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East Coast Comedy Night 2
For one night, in one room, we will pack as many comedians and performers from all over The Maritimes and Newfoundland to salute the East Coast. Nova Scotia-style donairs will be available at special comedy pricing and supplied by The FUzZ Box.
There will be Donairs, There will be Screech, There will be Acadians.
Hosted by: Marcel St. Pierre
Musical Guests: Wordburglar and Stephanie Cadman!
With Comedy by: Diana Love, Rose Giles, Jess Grant, Meg MacKay, Maria Hajigeorgiou, Chris Leveille, Dave Healey, Ralph MacLeod and featuring Peter Anthony.
And stick around after the comedy show! Your ticket to the 8pm show means you stay for free for the 10pm EAST COAST MUSIC PARTY hosted by SJ-the Wordburglar!
And one lucky attendee will win a $100 gift certificate to ROCK LOBSTER!
ABOUT THE PERFORMERS
MARCEL ST. PIERRE (HOST)
Marcel is a founding member and former Artistic Director of The Bad Dog Theatre Company and has performed with sketch and improv groups like The Second City Touring Company, and the Canadian Comedy-Awarding winning Monkey Toast. He is currently 1/2 of Egg Zeppelin: The Original Music, Bacon & Comedy Show and can be seen around town performing at Bad Dog Comedy Theatre, Comedy Bar, The Social Capital Theatre and points in between as a stand-up and with his improv supertroupe The Coincidence Men. He is gluten and dairy-free and will talk to you about it needlessly and repeatedly.
MEG MacKAY
A former Jumbo Video night manager from Prince Edward Island, Meg brought her brand of offbeat comedy to Toronto in 2013. Once described as "Carol Burnett on Acid", Meg has performed at several festivals including Toronto Sketchfest, the Halifax Pop Explosion, and the Cottage Country Comedy Festival. She also runs "Blank Swan", a biweekly Friday night stand-up show at The Social Capital Theatre, and a monthly "reverse" talk show at Comedy Bar.
MARIA HAJIGEORGIOU
Maria grew up in the east coast town of Sydney, Nova Scotia. When radiation from the Sydney Tar Ponds failed to turn her into a superhero, she moved to Ontario to start new adventures. Maria began improvising in 2008 and has trained with The Impatient Theatre Company, Bad Dog Theatre and Flash Improv in Toronto and Annoyance Theatre in Chicago. Maria performs with indie improv troupes Beauty School Dropouts and Pete Campbell's Baby.
DIANA LOVE
Hailing from PEI, Diana's comedy has been featured on OUTtv,BiteTV, iChannel, MTV, Much Music's 'Video on Trial' and Comedy Network's 'Comedy Now!'. She has played NXNE, New York Frigid Fest, The Dark Comedy Festival, as well as clubs and Colleges across Canada. Her hobbies include outer space and pizza bagels.
CHRIS LEVEILLE
Chris is from New Brunswick and does things.
ROSE GILES
Rose is from New Brunswick and does things.
DAVE HEALEY
Dave was born and raised in Halifax. He studied drama at Dalhousie University and then moved to Toronto. Since arriving in Toronto, Dave has done a few commercials, enjoyed a refreshing tea, appeared on TV, read a book without pictures, worked for Second City, made numerous grocery lists, been in a movie or 2, hailed several cabs, had a radio show on CBC, talked with a man named Sam, wrote a few of plays, texted on a whim, appeared in a several fringe festivals and happily walked his dog Kato on countless occasions. Dave is very proud of all these accomplishments.
PETER ANTHONY
Peter Anthony is a Canadian Comedy Award Winner ("Breakout Artist" 2008) and nominee ("Best Male Standup" 2013) originally from the small town of Pictou, Nova Scotia. He has established himself as one of the most passionate comedians in the country, constantly pushing the envelope and developing his distinctive, hilarious point-of-view. Peter's credits include: Montreal's "Just for Laughs" Festival, CBC's "Halifax Comedy Festival," Toronto's "North by Northeast" Festival, CBC Radio's "The Debaters," and television appearances on The Comedy Network, MTV, and CTV's "Comedy Now." http://www.peterisfunny.com!
RALPH MacLEOD
Ralph MacLeod is a Toronto based actor/improviser/comedian and the co-owner of The Social Capital Theatre. He is also one of the co-founders of the Bad Dog Theatre. Ralph has produced, created, directed, starred in, and/or written hundreds of live improvised shows including Murder at the Burlesque, Hardboiled, the Hot Blanks in Love Series, and Classic TV Improvised. You can also catch Ralph on TV shows such as Love Trap, Extreme Babysitting, and Undercover High.
MUSICAL GUESTS
STEPHANIE CADMAN is a world-renowned dancer, Dora winning actress of stage and screen, a virtuoso musician, and a knockout singer. Maintaining a busy touring schedule both as a Canadian Folk Award-nominated solo musician and as a member of the all-female country trio Belle Starr, Stephanie has rocked audiences across North America and beyond. Between her role in the Mirvish Production of Once, her celebrated career as an in-demand fiddler, and her breathtaking and award-winning dancing, Stephanie Cadman has proven herself to be one of Canada's most versatile performers. http://www.stephaniecadman.com/
SEAN JORDAN (aka WORDBURGLAR) takes his cues from the quirky yet artistic eccentricities of rappers Buck 65 and Kool Keith, frequently alluding to his love of comic books, video games, and old cartoons. A regular contributor to CBC-Radio, the Halifax native is influenced heavily by Hip-hop's golden era of MCs and his unique approach is a combination of classic Boom-Bap rap, slam poetry and stand-up comedy. After pressing his self-titled debut album in 2003, he was nominated for Canadian Music Week's Indie Awards in the category of Favourite Urban Artist/Group or Duo and has released six albums to date. http://www.wordburglar.com
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LocationSocial Capital Theatre (View)
154 Danforth Avenue
Toronto, ON M4K 1N1
Canada
Categories
| Minimum Age: 19 |
| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: No |
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