This week’s gigs
Hi everyone – it’s been a couple of weeks. Sorry for the lack of posts – I’ve been getting ready for my sojourn in London for “Pride and Prejudice”. I have a couple of corking gigs lines up this week as a great send-off. First up on Wednesday is one of my favourite rooms in all Toronto – Spirits hosted by the one and only Jo-Anna Downey. Can’t wait can’t wait can’t wait! 9pm at Spirits, 682 Church Street at Bloor, Toronto Then on...
Read MoreThe “C” Word is a smash hit
We did it – we raised even more money for Gilda’s Club this year! The room was packed….the atmosphere was electric….and the comics didn’t disappoint. I had never seen Sandra Shamas perform and I was blown away. I had agreed to follow her and I was beginning to regret my decision as the crowd went wild – she was just awesome. Hysterical. Natural. Charismatic. What the hell was I thinking? Luckily everything went well – I got a great reaction from my...
Read MoreFarmville backlash
Farmville-ennui is definitely in the Zeitgeist right now……. I guess you get more of what you focus on, but it’s funny that having written my post-Holidays set (which includes a piece of Farmville) I found this today on...
Read MoreWest End Girls this Thursday
Oh yes! Now that Farfl‘s advanced training is over I can go back to doing my favourite monthly gig – West End Girls! This is an all-girl stand-up gig with one token guy – this month it’s one of my favourite comics Bob Kerr. The line-up is terrific with top pros Martha O’Neill and Allyson Smith. Can’t wait can’t wait can’t wait! Here’s the link to the Facebook event for this gig. Poor John’s Cafe has terrific beer on tap, delicious...
Read MoreBloodletting and Miraculous Cures starts Sunday!
This Sunday 10th January Bloodletting and Miraculous Cures premieres on HBO Canada at 8pm. I was lucky enough to be able to watch the first episode on the Air Canada flight I came home from New York on before new year – it rocks! And I’m not just saying that ‘cos I’m in it….. The pace is fast, the dialogue is fabulous and the acting is very strong. I highly recommend that you tune in. (And, for the record, I’m in episodes 1 and 3.) Go to the Bloodletting and...
Read MoreThe “C” Word
Here it is! This year’s StandUp Sisters benefit gig for Gilda’s Club. After last year’s triumph we’re looking forward to even greater things at this year’s event. With a last minute guest appearance by Sandra Shamas the “C” word will sell out even more quickly than last year. To avoid disappointment make sure you book your tickets by calling Hugh’s Room (416 531-6604)...
Read MoreThis week’s gig
This week I’m doing a charity gig for the Ontario Breast Cancer Foundation. “Nuthin’ But Skirts” is an all-female show happening this Thursday at 9pm at McVeigh’s pub 124 Church Street (at Lombard). Here’s the terrific line-up: Sandra Battaglini Carolyn Bennett Deb DiGiovanni Jo-Anna Downey Sara Hennessey Daniela Saioni and me! I always hate the week following New Year – why not come out and watch some funny birds come and make jokes for charity?...
Read MoreHappy New Year!
Me and my fellow co-director of the children’s program at Klezkamp Sarah Gordon. Hooray for 2010! I just got back from my yearly sojourn to upstate New York where I spend five days in a kosher hotel on Christmas week herding children. Well, it’s a bit more than that. I write a play with my husband that the kids from 5 to 11 perform at the end of the week. We rehearse it for one period out of four. The rest of the time is herding children. Thanks so much to Sarah Gordon, my partner...
Read MoreMarilla who?
I am a British-born actress and stand-up comic who does lots of voice work (for commercials, cartoons and corporate clients) and sometimes, when I'm very lucky, tv and film. When I was in England I did mostly theatre. Now I'm in Canada I spend the majority of the time writing and performing stand-up. When I'm not making episodes of Talking Bollocks, that is. And that's me for you.