Mary Winspear Centre Presents
This is That Live!
Thursday, February 22 - 7:30pm

“Funny and poignant.” – Fast Company

“When people realize that what they've been hearing isn't true, they revel in being let in on the joke. It’s all so thoughtfully executed." - The Guardian

“Parody mirroring the tone of CBC with uncanny accuracy” – The Globe and Mail

This Is That Live – Hosts Pat Kelly and Peter Oldring are back with live versions of some of your favourite fake news stories. The show is in two acts: The first half is a mix of the duo performing some classic material from their award winning radio show. In the second half, they turn the writing responsibilities over to the audience and improvise brand new stories on the spot.

PAT KELLY
Pat Kelly has built a career in entertainment by bringing a multitude of compelling comedy ideas to life as a writer, director, and producer. He’s the co-founder of Kelly&Kelly, an award winning production company known for making premium podcasts and comedic television. Pat is a veteran of The Second City, has performed at Just For Laughs, and has won several awards during his career in media, and entertainment. Pat and Peter Oldring have been working together for almost 200 years.

PETER OLDRING
Peter Oldring is a multi-award winning actor, comedian, and author. He has appeared in hilarious TV shows like House of Cards, American Crime Story: Impeachment and 911 Lone Star. In the podcast space, he is Dexter Guff in the self-help comedy Dexter Guff Is Smarter Than You. He co-created and stars in the critically acclaimed This Sounds Serious and co-created This Is That, where he plays host "Peter Oldring", as well as numerous other voices. Peter is an alumni of The Second City, and The National Theatre School of Canada. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, daughter, and six chickens.

CHRIS KELLY
Chris Kelly is a Webby award winning director and producer. He is the co-founder of Kelly&Kelly, a production company in Vancouver, Canada. Kelly is the co-creator of multiple podcasts including Let’s Make A Sci-Fi (named “Best Podcast of 2022” by The New Yorker), Dexter Guff Is Smarter Than You, This Sounds Serious and of course, his least favourite show, This Is That. He is an in-demand audio fiction director and has helmed shows starring Rainn Wilson, William H. Macy, Maya Hawke, Charles Dance, Natasha Lyonne, oh, and Pat
Kelly & Peter Oldring.