The Winnipeg Comedy Festival is an annual

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festival, held in

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. Created by the Osborne Village Cultural Centre in collaboration with

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, performances from the festival are also broadcast as a radio series on

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and as a television series on

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and

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External links

CBC info pageOfficial Winnipeg Comedy Festival Winnipeg Comedy Festival
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