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Mon Nov 7
6 pm
Pat Thornton's 24-Hour Stand-Up at Comedy Bar
When Toronto comic Pat Thornton launched his 24-hour stand-up marathon in 2009, it was already the stuff of local comedy legend. Held as part of the Stephen Lewis Foundation’s Dare To Remember campaign, raising money for families and communities battling AIDS in Africa, Thornton’s lengthy jokefest oscillated between hilarity and that kind of exhaustion where you don’t know funny from not funny anymore, as crumbled pieces of paper scrawled with jokes began to pile up hour after hour. In 2010, the repeated jokes at the expense of Kevin Sorbo even managed to bait the former Hercules star to host a comedy show in Toronto. Now Thornton is back: with his own material, a team of writers, and accepting jokes flying in from Twitter (to @patthornton). So support it! It’s funny, and half crazy, and for a good cause.
Comedy Bar 945 Bloor St. W, Toronto, ON
When Toronto comic Pat Thornton launched his 24-hour stand-up marathon in 2009, it was already the stuff of local comedy legend. Held as part of the Stephen Lewis Foundation’s Dare To Remember campaign, raising money for families and communities battling AIDS in Africa, Thornton’s lengthy jokefest oscillated between hilarity and that kind of exhaustion where you don’t know funny from not funny anymore, as crumbled pieces of paper scrawled with jokes began to pile up hour after hour. In 2010, the repeated jokes at the expense of Kevin Sorbo even managed to bait the former Hercules star to host a comedy show in Toronto. Now Thornton is back: with his own material, a team of writers, and accepting jokes flying in from Twitter (to @patthornton). So support it! It’s funny, and half crazy, and for a good cause.
Updated 10/26/2011
