Cathryn Naiker
Who Cathryn Naiker is
Cathryn Naiker is a Canadian stand-up comedian, television writer, podcaster and actor who left a career in broadcasting to pursue comedy. She has written for Run the Burbs, Late Bloomer, Son of a Critch, This Hour Has 22 Minutes and The Beaverton, was a finalist in SiriusXM Canada's Top Comic and in Just For Laughs' Pitch at Your Own Risk, and received a Netflix-Banff diversity fellowship in 2021.
As a comic she has played JFL42, Just For Laughs, Gilda's Club LaughFest, the Women in Comedy Festival in Boston, SheDot and NXNE, and her debut album, I'm Your #1 Dad (Howl & Roar Records, 2022), put its track The Burbs on SiriusXM's Raw Comedy channel in March 2024. She co-hosts The Pick Up, a fan's-eye podcast about the WNBA, with Freddie Rivas on the Sonar Network.
At a glance
- Albums
- I'm Your #1 Dad
- Podcasts
- The Pick Up
- On screen
- Run the Burbs, Late Bloomer, Son of a Critch and 3 more
- Official site
- cathrynnaiker.com ↗
On stage
No dated show on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now — their own site has their dates: cathrynnaiker.com ↗.
Lineups belong to the rooms and the comedians, and can change; each listing has the last word. Their nights on the Comedy Calendar →
Specials, shows and podcasts
Albums
- I'm Your #1 Dad Howl & Roar Records, 2022
On screen
- Run the Burbs writer, CBC
- Late Bloomer writer
- Son of a Critch writer, CBC
- This Hour Has 22 Minutes writer, CBC
- The Beaverton writer, season 2
- Dhaliwal '15 writer and co-star, web series
Podcasts
- The Pick Up co-host, with Freddie Rivas, Sonar Network
Comedians like Cathryn Naiker
Each linked to them by something on the record — a stage they both came through, a bill, a show, a style or a home town.
- Ahamed Weinberg also in Late Bloomer
- Clare Belford also in This Hour Has 22 Minutes
- Graham Clark also in This Hour Has 22 Minutes
- Julie Kim also in Run the Burbs
- Maddy Kelly also in This Hour Has 22 Minutes
- Mayce Galoni also in This Hour Has 22 Minutes
- Salma Hindy also in This Hour Has 22 Minutes
- Sophie Buddle also in This Hour Has 22 Minutes
Questions and answers
Where is Cathryn Naiker performing next?
No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now; their own site has their dates: cathrynnaiker.com ↗.
What podcast do they host?
The Pick Up.
What TV shows and films are they in?
Run the Burbs, Late Bloomer, Son of a Critch, This Hour Has 22 Minutes, The Beaverton and Dhaliwal '15.
Who are some comedians like them?
Ahamed Weinberg (also in Late Bloomer), Clare Belford (also in This Hour Has 22 Minutes), Graham Clark (also in This Hour Has 22 Minutes), Julie Kim (also in Run the Burbs) and Maddy Kelly (also in This Hour Has 22 Minutes).
The full SUCDb record
The full record — the career in order, the specials and credits, and the sources for each — is on SUCDb, with a button to add them to your D.O.C., your twelve.
Sources
- Official site (About) ↗ Left a career in broadcasting to become a comedy writer and comedian; writing for Run The Burbs, Late Bloomer, Son of a Critch, This Hour Has 22 Minutes,…
- Official site (Comedy, Writing, Podcasts, Acting) ↗ Her debut comedy album I'm Your #1 Dad; the 2021 Netflix-Banff Diversity Fellowship; The Pick Up, about the WNBA, hosted with Freddie Rivas on the Sonar…
- Apple Music catalogue (iTunes lookup) - Cathryn Naiker, I'm Your #1 Dad ↗ I'm Your #1 Dad, 20 May 2022, (P) 2022 Howl & Roar Records Inc.; its tracks include The Burbs (as of 8 October 2026)
- xmplaylist - Raw Comedy newest tracks (Internet Archive capture, 4 March 2024) ↗ The Burbs, Cathryn Naiker, first heard on Raw Comedy on 3 March 2024 (as of 8 October 2026)
Updated 9 October 2026 · the record checked 8 October 2026