WCF Alumni
Find out who else has performed at the Winnipeg Comedy Festival over the past decade!
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Dana Alexander
Originally from Edmonton, Alberta and now making her home in Toronto, via Vancouver, Dana began with Yuk Yuk’s at a young age and quickly became a regular fixture in their western Comedy Clubs. Voted “Best Discoveries” by Now Magazine in…
Aisha Alfa
Aisha is well known as the former host of Talk Soup and The Fifth Wheel, and for appearing in TV roles on Friends and CSI: Miami. No wait...that's the wrong Aisha....
Alfa is the 2011 winner of Winnipeg's Funniest Person with a Day Job…
Rabbi Bob Alper
Bob Alper is the world’s only practicing clergyman doing stand-up comedy… intentionally. He performs internationally, from The Hollywood IMPROV to London theatres, has appeared on Comedy Central, Good Morning America, and Showtime, and…
Chad Anderson
Chad Anderson is a stand-up comedian who is currently living in Winnipeg. Chad has been performing for over 4 years now and is a big part of the local comedy scene. He is 25 years old, aboriginal and sober. He will entertain you with his…
Nicole Arbour
If there’s one thing Nicole Arbour aka “The World’s Sexiest Comedian” loves, it’s a dare. So, when the 5’9” blonde was told she’d never be able to make crowds laugh or get hired on the comedy circuit unless she dressed down, and got in…
Bob Armstrong
Born in Western Canada, Bob spent his formative years migrating with his family, following his father’s civil engineering jobs. From an early age he internalized the idea of manhood as a permanent struggle with nature. Bob studied…
Ryan Ash
Ryan Ash has already experienced a lot of the great things the world of entertainment has to offer. Ryan has appeared in movies, TV shows, made-for-TV-movies… but is still holding out for a good infomercial. He’s also a fight…
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Johnny Bagpipes
More than just plaid, Johnny "Bagpipes" Johnston delivers his hilarious comedy performance with a Scottish twist that bowls audiences over. Johnny has appeared on Just for Laughs (CBC), Halifax Comedy Festival (CBC), two one hour specials…
Boyd Banks
Popular stand up comedian and actor, Boyd began his career in Edmonton, Alberta as a teenager. He has toured across Canada and is one of the favorite alternative comedians on the scene. In addition to stand-up comedy Banks is a well known…
Irwin Barker
Irwin is a comedy writer and performer currently working as a staff writer for the award-winning Rick Mercer Report. Irwin has made several appearances on CBC radio’s Madly Off in All Directions, and is a regular writer/performer for CBC…
Gerry "The Big Bear" Barrett
Gerry "The Big Bear" Barrett is a stand-up comedian and an Elvis Presley Tribute Artist. You may have seen his stand-up comedy featured on CBC Television, the Comedy Network, and the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network. Gerry has toured…
Dakshana Bascaramurty
Dakshana Bascaramurty was not born, but raised, in Winnipeg. She tried her hand at sketch comedy at age 10, when she wrote and performed a skit at a local cultural association’s holiday concert. It involved a bad accent, a horrible…
Jason Beck
Jason Beck is a Winnipeg comedian and former journalist who first broke into stand-up in the late ‘90s and has developed a reputation for wry wit, quick one-liners and inventive audience interaction. His material is clean, friendly and…
Rod Beilfuss
Rod Beilfuss is a proud Brazil-born Winnipeg actor-director (he likes hyphens), and a graduate of the UW Theatre Honours program. Some of his credits include The Merchant of Venice and Macbeth (Shakespeare in the Ruins), Generous, Comedy…
Ryan Belleville
Now Magazine describes him as “silly and surreal” and “One of Canada’s top comedic talents.” Ryan has won the Canadian Comedy Award and the Phil Hartman Award. A crowd favourite, Ryan has appeared five times at the Just for Laughs…
Aaron Berg
Originally from Toronto, Aaron was the winner of the 2007 COCA Comedian of the Year Award. He has travelled the UK, United States and Canada as a headliner. Aaron has been nominated for two Canadian Comedy Awards (2004-Best One Person…
S. Bear Bergman
S. Bear Bergman (www.sbearbergman.com) is an author, a theater artist, an instigator, a gender-jammer, and a good example of what happens when you overeducate a contrarian. He is also the author or editor of three books, most recently…
The Black Roses
The Black Roses perform naughty comedic folk music with a satirical twist. Their Fringe Festival hit (Montreal / Toronto / London) won Funniest Show, Producer’s Pick, and Best Touring Production (London, ON). They recently appeared at…
Trevor Boris
Trevor Boris has come a long way from the farm he grew up on a farm near Winnipeg. A two-time Canadian Comedy Award Nominee, he is one of the stars and producers of MuchMusic’s hit show Video on Trial, has starred in his very own Comedy…
Steve Brinder
Not only is Steve one of Canada’s finest stand-up comedians, he is one of the nicest people you will ever meet. As well as being a stand-up comedian, Steve is a TV host, a TV reporter, an actor and a popular school teacher. Steve has…
Claire Brosseau
Claire has traveled all over the world doing stand-up comedy, theatre, musicals, films & television. She has been a featured comedian on Entertainment Tonight, The Strombo Show, Much Music’s Video On Trial, The Laugh Attack on XM radio,…
A. Whitney Brown
A. Whitney Brown is a writer and humorist. An Emmy Award-winning writer, he worked for NBC’s Saturday Night Live for a number of years, and was an original member of Comedy Central’s The Daily Show from 1996 to 1999.
Rob Bruneau
Rob Bruneau is a Winnipeg comedian who’s been entertaining audiences since 2002. He has a likeable, self-deprecating style and likes to poke fun at embarrassing situations, family life and relationships. Rob performs regularly at Rumor’s…
Martin Bruyere
Martin était plombier, et comme ça ne débouchait pas, il a décidé de faire autre chose... Il n’y a pas de sot métier paraît-il.
