Shelagh O'Brien

Rick Mercer Stand Up for Canada is a one-hour CBC comedy special where Mercer is joined by Sophie Buddle, Mayce Galoni, and Julie Kim for a sharp and heartfelt celebration of Canada.

Featuring a mesmerizing performance by Christopher Plummer as Prospero, Shakespeare's The Tempest is brought from the stage of the Stratford Shakespeare Festival to the cinematic screen.

Hosted by Mandel from The JFL Festival in Montréal, featuring one-of-a-kind performances from some of the best stand-up comedians today.

A ghostly visitor with a shocking secret, a daughter devastated by loss, a deadly duel – and the most famous question in all of drama. Just some of the reasons why Shakespeare’s iconic tragedy will hold you spellbound.

The Opening of SkyDome: A Celebration - Andrea Martin and Alan Thicke co-hosted the 90-minute event on June 3, 1989, complete with songs written specifically for the celebration with over 5,000 performers which was broadcast nationwide on the CBC,

Antoni Cimolino’s chilling production of Macbeth takes you back to the stark reality of the 11th century, when the murderous king clawed his way to power. It has been praised as “a thrilling terror,” (Globe and Mail) “a bold and brutal take on the Scottish King’s tragic tale” (Toronto Star), and “a brilliant, terrifying show” that leaves people “gasping in the dark” (Chicago Tribune). Starring Ian Lake in “a galvanizing performance as an unusually young and sexually magnetic Macbeth” (New York Times) and Krystin Pellerin as “a standout Lady Macbeth … at once adorable yet devious” (Postmedia), this is a production that will haunt your dreams and leave you tingling. All hail Macbeth!

After driving his car off a cliff while trying to tweet, comedian Seth Rogen finds himself in Hell where Satan makes him a deak. If he started a charity, he'd get another chance at life. Back on Earth, Seth gets Nick Kroll, Sarah Silverman, and a bunch of other comedians to perform their standup routines for Seth's own charity to raise money for Alzheimer's, Hilarity for Charity. —Jamie Fairles

Seán Cullen goes back to visit his hometown of Peterbourgh, Ontario, Canada and performs a live concert at his old high school.

Comedian D.J. Demers shines a light on life in LA, disability porn, big words, not to mention getting haircuts while deaf—all with the help of an American Sign Language interpreter in this one-hour comedy special from Just For Laughs.

A stand-up comedy special hosted by Chelsea Handler, recorded at the Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal.

Bowfire presents an "All Star Show" of the finest lineup of fiddle and violin virtuosos ever assembled on one stage. It takes its audiences on a musical journey that moves seamlessly from Jazz, Classical, Bluegrass, Celtic, Rock, Gypsy, World and Texas Swing alongside Ottawa Valley and Cape Breton styles, while seamlessly incorporating inspired step and tap dancing and gorgeous vocals. Boasting world class production values, Bowfire's frenetic pace and invigorating rhythms resonate with superb sound, enchanting choreography and dramatic lighting, set design and costumes.Bowfire is a one of a kind theatrical experience which strings together one show-stopping hit after another in a truly unforgettable production of music and magic

Filmed at the Berkeley Church in Toronto, Canadian darling Darcy Michael delivers a sermon of storytelling comedy in this one-hour special from Just For Laughs. From gay parenting to casual drug abuse, no subject is too taboo for this house of worship.

Setting his sights on self-serious comedy, Mark Forward rants about everything from death, bears, and nursery rhymes in this physical, absurdist, and wildly unpredictable one-hour comedy special from Just For Laughs.

From her religious upbringing to the US-Canada border to the Holocaust, self-described "small ex-Chasidic, lesbian, Jewish stand-up comedian" Robby Hoffman spares no one is this one-hour comedy special from Just For Laughs.

The Canadian musical comedy group The Arrogant Worms performs live with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra.

Comedian Kurtis Conner’s debut comedy special.