George Westerholm, May 24th
George is a Gemini, Canadian Screen Award and Canadian Comedy Award-winning writer/producer/director/musician/comedian who has worked on numerous television shows including The Rick Mercer Report, and This Hour has 22 Minutes. In addition to political satire, George has written for award shows, documentaries, the Pan Am games, and animated series including the critically acclaimed 6teen.
Some of the many performers he has written for include Howie Mandel, Jason Priestly, Jane Krakowski, Gordon Pinsent, Andrea Martin, Weird Al Yankovic, Tom Green, Mark McKinney, Sean Cullen, and Shannon Tweed. George has toured across Canada, the US, and Britain as a performer. His theatre show, ‘Unscheduled Stopover,’ was nominated for ‘Pick of the Fringe’ at the Edinburg Fringe Festival.
You can also read a little about his life as a comic in the book “I Killed: True Stories of the Road from America’s Top Comics” published by Crown Publishers.
Anjelica Scannura, May 24th
Anjelica Scannura is a Toronto-based comic and producer. She did a TV taping at the Winnipeg Comedy Festival ‘22 and has been featured on SiriusXM and CBC’s Laugh Out Loud multiple times. She’s opened for Colin Mochrie, Krystyna Hutchinson, Shane Gillis, Stavros Halkias and Joe List. She's appeared at the Limestone Comedy Festival, 10000 Laughs, West End Comedy Festival, Edmonton Comedy Festival and Just For Laughs Toronto, where she recorded for JFL Originals and did streeter content for JFL Toronto. Anjelica had competitive success in the stand-up circuit last year (6th place Seattle Int'l Comedy Competition, Best Overall Comedian at the Cleveland Comedy Festival.) She currently produces the Haymaker Comedy Festival and is proud to be a touring comic with Yuk Yuk's.
Chris Robinson, May 24th
Chris Robinson is one of the premier comics in Canada. In 2016 he was the runner-up at the prestigious homegrown competition at Just For Laughs in Montreal. Later that year he was crowned Sirius XM's Top Comic. A win that granted him $25,000--and a return to Just For Laughs Montreal, an appearance at JFL Northwest in Vancouver and his solo show at JFL42 in 2017. Chris is a working actor on Netflix, Amazon, CMT, and various TV and internet commercials. Now Magazine has described him as having "charisma and raw talent to burn." Catch this rising star live and you will not be disappointed.
Scott Faulconbridge, June 14th
Scott Faulconbridge has delighted International audiences with his masterful timing, quirky story, and quick improvisational wit to establish himself as one of Canada's headlining acts. His unique stories and songs, inspired by family mishaps, have made him a crowd favourite for three decades. His work has earned him three Canadian Comedy Award nominations as an Improviser and a stand-up comedian.
Nationally, he has toured theatres coast-to-coast in the Just For Laughs and The Investors Group National Tour and opened for Howie Mandell at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa. His stories, jokes and emotional outbursts have been heard on CBC radio for shows such as The Debaters, LOL, and Day 6. He has written for CBC's Still Standing and in numerous televised comedy specials, including CTV's Comedy Now, CBC's Comics, The Winnipeg Comedy Festival, The Halifax Comedy Festival and the internationally acclaimed Just For Laughs Festival.
In the United States, he has toured colleges and headlined the legendary Las Vegas Riviera comedy club. His albums “Warn the Others” and “Scottland” are heard regularly on SiriusXM. He has also been seen on numerous televised specials, including NBC's Last Comic Standing.
Scott's acting credits include acting in feature films such as The Greatest Game Ever Played with Shia LaBeouf and Abandon with Benjamin Bratt. In 2018, Scott will appear as an actor in Roger Avery's Internationally released feature film Lucky Day. He currently co-hosts 'Date Night Comedy' with his on-stage wife, Anne McMaster, at The Comedy Bar, which features the best improvisers and stand-up comedians in the country. He also performs regularly at corporate events, Yuk Yuk's Comedy clubs, Rumours and The Comedy Nest. He currently lives in the GTA with his family, where he coaches sports that he never actually played.
Justin Shaw, June 14th
Justin Shaw is a comedian and storyteller originally from Prince Edward Island (and if you're also from Prince Edward Island, his dad probably knows your dad.) His solo show The 70 Mile Yard Sale was listed as 'Critic's Choice" in the 2022 Hamilton Fringe Festival and was the subject of his TV series Tales From Island Boy on Bell FibeTV1. He has appeared on Mike Birbiglia's Working It Out comedy show, has opened for Fortune Feimster, and tours regularly with Yuk Yuks across Ontario. His debut comedy album Human Money showcases his down-home yet outrageous sense of humour and can be heard on Sirius XM.
Zabrina Douglas, June 14th
Born and raised in Brampton, Zabrina Douglas is a comedian who draws from her experience as a Nurse, a mother, and the daughter of 2 Jamaican parents. "She's one of the most exuberant and cheerful stand-ups working in the city. She can turn a whole show around by kicking up the energy in the room." Steve Fisher of Torontoist.com.
Zabrina has been a regular and headlined Kenny Robinson's legendary "Nubian Disciples All Black Comedy Revue." She Created and Produced her Critically acclaimed show "Things Black Girls Say." She has performed at well-known festivals like Just For Laughs Toronto, The Toronto Fringe Festival, Slo Comedy Festival in California and The Women's Comedy Festival in Boston. Her work can be seen on Teletoon, The Comedy Network and CBC. She has shared the stage with well-known comedians Gilbert Godfrey, Cocoa Brown and Luenell.
Martha Chaves, June 21st
Martha Chaves is a Latin Canadian award-winning stand-up comedian, actor, and comedy writer. Daryl Jung from Now Magazine called her “Witty, sassy, provocative, and very funny.” In 2023, TLN named her one of North America's Ten Most Influential Hispanic Canadians. Her infectious, candid style and natural ability to relate to a wide range of audiences make her a popular headliner at clubs, festivals, fundraisers, corporate functions, and keynote speaking engagements. Her TV credits include multiple appearances in the Just For Laughs, Winnipeg, and We Are Funny That Way Festivals, to mention a few, and her two national comedy specials, Something About Martha on CTV and the Comedy Network and Comics! on the CBC. Martha can often be heard on CBC Radio’s The Debaters and Laugh Out Loud and is a cast member of CBC’s Because News. Her album Chunky Salsa is available on all platforms and can be heard on Sirius XM.
Ted Morris, June 21st
A veteran of the Canadian comedy scene, Ted Morris started his comedy career while looking for a way to blow off steam during veterinary school. His most recent achievements include the release of his long-awaited debut comedy album “Dawn of the Ted”, being insulted by Simon Cowell on season 14 of “America’s Got Talent”, his 5th appearance at the Halifax Comedy Festival, 3rd appearance at the Winnipeg Comedy Festival, a stand-up set and interview on Comedy Night with Rick Mercer on CBC, continuing his undefeated streak on CBC Radio’s “The Debaters”, a Gala taping at Just for Laughs Montreal which was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award and a Canadian Comedy Award nomination for Best Stand-up Comic.
He’s pretty funny.
Andrew Barr, June 21st
Andrew Barr is an old man trapped in a tiny young man's body. A unique combination of grumpy and silly, he has delighted audiences nationwide. Never one to shy away from a topic, Barrman has a knack for breaking down divisive issues in a way that makes a whole room laugh. These skills have earned him featured performances on CBC's Laugh Out Loud, SiriusXM, the YYC Comedy Festival, Montreal Sketchfest, and iChannel's No Kidding.