Other: A Diversity Showcase

Other: A Diversity Showcase A monthly show at the John Candy Box Theatre showcasing and celebrating artists, comedians, and creators who identify as OTHER.

Daphney Joseph is a bilingual actor and comedian from Montreal. She is one half of the acclaimed comedy duo Coko and Dap...
10/27/2019

Daphney Joseph is a bilingual actor and comedian from Montreal. She is one half of the acclaimed comedy duo Coko and Daphney. Together, they have performed in all of over North America including Philadelphia, Chicago, New York City, Ottawa and multiple festivals including OFFJFL, Brave Festival where they’ve opened for Gina Yashere. Daphney graduated from Conservatory and the Longform at Second City. She’s also is a bilingual stand up comedian and has performed in various festivals across the city including Black and Funny, Shade, Yas Kween. She also performed at Nubian at Yuk Yuks and Absolute Comedy. She’s currently writing digital series in English and A sketch show in French. She was on Baroness Von Sketch, Private Eyes and TFO flip.

Rosani Christy is a Tamil stand up comedian straight outta Scarborough. She has been entertaining crowds - small and lar...
10/27/2019

Rosani Christy is a Tamil stand up comedian straight outta Scarborough. She has been entertaining crowds - small and large - since the fall of 2017. She can be described as "cool and collected" and loves talking about her experience being a brown, gangsta mom on wheels. She has performed on some of the greatest stages in Toronto including Alt dot Comedy, SHADE, Comedy Kapow, whether she is booked or uninvited.⁣

Silvi Santoso, known in Canada as the Asian Roseanne, stumbled onto the comedy stage after being dared by a friend to tr...
10/26/2019

Silvi Santoso, known in Canada as the Asian Roseanne, stumbled onto the comedy stage after being dared by a friend to try stand up comedy. From those humble beginnings she has become a standout presence worldwide, wowing crowds across Asia, Canada and the United States. Shocking real life anecdotes combined with a black and blue comedy style results in a bruising performance, leaving audiences laughing, reeling and ready for round 2. International live comedy credits include Detroit Women Comedy Festival, Bangkok International Comedy Competition, We The Men (New York and Toronto), The Funniest Person in the World Competition (Laugh Factory Los Angeles), R**e is Real (National Canadian Tour). Not bad for a woman just hoping to get her 8x10 hung up in a comedy club!

Non Gratas is an improv duo that makes melodramatic comedy inspired by the twists and turns of being a latinx person in ...
10/26/2019

Non Gratas is an improv duo that makes melodramatic comedy inspired by the twists and turns of being a latinx person in North American culture. They have been featured in the Vancouver Improv Festival and will be part of the Montreal Improv Festival next November. NON GRATAS is Patricia Tab (Second City HouseCo, Bad Dog Featured Players) and Mariela Pabón Navedo( in Instagram).

Introducing your eighth artist for September 22: The 2019 Bob Curry Fellows! ⁣⁣Their final showcase is Sept 28 at 1PM on...
09/22/2019

Introducing your eighth artist for September 22: The 2019 Bob Curry Fellows! ⁣
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Their final showcase is Sept 28 at 1PM on the Second City mainstage! ⁣
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Introducing your seventh artist for September 22: Tamara Shevon! ⁣⁣Tamara Shevon is a Toronto-based comic who started he...
09/22/2019

Introducing your seventh artist for September 22: Tamara Shevon! ⁣
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Tamara Shevon is a Toronto-based comic who started her comedic story-telling through wine-coloured glasses in Bejing, China. Since then, she has been blazing through the Toronto scene with her characteristic wit and her lovable ability to flirt with the boundaries of socially acceptable. Tamara produces and hosts the very popular SOS Comedy Show. Tamara has performed stand-up all over China, Canada, and the United States and was second runner-up in the Beijing Improv Comedy Festival. More recently, Tamara has performed at NXNE and JFL42. In 2018, Tamara toured across Ontario with Shawna Edward for the Irritable & Confused Comedy Tour where she was the only black person at each stop. If this wasn’t obvious enough already, Tamara wrote this bio herself which is why she sounds so awesome.⁣
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Introducing your sixth artist for September 22: She’s All That! ⁣⁣Sima Sepehiri and Neha Kohli make up the comedy duo Sh...
09/22/2019

