Trevor Noah to headline as JFL Northwest announces live return of comedy fest February 17 to 26, 2022
Back to Abnormal World Tour hits Rogers Arena on February 26
THE DAILY SHOW’s Trevor Noah will headline as JFL NorthWest, Vancouver’s annual comedy fest, has announced it will make a live return February 17 to 26, 2022.
Noah’s Back to Abnormal World Tour will hit Rogers Arena on February 26, with tickets going on sale October 1 at 10 am via ticketmaster.com.
Noah’s tour opened in London and has been travelling around the U.S. Noah has been a popular headliner over the fest’s six-installment run.
The live in-person comedy festival was cancelled for February 2021.
Patrons attending the performance will be required to show proof of full vaccination (two doses of a Health Canada approved COVID-19 vaccine administered at least two weeks prior to the performance date) and photo identification as they enter the venue.
Watch for more announcements as JFL NorthWest, presented in association with SiriusXM, unveils the rest of its lineup.
Janet Smith is founding partner and editorial director of Stir. She is an award-winning arts journalist who has spent more than two decades immersed in Vancouver’s dance, screen, design, theatre, music, opera, and gallery scenes. She sits on the Vancouver Film Critics’ Circle.
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