The Orpheum Theatre is bringing Yuk Yuk鈥檚 Stand Up Comedy to Estevan for the third time. The show will feature three new performers on St. Valentine鈥檚 Day, Feb. 14.
Myles Morrison, the real deal hilarious comedian, who recently opened for Brian Posehn (who portrayed geologist Bert Kibbler on The Big Bang Theory) at Saskatoon Winterruption and TSN鈥檚 Jay & Dan, will be the headliner.
鈥淲e were looking very far to Myles Morrison... He is considered Yuk Yuk鈥檚 top headlining comedian in Saskatchewan,鈥� said Jocelyn Dougherty, who co-owns the Orpheum Theatre along with her husband Alan.
The Saskatoon-born comedian is not new to Estevan. He had a few Christmas performances at the Beefeater before, but he hasn鈥檛 been to the Energy City for a few years now and as he said in the interview with the Mercury he has a lot of new stories to share.
鈥淚鈥檓 constantly writing and updating everything, and telling stories about my life as it changes,鈥� said Morrison. 鈥�(It will be) just a good, well-rounded comedy show. We keep it pretty clean, but it鈥檚 really fun with a lot of cleverly written jokes, a lot of story-telling.鈥�
Morrison also said that he will be narrating the new TV series Dirt Farmers on CityTV, which begins airing in March.
Morrison has performed in 12 different countries overseas for NATO soldiers. He was one of the top eight finalists in Canada鈥檚 largest comedy competition SiriusXM鈥檚 Top Comic and performed at Just For Laughs. The Interrobang and Cottage Country Comedy Festival called him "one of the funniest comedians in Canada."
The night at the Orpheum will also feature a special guest Andrea Bunnin and Dusty Williamson will be the MC.
All three comedians are from Saskatchewan, which will be a different experience from the previous two Yuk Yuk鈥檚 shows the Orpheum Theatre brought. They performed together before, and Morrison said it was a great experience.
鈥淒usty is really funny, I鈥檝e toured with him a lot, and we get along great. Just a nice mix of comics. And Andrea is really good kind of new up and comer, she鈥檚 shown a lot of promise,鈥� said Morrison.
He also promised that there will be something special for St. Valentine鈥檚 Day in their program.
鈥淲e鈥檒l do a lot of story-telling and jokes about relationships and about failed Valentine鈥檚 Days. My wife is coming to the show, so I鈥檓 sure that will affect it as well, and I鈥檒l have a lot of good married material. Dusty is just dating, so he鈥檒l have an entirely different perspective on the night,鈥� said Morrison.
Dougherty hopes people will take the opportunity to make this day a bit more special.聽
鈥淗opefully people will go out for a nice dinner and come to the show after for a special Valentine鈥檚.鈥�
Yuk Yuk鈥檚 is a 43-year-old national comedy club chain. It鈥檚 founder, stand-up comedian Mark Breslin, was appointed a member of the Order of Canada by the governor general in 2017 for his work evolving Canadian talents for decades.
鈥淲e are happy to be partnering and working with them, promoting our national talent,鈥� said Dougherty.
Doors will open at 8:15 p.m. and the show will begin at 9 p.m. There will be a cash bar on site.
Tickets are $30, available at Henders Drugs and at the Orpheum Theatre.
