The Great Canadian Comedy Caravan Tour- Benefit Show For Ronald McDonald House

Fri Apr 24 2026 at 08:00 pm to 09:00 pm UTC-04:00

National Arts Centre | Ottawa

The Great Canadian Comedy Caravan Tour
Publisher/HostThe Great Canadian Comedy Caravan Tour
The Great Canadian Comedy Caravan Tour- Benefit Show For Ronald McDonald House
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The Great Canadian Comedy Caravan Tour is returning to the National Arts Centre for their 2nd annual benefit gala with Ronald McDonald House Ottawa on Friday April 24th.


Rick Currie (The Rick Mercer Report, Gemini Award Winner, multiple Canadian Screen Awards for writing in television, CBC’s Laugh Out Loud, CBC’s The Debater, CTV’s Comedy NOWJust For Laughs, Winnipeg and Halifax Comedy Festivals) headlines this star-studded affair! 

Rick has also appeared on the 2014 Canadian Country Music Awards and Canada 150 Celebrations from Parliament Hill, two national CBC New Years Eve specials and the 2018 Scotiabank Geller Awards. 


Feature Act: Todd Reid (Just For Laughs, Sirius XM, Italian Week Festival - Main Stage and quarterfinalist in the prestigious PAGE International Screenwriting Awards).


Hosted by Matt Watson (Just for Laughs 42, Glasgow comedy festival, the Aberdeen comedy festival, the Perth International Arts Festival, the Adelaide fringe Festival, and the Melbourne Comedy festival, and Sirius XM radio).


Very Special Guest: Don Kelly

Don is a Canadian Screen Award/Gemini nominated comedian, host, writer and broadcaster. Don has also made numerous appearances at Just for Laughs, the Winnipeg Comedy Festival, and the Hubcap Comedy Festival. He’s a regular on CBC radio’s hit show The Debaters and can be heard on CBC’s Laugh Out Loud.


Don has also starred on APTV (Fish Out of Water and Crazy Like A Lynx.) In 2022, he became the first Indigenous comedian to headline Massey Hall in Toronto on New Year’s Eve. Don is an Anishinaabe citizen of the Ojibways of Onigaming First Nation in Treaty #3 territory.


Don’t wait to get your tickets. Last year’s show sold out. Avoid disappointment and get yours today!

Generously sponsored by: Bell Media, Kelly Santini LLP, and The Lord Elgin Hotel.


TICKETS CAN ONLY BE PURCHASED THROUGH THE NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE BOX OFFICE BY PHONE: (613) 947-7000, IN PERSON OR ONLINE AT: https://nac-cna.ca/en/event/39802

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National Arts Centre, 1 Elgin St, Ottawa, ON K1P 5W1, Canada

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