{"id":11495,"date":"2016-01-06T06:00:25","date_gmt":"2016-01-06T14:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/?p=11495"},"modified":"2016-01-11T12:08:30","modified_gmt":"2016-01-11T20:08:30","slug":"snowed-in-comedy-tour-brings-laughs-back-to-victoria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/2016\/01\/06\/snowed-in-comedy-tour-brings-laughs-back-to-victoria\/","title":{"rendered":"Snowed In Comedy Tour brings laughs back to Victoria"},"content":{"rendered":"

One million dollars in ticket sales is not what comedian Dan Quinn had originally set out for when planning a snowboard vacation in 2007. Quinn had just anticipated booking a few gigs along the way to pay for the trip; after mentioning his tour plans to other comedian friends, they all wanted to join in the tour, and the Snowed In Comedy Tour was born.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe deal we made at the beginning was if we made or lost any money, we would split it. We just thought, \u2018Hey, let\u2019s go for a fun vacation, and maybe it won\u2019t be that expensive.\u2019 So we put it together and somehow people showed up. The shows were great, so we said, \u2018Let\u2019s do it again,\u2019\u201d says Quinn.<\/p>\n

The tour was not expected to be such a success. Now in its eighth year, Snowed In Comedy has to date sold $1 million in tickets. This year, tickets are selling at three times the rate of last year, says Quinn.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat\u2019s good about this tour is it\u2019s not a big company running it, it\u2019s just us. This is what our fans like, and we\u2019ve kept it that way,\u201d says Quinn.<\/p>\n

\"Comedian<\/a>
Comedian Dan Quinn is bringing Snowed In Comedy back to town (photo provided).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The eight-week tour begins in Prince Rupert, BC in January and makes its way through Alberta and BC, wrapping up in Lloydminster, Alberta in March. The four comedians (Quinn, Pete Zedlacher, Craig Campbell, and Paul Myrehaug) visit ski hills to snowboard by day, and do stand-up comedy at local venues by night.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re getting up and snowboarding every day, and then you have to be prepared for your show that night,\u201d says Quinn about some of the challenges while on tour. \u201cYou want to give 100 percent on your show, because at the end of the day, nobody really cares if you\u2019re tired because you went snowboarding all day.\u201d<\/p>\n

There are a couple of prerequisites for comedians to be part of the tour, according to Quinn: they have to be a fantastic comedian, and they have to like snowboarding.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis year, it\u2019s a really good combination with the four of us. It\u2019s going to be really tight, funny, hard-hitting sets. Just joke after joke after joke, and the laughs are non-stop,\u201d says Quinn. \u201cI am doing a little more political stuff this year than I did last year, especially with everything that seems to be going on in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

As the tour has grown, it has required more of Quinn\u2019s time, becoming \u201ckind of\u201d his day job, he says.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the biggest challenges is securing venues,\u201d he says. \u201cI pretty much start planning for next year as soon as this tour wraps up. People really enjoy the quality of the show; we\u2019re adding three more weeks and expanding into Alberta and Saskatchewan. We\u2019re going to start moving it across Canada and see where this tour goes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Snowed In Comedy Tour
\n8:30 pm Friday, January 15
\n$40, Royal Theatre
\nrmts.bc.ca<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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