Joke SIgnals - The Lateral Vibrance Tour ft. Chad Anderson, Clifton Cremo, Dakota Ray Hebert

Friday, June 20th

Joke Signals - The Lateral Vibrance Tour ft. Chad Anderson, Clifton Cremo, Dakota Ray Hebert

The Exchange - 2431 8th Ave

7:00pm

This is an all ages & Licensed event.

Get outta your teepee, it’s time to teehee! Get your tickets to the JOKE SIGNALS: LATERAL VIBRANCE TOUR today!

JOKE SIGNALS: THE LATERAL VIBRANCE TOUR features the comedic talents of CHAD ANDERSON (Cree), CLIFTON CREMO (Mi’kmaw), and DAKOTA RAY HEBERT (Dene).

JOKE SIGNALS was the name suggested by Dakota Ray Hebert for the Indigenous comedy showcase at JUST FOR LAUGHS TORONTO in September 2023. The showcase was hosted by Dakota Ray Hebert (Dene), and featured the talents of Chad Anderson (Cree), Clifton Cremo (Mi’kmaw), and Savannah Erasmus (Cree/Dene).

JOKE SIGNALS is beginning to make a name for itself as a reputable showcase of Indigenous standups. Thanks to CANADA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS, three of the four OG Joke Signals are embarking on a nationwide tour, with the fourth joining as part of the British Columbia shows.

CHAD ANDERSON (CREE)
Chad Anderson is a stand up comedian currently based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He’s appeared on CBC and performed at the Winnipeg Comedy Festival, JFL Toronto, JFL Vancouver, Odd Block Comedy Festival and Arctic Air Comedy Festival.
Chad’s comedy reflects on his own personal experiences including fatherhood and tragedy as well as subjects ranging from social media to racism. He’s been featured multiple times on CBC’s The Debaters and was a cast member in Mary Walsh’s Canada It’s Complicated. His debut album, Live at Wee Johnny’s was released in 2020 and can regularly be heard on SiriusXM.

CLIFTON CREMO (MI’KMAW)
Since beginning his career in stand-up comedy, Clifton Cremo has been entertaining Canadian audiences with his deft brand of storytelling and wry absurdism. Clifton's perspective on his Mi'kmaw upbringing and his unique outlook on First Nations issues brought him national attention by showing that no matter the divisiveness of an issue, humor can be a common ground.

Clifton was part of Rise Together with host Ron James - a Hurricane Fiona fundraiser that raised over $100,000 for the Cape Breton Red Cross. Clifton has also appeared at the Halifax Comedy Festival for CBC television in 2022 and 2023 in addition to being a part of their Best of the Fest tour in 2021. Clifton has also appeared on CBC radio's Laugh Out Loud and CBC’s The Debaters. In March of 2023 he recorded with Just For Laughs Originals as part of a compilation album “Divorced Robot Arms” and has appeared at the Just For Laughs festival in Toronto and Vancouver. Recently, he was also a writer on Season 31 of CBC's This Hour Has 22 Minutes. Clifton has also performed alongside top comedians including opening for Kenny vs. Spenny, Joe Pera, and Tom Green.
Whether he's onstage at a comedy club, a local bar, or even a funeral (seriously), Clifton always manages to bring the laughs.

DAKOTA RAY HEBERT (DENE)
Dakota Ray Hebert (she/they) is from Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan, and a proud member of English River First Nation. Dakota is currently based in Saskatoon, SK, where she and her sweetheart have recently opened the city’s first formal comedy club (ART BAR). Dakota just got back from Los Angeles where she was working alongside Modern Family’s Julie Bowen as part of Centre Theatre Group’s production of Fake It Until You Make It. While down south, Dakota also performed at The Comedy Store, Upright Citizens Brigade, Flappers Comedy Club, and The Hollywood Improv Lab. Oh yeah, she’s also pregnant.

Dakota does comedy:
Album: Trailer Treasure
Album: I’ll Give You An Indian Act
Just For Laughs (Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal)
New Wave of Standup (CBC Gem)
Comedy Night with Rick Mercer (CBC)

Dakota does television:
Unicorn Academy (Netflix)
Shelved (CTV & Crave)
Marvel’s Echo (Disney+)
Run the Burbs (CBC + PBS)
Roast Battles Canada (CTV & Crave)
Zarqa (CBC Gem)
Acting Good (CTV & Crave)

Dakota does movies:
#Vanlife (post-production)
Run Woman Run (Crave, CBC Gem)

She has a skin baby (Frankie), two fur babies (Lieutenant Dan & Mr. Bean), countless plant babies, and the world’s greatest and funniest sweetheart (Dylan).
Follow this Two-Spirit Dene busybody on Facebook and Insta; they’re up to their beaded earrings in work that they love to share.

Dakota Ray
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About the Exchange

The Exchange is wheelchair accessible and offers 2 non-gender/wheelchair-accessible washrooms.

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Ticket price plus taxes and fees - lineups subject to change - no refunds or exchanges