Comedians
Appearing on NERDGASM at NXNE 2010
Gavin Stephens
Host & Star of NERDGASM. Gavin has starred in all 5 seasons of CTV’s “Comedy Inc.”, as well as being one of only three performers to star in two stand up comedy specials in the 13 year history of CTV’s “Comedy Now”.
Gavin has performed at Austin’s famed South by Southwest Festival alongside Margaret Cho, Janeane Garofalo and Andy Kindler, and in 2010 became the only comedian to appear at both SXSW & Toronto’s NXNE.
Other festival appearances include Montreal’s Just For Laughs, Smirnoff’s South African Festival, and The Las Vegas Comedy Festival.
Gavin has been called “A subversive mix of silliness and substance” – NOW Magazine
www.GavinStephens.Ca
Laurie Elliott
Laurie Elliott is a winner of the Tim Sims Award and has twice been voted Funniest Female Stand Up at The Canadian Comedy Awards.
Her stand up credits include the Toronto and Montreal Just For Laughs Festival, the Winnipeg Comedy Festival, the Vancouver Comedy Festival, the Comedy Factory in Rotterdam, Raw Comedy Club in Stockholm, and a gala run at the Cape Town International Comedy Festival in South Africa.
She has just finished a cross Canada tour produced by Clayton and Russell Peters called “GIRL’S NIGHT OUT” with fellow friends and comics Debra DiGiovanni and Kristeen von Hagen.
Her two woman show Dickwhipped, which she co-wrote and co-starred in was Patron’s Pick for it’s venue at the Toronto Fringe Festival and won a Canadian Comedy Award for Funniest Play.
Steve Scholtz
The awkward guy you can’t help but like, Steve is more comfortable talking to a crowd of strangers than one attractive woman. Clean and intellectual, he relates true stories and truly bizarre observations with dry wit, a love of the language and a healthy dose of sarcasm.
Steve began his Stand up in Calgary where he was an instant hit. After winning the Calgary Competition for new comics he moved to Toronto. There, Steve won the “Funniest Person With a Day Job” and was nominated for the Tim Sims Encouragement Award which was televised for The Comedy Network on “The Cream of Comedy”
Follow Steve at: www.GreatestHumanEver.Com or on his Facebook Fan Page
Andrew Ivimey
Andrew arrived in Toronto from Newfoundland in January 2009.
His Newfie (his word, we can’t use it) powers have been growing stronger and taking hold of his adoptive city.
Andrew has been named by Downhomer Magazine’s Faces of Comedy Issue as one to watch for 2009.
He has performed at the St. John’s Comedy Festival, Absolute Comedy, The Ad Astra Sci-Fi/Fantasy Convention, The Rivoli, and has been producing and hosting his own room for several years.
Click here to see Andrew’s Fan Page
Past Performers have included
Debra DiGiovanni
2009 was a busy year for Debra DiGiovanni.
In addition to her regular appearances on MuchMusic’s “Video On Trial”, Debra won the 2009 Canadian Comedy Award for Best Female Stand Up, and followed that up with a Gemini Award for Best Comedy Performance, and last week was voted Toronto’s Favorite Comedian for the second straight year by the readers of NOW Magazine.
Debra was a top 8 finalist on NBC’s Last Comic Standing, has taped two editions of CTV’s Comedy Now, and is a regular performer on The Comedy Network as well as CBC’s The Debaters.
www.DebraDG.Com
Nikki Payne
Nikki is a three time Canadian Comedy Award winner plus a two time Gemini Award nominee. Nikki was also a semi-finalist on NBC’s Last Comic Standing and was selected as one of “The Top Ten Most Memorable Moments”.
In addition to her regular touring, Nikki is a favourite of comedy festivals, and in 2010 has already appeared at the Winnipeg and Halifax Comedy Festivals.
Nikki’s television appearances include: CTV’s Comedy Now and Comedy Inc., MuchMusic’s Video On Trial, CBC’s The Hour and has written for CBC’s This Hour Has 22 Minutes.
www.NikkiPayne.Com
Ryan Belleville
Now Magazine describes him as “Silly and Sureal” and “One of Canada’s top comedic talents.”
Ryan got his start as an improviser at the famous Loose Moose Theatre Company.
Winner of a Canadian Comedy Award, and the Phil Hartman Award, Ryan was also the youngest comic to ever tape his own Comedy Now! for CTV.
He has made countless film and television appearances in North America including Comedy Central’s Live at Gotham, CBS The Late Late Show, and CBC’s The Sean Cullen Show.
A crowd favorite he has appeared five times at the prestigious Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal, as well as the Halifax Comedy Festival.
www.RyanBelleville.Com
Nile Séguin
Nile has twice performed at Montreal’s Just For Laughs Festival, as well as The Boston Comedy Festival, The Winnipeg Comedy Festival and Victoria Fringe Festival. He’s written for CBC’s “This Hour Has 22 Minutes”, and in 2009 was nominated for a Canadian Comedy Award for his one man show “Fear of a Black Planet”
Nile was chosen to produce the first Canadian edition of The Secret Policeman’s Ball for Amnesty International
Nile has been called “Unabashedly gutsy….one of the best comedic sets you will see anywhere.” – The Hour
www.NileSeguin.Com
Rhiannon Archer
Rhiannon is already creating a buzz in the Toronto comedy scene.
Rhiannon was a finalist in 2009, Great Canadian Laugh Off, and has opened for many comedians, and recently completed a tour with Protest The Hero’s side project band “Cheese and The Mouse Traps”.
Rhiannon can be seen regularly at Absolute Comedy, Yuk Yuks, The ALTdot Comedy Lounge, Comedy Bar, and as part of Bitch Salad at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre.
Follow Rhiannon on Facebook by clicking here
Bob Kerr
Bob Kerr has written and/or performed for hit television comedy shows such as This Hour Has 22 Minutes, Comedy Inc., The Nikki Payne Funtime Show, and Hotbox to name a few.
He was nominated for the Tim Sims Encouragement Award for his standup in 2005. Bob also co-wrote and co-starred in the short film The Funeral which was an official selection of the Sundance Film Festival ’08 and the CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival. Bob was also a founding member of the hit Canadian sketch troupe, The Sketchersons and is working the stand-up comedy scene in Toronto.
Ryan Maglunob
Since arriving in Toronto in 2007, Ryan has become a fixture at Toronto’s Absolute Comedy at Yonge & Eglinton.
In addition to being a semi-finalist in BiteTV’s Stand Up and Bite Me contest, Ryan has also been featured on XM Radio’s “Chompin’ at the Bit with Ben Miner”.
Ryan is also a regular guest on The Ben Mercer Show on CFRB NewsTalk 1010.
Follow Ryan on Facebook by clicking here
Andre Arruda
If you haven’t seen Andre H Arruda live onstage you still probably know him as “That little dude, who pops up randomly on your TV”.
He has appeared half naked on Kenny vs Spenny, sentenced MuchMusic to “Lick My Balls” as part of “Video on Trial”, and made Kevin Smith laugh in front of 2600 people as part of An Evening with Kevin Smith 2: Evening Harder.
You can follow all of Andre’s exploits, upcoming shows and videos on his website at www.antigiant.com
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and Rorschach
Little is known of the man called Rorschach. His comedy is reputed to be as brutal and uncompromising as his crime fighting.
