I love a good comedy night. We鈥檝e enjoyed time spent at clubs like Yuk Yuks in Saskatoon, having dinner and laughing at a comedian鈥檚 performance.
Comedy clubs are not typically somewhere you can take or would want to take children, but who doesn鈥檛 love to laugh?
Because laughter is wonderful medicine, I love the idea of having a family comedy night. Considering that we likely can鈥檛 hire a comedian to come for a private performance, we鈥檙e going to have to get creative as to what a comedy night will look like.
A simple Google search will result in numerous child comedians that you can check out. A word of caution, as a parent of young children, I would always screen the material to make sure you find it appropriate for your own family.
I think child comedians are a fun way to introduce kids to what a stand-up comic performance looks like. If you鈥檙e looking for a more seasoned comedian, I would recommend Jim Gaffigan, who has his own Netflix specials, as he鈥檚 a really clean comedian who uses family life for a lot of his content.
Just because we want to laugh doesn鈥檛 mean we need to watch a comic. One of our family鈥檚 fun past times is watching Fail Army or other 鈥渇ail鈥� type videos. Maybe we shouldn鈥檛 find cats falling off of things super funny, but we totally do. Another word of caution, screen these as well because they don鈥檛 always edit out rough language.
America鈥檚 Funniest Home Videos are also a big hit with the kids, and due to their prime time slot, they should be rated 鈥淕.鈥� To add a little more intention to the night you could create your own ballets and vote on the funniest clip.
To get everyone in the family engaged, I suggest a dance off. It may not purpose to be funny but every one of our dance parties guarantees loads of giggles as we make up ridiculous dance moves.
I hope you get to try this out and laugh till you cry.
