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Rio Theatre host Mad Max Aussie Bushfire Relief fundraiser on January 25

The Rio Theatre is hosting a massive Mad Max Movie Marathon on Saturday, January 25 to benefit Aussie Bushfire Relief. We’re honoured to help with comedy for a cause, and invite you to come support as well!

Mad Max Rio Theatre
Mad Max Movie Marathon at the Rio Theatre

The Rio will be screening all four of George Miller’s post-apocalyptic classics – MAD MAX, THE ROAD WARRIOR, BEYOND THUNDERDOME and FURY ROAD. Come to one or come to all four back-to-back, on the big screen. Daniel Chai will be hosting the festivities, which include trivia, raffles, door prizes. There will also be a 50/50 draw, a costume contest, and, special guests throughout the day and evening. Plus you can win tickets to Hot Improv Tuesdays!

Doors are at 3:30 pm, with Mad Max slated to start at 4:30 pm. The Road Warrior is estimated to start at 6:30 pm. Then Beyond Thunderdome will begin around 8:30 pm. Finally, Fury Road will wrap things up starting at 10:45 pm

Mad Max Rio Theatre
Mad Max Movie Marathon at the Rio Theatre

The event will celebrate Australia Day (January 26), plus funds raised will directly benefit the important work being done by the Australian Red Cross. So invite your friends and come join the fun! Advanced tickets and VIP Packages are on sale now!

Contest: Improv Against Humanity celebrates Vancouver Pride

Happy Vancouver Pride, everyone! We’re celebrating this wonderful, colourful week by giving away two copies of the CAH Pride Pack, plus tickets to Improv Against Humanity: Rush Week Revelry on September 19 at The Rio Theatre! To enter, we want to know what your favourite thing about Pride is!

Improv Against Humanity Pride Pack

Is it the big parade on Sunday? The amazing costumes and dance parties? The lifelong friendships made and celebrated? Send us an email to fictionalscomedy@gmail.com and you could win! Contest closes August 5!

And save the date to join us at The Rio Theatre for #IAHatRIO! We’ve added new cards in the deck, gathered more sweet prizes, and will be crowning the newest Most Horrible Person in Vancouver! Come on down!

Improv Against Humanity - September and October 2018

 

Canadians Against Humanity: party game celebrates life in the True North strong and free

Just in time for Canada 151, we are working on the sequel to our hit party game Cards Against Vancouver, this time inspired by life in Canada. It’s called Canadians Against Humanity, and we need your help creating the cards!

Submit your Black and White card ideas using #CanadiansAgainstHumanity on Twitter and Instagram, or by emailing them to fictionalscomedy@gmail.com. By sharing your ideas, you could win tickets to Improv Against Humanity at the Rio Theatre on June 20 and other prizes! And your card may be part of the future set!

The Fictionals Canadians Against Humanity 2

Canadians Against Humanity is an unofficial expansion to the popular game Cards Against Humanity, and we’re looking for Horrible People all across the country to submit their ideas. When the game is ready, it will be free to download, print and play.

Examples of new Canadians Against Humanity card ideas include:

From far and wide, O Canada, we stand on guard for __________.

You used to call me on my cellphone. Late night when you need __________.

Ryan Reynolds riding a moose made of maple syrup.

Making it rain Canadian Tire money.

We’re also holding a live brainstorming party for CAH during Improv Against Humanity: Maple Madness on June 20! Come celebrate the start of summer at the Rio Theatre – advanced tickets are on sale now!

Canadians Against Humanity is not affiliated with CAH! But we are big fans of their amazing work so we encourage you to support Cards Against Humanity! Note that Cards Against Humanity is available under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 2.0 license. That means you can use and remix the game for free, but you can’t sell it.

Canadians Against Humanity promo poster