Taggart And Torrens Come to Festival Place

As part of the Qualico Cafe Series, Festival Place will present comedy duo Taggart and Torrens, March 2, 2019.

Podcast duo, Taggart and Torrens, recently surpassed the 2 million downloads mark on iTunes and SoundCloud. The podcast and touring live show is a celebration of Canadian culture through a cocktail of fond reminiscences and ridiculous party games that get the audience playing and laughing along. Their book, Canadianity: Tales from the True North Strong and Freezing, was released on October 17th, 2017 and published by HarperCollins.

Jeremy Taggart was the drummer of the Canadian rock band Our Lady Peace for 21 years. He has also worked with a number of other high-profile Canadian musicians including Tom Cochrane and Geddy Lee in addition to mentoring and doing production work with numerous younger bands like Arkells and Van Damsel.

Jonathan Torrens is best known to TV audiences as J-Roc, the would-be rapper on Trailer Park Boys. He's also appeared as a regular on Street Cents, Jonovision, The Joe Schmo Show and Mr. D, in addition to guest appearances on This Hour Has 22 Minutes, DeGrassi and Royal Canadian Air Farce.

Festival Place continues to be Alberta's #1 Presenter of Professional Artists. The 2017/2018 season showcased an eclectic mix of over 80 incredibly talented performers. The 2018/2019 season carries on the same ambitious standard of entertainment, with over 30 performances already scheduled in 2019, with new shows added throughout the year. For more information, visit festivalplace.ab.ca.

Taggart and Torrens at Festival Place
March 2, 2019
7:30 pm
Tickets: $25

Tickets are available through the Festival Place Box Office (780.449.3378) or through Ticketmaster.ca