Next Show: Thursday, May 28th, 2026. Doors at 8PM.
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.
WTF: Work Time Fun: 8 hilarious stories about working, work environments, and strange encounters on the job.
Thursday, May 28th, 2026. Doors at 8PM.
Free Times Cafe
320 College St, Toronto (MAP)
Storyteller
Briane Nasimok turned his focus to storytelling for the last decade, after a careers in stand-up, acting, improv, journalism, and television writing and producing. He is an experienced dog walker and luncheon guest.
Comedian
Carol Liu strives to make you laugh about minor annoyances in life. She likes to explore why we love to hate our families, relationships and work in modern life, and how to make things better or at least easier.
Comedian
Husein Panju is a “clean” comedian with a very messy life. An emerging voice in Toronto’s comedy scene, he mines his overthinking, millennial brain (and his day job as a lawyer) for material that swings from sharply highbrow to hilariously petty.
When he’s not on stage, he’s behind the drawing board — writing and illustrating his long-running webcomic series, “High Comedic Value”, which he’s showcased at comicons across Canada since 2013.
Actor/Comedian
Jabar Bains is a comedian, actor, teacher and content creator known for relatable dating humor and awkwardly honest storytelling. Seen on the hit TV series Late Bloomer, produced by Russell Peters, Jabar blends stand-up, sketches, and viral content with a sharp, laid-back style.
Storyteller
Panagiota was born in Greece and moved to Toronto, Canada, in 2015. When she was a kid, she wanted to be a ballet dancer, but then she became a Greek teacher. Now she’s a flight attendant, but her true passion lies in acting—and, of course, storytelling. In 2020, amidst Covid, she discovered storytelling and the whole world got a new meaning for her. Since then, she hasn’t stopped sharing her stories at Replay storytelling, The Story Collider, Tales Told Live and But That’s Another Story show in Toronto, and Confabulation show in Montreal.
Storyteller
Robin is a Toronto-based comedic storyteller, and public educator. Formerly a treeplanter in northern Ontario and film/television crew member in British Columbia, she turns rare opportunities and poor decisions into stories about what happens when you commit to both. She has performed at the Comedy Bar and Free Times Cafe.
Actor/Comedian
Sandra Pascuzzi is an actor and comedian based in Toronto. A graduate of The Second City Conservatory, she has performed in theatre productions, stand-up, and original comedy works across Australia, Canada, and New York, including the Toronto Fringe Festival and Melbourne Comedy Festival. She is currently writing a memoir: an anti-success story.
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.
A show where the punchline inspires on-the-spot storytelling live.
A unique show that brings together 4 comedians and 4 storytellers and mixes stand-up, storytelling and improv skills. Each storyteller tells a true story based on inspiration from a comedian's stand up set.
Saturday, May 30th, 5PM
Comedy Bar (Bloor)
945 Bloor Street W, Toronto (MAP)
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The wild stories you can’t usually tell to a room of strangers. Dirty, embarrassing, sexy, and/or shocking stories that need to be shared.
Thursday, June 25th, 2026, 2026. Doors at 8PM.
Free Times Cafe
320 College St, Toronto (MAP)
Fun stories about pets and animal encounters.
Thursday, July 23rd, 2026. 8PM.
Free Times Cafe
320 College St, Toronto (MAP)