Debra DiGiovanni
Stand-up comedian · Los Angeles, CA

Debra DiGiovanni

Who Debra DiGiovanni is

Debra DiGiovanni is a multiple award-winning Canadian stand-up comedian, originally from Toronto and now living in Los Angeles. A finalist on NBC's Last Comic Standing, she has performed on Conan and Comedy Central's Stand-Up series, starred in the web series Steph & Deb, has specials on Amazon Prime, Netflix and Crave, and appears on Epix's Unprotected Sets. Her album Lady Jazz was named one of the top ten comedy albums of 2019 and earned a Juno nomination, and her album Honourable Intentions won the Juno Award for Comedy Album of the Year in 2025. Her track Air Travel was played on SiriusXM's Raw Comedy channel in May 2025, and in March 2026 she was one of the channel's 100 most-played acts.

At a glance

Based in
Los Angeles, CA
Stand-up specials
Single, Awkward, Female and Here's the Thing
Albums
Lady Jazz and Honourable Intentions
On screen
Last Comic Standing, Conan, Stand-Up and 10 more
Official site
debradigiovanni.com ↗

On stage

No dated show on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now — their own site has their dates: debradigiovanni.com ↗.

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Specials, shows and podcasts

Stand-up specials

Albums

On screen

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Their stand-up

Debra DiGiovanni began comedy at 27, in the first year of Humber College's Comedy Writing and Performance course in 1999, and was on stage within three months; she won the Canadian Comedy Award for best stand-up newcomer in 2002 and for best female stand-up in 2007, 2009 and 2011, and a Gemini Award for best individual comedy performance in 2009.

In 2005 she made her first Just for Laughs appearance and was invited on a cross-Canada tour opening for Russell Peters, in 2007 she reached the top ten on the fifth season of Last Comic Standing, and she has co-hosted the Genie Awards with Sandra Oh.

Career timeline

  1. 2005Comedy Now! (2005) On screen
  2. 2005Video on Trial (Much, panellist, 2005–2013) On screen
  3. 2011Single, Awkward, Female (Comedy Dynamics, 2011) Special
  4. 2018Here's the Thing (CraveTV with Just for Laughs, 2018) Special
  5. 2018Corporate (Antonia, 2018–2019) On screen
  6. 2022LOL: Last One Laughing Canada (2022) On screen
  7. 2025The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2025) On screen

Questions and answers

Where is Debra DiGiovanni performing next?

No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now; their own site has their dates: debradigiovanni.com ↗.

What stand-up specials have they released?

Single, Awkward, Female and Here's the Thing.

What TV shows and films are they in?

Last Comic Standing, Conan, Stand-Up, Steph & Deb, Unprotected Sets and Comedy Now!, among 13 credits.

Where are they based?

Los Angeles, CA, as their record gives it.

Who are some comedians like them?

Allyson June Smith (also in Video on Trial), Hunter Collins (also in Video on Trial), Kristeen von Hagen (also in Comedy Now!), Modi Rosenfeld (also in Stand-Up) and Brent Sullivan (also in Corporate).

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.

Their SUCDb record →Their own site ↗

Sources

Updated 9 October 2026 · the record checked 8 October 2026