
The New Wave of Standup
Season 3
—14 episodes
Episodes
- E1
Malik Elassal
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Malik Elassal is a standup comedian, actor, and writer from Northeast Calgary. He has performed in clubs across Canada and at the Winnipeg Comedy Festival.
- E2
Courtney Gilmour
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Courtney Gilmour was named by NOW magazine as one of the top ten stage artists to watch. Her debut standup album Let Me Hold Your Baby was nominated for a 2023 Juno Award.
- E3
Travis Lindsay
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Travis Lindsay has made multiple appearances at the Halifax Comedy Festival and his debut album The Kid is Alright topped the iTunes Comedy Charts.
- E4
Heidi Brander
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Heidi Brander is an award-winning writer for some of CBC's most popular comedy series: Son of a Critch, Baroness Von Sketch Show, Still Standing, and This Hour Has 22 Minutes.
- E5
Seán Devlin
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Seán Devlin's stand-up album AIRPORTS, ANIMALS was nominated for a 2022 Juno Award. He wrote and directed the feature film When the Storm Fades.
- E6
Rachel Schaefer
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Rachel Schaefer has been featured on CBC Radio's Laugh Out Loud, and the JFL Original's album Stand-Up BC: Yee-Haw Hell Yeah.
- E7
Dino Archie
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Dino Archie has released four comedy albums. He made his American network late-night debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and has appeared on Comedy Central.
- E8
Mike Green
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Mike Green has appeared at Just For Laughs Montreal as part of the New Faces of Comedy showcase. In Winnipeg he produces local standup shows like the Secret Standup Series.
- E9
Brendan D'Souza
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Brendan D'Souza was featured in OUTtv's Out For Laughs Live, and was nominated for the I Heart Jokes Award for Newcomer Comic of the Year.
- E10
Jacob Balshin
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Jacob Balshin was the winner of I Heart Jokes Awards Newcomer of the Year in Toronto, and was later nominated for Breakout Comic of the Year.
- E11
Laura Leibow
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Laura Leibow has performed in legendary clubs like the Improv in Los Angeles, and Gotham & Broadway Comedy Club in New York.
- E12
Charles Haycock
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Charles Haycock's comedy is subtle, yet uproariously funny. He also happens to be a world-class yo-yo performer.
- E13
Jackie Pirico
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Named by Exclaim! magazine as a rising force in comedy, Pirico's comedy album Splash Pad received a 2023 Juno Award nomination.
- E14
Bobby Warrener
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Bobby Warrener has performed at multiple festivals and made national TV appearances. With his rapid-fire joke style and laid-back demeanour he has become a crowd favourite.
