Check out how many followers we have on Twitter!

Fun thing to notice as part of our tenth anniversary year. We have tons more people following us on Facebook, plus the thousands of views we have on our YouTube site too. You guys rock!

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And yeah, if you haven’t yet, please do follow us on Facebook HERE (and our FB group page HERE), on YouTube HERE, and on Twitter HERE. Who will be our lucky 405th Twitter follower and RUIN THE WHOLE THING?! Just kidding! Join us!

Hold onto your HATS! We’re at the Medicine Hat Fan Roundup June 22!

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Our tenth anniversary year celebrations continue, with another new show in a new city for us! On Saturday June 22 we’re trooping to the beautiful city of Medicine Hat for the MH Fan Roundup!

Come check out our improv comedy show at 4:30pm! And for more, drop in on the improv workshop from 3:00pm-4:00pm prior to the show, and learn some of the secrets of nerd-prov. Gonna be a great ol’ time in the Hat!

Improv Against Humanity, this Friday at Toronto’s Comedy Bar!

After taking our pants off at a fantastic Anime North weekend, we’re ready to hop right back on the stage at Comedy Bar for Improv Against Humanity – a comedy show for horrible people, about horrible people, by horrible people starring horrible people, based on the hit party game Cards Against Humanity. So come be horrible with us, this Friday at 9:30PM! Email us at eastside404s@gmail.com for discounted advance tickets. More details at our Facebook event post here.

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Calgary Expo Videos! LOTS of ‘em!

We had an awesome weekend at the Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo this year, rocking three shows AND a gameshow with great crowds and even more great laughs. We were even featured on CTV MOrning Live! Right now we’re in the process of putting the CTV clips, plus the whole Friday Night Nerdprov show up on YouTube. Here’s the playlist!

The Anime North Youtube Countdown!

We’ve been doing a daily YouTube countdown to Anime North as part of out Ten Year Anniversary celebrations! We have news about our shows on that weekend, special sketches, and a collection of Anime North memories from our veteran performers. Head on over to our YouTube site for today’s video and the ones we’ve posted so far!

Anime North YouTube Countdown!

Anime North – The Fan-Made Show – We need YOUR game suggestions!

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On Saturday at Anime North this year, we want YOU to make our setlist of games we play. Just head over to this link and fill it out, we’ll take the most voted games and perform them for you. And hey, even if you’re NOT going to Anime North, vote anyway! Hooray for comedy democracy!

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Note: This is for the 7:00pm show, not the 11:00pm, mature-rated “Last Pants Standing” show. THAT one is reserved for some pretty special surprises, we must say… ;)

Anime North 2013 – The megashow meetup ascends to new levels of AWESOME!

Oh, goodness! The latest stop on our TENTH ANNIVERSARY year tour is our flagship show in Toronto, for Anime North! The Eastsiders are once again joined by members of our Westside cast, and we’re gonna be having you laugh all weekend long at FIVE improv shows! Here’s our poster for the Friday night show:

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What ARE our five shows? Here are the showtimes and locations!

Friday – 5:00pm-7:00pm – Doubletree Main Plaza Ballroom – The Eastside-Westside Improv Kickoff
The 404s start their 10th Anniversary weekend in style, with classic games, new names, and YOUR suggestions to create comedy with an anime twist!

Friday – 9:00pm-11:00pm – Toronto Congress Centre Hall G – Anime Wrestle-Prov X
It’s nerdprov in the wrestling ring! Teams of otaku tag-team through improv scenes where YOU choose the winning team! Beware, it’s a late-nite show – no holds barred!

Saturday – 7:00pm – 8:30pm – Toronto Congress Centre Hall G – The 404s Fan-Made Improv Show!
It’s the show where the anime fans pick the games we play! Enter the survey at www.the404s.com and choose your favourite improv games – and we’ll play ‘em on stage!

Saturday – 11:00pm – 1:00am – Toronto Congress Centre Hall G – Last Pants Standing Improv Show (18+)It’s The 404s infamous “late nite”, mature-rated elimination improv show where letting our hair down is the least of your worries! No anime, no topic, no taboo is safe!

Sunday – 4:00pm – 5:00pm – Doubletree Main Plaza Ballroom – The 404s MUSICAL Improv Grand Finale!
Finish off your weekend with The 404s and a special, musical-themed anime improv show! With your suggestions, we’ll make up whole songs on the spot and sing you senseless!

This is what we did at the Calgary Expo. And yeah, we’re really proud of it.

THis year’s Comedy Showdown at the Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo was a real doozy – we did Marvel Heroes and DC Villains! It was a great show, and the Marvel team win by a narrow margin of 7-6! Click the postr for a higher rez version!

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ALL of our shows at the Calgary Expo this year were wonderful! Want to see clips of what happened? Clicky click right HERE!

Who do we want? YOU do we want! Casting at the Calgary Expo!

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The WESTSIDE CAST is in search of new members for upcoming shows, and will be actively looking for nerdy comedy talent at or upcoming shows – including this weekend at the Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo!

