Other: A Diversity Showcase

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), Rape 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 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(@checkinmela in Instagram).

Introducing your seventh artist for September 22: Tamara Shevon! 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. #torontomusic #torontostandup #torontoart #torontoartist #the6ix #torontocomedy #toronto_insta #torontoshow #torontoimprov #torontosketch #torontoartistsofinstagram #torontoevents #torontobands #diversityincomedy #diversevoices See more