How fitting that I’m celebrating my second anniversary of doing stand-up by hosting the West End Girls’ first anniversary show! It’s been a wonderful two years – I’ve competed in five stand-up competitions, been in the finals and the semi-finals of the Toronto Comedy Brawl in 2009 and 2010 respectively, I’ve done two charity gigs...

They came. They learned. They conquered the mic. My stand-up teacher, Dawn Whitwell, has organized a showcase for some of her female graduates at the Comedy Bar this Friday. I’m very flattered to be on the show: Dawn is promoting it as the best of her recent students. It’s fabulous to be on a bill with a lot of good friends and comics that I really love....

My summertime set is now online! Last week I was very lucky to be on the first edition of the Glam! Cabaret. It was an incredibly well-organized night of variety acts (thanks again to Topher McFarlane and The Sketchers for producing the show), had a live feed and was filmed with three cameras! This is the closest I’m going to get to a showcase this snazzy for...

Lots going on this week! I have five performances of SmackHeaded Peter and a variety show of epic proportions… SmackHeaded Peter opened with a bang on Friday night – we had a great house and were very pleased with how well the world premiere of the play was received. There are still five chances to catch this marvellously dark and funny tale of a heroin...

Today I received my date for the Toronto Comedy Brawl semi-final – Tuesday 24th August. I’m excited and nervous – the line-up is superb: Sam Feldman, Jamie O’Connor, Julie Kim, K Trevor Wilson, Chris Wakelin, Ian MacIntyre and Veronika Swartz. Most of the other comics are friends so it will be a really fun night, but the competition is...

Hooray! This week’s gig is at my favourite room in Toronto – Spirits in Toronto’s gay village. The delicious Jo-Anna Downey is the hostess with the mostess and Toronto’s best comedians and out-of-towners flock to perform at this great pub. Here are the deets: 9pm at Spirits – 682 Church Street at Bloor, Toronto. I often come to Spirits...