SPONSORED BY RED ISLAND CIDER.

Britt Campbell is getting an hour of comedy ready for its close-up.

This special ANCHOR Fest performance is a recorded trial run of Britt’s hour, giving them a chance to work on the cadence, sharpen the jokes,  smooth out the transitions, and see how the whole thing plays as a complete show.

This is all in preparation for a bigger comedy taping.

Having a taped practice run will give them a better chance at getting future venue bookings to practice before going all in with their comedy album/special. 

So while this isn’t a night full of brand-new, never-before-heard material, it is a chance to see an hour being fine-tuned before it hits the road.

Britt Campbell has been described as intelligently inappropriate, dark, relatable, and surprisingly kind. Their unique and bold take on life, relationships, human nature, family dynamics, and queerness has made them stand out as one of Canada’s freshest new comedy voices. Now in their 11th year of comedy, it’s time to document their work.

Britt performs with independent clubs and theatres across the country and can be heard on SiriusXM, Just for Laughs Originals, and CBC’s Laugh Out Loud. They are also the host of Rat Tales Comedy Night at Baba’s Lounge every Monday night.

Come be a part of the process and celebrate this piece of work.

Follow and DM @brittmakesjokes for "Friends of Rat Tales" discount.

This event is part of ANCHOR Fest 2026.

Born and raised in Fredericton, New Brunswick, John Batt is the brain behind the popular instagram account @canada.gov.ca, curating stories from the obscure and often bizarre side of Canadian history and culture. The tales and memes ride that sweet line between education and entertainment, recounting yarns about queer musical resistance in '70s Toronto bars, celebrating the inspirational FERO dumpsters, and skewering greedy Galen Weston. He's taken his one-man show—a cross between a Ted Talk and a couple drinks with a good buddy—on the road all over Canada including shows in Dawson City, Yukon, Vancouver, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Calgary, Saskatoon, Toronto, Halifax and St. John's, Newfoundland. He counts Canadian music heavyweights like Springhill's Anne Murray and Greg Keelor of Blue Rodeo among his loyal followers, not to mention a now-squashed beef with Jann Arden. Come see what all the fuss is about. It's not a podcast, it's not stand-up comedy. It's @canada.gov.ca

Saturday, May 9th, 2026

Jack Blanchard Hall - 7 Pond St, Charlottetown, PE C1A 2N9

6:00 PM Doors | 7:00 PM Show