Red Fedora Comedy was created to give comedians a brand they can trust, love and support.

Founded by The Mob’s Press, Red Fedora Comedy wants to change the way business is done with artists today.

Red Fedora Comedy is the event production arm of The Mob’s Press, which is an Arts, Comedy and Culture City Network. Together, we have the marketing, promotional and ticketing power of The Mob combined with the knowledge and experience of our production team to make Red Fedora Comedy Canada’s #1 comedy brand. Not for audiences, but for Comedians themselves.

Contracts that are not favourable, travelling for gigs that are not what they promised, getting paid less because only 50 tickets sold, receiving $50 for a gig that cost you $100 to do…. These are the stories we want to change.

Red Fedora Comedy was created by Johanne Britton, who helped develop and build the Canadian Association of Stand-up, Sketch & Improv Comedians (CASC) since its launch in 2017. She also sits on the Board of Directors for Foundation for Canadian Comedy (CANCOM) since 2020. This has opened her eyes to the large disparities in the comedy industry and how comedians are treated in the artistic world compared to other forms of art.

This is why Red Fedora Comedy was created: To help comedians directly by changing the landscape in which they play.

From not being able to get grants because the government does not recognize your art form; to constantly getting passed over for American talent in your own country; all the way to getting not enough support from the established entities that made their name and money off the backs of comedians.

Enough is enough.

It’s time for comedy to be treated and recognized for what it is: ART.