Controversial comedian among the final line-up for Edmonton outdoor comedy festival

Tony Hinchcliffe arrives to speak before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump during a campaign rally at Madison Square Garden, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

A highly-anticipated comedy festival has finalized its Edmonton line-up with comedians spanning from Hollywood actors to homegrown icons.

The Great Outdoors Comedy Festival is set to kick off its fifth year in Edmonton on July 18 with stand-up comedian and podcaster Tony Hinchcliffe.

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The comedian behind the Kill Tony podcast will be joined by some of his regular guests from his show, who go by the “Killers of Kill Tony.”

On Oct. 27, 2024, Hinchcliffe was met with controversy after taking the stage during a Donald Trump rally and made racist remarks comparing Puerto Rico to “a floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean.”

Pillars of Canadian comedy, the Trailer Park Boys, will bring their signature chaos to the stage Saturday afternoon with special guest Jeremy Piven, who’s starred in HBO’s Entourage and the 2003 frat-pack film Old School.

Bubbles and the Sh*trockers will also perform music from their new album Longhauler.

Saturday evening will be packed with hilarious heavy-hitters including Saturday Night Live Weekend Update co-host Michael Che, The Big Sick and Silicon Valley actor Kumail Nanjiani, Netflix’s Big Mouth actor Nick Kroll and stand-up comedian Anthony Jeselnik.

Sunday afternoon’s set will feature comedian, actor and co-host of the Handsome Podcast Fortune Feimster alongside actor, writer and producer Matteo Lane and Ali Macofsky, who is known for her work on Dag and Badam and The Jim Jeffries Show.

Sunday evening’s finale will have two comedic geniuses to close out the festival.

Legendary Canadian entertainer Martin Short, who brought his talents to the 1996 cult-classic Mars Attacks! and is currently starring in Only Murders in the Building, will provide plenty of laughs for the festival’s last night after replacing Jim Gaffigan due to “an unforeseen scheduling conflict.”

Short will co-headline the event with John Mulaney, who’s best known for his stand-up specials Baby-J and Kid Gorgeous at Radio City as well as his writing credits for Saturday Night Live.

The festival will be at Kinsmen Park from July 18 to 20.

Tickets ranging from single-show to three-day passes are available here.