You will know Thompson as a member of the groundbreaking comedy troupe the Kids In The Hall or perhaps as Brian, the loyal assistant to Hank Kingsley on Garry Shandling’s groundbreaking HBO series, The Larry Sanders Show or even as Jimmy Price, the wry FBI agent on Bryan Fuller’s groundbreaking NBC series Hannibal. Scott’s worked across artistic genres throughout his career as a standup comedian and purveyor of one person shows, his several published books, his visual art, his countless talk show and hosting appearances, and his recording career with his rock band Mouth Congress. 

Ali Hassan is a stand-up comic and actor who has performed for audiences across Canada and internationally.  Ali is the host of CBC’s hit stand-up comedy show Laugh Out Loud, a frequent guest-host of CBC Radio’s national flagship arts and culture show “q”, and for the past six consecutive years, Ali has hosted Canada Reads - the annual battle of the books celebrating the best of Canadian literature. Hassan has appeared on the big screen in award-winning films – Breakaway, French Immersion, and as the memorable Lebanese ‘Uncle Stevie’ opposite Sean William Scott, Jay Baruchel, and Eugene Levy in the hockey hit Goon. His past television roles include Blood & Treasure (CBS), Designated Survivor (ABC), Cardinal (CTV), Holiday Calendar (Netflix), Fubar: Age of Computer (VICE), Odd Squad (PBS Kids), and Man Seeking Woman (FXX), among others.   And in 2022 he was in the new season of Hudson & Rex (CityTV), Workin' Moms, Murdoch Mysteries and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (Paramount+).

Bryan O’Gorman has headlined comedy shows all over the world in dozens of countries including England, Canada, Singapore, Switzerland, Australia, Romania, Serbia and the USA to name eight.

He plans on playing in every country on earth, plus the moon (if the spaceship he’s building works).

A live performer since childhood, this joke of a man honed his stand up skills in the legendary Toronto comedy scene and has refined them on stages throughout the galaxy.

Catch him now before he dies in a feeble attempt to make it to the moon in a homemade rocket. Of his many credits, a few include being featured on MTV, Much Music, The Comedy Network, Sirius-XM Radio, The Edinburgh Fringe Festival,The Melbourne Comedy Festival, National Lampoon Radio, the Montreaux comedy festival and the CBC.

Chad is a up and coming Comic from Cape Breton. He has been producing local stand up comedy shows and proforming for just over 1 year.

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Chad has earned opportunities to open for many touring comics, at venues across the maritimes. So come check out Chad's unique view on life as blind Comic.

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He can't wait to "see" you all at the CB Comedy Fest!

Courtney Gilmour is an award-winning comedian and television writer. In 2017 she delivered a breakout performance at the Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal by becoming the first female to win the prestigious Homegrown Comics Competition as Canada’s top comedian. 

Courtney has been featured on multiple national broadcasts from festivals including the Winnipeg Comedy Festival, Halifax Comedy Festival, Just For Laughs Vancouver as well as Kevin Hart’s LOL Network and The Howie Mandel All Stars Gala at Just For Laughs Montreal.

Her solo Fringe show “‘Congratulations!’ Stories of Achievement, Embarrassment, & Self-Worth” debuted at the Toronto Fringe Festival in summer 2019 and was met with sold out shows as well as multiple awards including Best of Fringe and Patrons’ Pick, earning her three extra performance runs and acceptance into the Brighton Fringe Festival.

She has written for and made appearances on This Hour Has 22 Minutes, CBC’s The Debaters, Space Dragon & Kim, and CBC’S Humour Resources alongside Jon Dore and Sarah Silverman as well as multiple episodes of CTV Comedy’s Roast Battle Canada. In 2022 Courtney competed in the second season of Canada’s Got Talent, during her semi-finals performance she was awarded the judges’ vote to advance straight to the finals as one of the Top 8. 

Her debut stand up album “Let Me Hold Your Baby” was released in 2022 and was nominated for a JUNO award in 2023 for Comedy Album Of The Year. In 2024 she released her sophomore album “Wonder Woman” which has also been nominated for JUNO award.

HEIDI BRANDER is an award-winning writer for some of CBC’s most popular comedy series: Son of a Critch, Baroness Von Sketch Show, Still Standing, and she served for three seasons as Head Writer of This Hour Has 22 Minutes. She has also written for MTV Live, Spun Out, and Just Passing Through. Heidi has performed all over Canada and the U.S. as a stand-up comedian, and appeared as a pop culture expert on Entertainment Tonight Canada, MTV Live, and Much Music's Video on Trial. Her other accolades include a Canadian Comedy Award nomination for Best New Stand-up, and a first-place win over Ryan Gosling in a childhood lip-sync competition.

Hughie Batherson has been in high demand as a standup comedian in the Atlantic provinces and across the Country. The very first time he tried comedy was in a standup comedy competiton, and he won! 

