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The New Wave of Stand Up
2020PG-1326 episodesComedy
Watch nowNew Wave of Standup features a diverse lineup of Canada’s hottest new comics gathered for one hilarious night of standup.
Episodes
- S1 E1Cassie CaoCassie Cao is a Canadian Comedy Award winning comedian based in Toronto whose comedy has been featured on the CBC, Sirius XM, and Just for Laughs. Cassie was formerly an economist and has years of experience telling jokes to very serious Canadian policy makers.
- S1 E2Jacob SamuelJacob Samuel is a stand-up comic, cartoonist, and writer known for his clever and insightful comedy. Jacob has taped multiple national TV performances for the CBC, The Comedy Network, and Crave and has wowed audiences at both the Just for Laughs and Winnipeg Comedy Festivals.
- S1 E3Al ValAl Val may be a genderfluid millennial in a perpetual state of mid-life crisis, but you can guarantee that any of their identities are charmingly hilarious.
- S1 E4Yumi NagashimaYumi Nagashima’s career trajectory has seen a meteoric rise in the past two years. Her accomplishments in include: a YouTube channel that has exploded in popularity; releasing her debut Album “My Name Is Yumi” on 604 Records; recording a Comedy Central Asia Special; and appearances at top comedy festivals including Just for Laughs’ New Faces Showcase.
- S1 E5Aaron ReadAaron is a Vancouver comedian who likes to tell silly jokes about worms, werewolves and stuff like that. He started doing standup in 2016 and loves standing on stage with a mic, looking out at people and saying,How y'all doing?
- S1 E6Salma HindySalma enjoys listening to politician debate what she can and can't wear on the radio as she ties her hijab in the morning. The only terrorism she partakes in is shooting down stereotypes on stage.
- S1 E7Kyle BrownriggKyle Brownrigg won Best Breakout Artist at The Canadian Comedy Awards in 2019. He has been featured on The Debaters, Halifax Comedy Festival, Laugh Out Loud, SiriusXM Top Comic, and Just for Laughs.
- S1 E8Brett ForteBrett Forte was born in 92’ but we’re pretty sure he grew up in the 80’s. He’s embarrassed by his generation and thinks you should be too.
- S1 E9Paul RabliauskasPaul Rabliauskas hails from Poplar River First Nation. He’s been performing for over a decade and has been a regular on the CBC’s Debaters, was featured on the JFL’s Homegrown showcase in 2018 and has performed a handful of times in the Winnipeg comedy festival. Paul's charming, brash, and boisterous style makes him a fan favorite of so many across Canada.
- S1 E10Brittany LysengBorn and raised in Calgary Alberta, Brittany Lyseng is a nationally touring comedian. Her humble beginnings as tradesmen are apparent in her unique delivery and one-a-kind view of the world.
- S1 E11Ola DalaOla Dada is a Nigerian Canadian Raised in Fort McMurray Alberta, who now lives in Vancouver. Ola’s was most recently the runner up on Canada’s largest comedy competition the 2019 SiriusXM Top Comic.
- S1 E12Matty VuMatty Vu is the bad boy of Vancouver's comedy scene, pushing the limits of audiences all over. Ok, he's just a nice boy who does comedy. He's also a 30-something man who still calls himself a boy.
- S2 E1Andrea JinAndrea Jin is a Shanghai born stand-up and writer who was recently selected as a New Face at Just For Laughs MONTRÉAL.
- S2 E2Hisham KelatiHisham Kelati's debut comedy album Tigre King was nominated for a 2022 Juno for Comedy Album of the Year.
- S2 E3Allie PearseAllie Pearse is a writer on the award winning show Letterkenny and the 2021 winner of JFL’s Standup & Pitch competition.
- S2 E4Nick NemeroffNick 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.
- S2 E5Abdul AzizAbdul Aziz is a comedian and producer who has a critically acclaimed D&D Improv-Fantasy podcast, Spout Lore.
- S2 E6Tin LoricaComedian and writer Tin Lorica is co-host of Millennial Live, a live comedy and poetry series.
- S2 E7Juliana RodriguesJuliana 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.
- S2 E8Maddy KellyActress 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.
- S2 E9Hoodo HersiHoodo Hersi is a comedian currently writing on A24/Amazon’s untitled Ramy Youssef animated show.
- S2 E10Steev LettsSteev Letts has performed at Just for Laughs VANCOUVER and the Grindstone Comedy Festival, and his debut album Burger Queen is available online.
- S2 E11Janelle NilesJanelle Niles is a Black - Mi’kmaq comedian whose indigenous comedy show Got Land? aims to communicate solidarity through humour and laughter.
- S2 E12Marito LopezMarito Lopez is a Latinx comedian who has made explosive performances on Kevin Hart’s LOL Network, CBC Gem and MTV Canada.
- S2 E13Ajahnis CharleyAjihanis Charley is a Black, non-binary comedy writer whose show THOTS AND PRAYERS won Producer’s Pick Award at the 2020 Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival.
- S2 E14Jarrett CampbellJarrett 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.
Cast & Crew
- Director
- Trish Neufeld
- Cast
- Cassie Cao
- Cast
- Jacob Samuel
- Cast
- Al Val