Gigs this week
As soon as I got my 2 weeks’ notice on Railway Children I started booking gigs…. I have three this week! Here’s what’s happening: Tomorrow night I’m competing in the Brantford Comedy Festival Rising Stars qualifying event. I came second last year but I haven’t done any stand-up at all since our Gilda’s Club benefit in January, so we’ll see how that goes. On Saturday I’m going back to one of my favourite rooms in Toronto – Poor...
Read MoreWest End Girls gets a shout-out from Humber College
Daniela Saioni, StandUp Sister and Humber graduate, gets a shout out from the Humber College journalism program laboratory newspaper for her work in creating one of my favourite chick-centric stand-up rooms in the city of Toronto. I found that there were a lot of programmed shows and a lot of open mics, but not a lot of them were programming women…I have a token male on for two reasons – not only because I’m making fun of the way it is in clubs but I also want them to know what it...
Read MoreThe StandUp Sisters raise another $10k for Gilda’s Club Toronto
We did it again! I am delighted to announce that the StandUp Sisters again managed to raise $10,000 for Gilda’s Club Toronto at our annual fundraiser, this year entitled That’s What She Said. It was a stellar line-up – Laurie Elliott was an incredible host and Nikki Payne killed it as the headliner. The legendary Sandra Shamas and the StandUp Sisters‘ teacher Dawn Whitwell were fabulous guest stars. The StandUp Sisters shone – Muniza Rauf, Rhiannon Archer, Daniela...
Read MoreThe Haircut Set
Got my hair cut. Wrote a new set about it. Wanna hear it? Sure! West End Girls is a monthly show in Toronto’s East End – it’s an all-girl show except for one token boy comic each month. Daniela Saioni is the producer and hosted this edition of the show. She introduces me at the beginning. This set was recorded at West End Girls, Poor John’s Cafe in Toronto on Thursday December 9th 2010. There are swears and sexual references, so don’t say I didn’t warn...
Read MoreMy cartoon about boobs…
So you’ve seen those cartoons from xtranormal, right? I’ve been wanting to do one for ages. Just didn’t have time to write anything. And then it hit me – why not just do one of my stand-up sets? Wouldn’t that be hilarious coming out of the mouth of a cutesy cartoon character? So I went to xtranormal’s website and chose a character (I was a bit miffed that you have to pay for a female character – what gives, xtranormal?). I decided to keep the default...
Read MoreLast 5 gigs of 2010
The end of the year is crashing towards us. And there are just five more chances to see me stand up and tell jokes in 2010. Here are the details: Monday 6th December 9pm at the Rivoli – new material night. All about the holidays. I will be leaving after my set to go to my next gig. PWYC 9pm at the Dominion on Queen (500 Queen St. East) – 50 Laffs per Hour in aid of The Toronto Children’s Breakfast Club. $10 at the door. I will probably get to the show at around 9.30pm...
Read MoreThe Boob Set
It’s here! It’s here! Finally, for your delectation, my newest stand-up set is available for your viewing pleasure. Recorded on November 5th at the Nerd Girl Pinups Gunpowder Plot show at the Toronto Underground Cinema, it features boobs. And jokes about boobs. Mine in particular. So head on over to my Stand-Up page and it’s the first video you’ll come to. Be aware that there are swears (because I think swears are fun). You have been...
Read MoreNerd Girl Pinups Gunpowder Plot – Burlesque, Comedy, Music and Murder*
This Friday I will be performing with other nerdgasmic comedians, burlesque acts and musicians at the Nerd Girl Pinup Gunpowder Plot. Doors open at 9.30pm and the show starts at 10pm at the Toronto Underground Cinema on Friday 5th November. The Toronto Underground Cinema is at 186 Spadina Avenue just north of Queen on the west side (here is the map). You can buy tickets online – $15 a pop or $40 for premium tickets (this includes a Nerd Girl Pinup t-shirt, the Nerd Girl Pinup 2011...
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.