Name: ISF2019: Trigger Me This
Start: 2019-07-10T20:00:00-07:00
End: 2019-07-10T22:00:00-07:00
Location: SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts

ISF2019: Trigger Me This 

Established in 2011, the Indian Summer Festival (ISF) is a multi-disciplinary arts festival produced by the Indian Summer Arts Society, a not-for-profit charitable arts organization based in Vancouver, Canada, on the unceded Coast Salish territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. This year’s festival runs from July 4-14 2024. Its mission is to offer multi-art experiences of exceptional caliber, thoughtfully curated through a South Asian lens. ISF connects rich and complex pasts with the emerging future, delighting audiences while provoking necessary dialogue and debate.

Indian Summer Arts Society

<A HREF="https://www.indiansummerfest.ca/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Indian Summer Festival 2019</A>
<A HREF="https://www.indiansummerfest.ca/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer"></A>Trigger Me This: An Evening of Comedy, Outrage, and Debate
 
“Writer, actor and improv comedy master Richard Side has run Canada’s hottest virtual comedy club” – The Vancouver Sun
 
Co-presented with SFU Woodwards and Side Entertainment
 
From Richard Side, creator of the hit radio series The Debaters on CBC Radio One comes an entertaining new stage format that asks a panel of talented comedians and the audience to decide where jokes cross the line and go from being inoffensive to being off-putting and even toxic.  In an age of polarized politics and social media outrage, stand-up comics remain the champions of free speech. Although traditionally granted the right to offend, even they are having a tough time navigating this new world that sees both increasing sensitivity and decreasing decorum. Trigger Me This enlists their humour and fearlessness as they join with the audience in an entertaining exploration of what makes us laugh, what makes us shudder and what makes us do both simultaneously. If you don’t find at least some of the material presented at this show offensive, there’s something wrong with you!
Trigger Me This showcases some of Canada’s funniest people including Zarqa Nawaz, Sultana of the Sardonic and creator of the hit sitcom Little Mosque on the Prairie, Vancouver favourite Yumi Nagashima, and Canadian Comedy Awards nominee Darcy Michael with Richard Side himself playing host. Indian Summer Festival and SFU Woodwards are pleased to collaborate with Richard Side to workshop and co-present the premiere of this format, making you the very first audience to ever experience it. The first half of the evening will follow a traditional stand-up format, the second half will poll the audience for comments and votes. Be part of the making of what is destined to become a new international entertainment format.
Come early and grab a pre-show drink at the bar onsite. Seating is first come, first served.
Trigger Warning: The intention of this event is to explore mature content (not suitable for children), with a curiosity about the right to offend - to whom is the right to offend given, and when? As a result, this event will reference sensitive sites of identity, marginalization, and/or lived experiences. The artists and audience may cross boundaries, in order to genuinely interrogate the location of comedy and humour in this specific political moment.
Featuring:
Richard Side
 Zarqa Nawaz
 Yumi Nagashima
 Darcy Michael
 Mayce Galoni
 Dakota Herbert 
Full venue description and accessibility information: <A HREF="https://www.indiansummerfest.ca/venue/sfu-woodwards-goldcorp-centre-for-the-arts/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">SFU Woodwards Venue Information</A>
 
Schedule:
5:30 pm: Box Office
7:00 pm: Bar opens 
7:30 pm: Doors Open
8:00 pm: Event Start (With intermission: Bar & Concession open)
10:00 pm: Event End
 
Ideas Series Sponsor: Creative BC
 
Indian Summer Festival is made possible thanks to the wonderful support of: 
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FAQs
Are there services fees on top of the ticket price?
For your convenience our listed ticket prices include GST. Service will be added at checkout. 
 
Are there ID requirements or an age limit to enter the event?
This event explores mature content and is not suitable for children. 
 
 What is the refund policy for this event? 
Refunds are not available for any Indian Summer Festival events.
 
Is there reserved seating?
Seating is first-come first-served. 
 
Will there be tickets available at the door? 
While there may be some tickets available at the door, we recommend buying in advance as many events do sell out. The box office will open at 5:30 pm the day-of the event. Tickets at the door will be available for purchase by cash or credit card, while supplies last.
 
Will I be allowed in if I arrive late?
Latecomers will be permitted entry and seated by an usher at designated pauses in the show. 
 
What is the accessibility of this event?
Please contact <A HREF="mailto:engage@indiansummerfest.ca" TARGET="_blank" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">engage@indiansummerfest.ca</A> if ticket price is an obstacle (subject to availability).
For <A HREF="https://radicalaccessiblecommunities.wordpress.com/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Radical Access Mapping Project</A>’s Full accessibility audit of SFU Woodwards/Goldcorp Centre for the Arts, see <A HREF="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1CriFmsnNH51VBIqxNlMbiXeL_Dz__hbl" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</A>
Mobility Access: SFU Woodwards is wheelchair and scooter accessible, including washrooms, ramps and elevators, and wide entrances and exits. There are two entrances: the Hastings Street entrance is at street level, and the Cordova Street entrance has a flight of stairs with a long ramp. There are elevators in the building and wheelchair designated seating in all rooms.
Parking: There is no designated parking, only street and parkade parking around the neighbourhood.
Transit: <A HREF="https://www.translink.ca/en/Schedules-and-Maps.aspx" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Plan your trip.</A> Address: 149 W Hastings St Vancouver
Bathrooms: There are a mix of single stalled and multi-stalled gender neutral bathrooms, each with clear signage. All washrooms are accessible for wheelchairs and scooters.
Priority seating and early entry is available for this event for people with invisible disability, low vision, or chronic pain. We can arrange this onsite, or contact us to plan in advance.
Be scent-sensitive: Many people are allergic to scented products. Please help us keep our events accessible for everyone by refraining from wearing perfume, cologne, aftershave, and other scented products while attending all Indian Summer Festival events.
If you have any access requests or concerns regarding this information please email <A HREF="mailto:engage@indiansummerfest.ca" TARGET="_blank" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">engage@indiansummerfest.ca</A>

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