Gavin Stephens
Who Gavin Stephens is
Gavin Stephens is a Canadian stand-up comedian and writer whose comedy draws on his working-class Caribbean roots. His album All Inclusive Coma was nominated for a Juno Award, and his writing has won a Canadian Screen Award. He has performed at Just for Laughs in Montreal and Toronto, SXSW, the Hamilton Fringe and the South African Comedy Festival, has two network comedy specials and two solo shows, Spectacular, Spectacular and Object of Strangeness, and has appeared on CBC's LOL and The Debaters and CTV's Comedy Inc. He writes a column for CBC Hamilton, hosts the podcast Park Bench Ontology, and was commissioned by the Art Gallery of Hamilton to create comedy tours of its exhibitions.
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At a glance
- Stand-up specials
- Spectacular, Spectacular and Object of Strangeness
- Albums
- All Inclusive Coma
- Podcasts
- Park Bench Ontology and Columnist
- On screen
- LOL, The Debaters and Comedy Inc.
- Official site
- gavinstephens.ca ↗
Is Gavin Stephens on tour?
No upcoming dates on record No upcoming dates are on record right now. That doesn't mean Gavin Stephens has stopped touring; their tour page is the place to look for new dates: gavinstephens.ca ↗.
Last checked 11 October 2026.
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Specials, shows and podcasts
Stand-up specials
- Spectacular, Spectacular solo show
- Object of Strangeness solo show
Albums
- All Inclusive Coma Juno Award nominee
On screen
- LOL CBC
- The Debaters CBC
- Comedy Inc. CTV
Podcasts
- Park Bench Ontology podcast, host
- Columnist CBC Hamilton
Booking Gavin Stephens
Comedians like Gavin Stephens
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.
- Winston Spear also in Comedy Inc.
Questions and answers
Where is Gavin Stephens performing next?
No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now; their own site has their dates: gavinstephens.ca ↗.
What stand-up specials have they released?
Spectacular, Spectacular and Object of Strangeness.
What podcasts have they been on?
Park Bench Ontology and Columnist.
What TV shows and films are they in?
LOL (CBC), The Debaters (CBC) and Comedy Inc. (CTV).
What is their official website?
Who are some comedians like them?
Winston Spear (also in Comedy Inc.).
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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 ↗ Stand-up, video essays and theatre; a Juno nomination for All Inclusive Coma; a Canadian Screen Award for writing; SXSW, the Hamilton Fringe and the South African Comedy Festival; two network specials and two solo shows, Spectacular, Spectacular and Object of Strangeness; CBC's LOL and The Debaters, CTV's Comedy…
- Press kit (2026) ↗ A Juno-nominated comedian and Canadian Screen Award-winning writer drawing on his working-class Caribbean roots; Just for Laughs in Montreal and Toronto; two network comedy specials; comedy tours commissioned by the Art Gallery of Hamilton (as of 11 October 2026)
Updated 11 October 2026 · the record checked 11 October 2026