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MARTHA CHAVES LIVE AT THE FLYING BEAVER PUBARET!
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17th & SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18th MARTHA CHAVES SHOWTIME 7pm
In her eighteen years as a stand-up comedian Martha Chaves has been called a lot of things her favourite being, " Smart, sassy, subversive and very funny" (Bill Brownstein, The Montreal Gazzette). From Atomic explosions to Zombies transvestites, her material covers a great array of topics which gives Martha her very broad appeal. She tours all over the world doing comedy, jn several languages no less, and has entertained audiences of every race, color, sexual orientation and religious hats including the UN Canadian Peace Keeping Troops in the Middle East.
Chaves is a veteran of twelve Montreal Just for Laughs Festivals, The Halifax Comedy festival, The Winnipeg Comedy Festival, The San Antonio Comedy Festival, and many others. She's a multiple Canadian Comedy Awards nominee in the category of Best Female Stand-up and in 2010, she came in first in The Great Canadian Laugh Off Comedy Competition, Ottawa chapter and she placed second in the nationals. You may recognize her from her many appearances on TV* like her comedy specials on the CBC (Comics, JFL GALAS) and CTV and The Comedy Network (Something About Martha).
Martha is also a passionate activist and participates in many humanitarian and political fundraising events. In November 2010 Martha hosted the Benefit for the G-20 Arrestees, which featured Naomi Klein and Hawksley Workman and in March 2011 she was part of the cast of The Vagina Monologues (Ottawa V-Day). Her semi-autobiographical play, "Staying Alive", will be featured in the De Colores Festival of New Works in October 2011, Toronto.
Don't miss Martha! FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17th SATURDAY FEBRUARY 18th SHOWTIME 7pm Tix: $15adv/$20 door
Dinner available, before, during, and after the show. Dinner reservations get priority seating 647.347.6567 heather@pubaret.com for dinner info maggie@pubaret.com for show info
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LocationThe Flying Beaver Pubaret (View)
488 Parliament Street
Toronto, ON M4X 1P2
Canada
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Minimum Age: 19 |
Kid Friendly: No |
Dog Friendly: No |
Non-Smoking: No |
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