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Thursday, May 17, 2007

The A-list Comedy Tour 2007

May 19 - 8pm

River Rock Show Theatre, Richmond, BC

May is Asian Heritage Month and is an ideal occasion to host the A-list Comedy Tour
which features the most hilarious Asian comedians in Canada: Ron Josol, Paul Bae & Jeffrey Yu.

Tickets: $24.50 plus service charges
Tickets on sale at all Ticketmaster locations, charge by phone 280-4444 or online at www.ticketmaster.ca

* No Minors. Must be 19 & older with valid government age ID. **

Ron Josol
Ron Josol is a professional stand-up comedian performing across the globe. In 2000 Ron won the Craven A's funniest home grown competition for the Just For Laughs comedy festival in Canada's search for funniest newcomer. Indubitably, the most recognizable Asian comedian in Canada, Ron achieved a lead in his own comedy special entitled, "Comedy Now", aired on CTV/Comedy network and later that year was featured in "Winnipeg Comedy Festival, and The Orange County Comedy Festival". CBC's Bill Cameron hosted a short documentary called "Different but the same", which covered Ron's life as a comedian and the challenges he faced as a minority in the television industry. Ron has written and performed on the Gemini award winning show "The Buzz", has hosted a television series on the new omni2 Network called, "FLIP". He has produced, co-wrote and starred as the lead of a short film based on his true story entitled, "Rolling Longaniza," which aired on the CBC. Currently, Ron is a writer and performer on the Much Music hit show "Video on Trial".

Paul Bae
As a former high school English teacher in Vancouver, Paul Bae brought an inspiring mixture of laughter and learning into the classroom. After seven years, he found that it was more fun laughing at his students than with them, and that's when he took to the stand-up stage. Since 2000, Paul has appeared in many comedy competitions and festivals, including Montreal's Just For Laughs. Look for his "Comedy Now" special September 25th on the Comedy Network.

Jeffrey Yu
Jeffrey Yu started stand-up comedy in 2003 by winning Vancouver's funniest comic with a day job contest. In the short time that Jeffery has been doing stand-up, he has performed at both the Vancouver and Halifax comedy festivals, and will be making his first appearance at Montreal's Just for Laughs Festival in 2006. He has also written for "This hour has 22 minutes" and is featured on XM, Sirius, and CBC radio. At the end of this summer, Jeffrey will be starring in his own "Comedy Now!" special to air on CTV and the Comedy Network.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=NLI3p6usc5U
Visit the new Website http://www.ronjosol.com with the latest info on show dates

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