Canadian stand-up comedians

Canadian stand-up comedians, A to Z

Each is here because their record says so, in the line beside their name. 16 of them have a date on the Comedy Calendar.

• Ahren Belisle Ahren Belisle is a Canadian stand-up comedian from North Bay, Ontario, who has cerebral palsy, is nonverbal and delivers his punchlines through a text-to-speech app on his phone. Wikipedia ↗ Next: 10 October 2026 · Pikes Peak Center For The Performing Arts, Colorado Springs, CO
• Allyson June Smith Allyson June Smith is a Canadian stand-up comedian, a former school teacher who began in comedy in 2000 and is now based in Manchester, England. Official site ↗
• Andrew Albert Andrew Albert was a Canadian stand-up comedian, born in New Brunswick, who in his later years mostly called Montreal home. Cult MTL - Montreal comedy community mourns Andrew Albert ↗
• Andrew Johnston Andrew Johnston is a Canadian stand-up comedian and writer from Brockville, Ontario, who has been based in Los Angeles since 2019. So Sumi (Glenn Sumi) - Spilling tea with Pride-a-Palooza headliner Andrew Johnston ↗
• Bryan O'Gorman Bryan O'Gorman is a Canadian stand-up comedian who honed his act in the Toronto comedy scene and has since headlined in dozens of countries, from England, Germany and Switzerland to Australia, Singapore and the United States. Yuk Yuk's (Oshawa) ↗
• Carla Collins Carla Collins is a Canadian comedian, actress, television and radio host and author, hailed by the Canadian press as the 'Queen of Comedy' and 'Canada's Tina Fey', who began as a weather presenter and news anchor and now… Official site (Meet Carla) ↗
• Cathryn Naiker Cathryn Naiker is a Canadian stand-up comedian, television writer, podcaster and actor who left a career in broadcasting to pursue comedy. Official site (About) ↗
• Clare Belford Clare Belford is a Canadian stand-up comedian and writer, raised in the blue-collar oil country of Alberta and originally from Edmonton, who now lives in Toronto and has become a fixture of Canadian comedy. Official site (About) ↗
• Darren Frost Darren Frost is a Canadian stand-up comedian from Brantford, Ontario, who began performing in 1992, turned professional in 1995 and tours the country with his own shows, among them the RanknVile shows with Kenny Robinson and the… Official site (Bio) ↗
• Dylan Mandlsohn Dylan Mandlsohn is a Canadian stand-up comedian, impressionist and actor whose rubber face and array of charismatic characters made him the first Canadian comic to be a back-to-back finalist at the San Francisco and Seattle… The Laugh Factory ↗
• Graham Kay Graham Kay is a Canadian stand-up comedian from Ottawa who lives in New York City and performs regularly at the Comedy Cellar. Wikipedia ↗ Next: 12 November 2026 · Mic Drop Comedy Detroit, Detroit, MI
• Harland Williams Harland Williams is a Canadian-American stand-up comedian and actor from Toronto, known for the films Dumb and Dumber, RocketMan, Half Baked and There's Something About Mary. Wikipedia ↗ Next: 10 October 2026 · Magooby's Joke House, Timonium, MD
• Henry Sir Henry Sir is a Canadian stand-up comedian and writer from Edmonton, Alberta, a former All-Canadian basketball player who now lives in New York and performs at clubs including the Comedy Cellar and Gotham Comedy Club while… The Improv ↗ Next: 10 October 2026 · The Hub On Martin, Penticton, BC
• Ivan Decker Ivan Decker is a Canadian stand-up comedian and writer from Vancouver, now based in Los Angeles, known for sharp, polished and multi-layered observational comedy. Official site ↗
• Jacob Samuel Jacob Samuel is a Canadian stand-up comedian, cartoonist and writer based in Vancouver whose debut album, Horse Power, won the Juno Award for Comedy Album of the Year in 2021. Official site ↗
• Jarrett Campbell Jarrett Campbell is a Canadian stand-up comedian from Ontario, now based in New York City, where he is a regular at The Stand and New York Comedy Club. Wikipedia ↗
• Jeremy Hotz Jeremy Hotz is a Canadian stand-up comedian, billed as the master of misery, known for confused yet astute observational comedy, sold-out Canadian theatre tours and performances across the United States, Europe and Australia. Official site (Bio) ↗
• John Hastings John Hastings is a Canadian stand-up comedian, on stage since 2006, who played the Edinburgh Fringe every year from 2012 to 2019 and has also performed at the Melbourne festival and Just for Laughs in Montreal. Official site ↗ Next: 8 November 2026 · Corona Improv, Corona, CA
• Julie Kim Julie Kim is a Canadian stand-up comedian and writer, born and raised in Toronto and now based in Vancouver, who has performed at Just for Laughs in Montreal and the Winnipeg and Halifax comedy festivals, with several televised… Official site ↗ Next: 29 October 2026 · Irvine Improv, Irvine, CA
• K Trevor Wilson K Trevor Wilson, billed as the Man Mountain of Comedy, is a Canadian stand-up comedian and actor with more than twenty years in entertainment, known to television audiences as a star of Crave's award-winning Letterkenny. Official site (About) ↗
• Kate Davis Kate Davis is a Canadian stand-up comedian, keynote speaker and host who has been on the Canadian comedy scene for more than twenty years and earned twelve Canadian Comedy Award nominations, including the Phil Hartman Award. Official site (Comedy) ↗
