Gotta get to the show.... (FINALLY!)

Paul Anthony and Ryan Beil - along with their trusty house band - are back at the Rio Theatre on Thursday, September 2, to host Vancouver???s favourite (and only) televised variety show: TALENT TIME!

Get ready for talented and hilarious guests, plus new biting video pieces for an evening of love, laughs, and things that make you go, "hmmmm."

Thursday, September 2
Doors 7:15 pm | Show 8:00 pm *Please arrive on time.

Advance tickets $17 | $17 at the door

★ COMEDIAN SOPHIE BUDDLE!!
Sophie is most noted for her comedy album A Lil Bit of Buddle, which won the 2020 Juno Award for Comedy Album of the Year. Currently a television writer for the sketch comedy series This Hour Has 22 Minutes, she was a semi-finalist in the 2018 edition of SiriusXM Canada's "Canada's Top Comic" competition. And she's one of our favourite people! So happy to have her with us again.

★ 9 YEAR OLD SINGER: MANA NAKAMURA!
Mana has been part of Vancouver Performing Star since she was 3 years old. She has received 1st place for classical art song under 8 years old Vancouver Kiwanis Music Festival and also first class Honours with distinctions on the Royal Conservatory music level 1 voice exam 2021. Mana was one of the finalists for Youth Talent Search BC in 2019. But most importantly her spirit will make you feel alive in a way you haven't experienced in years!

★ MIDDLE-AGED TEEN POP SINGER: I,KANDEE ALBUM RELEASE!!
14 years after I,Kandee first appeared on Talent Time's Craigslist corner, he is releasing an actual album!! This will be a special performance featuring back-up dancers and state of the art light show!!

★ 2 MORE ACTS TBA & BEST OF SEASON 13 VIDEO EXPOSE!!

With..
★ CO-HOST RYAN BEIL!
★ House band led by Kristy-Lee Audette!
★ Warm up comedian!
★ Your chance to win $100!
★ Surprises & more!

"Talent Time is the most innovative, raucus, totally silly and inspired show I have seen in years. Watching it is like freebasing sheer fun!" (Matthew Hays, Globe & Mail/CBC Arts Online)

"A cult phenomenon that???s been flying under the radar...Talent Time defies genre. You have to experience it to truly appreciate it." (Guy MacPherson, The Georgia Straight)

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