Beat the winter blues with a red hot night of laughs at Comedy Night in Chester!
Luba Magnus is a comedian, writer, director, animator, and just wants to be outside.
Originally from small-town Port Colborne Ontario, Luba began performing stand-up comedy in Toronto in 2006, and she has since become a staple in Canada’s alt-comedy scene. Her debut stand-up album Baba Luba has received critical acclaim: NPR’s Bullseye With Jesse Thorn included it in their 2022 Stand-Up Comedy Spectacular, amongst renowned acts such as Tig Notaro, Roy Wood Jr., and Jen Kirkman, describing it as “enthusiastic, warm, and weird” and “one of the rare stand-up comedy acts that features botany… heavily!” Paste Magazine listed it #10 in their Best Comedy Albums of 2022, describing it as “equal parts clever and nonsensical with her creative wordplay”.
Luba has performed across Canada, was selected to perform in the 2019 SiriusXM “Top Comic Competition”, and she now calls Halifax, Nova Scotia home, where she has co-Headlined the Halifax Yuk Yuk’s comedy club, produced a show in the Halifax Fringe, and appears at venues across the East Coast.
Luba’s original content on social media has amassed nearly 4 Million views collectively, which has spawned the launch of the TV show “Nature’s Cool” on Bell FibeTV, in which Luba stars and directs.
Joining Luba are some of the funniest folk from the East Coast.
Travis Lindsay is one of the most prolific writers in Canadian Comedy. His great mix of jokes and storytelling has been captivating audiences since the age of 16. A festival favorite, he’s made multiple appearances on CBC’s Halifax Comedy Festival, and was selected as one of the prestigious New Faces at Just For Laughs in Montreal. Travis has released 2 comedy albums, “The Kid is Alright” , which went #1 on iTunes Comedy Charts, and the equally successful Killed at the Funeral in 2021. In 2024, Travis won a Canadian Screen Award for Best Writing, Variety or Sketch Comedy as part of the writing team for Canada’s longest running comedy series This Hour Has 22 Minutes, which Travis has been an on-air Correspondent and writer since 2021. In 2024, Travis’ talents took him all the way to the Million Dollar Finale of Canada’s Got Talent, in which after his audition, Judge and fellow comic Howie Mandel told him “I think you just changed your life.“
Kyle Barnet is a creative and dynamic joke writer and performer based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Since 2014, he has performed at the Hubcap Comedy Festival, headlines shows across the Maritimes, and recorded his 2021 debut comedy album, The Baby Bird E.P. which has earned thousands of listens across Spotify. In 2024 Kyle put out his sophomore album, Joke into The Night. About the release, The Parton and Pearl wrote: “This is Kyle’s second album in three years, an impressive feat and a sign of his commitment to the art of stand up.”
Sam Bartol is a standout talent. Raised in Halifax, Sam has made a name for himself as one of the East Coast’s strongest comedic writers and performers. Sam’s laid back comedy picks apart daily occurrences and insights, blurring the lines between reality and imagination. Sam has recorded with Just for Laughs Originals on SiriusXM Radio and CBC’s Laugh out Loud.
Luba Magnus and friends in action