Martin used to work as a plumber. He soon realized that his career was going down the drain so he…
Mike Bullard
Mike has done what no other Canadian has done; he hosted Canada’s first truly successful nightly talk show, Open Mike. Running for six unprecedented seasons, the Gemini award-winning series was the most-watched late-night talk show in…
Don Burnstick
Don is a Cree from the Alexander First Nation located outside of Edmonton. The youngest of 15 children, coupled with the fact of growing up on the reserve, taught Don a variety of means of defending himself, not the least of which became…
Andrew Bush
Andrew is a member of the Halifax-based sketch comedy troupe Picnicface and founder of Haberdash Films. He has alwso written for a number of Canadian television series, including Robson Arms, Street Cents, Odd Job Jack and Canadian Idol.…
Brent Butt
Brent Butt is the creator, star, and executive producer of CTV’s hit comedy Hiccups as well as the network’s beloved comedy Corner Gas, the most successful Canadian sitcom in history. Garnering over a million viewers each week for its…
Chuck Byrn
Working professionally as a comedian since 1994 and as a national touring headliner since 1996, Chuck Byrn has the experience and knowledge to ensure your show or event is a success. Having performed in almost every conceivable…
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Meryn Cadell
Meryn is a Canadian writer and performance artist. He currently teaches the writing of song lyrics and libretto in the Creative Writing Program at the University of British Columbia. Meryn, a female-to-male transsexual achieved…
Lorne Cardinal
These days, Lorne is most commonly recognized as the goofy RCMP officer “Davis Quinton” on Corner Gas. But long before earning fame for hanging with the gang at The Ruby, Lorne was featured in Blackfly, North of 60 and Lonesome Dove. He…
Martha Chaves
Martha Chaves’ stage persona is mischievous and subversive, yet vulnerable and insightful. Her numerous TV credits include her own national comedy specials on the CBC (COMICS!) and on The Comedy Network (SOMETHING ABOUT MARTHA). She’s a…
Bruce Clark
Bruce Clark is a Winnipeg writer and comic who is one of the few Canadians to have performed on the Tonight Show. He has appeared at Just For Laughs and the Winnipeg Comedy Festival and is a regular performer in Las Vegas. He has sold…
Graham Clark
Graham Clark resides in Vancouver, BC. He has appeared regularly on CBC’s The Debaters and for the past year was a co-host and writer of City TV’s The CityNews List. He has twice been nominated for a Canadian Comedy Award, (Best newcomer…
Carla Collins
Carla Collins is an award-winning comedian, actress, television host and writer. A gifted stand-up, she has been hailed by the Canadian press as “Canada’s Tina Fey” and the “Queen of Comedy” and performs all over the United States and…
Sarah Cornell
Winnipeg! Where have you been all my life? Sarah is so happy to finally make the love connection with this great province! Originally from Toronto, ON, Sarah originated the role of Ulla in The Producers (Mirvish Productions) after…
Gavin Crawford
Born and raised on the flat fields of Southern Alberta, Gavin began his career with his unique brand of character stand-up on the Toronto comedy scene. Gavin has previously performed at the HBO U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, the…
Seán Cullen
Seán has been featured in Time Magazine in the USA as the vanguard of comedy's next generation. He was a finalist in last season of NBC's The Last Comic Standing and has appeared on shows such as The Ellen Show with Ellen DeGeneres,…
Rick Currie
Ottawa native Rick Currie has been cracking up Canadian audiences for almost twenty years. His clean, whimsical style has remained popular and has allowed him to perform at the Montreal, Winnipeg and St. John Comedy Festivals, and tour…
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Melanie Dahling
Melanie Dahling has been a part of the Winnipeg comedy community for just under two years, but has nearly a decade of experience acting in theatre, film, television and voice-over work. She has had the opportunity to show her range on the…
Yan Dallaire
À sa naissance Yan Dallaire n’avait aucune idée qu’un jour il deviendrait humoriste. Aujourd’hui, c’est en affirmant qu’il l’est qu’il fait le plus rire son public. Yan est nouvellement marié et entièrement dévoué à sa tendre épouse. …
Alex Dallas
Alex Dallas was born and raised in the UK, and came to Canada in 1994. She has performed in many Edinburgh Fringe Festivals since 1982 and virtually every fringe festival in Canada since 1990, sometimes with the raucously popular comedy…
Roman Danylo
Roman is a headlining stand-up comedian, a top Canadian improviser, a TV and film actor, and a traditional theater actor. He is one of only a handful of comedians to have performed in the prestigious HBO Comedy Festival in Aspen and…
Kate Davis
Through motherhood, Kate found her passion for comedy. A speaker, writer, comedian, actress and mother of three, she has the unique ability to find humour in any situation. A five-time nominee at the Canadian Comedy Awards and star of her…
Gerry Dee
A former high school phys.ed. teacher, Gerry has made quite the name for himself in Canada and across the border. He won Toronto’s Funniest New Comic in 1999 and went on to tape his own half hour Comedy Now! Special on CTV and The Comedy…
Rosanna Deerchild
Winnipeg
personality, Rosanna Deerchild is Cree from South Indian Lake in northern
Manitoba.
She is a writer and broadcaster who has been heard on NCI-FM as host of All My
Relations and on CBC Radio,including as host of The (204) and…
Charlie Demers
Charlie Demers is a Vancouver comedian, humourist and author, heralded by CBC Radio as ''Truly one of the smartest comics out there.'' In addition to having performed in clubs and at festivals across the country, and as a regular guest on…
Darrell Dennis
Darrell Dennis is best known for his roles in Northwood, The Rez, and as the host of Bingo and a Movie. Darrell co-founded the comedy troupe Tonto’s Nephews and has performed at gala performances for the Winnipeg Comedy Festival and the…
Debra DiGiovanni
Debra DiGiovanni has just been awarded the 2011 Canadian Comedy Award for best comic (female) for the third time in 5 years. She’s been called the Best Comedian to see after a Messy Break Up and for two years running-she was named her…
Lou Dinos
On March 15, LOU DINOS celebrated his 30th year in the business. It all started in Toronto at a little club called Yuk Yuks, the only comedy club in the country, which at the time stayed open until 4 A.M. and did not serve drinks. He did…
Jon Dore
Canuck Fave Going "Dore to Door" at 2013 Winnipeg Comedy Festival
Still busy in the kitchen, the Winnipeg Comedy Festival has added a few more ingredients to its surefire recipe for laughs, having confirmed Canuck fave Jon Dore as the…
Harry Doupe
A stand-up comedian and writer, Harry has opened shows for The Tragically Hip and frequently performs at The Canadian Comedy Awards. He has appeared in such television shows as Comics!, Comedy on the Road and Off the Record. He won a CCA…
John B. Duff
John B Duff is a Winnipeg stand-up comic and the 2005 winner of Winnipeg’s Funniest Person with a Day Job competition. He placed in the top 10 of CTV’s Nationwide Corner Gas Comic Genius competition and was a local finalist in the Just for…
Dawn Dumont
Dawn has performed at comedy clubs across North America including New York’s Comic Strip, the New York Comedy Club and the Improv. Currently based in Edmonton, she is a regular at the Laugh Shoppe, the Comedy Factory and the Comic Strip.…
Vincent Dureault
Animateur de l’émission Carte blanche à CKSB Radio-Canada et bien connu comme humoriste, Vincent sera maître de cérémonie et animateur de la soirée. Préparez vos blagues, il est prêt à vous passer le micro!
Host of CKSB…
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Sam Easton
Sam Easton was born and raised in Vancouver, Canada. His career started out with a bang by winning the Phil Hartman award and being nominated for the Tim Sims award, as well as two Canadian Comedy Awards. His acting skills have been…
Derek Edwards
Stand-up comedian Derek Edwards’s award-winning humour has made him one of the hottest properties in Canada. A regular at the Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal, where he was recently hailed as a “virtuoso at the peak of performance”,…
Lou Eisen
Lou has recently appeared on The Jane Show on Global and has made television and radio appearances on such shows as Not Just The News, Comics!, Madly Off In All Directions, Definitely Not The Opera and Open Mike with Mike Bullard. A…
Joey Elias
Montreal’s Joey Elias began performing comedy in 1992 after losing a pool hall bet to a friend. Since then, he has performed in several Just For Laughs festivals and the 2004 Just For Laughs comedy tour. Joey recently lost eighty pounds…
Laurie Elliott
Winner of the Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Award and the 2004 Canadian Comedy Award for best female stand up, Laurie is fast becoming a Canadian household name. Her television credits include recurring roles on The New Red Green Show and…
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Mary Lou Fallis
Mary Lou Fallis is one of Canada’s foremost musical comedienne. Known to thousands of viewers and listeners across the country for the Bravo! television series Bathroom Divas, her CBC Radio series Diva Diaries, and to hundreds of…
Scott Faulconbridge
Scott Faulconbridge was nominated for a 2009 Canadian Comedy Award as Best Male Stand up. Hilarious story telling and improvisational wit have led critics to claim that he is “among the best stand-up comedians on the continent”. It has…
Marcie Fehr
Marcie is a hot, fiery, misanthropic, radical researcher for the Women's and Gender Studies Department at the University of Winnipeg-- a combination of qualifiers compiled by her supervisor, Dr. Pauline Greenhill (Women's and Gender…
Don Ferguson
Don is well known across Canada for his work on Royal Canadian Air Farce. His most famous Air Farce characters are Lucien Bouchard, the Chicken Cannon’s Col. Stacy, Bill Clinton, Bob Dylan, and most prime ministers. Don has written and…
Jebb Fink
Jebb is a 25 year veteran comedy performer and writer who is the co-creator and inspiration for the Gemini Award winning TV Series An American in Canada which aired on CBC and is now being shown on PBS. Jebb is a regular at the Montreal’s…
Diane Flacks
Diane is a writer/performer for television and theatre and has performed in theatres across Canada and the US. She’s created, written for, and acted in dozens of Canadian televisions shows. She is also the author of the book, Bear With Me…
Joe Flaherty
Joe Flaherty’s comedic roots can be traced back to Chicago’s legendary Improv troupe Second City, where Flaherty worked with comedy luminaries such as John Candy and Harold Ramis. In 1976, he joined the cast of the classic comedy…
Mark Forward
For those who think Oakville, Ontario is the most boring place on Earth (a) you've never been to Sackville and (b) at least it gave us Mark Forward.
