About
The Sunday Service is Ryan Beil, Caitlin Howden, Kevin Lee, Aaron Read, Taz VanRassel, and our musical director, Emmett Hall.
With over 20 Canadian Comedy Award Nominations, a CCA Best improve Troupe Award in 2012, and international recognition, The Sunday Service present to audiences across North America a fast paced and singular take on traditional long form.
Favoring discovery over structure, the group builds, demolishes, and builds again an absurd patchwork of scenes and stories. Using strong narratives and character work to ground their set, the group dips in and out of meta-comedy, rock opera, word play and even slapstick shtick.
Their high energy and commitment to comedy carries the audience through a kaleidoscopic trip; watching scenes barrel into tangents and stories smash together to create a piece that holds the collective spirit to its highest regard, and puts a big ol’ goofy shoe down to show everyone they’re not so serious!
“Vancouver has a top-notch comedy scene that doesn’t get the attention it deserves, so it’s great to see the always-entertaining Sunday Service getting national recognition.”
– Gregor Robertson, Mayor of Vancouver. (who proclaimed Nov. 18, 2011 Sunday Service Day)
“Their live show is amazing, their podcast is hilarious, The Sunday Service is all that’s right and true about comedy in this country. Simply put, I wish I was in The Sunday Service. Please don’t tell Picnicface.”
– Andy Bush, Picnicface
“The Sunday Service transforms comedy into a religion at the Hennessey Dining Lounge.”
– Leszek Apouchtine, Where Magazine
The Sunday Service: HILARI-YES!
Starring
Taz VanRassel

His biggest accomplishment to date is co-founding the Sunday Service in 2005 and watching it grow into a staple of Vancouver’s comedy scene, culminating in national recognition when they won best improv troupe in Canada in 2012.
Taz has collaborated and performed with the likes of Ryan Stiles (the Drew Carey show), Colin Mochrie (Who’s line is it anyway), David Cross (Arrested Development), Bob Odenkirk (Breaking Bad), Will Sasso (Mad TV), Scott Adsit (30 Rock), Sean Cullen (Last Comic Standing) Paul F Tompkins (Mr. Show) and Oscar Nunez (the Office[US]).
Follow Taz on Twitter: @Tazvanrassel
Ryan Beil

Follow Ryan on Twitter: @ryanbeil
Aaron Read

Follow Aaron on Twitter: @teenfarts
Caitlin Howden

Caitlin wrote and costarred in four critically acclaimed main stage revues at The Second City (Toronto). With a total of thirteen Canadian Comedy Award nominations in four years, four of them are for Best Female Improviser.
Last year, her TIFF debut “Crackin’ Down Hard”, directed by Mike Clattenburg (Trailer Park Boys), was chosen as one of the Top Ten Shorts. You can hear her on CBC radio’s This Is That as well as Same Time Next Week, a new show with with Ryan Beil and Charlie Demers.
Follow Caitlin on Twitter: @caitlinhowden
Kevin Lee
Kevin Lee is an improvisor, writer and actor from Vancouver, B.C. He’s been performing weekly improv shows as a member of The Sunday Service since 2006. Before that, he co-created the live mixed-media comedy show “The Living Room” with fellow comedian Sean Devlin. It was performed at the Vancouver International Comedy Festival to much (some? an?) acclaim. Kevin continues to perform stand-up, sketch and improv at many venues around Vancouver, including Vancouver TheatreSports, and Bronx Cheer. Frequently collaborating with other Vancouver-based comedians and writers, he expects to continue being an active contributor to Vancouver’s ever-expanding comedy scene.
Follow Kevin on Twitter: @therealkevinlee
Emmett Hall (Musical director)

Be sure to find your daily inspiration via his derisive adages: lauphorisms.tumblr.com
Follow Emmett on Twitter: @IAmEmmettHall
Featuring

Mark Chavez hails from Albuquerque New Mexico and is a member of the world renowned comedy sketch duo The Pajama Men. When he isn’t touring the world, playing sold out shows to rave reviews, he can often be found sitting in with The Serv throughout the year.
Follow Mark on Twitter: @themarkchavez, @pajamamen
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