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Halifax Comedy Festival

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The Halifax Comedy Festival (often spelled in promotional materials as Ha!ifax Comedy Festival) is an annual comedy festival held in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The festival is sponsored by the CBC which tapes and broadcasts the comedians' sets as a series of television specials, and is usually about one week long. Shows frequently take place at the Halifax Casino in The Schooner Showroom among other venues.

Live tapings of CBC Radio's hit show The Debaters have become a part of the annual festival, frequently using comedians who are performing in the festival as the 'debaters'.

Past performers include

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Nominations & Awards Archives". Canadian Comedy Awards. 2007. Archived from the original on 14 June 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2017.