{"id":42225,"date":"2026-05-12T17:38:06","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T17:38:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/42225\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T17:38:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T17:38:06","slug":"edmonton-set-to-laugh-as-grindstone-comedy-festival-returns-july-2-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/42225\/","title":{"rendered":"Edmonton Set to Laugh as Grindstone Comedy Festival Returns July 2-12"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img-8883-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Harshaun Gill, Associate Producer (Left), Byron Martin, Artistic &amp; Executive Director of the Grindstone Theatre and Bistro (Middle), Noad Brodeur, Associate Producer of the Grindstone Comedy Festival (Right)\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Harshaun Gill, Associate Producer (Left), Byron Martin, Artistic &amp; Executive Director of the Grindstone Theatre and Bistro (Middle), Noad Brodeur, Associate Producer of the Grindstone Comedy Festival (Right)<\/p>\n<p>Comedy lovers can expect 10 days of stand-up, improv and live entertainment as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grindstonecomedyfest.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">7th annual Grindstone Comedy Festival<\/a> returns to Edmonton from July 2-12, showcasing performers from across the province and Canada, with headliners including K Trevor Wilson, Shaun Majumder, Brittnay Lyseng, DJ Demers, and Chris Locke.<\/p>\n<p>Bryon Martin, Artistic and Executive Director of the Grindstone Theatre and Bistro spoke with the Raven Radio Network on the growth of the Comedy Festival, from comedian headliners and variety of improv shows.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/media-cdn.socastsrm.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/3139\/files\/2026\/05\/grindstone-comedy-festival-audio-clip-01.mp3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/media-cdn.socastsrm.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/3139\/files\/2026\/05\/grindstone-comedy-festival-audio-clip-01.mp3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Noah Brodeur, Associate Producer of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grindstonecomedyfest.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Grindstone Comedy Festival<\/a> speaks on the summer vibes the event will bring with food trucks and live entertainment both inside and outdoors at the Comedy Festival.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/media-cdn.socastsrm.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/3139\/files\/2026\/05\/grindstone-comedy-festival-audio-clip-02.mp3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/media-cdn.socastsrm.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/3139\/files\/2026\/05\/grindstone-comedy-festival-audio-clip-02.mp3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Harshaun Gill, Associate Producer of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grindstonecomedyfest.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Grindstone Comedy Festival<\/a> highlights the diversity the festival features which includes improv shows such as the \u2018King of the Hill\u2019 and \u2018The 11 o\u2019clock Number\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/media-cdn.socastsrm.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/3139\/files\/2026\/05\/grindstone-comedy-festival-audio-clip-03.mp3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/media-cdn.socastsrm.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/3139\/files\/2026\/05\/grindstone-comedy-festival-audio-clip-03.mp3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For more information on the 7th Annual Grindstone Comedy Festival, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grindstonecomedyfest.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Harshaun Gill, Associate Producer (Left), Byron Martin, Artistic &amp; 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