Winnipeg Comedy Festival

Winnipeg Comedy Festival
StatusActive
FrequencyAnnually
VenueVarious
Location(s)Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Established2002
FoundersLara Rae and Tom Anniko
Next eventMay 2–7, 2023 (2023-05-02 – 2023-05-07)
SponsorManitoba Liquor Mart
Websitewinnipegcomedyfestival.com

The Winnipeg Comedy Festival (WCF) is an annual national comedy festival, held in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The week-long festival takes place at several venues throughout the city, featuring stand-up, sketch, and improvisational comedy.

Performances from the festival are broadcast as a radio series on CBC Radio One and as a television series on The Comedy Network and CBC Television. It is the highest rated comedy festival series on CBC Television.[1]

  1. ^ Lizard, Visual. "About The Festival". Winnipeg Comedy Festival. Retrieved 2023-03-25.