Comedy Show @ the Taproom

Comedy night in the taproom presented by East Street Cider Co. & Engage Goderich

Snack menu open until 9pm but there will be no food service during the performance

Early Show: Doors at 6pm, show at 7pm sharp - seats are first, come first served.

Late Show: Doors open at 8:35pm, show at 9:15pm - seats are first, come first served.

Late Show Guest Opener: Joe Hallam

We've hosted Goderich native "Joe Dawg Hallam" a number of times and are so glad to have him back to open up the late show with is local flare and hilarious energy!

Headliner: Chris Robinson

Chris Robinson is a young stand up comic and actor who has been performing across North America over the last decade. NOW Magazine has described him as having “charisma and raw talent to burn.” He was the winner of the 2016 Second City Emerging Voices Scholarship as well as SiriusXM’s Top Comic $25,000 grand prize. Chris was the runner-up at the prestigious Homegrown competition at the Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal in 2016 where he also taped an appearance on Kevin Hart's LOL Network.

Chris returned to Just For Laughs this past summer to shoot a TV set for The Comedy Network and headlined his own shows at the JFL42 Festival in Toronto. He can be seen in The Boys, Pillow Talk, and The Amazing Gayl Pile

+ Opener: Braydon Lynch

Braydon Lynch is a stand-up comedian, actor, and improviser who grew up in small town Kindersley, Saskatchewan. He now hangs his hat in Toronto and has been working his craft on stages across the country.

He has trained with Second City and made appearances at the prestigious Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Rusty Nail Comedy Festival, and Just For Laughs Toronto. In 2018, Braydon founded Cowbell Comedy which has quickly become one of the hottest tickets in town. He was named as one of the 10 Canadian’s Who Killed in Comedy in 2021, and again in 2023.

+ MC: @Ben McKay 

Ben McKay is a Canadian comedian who recently relocated to New York City! Starting stand-up at 19 years old, he has spent the last 7 years honing his craft and touring all across Canada. He has performed at Just For Laughs Toronto - including a JFL Live Sessions Recording, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the Toronto Comedy Festival, and was named one of Canada’s Next Gen of Comedy at the inaugural Departure Fest (formerly Canada Music Week). Since moving to America earlier this year Ben has hit the ground running as well with performing at the Cleveland Comedy Festival, Fountain City Comedy Festival, and being selected as a 'Comic to Watch' at the New York Comedy Festival!