Come to the Calgary Expo’s IMPROV FOR NERDS workshop in the Rotary House on Sunday, April 27 at 12:30pm for our improv comedy workshop. We’ll be looking for new blood, based in Calgary or Edmonton, to join our ranks of fandom entertainers at shows in Alberta and beyond. We’ll also be looking for new “nuggets” at our workshops at other shows in Alberta in the coming months!

To find out what we’re looking for, check out THIS PAGE for information on the kind of person we’re seeking. Interested, aspiring performers will be invited to our un-public practices and if things work out there, you might be tested in front of an audience soon enough. Are you a nerdy funny guy (or a funny nerdy guy) who has experience in theatre, or would like to learn? We hope to hear from you!

Nerdprov Ahoy – We’re at the Calgary Expo!

Eyyup – our “flagship show” for the Alberta genre fandom is upon us again. And as our TENTH ANNIVERSARY celebrations continue, this year at the Expo is a doozy!

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We’re the “house team” of comedians at the Calgary Expo, and we’re also proud to be contributing staff, writers and panel facilitators. But our fans know us for our comedic exploits, and this year is great fun. Here are our shows for the weekend:

Boyce Theatre – Friday 4:30pm – Nerdprov Comedy With The 404s
Palomino AE – Saturday 6:00pm – Stump the Nerds Comedy Gameshow
Boyce Theatre – Sunday 2:30pm – Marvel Vs. DC Comedy Showdown!

Also join us for these other great events we’re doing:

Boyce Theatre – Sunday 10:30am – Brony Jeopardy!
Rotary House – Sunday 12:30pm – Improv Workshop

And we’ll also be hosting the costume contest and plenty of panels all over the Calgary Expo. It’s gonna be ten kinds of awesome for our ten years of improv celebrations, for sure. We’re also excited to continue our cast mashup from last year, and this year Big Mike from the Eastside cast will be joining the fun!

Check out the FACEBOOK PAGE for the latest details!

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2013 404s Events!

(Click INFO for the Facebook event page)

Jan 25 - Toronto, ON - Comedy Bar INFO

Jan 25-27 - Gatineau, QC - G-Anime INFO

Jan 26 - Edmonton, AB - A Taste of Animethon INFO

Feb 22 - Toronto, ON - Comedy Bar

Feb 23-34 - Guelph, ON - Con-G

Mar 1 - Edmonton, AB - Naked Geekprov INFO

Mar 16 - Edmonton, AB - Harufest INFO

Mar 22 - Toronto, ON - Comedy Bar "Geekprov"

Mar 29-31 - Seattle, WA - Sakura-Con INFO

April 5 - Naked Geekprov 2

April 6 - Edmonton, AB - JP Ame INFO

Apr 26 - Toronto, ON - Comedy Bar "Geekprov!"

April 26-28 - Calgary, AB - Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo INFO

May 24-26 - Toronto, ON - Anime North INFO

May 31st - Toronto, ON - Comedy Bar "Improv Against Humanity" INFO

June 22 - Medicine Hat, AB - Medicine Hat Fan Roundup INFO

July 26-28 - Hamilton, ON - ConBravo!

July 27 - Calgary, AB - Geek Moot INFO

August 9-11 - Edmonton, AB - Animethon 20 INFO

(List will be updated as dates get confirmed and Facebook events created)

Testimonials

“ The first time I saw The 404s was a decade ago at Animethon 10 in Edmonton, entertaining rooms packed to the rafters. It’s been my pleasure to know and work with them through all these years and to see that they are still going strong, bringing much-needed laughter to fandom events all across Canada and North America. Looking forward to another ten great years.”

- Vlad G. Pohnert (Vice-President / AMV Director, Animethon)

“ The 404s provided an unexpected but fun adventure for our City Council and volunteers. You never knew what was going to happen next and there were a lot of laughs along the way! They were a big hit!”

- Joey Leslie, City of Airdrie

"Thanks in part to your presence, Con-G 2011 was a resounding success. We had 705 people in attendance, a 35% growth from last year... It was a pleasure to have you back!"

- Con-G Staff (anime convention in Guelph, Ontario)

"The 404s offer a refreshing experience. Since there is no script their show is always tailored to the audience. Anything and everything can happen! Be warned though. Your sides will ache from all the laughing!"

- Heather Bendera, Coordinator, Ponoka Gymnastics Club

“They were all a pleasure to work with, fast on their feet and funny as Hell. They were just as much fun to perform with as they are to watch.”

- Doug Walker, a.k.a. “The Nostalgia Critic” (www.thatguywiththeglasses.com)

“The rooms were filled to capacity, and on their Saturday late-nite performance, we took down the wall between two panel rooms to accommodate the crowd that wanted to check out the show! I HIGHLY recommend them for absolutely ANY event if you want to liven things up and thoroughly entertain your crowd!”

- Jeremy Androsoff (Director of Programming, Anime Revolution)

Bring us in for a corporate function, private fundraiser, or a simple fun time!