From the start Mark was a breakout talent, being a finalist for the Phil Hartman Award…
Glen Foster
A headliner on the Canadian comedy circuit for over twenty years, Glen has also performed in The United States, Great Britain and Australia. He has starred in his own Gemini Nominated Comedy Network Special That Canadian Guy, where his…
Carole Freynet-Gagne
On est tout le temps maman, on est parfois grand-maman et on a souvent besoin de thérapie! Manque de temps et manque d’argent, on a simplement décidé de se joindre au circuit du Festival de l’humour pour se défouler et pour s’assurer…
Stevie Ray Fromstein
God’s gift to Atheism
Stevie Ray Fromstein began his standup career at Yuk Yuk’s Comedy Club, in his hometown of Toronto, Canada. His big break came when he appeared at the Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal, hosted that year by…
Darren Frost
Long considered one of Canada’s most controversial
comics, his ability to command the undivided attention of an audience is
remarkable.
Most recently Darren has joined the cast of the
hit CBC show ''Mr. D'' playing the new…
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Carrie Gaetz
Carrie has been in the business just two years and has been showcased on CBC Radio’s So, You Think You’re Funny and two episodes of The Debaters. In 2006 she won the Great Canadian Laugh Off in Ottawa and in 2007 she made her debut…
Michael Gelbart
With appearances on CBS’ The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson, performances at sold-out clubs and theaters, and two of his own prime time stand-up comedy specials, comedian, screenwriter and novelist Michael Gelbart is truly someone to…
Jian Ghomeshi
Jian Ghomeshi is an award-winning broadcaster, writer, musician and producer. He is the host and co-creator of the national daily talk program, Q, on CBC Radio One and bold TV. Since its inception in 2007, Q has garnered the largest…
Chris Gibbs
British-born comedian Chris Gibbs began his performance career in 1991, working as an acrobat on the streets of London. He’s toured extensively as a stand-up comedian and improviser, written and performed five hit, award-winning one-man…
Judy Gold
Emmy Award winning actress and comedian, Judy Gold is best known as the star of the critically acclaimed long-running Off Broadway hit show 25 Questions for a Jewish Mother, for which she was nominated for a 2006 Drama Desk Award for…
Jonathan Goldstein
Jonathan has been the host of CBC Radio One’s WireTap since debuted in 2004. His writing has appeared in The Walrus, The New York Times, GQ, and The National Post. He is a frequent contributor to PRI’S This American Life and the New York…
Jen Grant
A nominee for Best Female Comedian by the Canadian Comedy Awards, Jen Grant has performed at most festivals in Canada including the Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal, as well as the Halifax, Vancouver, St. John’s NFLD, and Sudbury…
Tim Gray
Tim Gray has been performing comedy in Winnipeg since 2007. He holds a bachelors degree in Dramatic Arts from the University of Manitoba. It was at that school that Tim founded the U of M Comedy Club, started producing shows for his…
Mike Green
"Funny", "intellectual", and "ambiguously brown" are the three tines that make up the trident of Mike Green’s comedic style. Willing to turn the microscope on the idiosyncrasies of his own backwards generation with a wisdom that surpasses…
Kathryn Greenwood
A Second City alumnus, Kathryn went on to develop Not to be Repeated, with friends Jonathan Wilson and Ed Sahely. The three would improvise an entire situation comedy in front of a live audience, based solely on ideas and suggestions…
Andrew Grose
In addition to over 19 years of live performances across Canada and around the world, Andrew’s credits include Comedy Now, Comics!, multiple Just For Laughs Television Galas, 3 episodes of Comedy At Club 54, 3 Madly Off In All Directions and…
Shannon Guile
Actor, writer, comedian, stunt performer and mime artist, Shannon Guile is a woman of action… or maybe just has ADD. Shannon fell in love with comedy while studying Theatre and Film at the University of Winnipeg. She was inspired and…
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Geri Hall
After a quick rise to the Second City Mainstage, Geri has performed in countless film and television roles, including Ken Finkelman’s At The Hotel, the Miramax feature Shall We Dance starring Richard Gere, and the CBC’s Little Mosque on…
Rich Hall
Rich Hall quit his job as a hurricane namer for the United States Meteorological Service eighteen years ago and hasn’t looked back since. He has won the Perrier Comedy Award, Time Out Comedy Award, and two Emmys. He’s appeared on QI, Have I…
Ray Hanania
Ray is an Arab-American journalist also known for his stand-up comedy. He writes a syndicated column with a particular focus on the Middle East. Ray launched a standup comedy career to advance his agenda of promoting peace through…
Cheryl Hann
Cheryl was born in Saint Anthony, Newfoundland but has called Halifax home for most of her life. A full time honors student at Dalhousie University, Cheryl is also a stand up comedian and aspiring rapper. Her first album will be called…
Hannah_g
Narrative is at the heart of hannah_g’s practice whether it’s in the magic realist stories she makes in response to environment and conversation, or public space interventions created to spark ideas and dialogue about enchantment and…
Jonny Harris
Jonny Harris is a graduate of Sir Wilfred Grenfell College's School of Fine Arts. His comedy has been showcased in every medium and at the highest levels across the country.
As a stand-up comedian he has appeared at the Halifax,…
John Hastings
John became a stand-up comedian soon after his birth and has done stand-up comedy in every comedy club in Canada that has asked him to perform. John was nominated for a Canadian Comedy award in the category of Best Newcomer, was named one…
Tyler Hawkins
Tyler Hawkins has toured all over Canada, and parts of the U.S. In 2001 Tyler was the winner of the first Funny Fest Contest in Calgary. Tyler has opened for some well-known comedians such as Bobcat Goldwaite, Jamie Kennedy, Rich Hall,…
David Hemstad
Identified as a “Canadian Master” by Just for Laughs, there is little doubt that Dave Hemstad is one of the most talented comedians in the country. Twice nominated for a Canadian Comedy Award, Dave Hemstad has also made three appearances…
Chadd Henderson
Chadd started improvising in high school and has not stopped since. As a member of Outside Joke he’s had the opportunity to perform not only in his hometown of Winnipeg, but all across Canada. Chadd also has been teaching improv almost as…
Sitara Hewitt
A former classically trained dancer, Sitara has worked in many facets of the entertainment industry as a dancer, host, model and actor. She was the host of TSN’s Playstation Loft, Sportnet’s Playtime and currently can be seen on the…
Jessica Holmes
Jessica Holmes has quickly become one of Canada’s top comedic actresses. Jessica is a member of Royal Canadian Air Farce, now known as Air Farce Live. She’s a successful comedian, actress, screenwriter and speaker who has opened for Jerry…
Maryellen Hooper
A physical storyteller, Maryellen has carved out a very successful stand-up career for herself. Her act is an ever-evolving story about her life as a woman, wife and mother. Never crude or offensive, her accounts of life’s little…
Hot Thespian Action
Hot Thespian Action is thrilled to be back at the Winnipeg Comedy Festival once again, their fifth appearance at the fest. Formed in Winnipeg in 2006, Hot Thespian Action has been pegged as one of the up and coming comedic voices in Canada.…
Dan Huen
25, single, a lover of cats and…listening , Dan Huen has been in the comedy game four years now. After doing the fest in 2011 he has spent the last two years working on the TV show The Week Thus Far (WTF). Drawing inspiration from ocean…
Kelly Hughes
Bookstore Owner Kelly Hughes has been called "staccato and laconic" by poet Méira Cook, "so funny I peed myself" by CBC Radio’s Shelagh Rogers, and "off-putting, rude and tasteless" by an angry fellow named Chris. The host of Kelly Hughes…
Dennis Hull
Dennis Hull will readily admit to not being anything other than Bobby Hull’s brother, as long as you add he’s the younger brother. And, he’s even been known to answer to someone asking for Brett Hull’s uncle. A name many Canadians and…
Emma Hunter
As one of Canada's top up-and-coming young comedic talents, Emma Hunter is a multiple award nominated actress, writer, and comedian. Emma's ability to transform into her characters and has garnered her lots of attention.
