The New Wave of Standup
The New Wave of Standup is a Canadian comedy web series, which premiered in 2020 on CBC Gem.[1] The series features performance sets by 12 emerging Canadian comedians, recorded at the Vancouver edition of the Just for Laughs festival in February 2020.[2]
Performers in the series were Cassie Cao, Jacob Samuel, Al Val, Yumi Nagashima, Aaron Read, Salma Hindy, Kyle Brownrigg, Paul Rabliauskas, Brittany Lyseng, Ola Dada, Matty Vu and Brett Forte.[1]
The series has been renewed for a second season of four 30-minute episodes.[3]
References[]
- ^ a b Tom Zillich, "‘That night was so much fun’: Surrey-raised comedian in ‘New Wave of Standup’ series". Surrey Now-Leader, July 8, 2020.
- ^ Jaime Weinman, "Amazon Prime Video, Apple+ and CBC Gem in July 2020: What's new". Maclean's, July 7, 2020.
- ^ "CBC Announces Fall Schedule". Northern Stars, June 2, 2021.
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- 2020 web series debuts
- 2020s Canadian comedy television series
- Canadian comedy web series
- CBC Gem original programming
- Canadian stand-up comedy television series
- Canadian comedy television series stubs