2011 – an amazing year!
2011 was an incredible year for me professionally for many reasons. At the beginning of January I was looking forward to returning to London, Ontario to play Madge Larrabee in the Grand Theatre‘s production of Sherlock Holmes, the Final Adventure. I was delighted to have something in the pipeline. In the second week of January my agent called and said that I had an audition for The Railway Children. Rehearsals would start two weeks after Sherlock Holmes closed. It was too good to be...
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 “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 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 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 MoreGilda’s Club Gig 2010: The C Word
Today the StandUp Sisters had our photo shoot for the poster for our 2010 Gilda’s Club benefit gig: The C Word. Last year’s gig raised almost $7,500 for Gilda’s Club – this year we want to raise even more. I took my dog Farfl with me and she ended up being in the shots! We were lucky enough to have legend Cylla von Tiedemann as our photographer – and we were joined by our headliner Jo-Anna Downey. I can’t wait to see how the pictures turn out. Mark your...
Read MoreOne whole year of stand-up!
<- Thanks to Karina Perez for this lovely photo of me taken at West End Girls. This week marked my one-year anniversary of doing stand-up. What a year! Starting with my first ever performance at the Black Swan I had a horrible bomb at the Diesel Playhouse (I recently got the CD recording from XM Radio and although the performance isn’t terrible I can hear where they put in canned laughter), helped raise almost $7,500 for Gilda’s Club, came third in the Toronto Comedy Brawl...
Read MoreRunning for the Cure
It’s all Ian Atlas’ idea. The organizer of the Toronto Comedy Brawl, Ian Atlas, invited a bunch of comedians he knew to join him in what he’s calling “Hungover Stumble For The Cure“. Which is probably more accurate than Run For The Cure, since it does take place on a Sunday morning at 9am. Ouch. I really enjoy doing my bit for Gilda’s Club and when Ian suggested getting involved in Run For The Cure I jumped at the chance. I intend to stroll with my dog Farfl...
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.