Emma has been…
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ImproVision
ImproVision makes stuff up. The “kings of short form improv” (CBC Manitoba) perform their own special brand of improv (smothered in gravy-Texas-style!) combining new twists on improv favourites with mousetraps, clothespins and…
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Sabrina Jalees
Sabrina is the youngest stand-up on Yuk Yuk’s professional roster as well as the youngest artist ever hired by Second City. Her talent has brought her leading roles on Much Music’s Video on Trial, CBC’s Smart Ask and Toronto One’s, the…
Dean Jenkinson
Since starting his comedy career over a decade ago, Dean has gone on to do television appearances on The Comedy Network’s Comedy at Club 54, CBC’s COMICS! and Global’s Comedy on Stage. CBC news viewers recognize Dean from his award…
Pete Johansson
You can’t guess where he is going, but you die with laughter when he gets there. Pete’s comedy is personal and authentic but it’s tones are universal, making him a global draw in the Comedy world with fans on every continent, and a tour…
Andy Jones
Well-known in Canada as a member of the groundbreaking Newfoundland comedy troupe CODCO, in both its theatrical and television incarnations, Andy has been a professional writer and actor for over thirty years. Andy has co-written and…
Cathy Jones
Multiple Gemini Award winning writer and comedienne Cathy Jones celebrates her 24th consecutive year on CBC Television this year, having started at CBC Halifax in 1986 with Codco and this year completing her 17th year on This Hour has 22…
Ron Josol
Ron Josol represents a new generation of comedy. With his modish comedy style and commanding stage presence, he is one of today’s hottest acts. Ron has taken his comedy around the world, performing in Canada, U.S., Pacific Islands,…
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Keener
Like Madonna and Bono, Keener needs only one name.
Keener’s standup looks at the world with an indomitable sense of optimism that many have lost as they grew up and became cynical adults. Keener takes you back to that happy place with…
Peter Keleghan
A former member of The Second City, Peter co-wrote and starred in sixty episodes of the Gemini award winning series, The Comedy Mill. For 14 seasons he played Ranger Gord on The Red Green Show and created the role of Jim Walcott with Ken…
Don Kelly
As a stand-up comic Don has performed across North America and has appeared on numerous television and radio comedy showcases, including his own national television specials on CBC’s Comics!, CTV’s Comedy Now!, the Winnipeg Comedy…
Pat Kelly
As a comedian, actor and producer, Pat’s professional career has spanned over 15 years. He has appeared at the Just For Laughs Festival, on Late Night With Conan O’Brien, and has co-written and performed in several main stage productions…
Barry Kennedy
Barry has appeared in over thirty movies and TV productions, headlined at Canadian and US clubs from coast to coast, overseas for the Canadian troops, and at the Vancouver, Winnipeg and Montréal comedy festivals. He has written three…
Omar Khan
Winnipeg born and bred (not bread, although he does love a good piece of toast) Omar has been making his mark on the Canadian theatre and film scene for the past 5 years. On stage he has played classic roles in David Mamet’s Glengarry…
Deborah Kimmett
Deborah Kimmett is not just a funny face. Packing 30 years of Comedy in her, Spanks Kimmett is a Second City alumnus, who for 20 years, acted, directed and taught at the improvisational theatre, becoming one of the co-architects of…
Wab Kinew
Wab Kinew is a one-of-a-kind musical talent, named by the Winnipeg Free Press as one of the top artists to watch from Manitoba. He’s won an Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Award for his hip-hop and an ImagineNative Film Fest award and New…
Simon King
Simon King utterly changes a room when he hits the stage. His high energy, dynamic, intelligent and edgy comedy style makes him nothing short of a force of nature. Simon is well known for explosive performances offering sharp socially…
Mariette Kirouac
Self-described as a ex-smoker, mother and grand-mother who is allergic to men who wear runners on a first date, Mariette worked with the Manitoba improvisation team in the Juste pour rire mondial d’improvisation and has been in therapy…
Matt Kirshen
London born Matt Kirshen's precision wit has earned him an impressive reputation on the international comedy circuit. Most recently his appearances on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Paul Provenza’s…
Michael Muhammad Knight
A true outsider, Michael was raised Catholic but converted to Islam after reading Alex Haley’s Autobiography of Malcolm X. He has written several novels and his 2002 novel The Taqwacores (described as a Catcher in the Rye for young…
Rebecca Kohler
With the face of an angel and a tongue as sharp as a Mach-17 razor, Rebecca Kohler is full of surprises. Life is hard, sometimes tragic, and Rebecca is no stranger to these realities; in fact she uses life's hardships and truths to create…
Paul Krassner
A co-founder of the Yippies with Abbie Hoffman and Jerry Rubin, Paul has led an extraordinary life. He’s dropped acid with Groucho Marx and edited Lenny Bruce’s autobiography. He’s been a free-speech advocate and has been published in…
Marc Kuly
Marc Kuly has been a blacksmith, a folklore student, a teacher and a sandwich artist - which is to say, he is a storyteller. His work with students is featured in the 2009 documentary The Storytelling Class. He was awarded the 2008…
Elvira Kurt
Elvira is a Second City Alumnus who has had many years of comedic success in Canada and the U.S. She has starred in The Comedy Network’s series’ Popcultured with Elvira Kurt and Elvira Kurt: Adventures in Comedy and has had her comedy…
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Natalie Labossiere
On est tout le temps maman, on est parfois grand-maman et on a souvent besoin de thérapie! Manque de temps et manque d’argent, on a simplement décidé de se joindre au circuit du Festival de l’humour pour se défouler et pour s’assurer…
Laura Landauer
Laura Landauer is an amazingly diverse entertainer, equally comfortable performing as an actor, singer, or comedian. She has recently received world wide attention for her spot-on portrayal of Celine Dion. Her short films have appeared on…
Maureen Langan
A New York City-based standup comic, Maureen’s a former journalist who likes to lambaste ridiculous celebrities and old guys who can get hot chicks just because they’re rich (are you listening Larry King and Donald Trump?). She also pokes…
Sylvain Larocque
In English Canada, his talent led him to be featured in 8 JUST FOR LAUGHS comedy festivals where he participated in the Just for Laughs Galas on the big stage as well as several other festival venues, such as Comedy Night in Canada,…
Craig Lauzon
Craig Lauzon, a Gemini nominee best known as a cast member of CBC’s Royal Canadian Air Farce, is one of Canada's top character performers. His characterizations have been described as "great Canadian comedy, quick and snarky with surreal…
Clare Lawlor
Clare is a regular contributor to various CBC Radio programs, including Definitely Not the Opera. Previously she had stunning if brief careers as a feminist performance artist, queer standup comic, and bruised New York City bike courier. …
Grant Lawrence
Grant Lawrence has long been a leading voice in Canadian arts and culture.
For years, the gregarious and encyclopedic Lawrence has hosted the CBC Radio 3 Podcast, a weekly showcase of Canadian independent music. Grant also hosts a…
Nigel Lawrence
In just a few years, this young Canadian comic has crept onto the International comedy scene. His shows have almost developed an elite following of dedicated fans. He is a favorite at clubs, colleges, festivals and food courts. Performing…
Sook-Yin Lee
Sook-Yin Lee loves a good story. The musician, filmmaker, actor and radio and TV broadcaster fronted the art-rock band, Bob’s Your Uncle before embarking on a solo career. The former MuchMusic VJ hosts the salon-style radio show…
Benoit Lefebvre
Charismatique, articulé, observateur, énergique, audacieux, l’humoriste Benoit Lefebvre ne laisse personne indifférent ! À l’aise en stand up, Benoit surprend par son humour à la fois candide et brutal.
