The Great Outdoors Comedy Festival has announced its first round of funny people touring Canada in 2025, including a stop in Vancouver.
Bert "The Machine" Kreischer is headlining the first day of three days; he'll be taking the stage Friday, Sept. 12, 2025. Once named "the top partyer at the number one party school" in the U.S. by Rolling Stone magazine, his life at Florida State served as one of the inspirations National Lampoon's Van Wilder.
That sparked a comedy career, and he's become a regular in the stand-up scene, performing shirtless most of the time. He also is a prominent podcaster and made a film inspired by his interactions with Russian gangsters.
Joining Kreischer on stage (or, more accurately, preceding him) will be Whitney Cummings, who rose through the comedy roast scene and created the sitcom 2 Broke Girls (which lasted six seasons) and starred in Whitney.
Opening for both will be Derrick Stroup, a stand-up comedian from Alabama who just shot his first comedy special.
The Great Outdoors Comedy Festival will take place from Sept. 12 to 14, 2025, in Stanley Park. The other acts will be announced at a later date. The festival will also have dates in Edmonton, Calgary, Winnipeg, and Halifax.
Tickets for the first day start at $69 with prices up to $259 for access to the VIP table. Presale tickets go on sale Nov. 14 at 10 a.m. Three-day passes start at $159.
