Come out for a fun evening of ladies, love, and laughter to celebrate Mother's Day!
What could be better than drinks, food, and funny folks? Get tickets on Eventbrite.
What's on the menu?
Your ticket includes one drink of your choice. A variety of pub-style food will also be available to order at the event, provided by Caribbean Eats - delicious, authentic cuisine.
Performers:
NIKKI BEE (Nicole Benjamin)
Nicole Benjamin is an up-and-coming Toronto-based comic. Naturally an introvert, Nicole has an extroverted side that allowed her to discover her comedic side. A grad of The Second City's Stand Up program, her comedy draws on her life experiences and has been described as relatable and fun.
Nicole has performed on shows such as Women of Comedy, The Working Crowd, Comedy of Toronto and most recently, Things Black Girls Say. She has also done virtual shows such as The World's Best Laugh, The Unknown Comedy Club: Beta Show and T.O. Zoom Shoom.
Instagram: @ms_nikkibee
VERONICA VA VIE
Priscilia, under the stage named Veronica Va Vie, has been performing stand up for the past 7 years and has been a crowd favorite. Her content consists of stories relating to weight loss, her experiences growing up West Indian and her name Priscilia and the complexities that come with it. As the Host of Spillin’ the Beans Comedy, she enjoys meeting new and pro comedians alike and hopes to continue hosting well into her 80’s.
Instagram: @veronicavavie
LADY DAY
Lady Day is a speaker and therapist who always infused comedy into her talks and therapy practice. Stand-up comedy was on her bucket list for years. She finally took the plunge in 2019 and was instantly hooked! Lady Day has performed at the Bag of Foolishness Comedy Show, Plano (Texas) Comedy Festival, Fifty Shades of Foolishness, and the Organ Donor Awareness Virtual Benefit Concert. Lady Day has also dazzled audiences with her hosting skills, most recently at the Urban Channel’s Holiday Show.
Lady Day's perspective that "it's better to laugh than cry" is the foundation for her comedy. She brings humour to her audience through stories that anyone can relate to, especially when it comes to dating and relationships.
Instagram: @ladydaycomedy
ENOJE OZJAM
A spoken word artist turned comedian, enoje has performed in numerous shows both onstage and online. With her production project "Bish Funny" (short for "But Is She Funny"), enoje has produced popular comedy events including the Laugh aLong Weekend comedy show, the Bag of Foolishness comedy series, and Feelings: the Emotional Open Mic. Her show "Bish Better Have My Funny" premieres at New York's Black Women in Comedy Festival in June 2022.
enoje is the host of Let 'Em Eat Laughs, a conversation series about comedians, food, and culture. As a self-proclaimed "Comedy Practitioner", enoje coordinates Healing and Humour (HaH!) events in support of Black Mental Health.
Instagram: @funnybishness and @llcooljokescomedy
Facebook: @bishfunny
Twitter: @bishfunny
DAWN XANKLIN
Dawn Xanklin is a stand-up comic, based in Ottawa. She’s performed stand-up comedy for five years and writes about being a wife, mom, and Black Nerd (“Blerd”). She’s also a storyteller, an actor, and the host of the new “Good, Clean, Funny” open mic and showcase shows that launched in April 2022.
Dawn has been a host of the Ottawa StoryTellers’ (un)told show since 2020. In 2021, Dawn was voted Ottawa’s Best Comedian in the 2021 edition of the FACES Magazine Awards. In 2022, she was a finalist.
Dawn has been in three editions of the Underground Comedy Railroad – Canada’s first All Black Canadian Comedy Tour -- when it stopped in Ottawa. Her first play, “Blurred Life”, received its first staged-reading at the Overtime Theatre (San Antonio, Texas, USA) in March 2022.
Instagram: @dawnxanklincomedy
Website: www.dawnxanklincomedy.com