORTH COMEDY SEARCH. And as if getting their big break wasn’t enough… hosted by one of Sudbury’s most successful comedy stage mainstays, Brendan McKeigan and featuring judges from both the comedy and television industries, finalists of The Great North Comedy Search are competing to win a digital camera, compliments of Sony Style and for a chance to perform a 5-minute set during THE FRIDAY NIGHT MAIN EVENT alongside some of the comedy world’s biggest and brightest talents.

Enjoy two shows in one hilarious evening with Adam Growe, host of The Discovery Channel’s, Cash Cab. First, Adam stars in his hit one-man show, The Mom and Pop Shop, a comedy about a guy who unexpectedly has to teach a prenatal class, and is surprised by what he delivers. Then, win money right out of Adam’s pocket in a unique and uproarious stand-up comedy quiz show, where un-assuming theatre patrons participate as contestants for cash prizes live on stage! Sexually Speaking’s Dr. Ruth Westheimer called him “A very funny guy.” Chicken Soup for the Soul’s Jack Canfield recovered long enough to say “he had me in stitches laughing.” Insightful, delightful, and wide-ranging, enjoy an evening with Adam Growe that you won’t soon forget.

Certains des meilleurs humoristes québécois s’amènent à Sudbury pour partager leur humour cinglant, décapant, parfois absurde, voire même incendiaire. Mettant en vedette des humoristes qui ont tous, un jour ou l’autre, été récompensés pour leur brillant travail sur scène, MOURIR DE RIRE ne promet qu’une seule et unique chose : de la rigolade, de la rigolade et encore de la rigolade. Jamais les francophones et francophiles sudburois ne se seront autant dilaté la rate en une seule soirée.

LIVE, INTIMATE, and for a Sudbury exclusive ONE-NIGHT ONLY!!! Featuring Saturday Night Live Alumnus, the very talented Joe Piscopo and headlined by the ‘not always politically correct’, but always very, very funny long-time stand-up comedy veteran and 3 time Emmy Award winner, Brad Garrett…LOL Sudbury Comedy Festival is pleased to present LOL LIVE!

This isn’t the next leg on a multi-venue North American tour. You can’t catch it on its next stop in Las Vegas, New York or Montreal… This is it! A star-studded, once in a Blue Moon event which will also feature a very special guest appearance by Ol’ Blue Eyes himself, the Chairman of the Board, Frank Sinatra who will be accompanied by his long-time music director, the iconic Vinny Falcone.

Hosted by Air Farce LIVE’s Alan Park, and presented in prime time, LOL LIVE! will also be briefly interrupted by Presidential Addresses from Barack Obama.

LOL kicks the weekend off right with the jam-packed Friday Night Gala, THE FRIDAY NIGHT MAIN EVENT! A full roster of comedy mainstays and heavyweights, get ready for an evening of back-to-back-to-back laughs that will raise your heart rate, take your breath, and tone your abs! And that’s not all… having catapulted up from the amateur comedy ranks, to make their professional comedy stage debut, LOL Sudbury is pleased to present the 2009 Winner of the GREAT NORTH COMEDY SEARCH!

Seán Cullen embarks on his first live tour in a decade with the LOL Sudbury debut of his one-man show I AM A HUMAN MAN! This tour promises to be a comedy event and it gets its start right here in Sudbury! In collaboration with writing partner and producer Robbie Roth, a composer for Broadway and London’s West End (Flashdance), I AM A HUMAN MAN is Seán Cullen at his absolute finest and funniest. Bringing his unique brand of musical comedy and surreal stand-up to the stage, and with 10 original music tracks ranging from country to disco to epic rock, Cullen promises to take listening humans on a roller coaster ride of sound and mind.

Id inspired and I.D. required…this ain’t your parents’ quiet and quaint comedy club show! Heck, we’ve been given no conclusive assurances that everything said, expressed, discussed, and witnessed at THE DARKSIDE OF COMEDY will be entirely free of illegalities. None at all! In fact, all we can 100% guarantee is that you’ll LYAO at some of the most crude and crass comics working the very late night comedy scene.

Before taking the stage for an evening of adult comedy, the full roster of the JOKER’S HOCKEY CLUB will take the ice for a daytime, family geared performance. Playing against a Sudbury All Star Team made up of, media and local celebrities, the Joker’s will delight spectators with their hilarious on-ice antics. Whether it’s on ice or on stage, they give 110% and bring laughter to every rink they rock.

Take an all-star cast of five renowned Canadian comedy artists, give them today’s challenges of careers, family dynamics and WOMEN FULLY CLOTHED – OLDER & HOTTER. This hilarious sketch comedy show captures life as they see it. You will see Robin Duke from Saturday Night Live/SCTV, Jayne Eastwood from Hairspray/My Big Fat Greek Wedding and Billable Hours, Kathryn Greenwood from Whose Line Is It Anyway/This Hour Has 22 Minutes and Teresa Pavlinek from History Bites/The Jane Show.

MC: Seán Cullen
JOKERS BAND: Tyler Stewart, Duncan Fremlin, Pete Windrem, Adrian Cavan, Kim Temple-Cullen
STAND-UPS: Paul Irving, Mike Takacs, Ted Bisaillion, Steve Levine
MIME: Rob Trick
MUSICAL: Pete Windrem, Heino, Seán Cullen
IMPROV: Gary Rideout, Frank McAnulty, Marc Hickox, Derek Thompson, Burke Lawrence

Established in Toronto in 2002, the Jokers Hockey Club is without a doubt the most entertaining team in the hockey world. Besides being regular competitors in the annual Exclaim! Hockey Summit (a hockey/arts tournament/festival held in Toronto), the team has performed on ice and on stage in Canada and around the world. For this evening of adult comedy, the Joker’s will send out on stage their top comedy line. The team aims to entertain the audience with some great stand-up, as well as some hilarious sketch comedy.

Don’t let the spacious surroundings of the 1500 Pub fool you. LOL LATE NIGHT features comics guaranteed to cram the place with laughter. No kidding. These are some of the most off-the-wall-hilarious talents gracing comedy stages today!