Wilfully Funny

Formerly Ottawa-based, now Kingston-based comic Christabelle Witt is my guest this week.

Christabelle and I are good friends. We talked about double-standards, weird encounters, and other things we deal with as women comics.

Instagram: @creativechristabelle

Boston-based comedian Casey McNeal is my guest this week.

Casey and I met at an online show during quarantine in 2020. Casey has been a comic for over 30 years and is also an actor. He shared some behind-the-scenes stories about stand up and about working on a movie set.

@caseyscomedy: Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter

Ottawa-based comedian Julie Dugas is my guest this week.

Julie and I talked about our respective comedy experiences. Then we moved on to our favourite subject: hook-up culture in our comedy community.

Facebook: Sex and Giggles

Instagram: @funny_girl_julie

Ottawa-based comedian Bobby Knauff is my guest this week.

Bobby and I talk about mental health and stand up and how to preserve one while succeeding at the other. Hint: It’s hard.

Instagram: @bobbyknauffandcats

Kingston-based comedian Peter Egnatoff is my guest this week.

Peter and I are close friends. This is his 4th time on the podcast!

He was with me for a monumental event in my comedy career so we talked about that.

Kingston-based comedian Ashley Perna is my guest this week.

Ashley and I are good friends. On top of doing stand up and her career as a law clerk, Ashley also ran for Kingston city council in 2022. She was also very open and candid about the mental health struggles she’s had.

Instagram: @ashleyjperna

Toronto-based trans comedian Al Val is my guest this week.

Al and I bonded over our shared anxiety about performing in small towns. She told me about how her comedy evolved once she came out as trans.

Instagram and TikTok: @alvalcomedy

Toronto-based comedian/actor/writer Danny Martinello is my guest this week.

Danny and I talk about his childhood in Edmonton and his start in entertainment and comedy.

Instagram: @dannymartinello

Ottawa-based comedian/musician Logan Brown is my guest this week.

After years performing as a professional musician, Logan started stand up in 2021. We talk about his experiences so far.

@logandoingstuff on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, and all other social media platforms.

This is part one of a two-part interview. Stay tuned for Part 2 coming in 2023!

Alberta-based comedian/actor/writer Sterling Scott is my guest this week.

Sterling and I talk about his start in entertainment and comedy. We also talk about being black in stand up comedy in Canada and the "stuff" we face that other comics do not.

@sterlingsjokes