Laughter for Life
On Thursday night the Stand Up Sisters did a gig for Gilda’s Club members. Laughter for Life week celebrated Gilda Radner’s birthday and included various events for members, their friends and families, and donors. For this stand-up event I was the MC, and fellow Stand Up Sisters Becky Bays, Leanne Mladen, Muniza Rauf, Heidi Mole and Laura Salvas got up and did their thing. Dawn Whitwell, our teacher and top chum, was the headliner. This is the first time I’ve MCd an event for...
Read MoreLaughter for Life Week at Gilda’s Club Toronto
We’re doing it again for charity! The Stand Up For Your Sisters gang is pleased and proud to report that we are once again doing a gig for Gilda’s Club Toronto. Laughter for Life Night takes place at 6.30pm on Thursday 16th June at the Clubhouse in Toronto and I will be doing my first ten minute set – exciting! I’m still working out which jokes I want to do and in what order – I can’t wait! Also on the bill is my friend and teacher Dawn Whitwell – I...
Read MoreNice Review of the Gilda’s Club Gig
The Stand Up Sisters gang were rightly pleased with the $7,500 we raised for Gilda’s club at our benefit gig back in January. And it’s also sweet to have a nice review of the event which Daniela found online at Snap Bloor West. Check it out – great pictures of Heidi, Muniza, Dawn, Leanne and Elvira, as well as this nice one of Elvira, Dawn and Daniela above. Click here to read the...
Read MoreGilda’s Club Event a Fabulous Success!
Last night at Hugh’s Room our StandUp For Your Sisters charity gig for Gilda’s Club raised $7,000! I couldn’t be more happy or proud. The turn-out was amazing – we totally sold out and there was standing room only. The audience was incredibly warm and supportive, and the energy in the room was electric. Elvira Kurt, our fabulous MC, was pretty much solely responsible for keeping them going on what turned out to be a long, but hugely enjoyable evening. I had to wait until...
Read MoreStanding Up For Your Sisters
On Tuesday January 27th I will performing at a charity gig in aid of Gilda’s Club at Hugh’s Room in Toronto. I am ridiculously excited – there are nine of us newbie female comics plus guest Marjorie Malpass from Vancouver. The headliner is our old teacher Dawn Whitwell and Elvira Kurt is hosting. Tickets are only $20 in advance and there will be a silent auction of thousands of dollars-worth of stuff including a pair of Raptors tickets, an Apple iPod Touch, Roots gear and much...
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.