Benoit Lefebvre est diplômé de…
Derick Lengwenus
Derick emerged onto the
Darryl Lenox
Darryl is judge, jury, and executioner when he takes the stage, and he presides over the courtroom of comedy with authority. The result: insightful, incisive, and always authentic comic justice that punishes the absurdity of the everyday…
Dan Licoppe
Dan has trained and performed with Second City in Toronto and is a favourite at comedy clubs and corporate comedy events across North America. He specializes in performing comedy that is clean, upbeat, polished and most of all, hilarious.…
Mark Little
Mark is a Halifax-based stand-up comic and a member of the Canadian Comedy Award-nominated sketch troupe Picnicface (nominated for Best Sketch Troupe, 2008). He was named Halifax’s Best Comedian in 2007 and 2008, and recently starred in…
Andrew Lizotte
Andrew got his start as a professional performer seven years ago when he began doing stand-up comedy. In that time he has already been on the road under the Yuk-Yuk’s comedy chain, done rural tours for the Winnipeg Comedy Festival, as well…
Jacqueline Loewen
Jacqueline is a member of Hot Thespian Action, a Winnipeg group that has produced fantastically well received, sold out, shows for the last six years of Winnipeg’s Fringe Festival. They have also been nominated the past two years for…
Leighann Lord
Hailing from NYC she’s appeared on numerous stand-up comedy shows including NBC’s Comedy Showcase, Lifetime’s Girls’ Night Out, HBO’s Def Comedy All-Star Jam and Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn. For two consecutive years, Leighann was named…
Greg Lowe (Musical Guest)
Guitarist Greg Lowe has composed and performed music for over thirty theatre productions, over twenty radio dramas and musicals, and has had several orchestra pieces performed by the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra and broadcast by the CBC.…
Gilson Lubin
The St. Lucian born comedian, described as off-kilter, is a natural story teller who recently appeared on Russell Simmon’s Def Comedy Jam on HBO. This laid-back comedian is a Canadian Comedy Award winner and tv personality most recognized…
Cara Lytwyn
Originally from Flin Flon, Manitoba, Cara is the 2008 winner of Winnipeg’s Funniest Person with a Day Job, an annual contest held at Rumor’s Comedy Club and is the current title holder of Winnipeg’s Funniest Comic competition sponsored by…
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Mike MacDonald
In addition to his successful and well received live performances all over North America, Mike MacDonald has appeared on numerous TV shows including Late Night With David Letterman, Just For Laughs, Showtime’s Comedy Club All-Star Show…
Tracey MacDonald
Tracey was a four-time winner in the comedy segment of the new Star Search on CBS. This led to a win in the finals (where all the categories of talent square off) and the Grand Championship title. She has appeared on Comedy NOW, Comedy at…
Shaun Majumder
This Gemini award winning Actor / Comedian has appeared in the feature films Harold and Kumar go to White Castle, The Ladies Man, Pushing Tin, and Purpose. Currently a regular on This Hour has 22minutes, his television career has included…
Heather Malick
A passionate and outspoken Canadian journalist, Heather has written for the Toronto Globe and Mail and writes a column for The Guardian. Her work also appears on CBC.ca. Heather has published a collection of essays, Cake or Death and her…
Patrick Maliha
Patrick Maliha’s act has been described as a Triple XXX Ray Romano meets a 21st Century Don Rickles. Originally from Thunder Bay, Patrick now makes his home in Vancouver, B.C., Canada. A professional Stand-up comedian & talented…
Dylan Mandlsohn
Dylan’s rubber face and array of charismatic stand-up characters have made history by making him the first Canadian comic to be a back-to-back finalist at the prestigious San Francisco and Seattle Comedy Competitions. He has made…
Marc Maron
Marc Maron is a stand up comic, actor, and writer who has appeared in countless clubs, in film, on various TV shows, and off-Broadway. He is also the author of Broadway Books’ The Jerusalem Syndrome (based on his one-man show). Mark…
Chantel Marostica
Chantel Marostica, known for her high energy, physical comedy, creates scenarios through impressions, delivery and timing, making Chantel a captivating performer, with a skewed perspective on observational comedy.
As an Improviser…
Andrea Martin
Ms. Martin has created several famous characters on the comedy television series SCTV, earning her 2 Emmy awards for writing, as well as nomination for best actress. She has received many Tony, Drama Desk and Theatre World awards for her…
Dave Martin
Born and raised in Toronto, Dave Martin began comedy in 1996 and believes anything can be made funny. Dave performed at the Late Night Danger Zone at the Just For Laughs festival in Montreal. In 2001 Dave received his own hour-long stand-up…
Trent McClellan
Trent McClellan is from the far eastern
part of Canada...namely Newfoundland.
Based out of Calgary, this new talent has been making a
big splash on the Canadian comedy scene. Trent has been heard on XM Satelite
and Sirius Satelite…
Kevin McDonald
Kevin is widely known for his work on Kids in the Hall which he founded with friend Dave Foley. He has also appeared on The Martin Short Show, Ellen, That 70’s Show, Seinfeld, Friends, NewsRadio, Arrested Development, Corner Gas and Less…
Jeff McEnery
Acton, Ontario’s Jeff McEnery has quickly established himself as one of the fastest-rising stars in Canadian comedy. In 2005, Jeff won the prestigious Tim Sims Encouragement Award and followed that up by winning Yuk Yuk’s $25,000 Great…
Kathleen McGee
Kathleen McGee is the girl your parents warned you about. She will make you laugh and blush all at the same time. Kathleen has been seen at Just for Laughs, on Bite TV and can be heard regularly on Sirius XM Radio.
In December 2009…
Deb McGrath
Deb has worn many hats in the biz: TV series creator, writer, performer, director and improviser. Some of her notable works include Expecting - a completely improvised feature film in which she appeared alongside her husband, Colin…
Kevin McGrath
Kevin McGrath has been making Canadians laugh for over 20 years. He has appeared at nearly every Canadian College and University in Canada. His shows are known to start big and end even bigger. A versatile comedian, Kevin amazes crowds…
Terry McGurrin
Terry is the only performer to have been nominated for Canadian Comedy Awards in three separate categories: Stand Up Comedy, Television Writing, and Television Directing. He is also the first comedian to have taped 3 separate Comedy Now…
Stephen McIntyre
Stephen Eric McIntyre is an actor/writer/improviser living in Winnipeg. His most recent credits include playing "Bug" in the movie High Life and playing "Uzzie" in the comedy television series Less than Kind. He can also be seen in the…
Patrick McKenna
Patrick honed his comic skills with Second City troupes in Toronto and Vancouver, as well as by performing his stand-up comedy routines throughout Canada and the United States. His exuberance and talent was rewarded when he won a double…
Ryan McMahon
Ryan mixes a traditional stand-up comedy sensibility with a loose improvised slacker style and he blends it all together with characters, multimedia, music and hilarity. Based out of Winnipeg, McMahon is a comedian / actor / writer that is…
Jim Mendrinos
For nearly two decades, Jim has brought his observations, opinions and inspired lunacy to countless audiences. His one-man concert, a spiraling stream of consciousness, is a dialogue that challenges while at the same time reaches everyone…
Dave Merheje
Born in Windsor, Ontario, Dave Merheje found a love for comedy at a young age and started performing in Detroit. Now living in Toronto, Dave’s comedy style has been described as aggressive in-your-face funny. Dave has gained a following with…
Aaron Merke
Originally from Winnipeg, Aaron is a comedian and actor living in Vancouver. He has been a part of Second City’s Touring Company and the artistic director of the False Idle Factor Theatre Company in Toronto. Aaron has appeared on Much…
Garth Merkeley
With a baby face like that, it may be hard to believe that Garth has been acting for over 20 years, but it's true. Apart from his involvement with two-time Canadian Comedy Award nominated Hot Thespian Action, Garth's work has included…
Darcy Michael
One of Canada’s brightest comedic performers has had an interesting and eventful rise to the comedy stage. Recently undergoing a complete transformation, Darcy Michael has lost over 100 pounds….hopefully not the funny ones.
In…
Ryan James Miller
Ryan James Miller has been a fixture in the comedy world for years performing with sketch comedy troupe Hot Thespian Action, having appeared at the Winnipeg Comedy Festival with the likes of Andrea Martin and Alan Thicke. With HTA, Ryan…
Shazia Mirza
Shazia Mirza’s comedy is a unique blend. Her Pakistani parentage and Birmingham upbringing have resulted in a comedy rich in its diversity. Although her family are Muslim this is not a central to Shazia’s comedy preferring a more general…
Colin Mochrie
Since the success of Whose Line is It Anyway?, Colin’s been one busy guy. He’s gone on tour with the WLIIA? gang and a two-man show called An Evening with Colin Mochrie & Brad Sherwood. He’s done two seasons of This Hour Has 22 Minutes,…
John Moloney
John Moloney has been a professional comedian for over twenty years, and has entertained audiences across the globe with his crafted, intelligent and original stand-up routines. Winner of the Best Live Performer award for two years…
Lawrence Morgenstern
Torontonian Lawrence Morgenstern has headlined at every major comedy club in North America. He has contributed material to Saturday Night Live and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. He was also one of the head writers for the Just For Laughs…
Greg Morton
After working as an animator on the Scooby and Scrappy Doo Show, and providing voice-overs for Saturday morning cartoons, Morton focused his talents on stand-up comedy. He quickly became a club favorite in the U.S., Canada, Australia, and…
Mrs. Hughes
When Merv Griffin found her, he instantly made her the comedy star of his revue, Love and Kisses at Resorts in Atlantic City and then Island Fever near Las Vegas. She also caught the eye of the Russ Berrie Company who featured Mrs.…
Brad Muise
About 10 years ago Brad realized a life-long dream, at the age of 35, to perform stand-up comedy when he stepped on stage for the first time at an open mic in Vancouver, BC. Since that time he has found success touring and performing…
Doug Mutai
When Doug Mutai moved to Canada a few years ago to pursue post-secondary education, stand-up comedy was not in the list of the extra curriculum activities he would be choosing from it. The Kenyan native enrolled in cross-country running…
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The New Lightweights (Musical Guest)
When Ariel Posen, Alexa Dirks, and Ryan Voth first formed The New Lightweights in early 2008, it was simply a way for three long-time friends to get together and play the music they grew up loving. Combining old school soul, pop, and the…
Matt Nightingale
In February of this year, Matt Nightingale shocked the world when he resigned as Pope in order to make his second straight appearance in the Winnipeg Comedy Festival.
