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Cathryn Naiker joins Jimmer Lowe for an Episode of Q’d Up.  A few years ago, Cathryn Naiker decided to leave her career in broadcasting to follow her dreams of becoming a comedy writer, comedian and according to the British Journal of Psychiatry, completely insane. But the risk has paid off.  In 2019 Cathryn became a writer for This Hour Has 22 Minutes. Previously she was the writers room Script Coordinator for The Mr D Show season 8, writer for The Beaverton Season 2 and contributor for their website. She has also been a writing consultant for the popular YouTube Channel ASAPScience.
Currently she is writing for the video game Later Daters with Bloom Digital and is a bursary recipient with the Toronto Artscape Daniels Launchpad for developing independent projects.  Cathryn is also a proud alumni of The Writers Guild of Canada & Bell Media Diverse Screenwriters program. She also wrote and co-starred in the IPF funded web series Dhaliwal ‘15 with YouTube star Jus Reign.  As a comedian, she has been accepted to the Women In Comedy Festival (WICF Boston) and performed at top comedy festivals such as, JFL42, Just For Laughs Pitch at your own risk & JFLZoo fest, Gilda’s Club Laugh Fest, She Dot (Toronto 3 years in a row), Border City Comedy Fest, Brantford Comedy Fest, and NXNE to name a few.  She is an in demand performer in Canada's comedy scene and continues to pursue her goals of hilarious domination.

Rahil Shaikh joins Jimmer Lowe for an Episode of Q’d Up. Rahil Shaikh is a comedian from India and is now based in Toronto.

Rahil Shaikh has quickly established himself as a passionate and fast-rising talent who will stop at nothing. Not even a stop sign. His words not mine.

Kyle Lucey joins Jimmer Lowe for an Episode of Q’d Up. Kyle Lucey is a comedian who has headlined and performed all across Canada. He runs the Renegade show at the Corner Comedy Club East and has opened for Rich Vos and Mike Falzone to name a few. Catch him at @kylejuicy on Instagram for information on shows and how to become a true Juice Head. 

Patrick Fishman joins Jimmer Lowe for an episode of Q’d Up. Patrick is an up and coming comic based out of Toronto. His style has been described as "old people-friendly" by his father, who sometimes has a hard time hearing other comedians clearly. His father's hearing isn't what it used to be. When he's not doing comedy, Patrick likes eating fried chicken in bed. Patrick is the co-host and producer of "It's Alive!!! Comedy Show" at The Underground Cafe, and a regular host of the nation-wide story-telling show "Tinder Tales." He has participated in Montreal's Off-JFL Festival, and is a two-time champion of the "Clash of the Comics" Roast Battle tournament, which, evidently, he brags about when he's drunk.

Jordan Foisy joins Jimmer Lowe for an episode of Q’d Up. Jordan Foisy is an acclaimed stand-up from Toronto whose sarcastic style that combines the personal and the political as made him a local favorite. As well as being seen on the best stages in Toronto, Jordan has performed on festivals throughout Canada, including: Sled Island, NXNE, Supercrawl, JFL 42, and Just For Laughs. Jordan has performed on the CBC web series Make Me Read and the Food Network’s Food’s Greatest Hits. He is also a freelance writer and frequent contributor to Vice and has just finished his second season writing for This Hour Has 22 Minutes.  

Clif Knight joins Jimmer Lowe for an Episode of Q’d Up. Clif Knight is a Guyanese born comedian based in Toronto. His style of storytelling and introspective absurdity explores silly fun and also the experience of being a foreigner in North America.
He posts a new video every day on his Instagram follow him @clifknightcomic.

Natalie Norman joins Jimmer Lowe for an Episode of Q’d Up. Natalie Norman is a Toronto-based stand-up comedian, podcaster, storyteller and Jewess.

 Natalie hosts a weekly LGBTQ+, feminist friendly show The Crimson Wave at Comedy Bar in Toronto. She recorded her second TV taping in May 2019 for the Winnipeg Comedy Festival and her debut comedy album The Big Reveal is set for release on Howl & Roar this summer.

In addition to the weekly show, Natalie is the co-host of the Crimson Wave Podcast. The menstruation-themed podcast was included in Blog TO’s Top 10 Toronto Podcasts and named by Toronto Life as one of the city’s most addictive podcasts. The Crimson Wave has been among the acts featured at JFL42, and was also an instrumental force in the Canadian Menstruators’ #NoTaxOnTampons campaign, writing and starring in the viral video to promote and spread awareness on the initiative to remove tax on menstruation products. The tax was successfully removed in July 2015.

Natalie has also performed at Just For Laughs in Montreal, Winnipeg Comedy Festival,  Sled Island, Guelph Comedy Fest, Women In Comedy Fest, Pop Montreal, Canadian Music Week, Toronto SketchFest, Feminist Arts Conference, Field Trip, NXNE and LadyFest Montreal. Most importantly, Natalie is a Spice Girls enthusiast, who loves talking about her period.

Kristen Einarson joins Jimmer Lowe for an Episode of Q'd Up. Kristen Einarsson is an up-and-coming Comedian based in Winnipeg. She is a regular performer all over Winnipeg and has opened for headlining comedian Chris Locke. In January 2020 she won the Handsome Daughter’s “So You Think You Can Host” competition. This year Kristen is scheduled to make her Winnipeg Comedy Festival debut.

Abbas Wahab joins Jimmer Lowe for an Episode of Q'd Up. 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 creator and host of a weekly podcast, The Immigrant Section. 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."

Ben Price joins Jimmer Lowe for an Episode of Q'd Up. Ben Price Was born and raised in Alberta, Canada. His love of magic was an early discovery and it followed him throughout his childhood and adolescent life. he has always been heavily involved in theatrics whether it was acting, designing, or creating, his presence was felt in the artistic community.
 
After graduating from the University of British Columbia with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in theatrical design and production, Price started working in theatre as a stage/production manager. All the while, keeping his love of magic alive through literature and performance. 
 
Price has been performing magic since he was six years old and has performed magic professionally for the last nine years.