• Kathleen McGee Kathleen McGee was a Canadian stand-up comedian from Edmonton, Alberta, whose stand-up took her to Just for Laughs, CBC Radio's The Debaters and SiriusXM's Top Comic competition. CTV News — Grindstone Comedy Festival set to return with Kids in the Hall headliner ↗
• Katie-Ellen Humphries Katie-Ellen Humphries is a Canadian stand-up comedian, writer and sketch performer based in Vancouver, British Columbia, whose comedy has been featured on CTV, CBC, CMT, APTN and OUT-TV. Official site ↗
• Keith Pedro Keith Pedro is a Canadian stand-up comedian and writer, a Second City alumnus known for his in-your-face persona and fast-talking style. Wikipedia ↗ Next: 29 October 2026 · Chicago Improv, Schaumburg, IL
• Kristeen von Hagen Kristeen von Hagen is a Canadian stand-up comedian and writer whom Elle Canada named one of the country's top 30 power women. Official site (Bio / Credits) ↗
• Maddy Kelly Maddy Kelly is a Canadian-born stand-up comedian, writer, actor and producer from Vancouver, now based in New York City, known for viral stand-up clips with millions of views. Official website ↗ Next: 12 October 2026 · Spokane Comedy Club, Spokane, WA
• Matt Falk Matt Falk is a Canadian stand-up comedian, writer and actor known for clean, high-energy comedy, whom the CBC has called 'effortlessly funny'. Official site ↗
• Matt O'Brien Matt O'Brien is a Canadian stand-up comedian from Ontario, now based in Los Angeles, whose silly, high-energy observational comedy finds humour in Los Angeles the way only an outsider can. Time Out Los Angeles ↗
• Mayce Galoni Mayce Galoni is a Canadian stand-up comedian and writer, now based in Los Angeles, who started doing stand-up at 15 at open mics in Hamilton, Ontario, in dive bars on school nights. Official site ↗
• Meg MacKay Meg MacKay is a Canadian stand-up comedian who grew up on Prince Edward Island; reviewing her at the 2018 Toronto Fringe, NOW Magazine called her an up-and-coming stand-up with sly jokes and endearingly awkward delivery. NOW Magazine Toronto - Fringe review ↗
• Mike Ward Mike Ward is a Canadian stand-up comedian who performs in both French and English. Official site ↗
• Nathan Macintosh Nathan Macintosh is a Canadian stand-up comedian from Halifax, Nova Scotia, who lives in New York and is a regular at Gotham Comedy Club and the Comedy Cellar. Wikipedia ↗ Next: 10 October 2026 · The Riot Comedy Club at GuadalaHarry's, Conroe, TX
• Neema Naz Neema Naz is an Iranian-Canadian stand-up comedian, actor and content creator who began his comedy career in Toronto in the fall of 2014. Official site ↗ Next: 17 October 2026 · New Covent Garden Theatre, Dubai
• Ophira Eisenberg Ophira Eisenberg is a Canadian-American stand-up comedian, writer and podcast host from Calgary, Alberta, who moved to New York in the early 2000s and is a regular at the Comedy Cellar. Wikipedia ↗ Next: 13 October 2026 · New York Comedy Club on 4th Street, New York, NY
• Phil Hanley Phil Hanley is a Canadian-American stand-up comedian and actor from Oshawa, Ontario, who started doing stand-up in Vancouver and moved to New York in 2011, where he is a regular at the Comedy Cellar. Wikipedia ↗ Next: 10 October 2026 · The Den Theatre, Chicago, IL
• Renee Percy Renee Percy is a Canadian comedian, actor, writer and comedy coach from Toronto, now based in Los Angeles, who caught the acting bug at 12 as a series regular on Degrassi High. Renée Percy — official site ↗ Next: 13 October 2026 · Hollywood Improv, Hollywood, CA
• Russell Peters Russell Peters is a Canadian stand-up comedian, actor and producer from Toronto, now living in Los Angeles, known for comedy about race, culture and his Anglo-Indian upbringing. Wikipedia ↗ Next: 10 October 2026 · Stress Factory Comedy Club, New Brunswick, NJ
• Ryan Belleville Ryan Belleville is a Canadian stand-up comedian and actor from Calgary who was performing comedy professionally by 17 and became the youngest person to record his own CTV Comedy Now! Official site ↗
• Ryan Long Ryan Long is a Canadian stand-up comedian, filmmaker and podcaster from Toronto who moved to the United States in 2019 and is based in New York City, where he performs regularly at the Comedy Cellar, New York Comedy Club and The Stand. Wikipedia ↗ Next: 16 October 2026 · Tempe Improv, Tempe, AZ
• Salma Hindy Salma Hindy is an Egyptian-Canadian comedian and actor based in New York City, where she is a passed comic at New York Comedy Club and produces the popular monthly show Not My Father's Daughter. Official site ↗
• Shawn Chidiac Shawn Chidiac is a Lebanese-Canadian comedian raised in Dubai, known online as the man behind My Parents Are Divorced, where more than 1.1 million followers watch his accents, characters and impressions. New York Comedy Club ↗ Next: 21 January 2027 · New York Comedy Club Stamford, Stamford, CT
• Thomas Calnan Thomas Calnan is a Canadian stand-up comedian who won the Windsor Comedy Festival in 2016, has been featured on CBC Radio's Laugh Out Loud and has headlined Windsor's monthly stand-up show Ford City Funnies. Metro Times — Ford City Funnies (Internet Archive copy, 8 March 2026) ↗
• Veronika Slowikowska Veronika Slowikowska is a Canadian actress and comedian from Barrie, Ontario, now living in New York City, who came up in Toronto improv at Bad Dog Theatre and gained attention for internet sketch comedy. Wikipedia ↗