In just three years, Matt's animated performance has earned him a spot…
Susan Nisbet
Susan is Manitoban born, raised and hospitalized. She has performed locally at the King’s Head Pub, the University of Manitoba, and at Rumors Comedy Club as part of The Funniest Winnipegger With a Day Job Competition. With a unique…
Craig Northey
Craig is a founding member and one of the principal singer/songwriters of the band Odds. Odds inventive and soulful approach to classic pop won them many fans among their musical peers. A friendship with the comedy troupe Kids In The…
Tim Nutt
Tim Nutt is a comic who can’t be judged by his cover. Long-haired, bearded and “rough around the edges” audiences expect Nutt’s material to match. But he surprises with razored-down punch lines and well conjured-up premises that place him…
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Karen O'Keefe
Karen is sassy, silly, and always witty. Hailing from Canada’s Northwest Territories, she now lives and laughs in Calgary. She shares her take on dating, drinking, and getting along with other humans, usually while in front of an…
Kevin O'Leary
From Montreal, Kevin is a Canadian entrepreneur and venture capitalist. Thus far, he has had incredible career, founding and leading companies to great success. He is also a frequent co-host on Business News Network, Canada’s national…
Peter Oldring
Peter started his comedy career 20 years ago in Calgary and hasn’t slowed down since. He has performed with THE SECOND CITY in both Toronto and Los Angeles, appeared several times at the Just For Laughs Festival and has won a Canadian…
Brad Oswald
Brad Oswald is a grown man who gets paid to watch television. Now, THAT’s funny. In addition to holding down every guy’s dream job as television critic for the Winnipeg Free Press, Brad has been performing standup comedy for more than a…
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Alan Park
A very accomplished writer and comedian, Alan is most comfortable walking the precarious edge between the profane and the ridiculous. A cross between a stand-up comic and sit-down satirist, he was a regular cast member on CBC’s Air Farce…
Steve Patterson
STEVE PATTERSON
CANADA’S BEST MALE STAND-UP
CANADIAN COMEDY AWARDS
HOST OF “THE DEBATERS”, CBC
Though most familiar to over 750,000 weekly listeners as the host of “The Debaters” on CBC Radio One, it is as an international headline…
Teresa Pavlinek
A performer and writer, Teresa spent four years at The Second City Toronto. Since then, she has co-written and starred in her own half-hour TV special, As I Was Saying, for The Comedy Network. Other TV and film credits include The Sean…
Nikki Payne
Nikki is a comedienne who hails from Nova Scotia and is one of Canada’s most original comics. Her no-holds-barred style of comedy and her lisp are two things which make Nikki standout as an innovator in the Canadian comedy scene. She is…
Rollin Penner
In the old days, Rollin used to write and perform a weekly comedy sketch for CBC Radio called The View From Greenfield. The “fame” which this brought him led to the opportunity to turn the Greenfield sketches into a live show, which…
Renée Percy
Renée started her career as “Pipi” on the wildly popular television series Degrassi High. Since then, her career has rocketed to include writing for Canada’s #1 comedy show, Air Farce Live, CTV and The Comedy Network’s Comedy Inc.,…
Perry Perlmutar
Perry is a stand-up comedian with a strong background in sketch and improv. His stand-up material covers a whole range of topics - from his experience as a Jewish man married to a Muslim woman to his former day job working as an English…
Warren Persowich
Warren was feature in The CBC Winnipeg Comedy Festival’s “Life’s Hurtles” Gala in 2006 where - as a cancer survivor - Warren Persowich recounted the zaniness of his story of survival, a journey which amongst other things found him…
Tammy Pescatelli
Since beating out thousands for the enviable spot as part of the Final Five on NBC’s Last Comic Standing 2, Tammy’s current schedule is jam-packed with headlining appearances at top comedy clubs and venues across the country, as well as…
Gordon Pinsent
This Canadian treasure has established himself as actor and writer; engaging in many disciplines including novel, play and screen writing, stage, radio, television and film. He wrote and starred in the seminal Canadian film, The Rowdyman…
Jason Priestley
Priestley just completed work on Don’t Cry Now, a film he directed for the Lifetime Network. Other projects included: Masters of Horror, co-starring Elliot Gould and directed by Joe Dante, Luna: Spirit of the Whale, co-starring Adam Beach…
David Pryde
David Pryde is a Montreal comic whose humor is often called “cerebral”, a word which he hasn’t looked up but assumes means “hilarious”. He has performed comedy in the USA, the U.K., and Australia, plus a whole lot of stuff in Canada,…
Rob Pue
A gregarious and dynamic comedian with a
knack for telling it like it is, Rob has become one of the brightest voices to
hit the Canadian comedy scene.
With unmistakeable charm, wit and trade-mark act-outs, Rob is a must…
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Paul Rabliauskas
Paul Rabliauskas is “Manitoba’s fastest rising comic”, a member of the Poplar River First Nation Paul has been able to share his experiences from living in rough Neighborhood’s to overeating to his advantage. Paul’s high energy and his…
Al Rae
Al Rae is a Winnipeg stand-up comic and comedy writer. He is the winner of the Just for Laughs National Homegrown Comic Competition 2000. Prior to Little Mosque on the Prairie, Al was a writer on the sitcoms Blackfly and Big Sound…
David Rakoff
David Rakoff is the author of the books Fraud and Don’t Get Too Comfortable. His next book, Half Empty, will be published in Fall of 2010. A two-time recipient of the Lambda Literary Award for Humor, David’s writing has appeared in The…
Simon Rakoff
Considered one of the quickest minds on the scene, Simon has been performing standup since 1978. He is widely regarded as one of Canada’s top MCs and has appeared at clubs, pubs, campuses and corporate events across Canada and in the…
Caroline Rhea
Caroline Rhea is notable stand-up comedian and actress. In 1989, Caroline ventured to New York to start her career in stand-up comedy. Her career was further boosted by numerous appearances on MTV's Half-Hour Comedy Hour, Comic Strip Live…
Bill Richardson
Bill Richardson has a long history with CBC Radio. He is now the host of Saturday Afternoon at the Opera and In Concert on CBC Radio 2. He has published a number of books and is making very slow progress on a new one. A recent happy…
Ali Rizvi Badshah
Born and raised in Toronto, Ali Rizvi Badshah (Riz) went from being a break dancing latchkey kid and graffiti artist, to becoming a leading player in Canadian comedy. Riz appeared on the front page of the Toronto Star and was chosen as…
Dan Robertson
Dan grew up in Winnipeg. An animation filmmaker and avid astronomer, Dan has sprung his geeky sci-fi jokes on stages from Toronto to Los Angeles. Dan often refers to himself as bi-sci-fi owing to the fact he adores Star Wars and Star Trek…
Kenny Robinson
Kenny Robinson is one of the few comedians that can be called a Canadian Comedy legend.
For over 25 years Kenny Robinson has been touring across North America winning both audiences and critical acclaim with his raucous, irreverent,…
Evany Rosen
Originally from Toronto, Evany Rosen started out performing sketch and improv with the Second City-born troupe Statutory Jape. Moving to Halifax she joined Picnicface, the famous sketch/improv troupe that has surpassed 60 million hits on…
Jeff Rothpan
Jeff Rothpan is one of the busiest comedy writers in Los Angeles as well as one hilarious and successful comedian. And if he wasn’t writing this bio in the third person, you’d probably think he was really full of himself. As a comedian,…
Michel Roy
Lors d’un spectacle d’humour ou d’improvisation, Michel sait faire rire. Et il le fera encore cette année, avec un spectacle tout neuf et encore plus drôle!
