David and Ken

Vancouver, BC

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Travels up to 200 miles

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David & Ken Reel (*recorded during the pandemic with no live audience. Livestream)

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Overview

David and Ken: Comedy with Music! We talk, you talk, we sing about it.
It's an improvised show based on audience suggestions and interactions. Its audience fueled conversational comedy with real stories, character driven improv scenes and hilarious, spontaneous songs with ripping guitar solos. Come join this playful-absurdist-adventure that will leave you feeling joyful and connected.

David and Ken are Improv comedians and spontaneous singer-songwriters
Inspired by: Reggie Watts, Flight of the Conchords, Marc Rebillet, Tenacious D, Bo Burnham & the Smothers Brothers


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Booking information

Price range: Contact for rates

Gig length: 30 - 120 minutes

Unions: Ubcp

What to expect

David and Ken: Comedy with Music! We talk, you talk, we sing about it.

David and Ken: Comedy with Music! Is an improvised show based on audience suggestions and interactions. Its audience fueled conversational comedy with real stories, character-driven improv scenes, and hilarious, spontaneous songs with ripping guitar solos. Come join this playful-absurdist-adventure that will leave you feeling joyful and connected.

We also offer a traditional improvised comedy show that is not music-based. It can be designed to suit the event you are producing.

Please contact us for more information.

About

David and Ken are Improv comedians and spontaneous singer-songwriters
Inspired by: Reggie Watts, Flight of the Conchords, Marc Rebillet, Tenacious D, Bo Burnham & the Smothers Brothers

David Milchard and Ken Lawson
are award-winning improvisers, musicians and actors who love making up songs based on your suggestions! Come join the fun with this interactive comedy show!

David and Ken have toured across North America, Australia and The Caribbean. They’ve also performed at comedy festivals such as: Just For Laughs, BumberShoot, Adelaide/Australia Fringe, Edmonton’s Improvaganza, and the Chicago, Seattle, Miami, Vancouver and San Francisco Improv festivals.

They’ve performed many times with Improv Legends Colin Mochrie and Ryan Stiles, from Whose Line is it Anyway fame.

They’ve both played in many styles of bands including metal, funk, Brit pop and blues. Ken has played guitar on many solo artists albums and one of his bands once opened up for Nickelback!

David and Ken are:
Members of the Internationally acclaimed The Comic Strippers
Canadian Comedy Award Winners
Canadian Comedy Award Multi-Nominees
Second City and Vancouver TheatreSports Alumni

You may have seen them in these TV Shows & Movies:
Altered Carbon, Supernatural, Flash, Hater’s Back Off,
You Tube’s Convos With My 2-Year-Old (125+ million views)
LouderMilk, iZombie, Adventures In Babysitting, Psych, Fringe, Sanctuary, Smallville, Arrow, Nancy Drew,
Tim Burton’s Big Eyes, Robert Redford’s The Company You Keep, The Package

Set list

We have set songs.
But most of the time our songs are improvised.

Influences and inspiration

Inspired by: Reggie Watts, Flight of the Conchords, Marc Rebillet, Tenacious D, Bo Burnham & the Smothers Brothers, Whose Line is it Anyways, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles, Wayne Brady, Robin Williams

Setup requirements

We can provide our own gear for certain sized shows. Additional costs apply.

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