Introducing your sixth artist for September 22: She’s All That! ⁣
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Sima Sepehiri and Neha Kohli make up the comedy duo She’s All That. Both were members of Woke ‘N Broke, a sketch troupe that won Critics Pick at the 2019 Toronto Fringe Festival. Their comedy, inspired by the fact that they’re both first-generation immigrants and massive Harry Potter nerds, include comedy sketches, musical numbers—and maybe even a bit of magic.⁣
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Introducing your fifth artist for September 22: Marushka Almeida! ⁣Marushka Jessica Almeida is a screenwriter and a mus...
09/20/2019

Introducing your fifth artist for September 22: Marushka Almeida!
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Marushka Jessica Almeida is a screenwriter and a musician. Equipped with a degree in Chartered Accounting, she took the leap and transitioned into being an affluent creative (by night!) She’s a recent graduate of the Humber Writing and Producing for TV and Film and has experience managing comedians and musicians.⁣
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Introducing your fourth artist for September 22: Mudit Vyas!⁣⁣Mudit is a Toronto based artist from India. He is also an ...
09/19/2019

Introducing your fourth artist for September 22: Mudit Vyas!⁣
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Mudit is a Toronto based artist from India. He is also an investment accountant. He graduated in Business Management from Humber College and has a Master of Commerce degree in India prior to coming to Canada. He moved to Canada in 2016. He usually sells his artwork through Instagram and through art galleries. His art work includes portraits of famous personalities, minimalistic sketches and abstract/contemporary paintings. ⁣Mudit focuses his art work mainly using black and white colors.⁣
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Introducing your third artist for September 22: Abbas Wahab! ⁣Abbas Wahab is a Sudanese-born, Canadian comedian, actor, ...
09/16/2019

Introducing your third artist for September 22: Abbas Wahab!
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Abbas Wahab is a Sudanese-born, Canadian comedian, actor, and writer. Having immigrated to Canada at age six, he has since served with the Canadian Naval reserves, and after completing an engineering degree, moved to Detroit, MI. Wahab got his start to performing stand-up while in the Motor City, beginning a duel-life of engineering by day and comedy by night. After Detroit, Wahab spent a year working in Silicone Valley, where he spent his nights immersed in the famed San Francisco comedy scene. In 2018 he decided to abandon his engineering career, and move back to Canada to focus on stand-up . He has since become the co-creator of a sketch comedy group releasing weekly content called PlusTime Comedy. He can be found honing his act nightly in the Toronto Comedy Scene, or you may recognize him as "the black guy in that one commercial."⁣
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Introducing your second artist for September 22: Muna Deria! ⁣Muna Deria focuses her work on comedic topical and enterta...
09/15/2019

Introducing your second artist for September 22: Muna Deria!
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Muna Deria focuses her work on comedic topical and entertaining content that is inclusive of the North American black Muslim experience.⁣
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She studied for a master’s degree in film and television at Mount Saint Mary’s University in Los Angeles. She was chosen for the 2019 Cinefam Incubator Feature Film, 2019 NSI Features First Incubator, 2019 Black Women in FIlm land was also a juror and host of the 2019 North Hollywood Film Awards.⁣
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Introducing your first artist for September 22: Neha Ray!⁣Howdy!⁣⁣Neha Ray is an illustrator and wannabe sneakerhead ins...
09/13/2019

Introducing your first artist for September 22: Neha Ray!
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Howdy!⁣
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Neha Ray is an illustrator and wannabe sneakerhead inspired by the explosion of street fashion and reimagination of vintage pop culture. The music and fashion of her childhood has inspired an imagination that lead her to finding her passion in illustration.⁣
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At the moment, Neha enjoys working on comics and personal pieces, which include wood cuts of her favourite sneakers. Neha's work is mostly traditional, but once she masters digital its over for other illustrators.⁣
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