The New Wave of Standup - Episode Guide

Cassie Cao is a Canadian Comedy Award-winning comedian based in Toronto whose comedy has been featured on the CBC, Sirius XM, and Just for Laughs. Cassie was formerly an economist and has years of experience telling jokes to very serious Canadian policy makers.

Jacob Samuel is a stand-up comic, cartoonist, and writer known for his clever and insightful comedy. Jacob has taped multiple national TV performances for the CBC, The Comedy Network, and Crave.

Al Val may be a genderfluid millennial in a perpetual state of mid-life crisis, but you can guarantee that any of their identities are charmingly hilarious.

Yumi Nagashima's career has seen a meteoric rise in the past two years: a popular YouTube channel, her debut album "My Name Is Yumi", a Comedy Central Asia special, and appearances at top comedy festivals.

Aaron is a Vancouver comedian who likes to tell silly jokes about worms, werewolves, and stuff like that. He loves standing on stage with a mic, looking out at people and saying, "How y'all doing?".

Salma enjoys listening to politicians debate what she can and can't wear on the radio as she ties her hijab in the morning. The only terrorism she partakes in is shooting down stereotypes on stage.

Kyle Brownrigg won Best Breakout Artist at The Canadian Comedy Awards in 2019. He has been featured on The Debaters, Halifax Comedy Festival, Laugh Out Loud, SiriusXM Top Comic, and Just for Laughs.

Brett Forte was born in '92 but we're pretty sure he grew up in the 80s. He's embarrassed by his generation and thinks you should be too.

Paul Rabliauskas hails from Poplar River First Nation, MB. Paul's charming, brash, and boisterous style makes him a fan favorite of so many across Canada.

Born and raised in Calgary, Brittany Lyseng is a nationally touring comedian. Her humble beginnings as a tradesperson are apparent in her unique delivery and one-of-a-kind view of the world.

Ola Dada is a Nigerian-Canadian raised in Fort McMurray, Alberta, who now lives in Vancouver. Ola was most recently a runner-up in Canada's largest comedy competition: the 2019 SiriusXM Top Comic.

Matty Vu is the bad boy of Vancouver's comedy scene, pushing the limits of audiences all over. OK, he's just a nice boy who does comedy. He's also a 30-something man who still calls himself a boy.

Andrea Jin is a Shanghai-born stand-up and writer who was recently selected as a New Face at Just For Laughs MONTRÉAL.

Hisham Kelati's debut comedy album Tigre King was nominated for a 2022 Juno for Comedy Album of the Year.

Allie Pearse is a writer on the award-winning show Letterkenny and the 2021 winner of JFL's Standup and Pitch competition.

Nick Nemeroff appeared on TBS' Conan, and his debut comedy album, The Pursuit of Comedy Has Ruined My Life, was nominated for a 2021 JUNO Award for Comedy Album of the Year.

Abdul Aziz is a comedian and producer who has a critically acclaimed D&D Improv-Fantasy podcast, Spout Lore.

Comedian and writer Tin Lorica is co-host of Millennial Live, a live comedy and poetry series.

Juliana Rodrigues began performing stand-up at the age of 15 and has gone on to make quite the name for herself, selected as 2021 Just For Laughs New Face.

Actress and writer Maddy Kelly is best known for her work on CBC Podcasts' Let's Make A Sci-Fi and her performance on The Standup Show with Jon Dore.

Hoodo Hersi is a comedian currently writing on A24/Amazon's untitled Ramy Youssef animated show.

Steev Letts has performed at Just for Laughs VANCOUVER and the Grindstone Comedy Festival, and his debut album Burger Queen is available online.

Janelle Niles is a Black - Mi'kmaq comedian whose indigenous comedy show Got Land? aims to communicate solidarity through humor and laughter.

Marito Lopez is a Latinx comedian who has made explosive performances on Kevin Hart's LOL Network, CBC Gem and MTV Canada.

Ajihanis Charley is a Black, non-binary comedy writer whose show THOTS AND PRAYERS won the Producer's Pick Award at the 2020 Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival.

Jarrett Campbell has been featured on MTV, The Comedy Network, CBC, SiriusXM, and his debut comedy album "Straight White Fail," which was nominated for Comedy Album of the Year at the 2020 Junos.