BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//YourSite//Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:28330-0@www.visitcalgary.com DTSTAMP:20260515T102102Z DTSTART:20260620T010000Z DTEND:20260620T023000Z SUMMARY:Sled Island Comedy with Ben Sosa-Wright\, Sophie Haze\, Amar Singh and more DESCRIPTION:Ben Sosa-WrightActor\, comedian\, and writer Ben Sosa-Wright wa s named a Just For Laugh’s New Face in 2022 and is an alum of The Second City Mainstage. Ben was also named one of CBC’s 15 Canadian Comics To Wa tch in 2019. His writing has been featured in Reader’s Digest and Xtra Magazine. You can catch his stand-up on The New Wave of Standup on CBC G em or Roast Battle: Canada on Crave. \nSophie HazeSince launching her co medy career in 2018\, Sophie Haze has performed across Canada\, from Montre al’s Gigglefest to her current home in Edmonton. Known for clever wordpla y and absurd anecdotes from her personal life\, she blends deadpan delivery with a classic observational style. Beyond the stage\, she can be heard on various podcasts\, offering her unique take on pop culture\, politics\, an d the comedy scene\, and she released her debut album Normal Married in 2 025. \nAmar SinghAmar Singh is one of the best comedians in the world at b eing one of North America’s rising comedic stars. Delightfully absurd and shockingly honest\, he is a consistent crowd favourite. Vibrating between heartfelt personal stories and the dumbest jokes he can think of\, Amar wil l keep you deeply entertained. He’s opened for Aparna Nancherla\, Michael Winslow\, Maddy Smith\, and many of Canada’s greats. You can find his re cent debut special Please Don’t Kill Me on YouTube.Mikey DubsA regular performer at Hecklers Comedy Club\, Victoria-based comedian Mikey Dubs has been featured on CBC's The Debaters\, CBC Lol Radio\, The New Wave of Sta ndup\, JFL Originals\, and the Winnipeg Comedy Festival. He is the 2026 rec ipient of the Misdirect Nick Nemeroff Comedy Grant\, and will be releasing his debut comedy special titled The Indian Robot in the fall of this year .\nGabby RoseA self-proclaimed “stand-up cumedian\,” Gabby Rose is a qu eer comic who kicked off her comedy career with a bang in Edmonton back in 2021. Since then\, she has been delivering spicy hot takes\, incredibly hon est stories\, and beyond hilarious jokes across the country. After a brief appearance at Sled Island in 2024 (she filled in after a last minute cancel lation\, thanks Gabby)\, we’re very excited to have her back at the festi val!John CullenJohn Cullen is a stand-up comedian\, podcaster\, and writer currently residing in Calgary\, Alberta. He has been performing stand-up fo r over a decade and has made televised appearances at the Just for Laughs H alifax and Winnipeg Comedy Festivals\, as well as making regular appearance s on CBC Radio’s The Debaters. His podcast\, Broomgate: A Curling Scand al\, was the #1 podcast in Canada and won the Ambie for Best Sports Podcast .\nImportant info:Start and running times are subject to change. Please che ck the Sled Island schedule in June for exact set times.\nUpon entering a f estival venue\, the passholder agrees to being photographed\, filmed or rec orded in that venue\, and agrees to the publication\, reproduction\, distri bution and broadcast of all photographs\, video or other recordings of the passholder's voice or likeness without further notice or compensation in an y publicity\, advertisement or other publication carried-out by\, or on beh alf of\, Sled Island and in perpetuity in any manner and media whatsoever\, including print\, broadcast or internet.\nEveryone has the right to feel s afe and included at Sled Island. All festival attendees must abide by Sled Island's safer spaces and inclusion policy and agree to the code of conduct \, which can be found at SledIsland.com/SaferSpaces.\nAll passes and ticke ts are non-refundable. \nAbout Sled Island:\nSled Island is an annual five -day independent music and arts festival in Calgary\, Alberta that brings t ogether a community of music\, comedy and art with over 25\,000 attendees i n multiple venues across the city. For more information\, visit SledIsland. com.\nSled Island acknowledges Calgary as the traditional territory of the Blackfoot and the people of the Treaty 7 region in Southern Alberta\, which includes the Siksika\, the Piikani\, the Kainai\, the Tsuut’ina and the Ĩyãħé Nakoda First Nations\, including the Chiniki\, Bearspaw and Goods toney First Nations. Calgary is also home to the Métis Nation of Alberta ( Districts 5 and 6).\n\nhttps://www.visitcalgary.com/events/sled-island-come dy-with-ben-sosa-wright-sophie-haze-amar-singh-and-more\n\nhttps://www.show pass.com/sled-island-comedy-with-ben-sosa-wright-sophie-haze-amar-singh-and -more/ LOCATION:Vern's\, 622 8 Ave Sw\, Calgary\, Alberta\, T2P 1G6 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR