Talent Time at the Rio Theatre
On September 3, 2026, Paul Anthony’s Talent Time comedy and variety show returns to Vancouver’s Rio Theatre.
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About the event:
It’s Vancouver’s longest-running, best-kept secret! Inspired by early Letterman and the classic variety show format, Paul Anthony’s TALENT TIME combs youth talent shows and unique corners of underground entertainment to create an innovative, strange and hilarious show that also accidentally builds connection and reaffirms the human spirit.
Come experience what the Vancouver Sun called a “Phenomenon”! Paul Anthony’s Talent Time is a live comedy/variety/talk show performed in the heart of East Vancouver. Featuring a live house band and co-host Ryan Beil from The Sunday Service Improv. Now in it’s 18th season, this entertaining and unique two-hour live show is also a fast-paced, half-hour television series broadcast on the Novus Network locally and globally on YouTube.
Now in its 18th season, this entertaining and unique two-hour live show is also a fast-paced, half-hour television series broadcast on the Novus Network locally and globally on YouTube.