A unique hybrid storytelling/stand-up comedy show experience in downtown Toronto, featuring some of the city's most talented storytellers and comedians.

Every month, comedians and storytellers will take the stage to tell funny stories centered around that show's theme.

First Times @ Free Times

The theme for our first show is "First Times". Come hear 9 hilarious stories about different First Times from the talented comedians and storytellers on our lineup!

Thursday, July 17th, 2025, 7PM

Free Times Cafe
320 College St, Toronto (MAP)

Show Lineup

Michi

Comedian

Michi is the founder of ‘Maracas Media’ and an internationally hilarious comedian who has opened for comedy heavyweights like Rosebud Baker, rocked Toronto’s biggest clubs, and performs in English & Spanish.

IG: @seriouslymichi

Chantal Lim

Storyteller

Chantal is a person who went to business school, fell in love with performing through starting online improv classes in 2020, and hasn’t looked back since. In the past three years, she has performed in comedy festivals across four continents and created and performed Ancient Dying Chinese Dialect, an award-winning solo show directed by Ken Hall. With varied training in acting, physical theatre, and storytelling, Chantal is most drawn to projects that explore and celebrate the connections that form between artists and audiences in live theatre. You can find her every month producing Replay Storytelling events, where artists and non-artists alike tell true personal stories at Burdock Brewery.

IG: @replaystorytelling

Carlos from Scarborough

Comedian

Carlos is a comedian who brings his unique energy, hilarious observations, touching stories and respect for his hometown to the stage.

IG: @carlos_from_scarborough

Andrew Wong

Storyteller

An engineer, anime nerd, and professional idiot, Andrew is a true storyteller who has performed at various shows across the city, including True Stories Toronto and Replay Storytelling. He is a co-producer of “Tales Told Live” at the Tranzac, and hopes to continue to share his love of storytelling and performing with veterans and newcomers alike.

Tales Toronto

Vonne Aguda

Comedian

A fresh, up-and-coming comic from Vaughan, Ontario. When he isn't telling jokes at places like Absolute Comedy and Comedy Bar, you'll find him sobbing at the gym, scrolling TikTok in bed for way too long, or forcing his 2 dogs to listen to his new jokes.

IG: @vonnemedy

Leslie Hetherington

Comedian/Storyteller

Leslie is an expressive comedian, storyteller and misfit who passionately collides with the quirky side of life. After semi-retiring from a PR career, she dove into comedy last year. In addition to doing stand-up around Toronto, she’s shared stories at Replay Storytelling, the Comedy Bar, and way back, at the Hard Rock Café. And a lifetime ago, Leslie honed her stage legs at Canada’s Wonderland, where she told tales with eight macaws, frequently ad-libbing as the plot shifted with the birds’ moods.

IG: @les_hether

Logan Chatterton

Comedian

Logan Chatterton started doing comedy last September, performs around Toronto and has been featured on No Filter Comedy.

IG: @logan.tpc

Robin Mitchell

Comedian/Storyteller

Robin brings a unique and incredible energy to her storytelling with her fun and personal stories recently performed at Comedy Bar.

Michael Salvatore

Host/Comedian/Storyteller

Michael is a nerdy Italian comedian and storyteller who performs stand up comedy and storytelling around Ontario including shows at Comedy Bar, Replay Storytelling and the Rivoli. He's excited to bridge the gap between storytelling and stand-up comedy with the Comedy X Storytelling series.

IG: @michaelsalvatoreto

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