He has been featured on the TV Comedy Show ‘’Sens du Punch’’ and has done two ‘’Juste pour rire’ ’tours , Hughie has participated in the Hubcap Comedy Festival has headlined Comedy Clubs, Bar Shows and Theaters across the Atlantic provinces. 

He has performed in Alberta, Yukon, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia. Hughie is known for his physical comedy along with his “East Coast” personality.

James Mullinger was one of the UK’s hardest working comedians and the Comedy Editor for GQ magazine when he moved to New Brunswick, Canada in 2014. Since his arrival, he has taken the country by storm. He has sold out shows across the country, made appearances on CBC’s The Debaters, movies, television shows, festivals, award shows and stand up specials… he’s done it all. He was recently named one of the Most Inspiring Immigrants in Atlantic Canada and earlier this year released New Brunswick’s first ever national sitcom about, you guessed it, a British comedian who accidentally moves to New Brunswick! James is one of Canada's biggest cheerleaders. He loves it here and spends his time promoting it across the world and raising money for charities and non-profits. James has raised more than $150,000 for Canadian charities. He has also become one of Canada's top comics, being nominated for both a Just For Laughs comedy award and a Canadian Comedy Award for Best Live Show.

Jeff has quickly established himself as a rising star in the Canadian comedy scene and was nominated for a prestigious Canadian Comedy Award. Jeff is also a favourite on the festival circuit having appeared at the CBC’s Winnipeg and Halifax Comedy Festivals. As well, he can be heard regularly on XM Satellite Radio. As a writer, Jeff freelances for several major advertising agencies and does script consulting for Disney.

Hailing from the east coast of Canada, Kyle Hickey has made a name for himself as a talented writer, actor and comedian. Kyle has made appearances at the Boston Comedy Festival, the Halifax Comedy Festival and JFL Toronto, while also appearing in acting roles on YTV and Amazon Prime. Most recently Kyle won a Canadian Screen Award for his writing on the CBC comedy 'This Hour Has 22 Minutes' and released his third comedy album 'BLOWING FIRE' which can be heard on XM Radio, Apple Music and Spotify.

Energetic, loud, and funny, Nathan Macintosh is a comedian and writer originally from Halifax, Nova Scotia now living in New York.

Most recently performing for his third time on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on NBC, Nathan has also appeared on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert on CBS, Conan on TBS, and multiple Just For Laughs Galas.

His debut album ‘I Wasn't Talking’ was featured in Ex!aim Magazine's ‘Top Ten Hilariously Good Comedy Moments’ and his special, ‘Money Never Wakes’, was reviewed highly and named ‘Best Youtube Special of 2023’ by The New York Times. His newest special, ‘Down With Tech’, has been reviewed by Vulture and named one of the ‘5 Stand Up Specials You Should Definitely Watch’ by them.

Nathan also wrote and starred in ‘Trapped’, which is on Bell Fibe, was reviewed by The Globe And Mail and has two seasons.

He can be heard regularly on Sirius Satellite Radio and CBC's radios 'The Debaters'.

‘Convulse with laughter…’ - The New York Times

‘Macintosh’s stage presence is explosive…’ - Exc!aim

"Brilliant Stand Up Comedy" - Glenn Sumi, NOW Toronto

Nick Beaton has performed all over the world including London, Dubai, and Johannesburg.  He as taken part in prestigious events such as the Just for Laughs, Edinburgh Fringe, Halifax Comedy, and Winnipeg comedy festivals.  He has written for TV, including “Spun Out” staring Dave Foley.  His mix of political and social commentary with hard hitting jokes has made him a favourite wherever he has performed.  

Patrick Cadegan is an award winning triple threat who identifies as a Comedian/Actor/Diva. Equally comedic and dramatic, Patrick is known for his sassy stand up comedy, character work, and for his acting. He plays the roles of Glenda and Father Cadegan in the comedy series "Tracy and Martina: Dirty Deeds." Patrick has been nominated for two Screen Nova Scotia Awards, and won the inaugural Groundbreaking Performance Award. Patrick has also appeared in the feature films "Sleepwatching," and "Queens of the Xing Dynasty."

Travis Lindsay is one of the most prolific writers in Canadian Comedy. His great mix of jokes and storytelling has been captivating audiences since the age of 16. A festival favorite, he's made multiple appearances on CBC's Halifax Comedy Festival and his debut album "The Kid is Alright" went #1 on iTunes Comedy Charts. In 2021 he joined Canada's longest running comedy series This Hour Has 22 Minutes as an on air Correspondent and writer (Winning a Canadian Screen Award with his team in 2024), was selected to perform at the Just For Laughs in Montreal as a part of the New Faces of Comedy and released his 2nd Album "Killed at the Funeral". Making his mark in Canadian comedy with appearances on Comedy Night with Rick Mercer and featured on CBC's The New Wave of Stand-Up Comedy led him all the way to grand finale of Canada's Got Talent: Million Dollar Season and opening for Howie Mandel in 2024.

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Whether it's the stage, podcast or screen Travis continues to prove that The Kid is indeed all right.