The New Wave of Standup - Season 2
Season 2
Episodes
Andrea Jin
Andrea Jin is a Shanghai-born stand-up and writer who was recently selected as a New Face at Just For Laughs MONTRÉAL.
Hisham Kelati
Hisham Kelati's debut comedy album Tigre King was nominated for a 2022 Juno for Comedy Album of the Year.
Allie Pearse
Allie Pearse is a writer on the award-winning show Letterkenny and the 2021 winner of JFL's Standup and Pitch competition.
Nick Nemeroff
Nick Nemeroff appeared on TBS' Conan, and his debut comedy album, The Pursuit of Comedy Has Ruined My Life, was nominated for a 2021 JUNO Award for Comedy Album of the Year.
Abdul Aziz
Abdul Aziz is a comedian and producer who has a critically acclaimed D&D Improv-Fantasy podcast, Spout Lore.
Tin Lorica
Comedian and writer Tin Lorica is co-host of Millennial Live, a live comedy and poetry series.
Juliana Rodrigues
Juliana Rodrigues began performing stand-up at the age of 15 and has gone on to make quite the name for herself, selected as 2021 Just For Laughs New Face.
Maddy Kelly
Actress and writer Maddy Kelly is best known for her work on CBC Podcasts' Let's Make A Sci-Fi and her performance on The Standup Show with Jon Dore.
Hoodo Hersi
Hoodo Hersi is a comedian currently writing on A24/Amazon's untitled Ramy Youssef animated show.
Steev Letts
Steev Letts has performed at Just for Laughs VANCOUVER and the Grindstone Comedy Festival, and his debut album Burger Queen is available online.
Janelle Niles
Janelle Niles is a Black - Mi'kmaq comedian whose indigenous comedy show Got Land? aims to communicate solidarity through humor and laughter.
Marito Lopez
Marito Lopez is a Latinx comedian who has made explosive performances on Kevin Hart's LOL Network, CBC Gem and MTV Canada.
Ajahnis Charley
Ajihanis Charley is a Black, non-binary comedy writer whose show THOTS AND PRAYERS won the Producer's Pick Award at the 2020 Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival.
Jarrett Campbell
Jarrett Campbell has been featured on MTV, The Comedy Network, CBC, SiriusXM, and his debut comedy album "Straight White Fail," which was nominated for Comedy Album of the Year at the 2020 Junos.
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