Using stand-up comedy or improv, Michel knows how to make people laugh. And…
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Ali Saeed
Ali Saeed was a political prisoner in Ethiopia before he came to Canada, but it didn't cost him his sense of humour. A proud and popular self-employed Winnipegger for almost 30 years, Ali is a human rights activist, convenience store…
Ed Sahely
Ed was one-third of the improv troupe Not To Be Repeated, along with Second City mates Jonathan Wilson and Kathryn Greenwood. They even scored a TV series that ran 13 episodes. Ed’s television credits include The Jane Show, Getting Along…
Sugar Sammy
Voted as the #1 stand-up comedian in 2004-06 by the readers of The Montreal Mirror, he was raised in an East-Indian and this experience makes his comedy travel well. He arrives in Winnipeg direct from another successful tour of South…
John K. Samson
Frontman of acclaimed Canadian indie rock band The Weakerthans, John is a singer-songwriter from Winnipeg and former bass player for punk band Propagandhi. In 2006, he and his wife Christine Fellows recorded This Old House, an album…
Adam Schwartz
Adam Schwartz has performed stand up comedy for three years and during that time he has had the distinctive honour of being a finalist for Winnipeg Free Press's Wackiest Comedian contest. In addition, he is a semi-finalist for Rumor's…
Derek Seguin
A much loved headliner with the Yuk Yuk’s chain of comedy clubs, Derek has worked with some of Canada’s best; like Russell Peters, George Strombolopoulous, Steve Patterson, Jeremy Hotz, Mike McDonald, Sugar Sammy, Mike Wilmot, Mike Ward…
Derek Seguin
A much loved headliner with the Yuk Yuks chain of comedy clubs, Derek has worked with some of Canada’s best like Russell Peters, George Strombolopoulous, Steve Patterson, Jeremy Hotz, Mike McDonald, Sugar Sammy, Mike Wilmot, Mike Ward and…
Nile Seguin
Nile is an award-winning stand-up comic based out of Toronto. In 2010 he taped his first comedy special and was also nominated for a Canadian Comedy Award for the second year in a row. Nile has performed at the Just For Laughs Festival…
Sandra Shamas
Sandra has worked with Second City and Theatresports, and as a puppeteer on Fraggle Rock before deciding to strike out on her own. In 1987, she applied to the Edmonton Fringe Festival to perform her first show, My Boyfriend’s Back and…
Michelle Shaughnessy
Michelle began her career as a teenager moving from small town Ontario to the metropolis of Toronto. She was quickly playing comedy clubs nationwide and soon landed on television appearing on The Comedy Network and The Women's…
John Sheehan
John is a comedian from small town Newfoundland, and for a province whose population is about that of half a city block in Toronto that’s saying something. He has performed at the Ha!lifax Comedy Festival, twice at the St. John’s Comedy…
Erica Sigurdson
Based in Vancouver BC, Erica Sigurdson is a dominating force in the Canadian Comedy scene as well as an award-winning writer. Her comedy festival credits include Montreal Just For Laughs, Winnipeg, Halifax, St. John’s, Moncton, P.E.I.,…
Stephen Sim
Stephen is the Artistic Director of the Winnipeg Improv Festival as well as the President of the Manitoba Improv League. Stephen continues to teach and perform improvisation throughout Canada and Europe. Recent improv achievements include…
Arthur Simeon
Arthur Simeon is simply unique. Born and raised in Kampala, Uganda, Arthur moved to Canada as a teenager and has taken the Canadian comedy scene by a fiery storm. An intelligent and enchanting performer, Arthur is a storyteller like few…
Jeff Sinclair
Jeff Sinclair is a writer, improviser, storyteller, and stand up comedian who has performed all over the world. His well received one man show, Letters At Large, in which he reads comedic letters he wrote to real companies, and the replies…
Allyson Smith
A consistent fan favorite at home in Canada or wherever the punch line finds her, Allyson is no stranger to stage, screen or studio. Allyson’s biting wit and cunning charisma have been featured on Much Music’s Video on Trial, CTV’s…
Bob Smith
Bob Smith has the distinction of being the first openly gay comedian to appear on The Tonight Show and have his own HBO Special, The Bob Smith Comedy Half-Hour. He’s also appeared on the first national television showcase for gay and…
Alix Sobler
Born and raised in New York, Alix Sobler is fulfilling every little girl’s dream of growing up and moving to Winnipeg, MB to make it big in show business. She is a writer and performer whose solo work has been seen all over North America.…
Rachel Sommer
Comic by night, mild mannered Optometrist by day, recently Winnipeg’s Rachel Sommers has been trying to spread both laughter and moderately improved eyesight around Manitoba. She was the producer and performer of “Titters!” an all-female…
Manoj Sood
Manoj Sood was born in Mombassa Kenya but grew up in Western Canada. Since he began his career 12 years ago, Manoj has appeared in more than 40 television and feature film productions. Television credits to his name include DaVinci’s…
Veena Sood
Veena recently returned from touring her one-woman improv show starring her character "The Maharani," throughout Scotland & the U.K. She has worked for many theatre companies throughout western Canada, including co-founding The Loose…
Sue Sorensen
Sue Sorensen, the author of the novel A Large Harmonium, is the youngest child of seven children and married a man also the youngest of seven children; they are both good listeners. Born in Imperial, Saskatchewan, she was late to learn…
Ron Sparks
Ron began doing stand-up in April of 2003 and within a few months he had won the prestigious Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Award, given to Toronto’s freshest and most promising new comedian. Ron’s sketch comedy troupe The Minnesota Wrecking…
Winston Spear
With a deep deadpan delivery Wintson has been called the King of the Obscure. He is a regular cast member and staff writer on CTV and The Comedy Network’s hit sketch show Comedy Inc. Winner of the Canadian Comedy Award for Best Stand-up…
Tim Steeves
A triple Gemini Award winner, Tim is currently a staff writer for CBC Television’s No. 1 comedy show The Rick Mercer Report. Tim has written for several seasons for This Hour has 22 Minutes, and was nominated for a Gemini for his writing…
Tom Steffen
Tom looks like a sane person, but don’t judge a book by its cover. His off-kilter outlook on life keeps audiences laughing for more. After almost two decades as a successful radio personality and total theatre geek, Tom decided to plunge…
David Steinberg
As a director, Winnipeg born David Steinberg has directed many episodes of Friends, Newhart, Seinfeld, Mad About You, Designing Women, which he also executive produced and most recently the hit series Weeds and Curb Your Enthusiasm for…
Jon Steinberg
Jon’s deadpan, cerebral style has garnered him many accolades over the years. He’s a past winner of the Chevy Chase Award from the Humber School of Comedy, a Canadian Comedy Award nominee, he’s been featured in a half-hour network special…
Carmen Stockton
Carmen is thrilled to move back to Canada after a long stint living in Los Angeles, where she studied the pros and cons of plastic surgery. She has performed at the Just For Laughs Festival, twice on Madly Off In All Directions and made her…
Brian Stollery
Brian began his entertainment career as an actor, having trained at the prestigious National Theatre School in Montreal. Since making in the move from actor to comedian, Brian has shared the stage with many famous comedians such as Brent…
Sherri D. Sutton
Sherri’s one-woman shows Don’t Make Fun of Jesus and Taking Out the White Trash! have played to sold-out crowds in New York, Atlanta, Canada, Malaysia, Wales and Indonesia! Sherri has opened for Roseanne Barr and Kevin Hart and recently…
Paul Sveen
Paul Sveen is an award winning play write and internationally touring comedian with credits from CTV’S Comedy Now, TSN’s Off The Record, ABC’s America’s Funniest People, The Halifax Comedy Festival, CBC’S Madly Off In All Directions and…
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Pierre Tétrault
Being a teacher and raising a family of four has pushed Pierre Tétrault to the limit… of comedy! Seeing the lighter side of things has always been his strong suit. His love of wordplay will have you wondering whether your high-school…
Franco Taddeo
Franco is able to reach out to the outsider in all of us. Together we laugh and celebrate being stranieri in America. His comedy, like our lives, is neither rooted nor stuck in "nonna’s old world". Hilarity ensues when old world meets the…
Kelly Taylor
From the first time stepping on stage it was only 9 short months later that Kelly was headling. In just his second year of comedy, Kelly Taylor shocked the comedy industry by placing second in the prestigious Just for Laughs Homegrown…
Big Daddy Tazz
For more than a decade and a half, Tazz has been delighting crowds at fundraisers, corporate events, festivals and television. He recorded his own Comedy Now! special in 2008 and has appeared in many national festivals including Just for…
Jane Testar
Jane is a multidisciplinary comedian, regularly performing both improv (with Outside Joke) and sketch comedy with Hot Thespian Action. Jane is also a member of the theatre ensemble, Foolish Wit, who perform Commedia Dell’arte and have…
The Williamson Playboys
The Williamson Playboys, the oldest living father-and-son Cajun music duo, are characters created by Second City alumni Paul Bates and Doug Morency. Their musical career spans over 100 years, and they claim to have invented almost all…
Alan Thicke
Alan is a seven-time Emmy nominee... often referred to as America’s Dad for his seven-year stint as patriarch Jason Seaver on Growing Pains. In live theatre, Alan appeared on Broadway as lawyer Billy Flynn in the musical, Chicago, and in…
Scott Thompson
Well known to fans as a member of the famed Canadian sketch comedy troupe, The Kids in the Hall, Scott Thompson is anything but your average comedic talent. An actor, writer, personality and stand up comedian, Thompson defines the word…
Pat Thornton
Pat Thornton is both an established stand-up and sketch performer. He's a founding member and former head writer of Sunday Night Live, with the Sketchersons. He's also the creator, star and head writer of the series, Hotbox currently on The…
Jimmy Tingle
Jimmy Tingle began his comedy career in 1980 and he has since become one of the top social commentators and humorists in the country. He has appeared on Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn, The Tonight Show, Larry King Weekend, The Late Show…
Jonathan Torrens
2013 is Jonathan Torrens’ 25 year anniversary of working in TV & Film. He started the year off by writing and producing The Jenny McCarthy Show for Vh-1 before reprising his role as J-Roc in the 3rd Trailer Park Boys movie, currently in…
Janine Tougas
Janine Tougas was born a perfect “bilinguist” in Ste. Anne, Manitoba. When you catch her in "Drolement Votres 5", she’ll explore her mother tongue and yours, too. So... open wide and say «Ahhhh!»
