The Kinkonauts Coming Home Festival
Join us for the Kinkonauts Coming Home Festival—a thrilling weekend of improv comedy, creative energy, and unforgettable moments that honor the roots of where it all began the Kinkonauts stage! We're bringing together improv artists from across North America, combining old friends and new faces for a celebration like no other. Prepare for laugh-out-loud performances, inventive ideas, and a new level of improv magic!
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Schedule
8:00pm - Friday, March 28 - Fistful of Kicks
10:00pm - Friday, March 28 - Ground Floor 44
2:30pm Matinee - Saturday, March 29 - Kinkonauts and Coming Home Guests Festival Jam
8:00pm - Saturday, March 29 - Coming Home Guests Only Jam | BUCKO
10:00pm - Saturday, March 29 - The Kinkonauts (The Founders Show)
Featuring
Fistful of Kicks Friday, March 28th at 8:00 PM
Dive headfirst into the seedy underworld of triads, violence, and all the dumplings you can eat in Fistful of Crime! In this one-of-a-kind improv show, you'll experience the hallmark gangster cinema from 80s and 90s Hong Kong, reimagined and remixed on-the-spot by Vancouver's premiere East Asian improv group, Fistful of Kicks. Each show is equal parts drama and comedy, exploring characters caught between the criminal world and polite society, stretched thin between their gang allegiances and their family bonds. All created entirely on the spot based on a single word from the audience! If you're a seasoned HK cinema aficionado, or have no idea what any of those words you just read meant, you'll have a killer time at this show. Also featuring hilarious opening acts from all around the Vancouver comedy scene. Embrace your inner gangster at Fistful of Crime!
Ground Floor 44 Friday, March 28th at 10:00 PM
A show for your inner 44 year old.
Ground Floor 44 is the inevitable sequel to Apt. 33, created by Owen Chan, Rob Janowski, and Louie Pearlman. This comedy variety show blends surreal comedy, multimedia chaos, and some fabulous guests into a fast-paced, late-night spectacle. Featuring absurd characters, live animations, and a few existential and unexpected twists, it’s a kids’ show for adults gone completely off the rails.
In APT 33, the roomies refused to grow up— but in Ground Floor 44 they’ll have to figure out how.
Kinkonauts & Guest Jam Saturday, March 29th at 2:30 PM
this is your chance to see the Kinkonauts and the Coming Home guests in action in this one of a kind improv jam! (FREE for Accelerator participants on Saturday March 29th)
Bucko (with Guest-Only Jam) Saturday, March 29th at 8:00 PM
BUCKO is an electrifying improv duo made up of Aaron Merke and Lauren Cochrane, a real-life couple whose chemistry brings a unique spark to every performance. With no script and no safety net, their high-energy shows are filled with razor-sharp wit, wildly inventive characters, and unpredictable storytelling. Lauren, a founding member of The Kinkonauts, has over 40 film and TV credits, while Aaron trained under Del Close at iO Chicago and has toured with Second City. Together, they bring chaos and brilliance to the stage, making each performance feel fresh and thrilling. Beyond their live shows, BUCKO is making waves in comedy production with their original series Megasis and their creative hub, Royal Awesome Productions. Don’t miss BUCKO at the Kinkonauts Coming Home Festival—it’s a comedy experience that’s unfiltered, unpredictable, and unmissable!.
The Kinkonauts (The Founders Show) Saturday, March 29th at 10:00 PM
Revisit the roots of the Kinkonauts with a special show featuring the founding members: Lauren, Mandy, Jason, and Owen. They get together once every five years to relive the magic of their early days and bring their signature brand of spontaneous improv to life. Don't miss this rare and nostalgic performance celebrating the origin of it all.