Janine Tougas est née parfaite…
Martial Tougas
Martial Tougas a commencé sa carrière de bruiteur / imitateur comme Waggy, le chien de sa grande soeur, Janine. Depuis ce temps, il a choisi d’amuser les gens au lieu de les mordre.
Martial Tougas, sound effects artist / impressionist, got…
Shannon Tweed
Shannon Tweed has appeared in over 60 films, including Detroit Rock City, produced by Gene Simmons in 1999. In 2006, Tweed authored an autobiography, Kiss and Tell, published by Phoenix Press.
Tweed has lived with Gene Simmons of Kiss…
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Azhar Usman
Born and raised in Chicago, Azhar is among the world’s leading Muslim standup comedians. As co-founder of the internationally acclaimed Allah Made Me Funny-The Official Muslim Comedy Tour, he has performed in over a dozen countries on…
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Ron Vaudry
Ron Vaudry, a twenty-five year veteran of stand up comedy and is one of Canada’s top comedians. He has appeared on Open Mike with Mike Bullard, Yuk Yuk’s:The TV Show, The Arsenio Hall Show, Comedy at Club 54 and has had his own CBC Comics…
Dan Verville
A born and bred Winnipegger, Dan Verville brings his honest and quirky observations to the stage that make for hilarious commentary. Dan is one of the youngest comics ever to headline Rumor's Comedy Club, has been a part of the Winnipeg…
The Vestibules
The Vestibules are a wild and off-kilter troupe who tend to transform the ordinary into ridiculous sketches of endless entertainment. They have performed live at the San Francisco Sketch Comedy Festival, the Edmonton Comedy Festival and…
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Ben Walker
The most recent winner of Rumors Comedy Club Funniest Person with a Day Job, Ben is a rising comedian, whose quick off-the-cuff style engages himself to the audience. In 2011, Ben was heard as a semi-finalist in Sirius XM's Canada's Next…
Mike Ward
Not afraid to shock, challenge or face death threats for his art, the bilingual Mike Ward is edgy beyond words. He’s irreverent, offensive and downright impolite. And people love him for it. This megastar of the French Canadian comedy…
Francois Weber
Francois is an award-winning stand-up comedian, actor and playwright. His energetic and animated portrayal of life as a teacher and his observations about growing up with a bilingual name in a small town create a memorable comedy…
Jordan Welwood
Hailing from Winnipeg, Jordan Welwood is a regular host at Rumor's Comedy Club and is a staple of the local stand up comedy scene. Jordan is an enigmatic performer, who risks it all on stage for the big laughs. His dead on interpretations of…
George Westerholm
George is hoping to give his new musical comedy an air of legitimacy by mounting it on a theatre stage. Will that happen? Or is it all a sad charade? George also hopes you pronounced that “Sha-rod”. Come and celebrate one man’s enduring…
Lee White
Lee White has toured the world with improv and is Internationally recognized. Acting in scripted work or improvised work, Lee White just wants to be onstage. Recent improv achievements include winning the 2007 Vancouver Theatresports…
Peter Wildman
Peter Wildman was a founding member of the 80s Canadian comedy troupe The Frantics. Because he was the only one that had a guitar, they called him the musical one. He was also the one that had trouble sitting still, so he was also…
J Williamez
J is the worst thing to happen to Winnipeg in a long time. Williamez has been performing musical comedy in Winnipeg for the past five years, leaving a trail of disgusted, disappointed and downright angry fans in his wake; however, the…
Deb Williams
Deb Williams does it all. She’s a well-known media personality, comedian and co creator/star/producer of Mom’s the Word and Mom’s the Word 2: Unhinged. The two international smash hit comedies are her wildly funny, poignant and…
Harland Williams
Comedian and Actor Harland Williams is known the world over for his hilarious movie roles and outlandish stand up and sketch comedy routines. From his unforgettable roles in films such as Dumb and Dumber, Something about Mary, Half Baked,…
Mike Wilmot
Mike Wilmot’s comedic stylings are known far and wide. He has appeared several times at the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal, as well as in Ireland, Scandinavia, Paris, Amsterdam, Hong Kong, Bangkok, South Africa and Melbourne…
Jonathan Wilson
Jonathan’s film and television credits include the improvisation comedy series Not to be Repeated, for CTV and The Comedy Network, featured roles in the films House, The Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy, Tommy Boy and a role in the new…
K. Trevor Wilson
K. Trevor Wilson has spent over half his life in entertainment, a graduate of the Etobicoke School of the Arts, he started his career as a child actor before making the move to stand up comedy in the year 2000. As an actor, with TV credits…
John Wing
John Wing is a standup comedian.
- has performed all over Canada and the United States
- has over 200 television appearances
- 6 Tonight Shows, 9 Just For Laughs Comedy Festival galas
- 2 hour-long Comedy Now…
Michael Winslow
"Human sound-effects machine" Michael Winslow first achieved prominence on the standup comedy circuit in the early '80s. The African-American Winslow went on to a few TV guest spots, including an impressive "straight" role as an…
Heather Witherden
Wife and mother of 3 boys didn’t feel like enough of a title, so in 2006, Heather Witherden added, ’comedian’ to her resumé. She was featured on CBC Radio’s, "So You Think You’re Funny" and also performs improv with Prairie Theatre…
Cory Wojcik
Cory has been an active member of the improv community since, like, before the millennium. Previous Improv credits include: The ACME Improv Co., Always George, Red River Serial, IF 2002-07, various Big Stupid shows, and you can see him…
Hawksley Workman
Hawksley Workman is a prolific songwriter, producer, singer, multi-instrumentalist, actor, and published author. In his twelve-year career, he’s produced as many records, all ambitiously creative and defying category. The award-winning…
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Fraser Young
Fraser Young is a stand-up comedian with a style all his own. Although he started out in Toronto, he has headlined clubs across North America, and as far away as Hong Kong. Fraser has written for several television shows, including Almost…
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Pete Zedlacher
Ontario-born, Pete went to school in New York City, had a successful run in an Off Broadway production and then found his way back home. Landing in Toronto, he threw himself into the stand-up comedy circuit with much success and has…
