Whatta Ya Act! - Host
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LAST MINUTE COMEDY
Josh Menchions is a resilient comedian, co-host of Last Minute Comedy and he provides platforms for comedians to share their humor. Additionally, he spearheads Standup NFLD, promoting comedy shows across the island. Josh’s unique comedic style revolves around weaving humour into his experiences of living with a disability, offering audiences an infectious energy and sharp wit that finds laughter in life’s challenges.
Two Idiots Comedy
Sarah Walsh is a St. John's Comedian, writer and artist who has been active since the disgusting time period known as the early 2000's. A feature artist on the Just For Laughs album, "Miss Totally Tubeuless", Sarah's also been featured on CBC and the Braxton Comedy Festival. She's performed all over Canada and the UK and is excited to be outside today!
Although Chris spends most of his time as a stay at home father to his 2 wonderful kids Chris has spent over half his life on stage. Whether it's playing with his band or doing stand up for the last 15 years, it's no trouble to tell that the former next comic standing / Westside Charles winner is not only comfortable on a stage....... but is meant to be there
Shilah Griffiths is a contemporary Christian singer-songwriter whose music is inspired by her deep faith and personal journey of self-discovery. Self-taught on guitar and once too shy to sing publicly, she took a leap of faith after a friend's encouragement at an open mic, which sparked her passion for pursuing music. Her debut single, "Lion in My Soul," is a testament to her gratitude to God and her desire to inspire others. After producing a music video and mini-documentary for the song, Shilah caught the attention of Ocean Five Records, a Christian label from the U.S. Grateful for her supporters, she’s excited to share her journey and faith through her music as she continues to grow as an artist.
Ruth Lawrence is an actor/writer/director/producer of film and theatre, based in St. John’s, NL. As a filmmaker, Ruth’s feature films include Little Orphans (Best Canadian Feature, Whistler Film Festival 2020), Hopeless Romantic (2018), and the award winning comedy feature, Party Pirate, sold-out its opening Gala overnight at the St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival in October 2023. Her documentaries A Lot of Love in the Room (2021) and Circus by Komatik (2019) have been featured on CBC Gem. Her latest doc is Finding Grace: A Soul Song (2024). She has directed, written, and/or produced on over 70 short films and webisodes.
She co-founded White Rooster Theatre with Sherry White in 2001 and was its Artistic Director until 2023, producing plays written by women and other marginalized genders. The company expanded its mandate to provide opportunities in the areas of design and production, keeping space for racialized creators. For the company, she has produced over 30 shows, directed Happy Anniversary (co-produced with TODOS Productions) Remnants, and created Other Women Walk. Most recently, she co-wrote and performed in Song Seekers: The Story of Elisabeth Greenleaf and Grace Mansfield. For Persistence Theatre, she directed an acclaimed production of Berni Stapleton’s Offensive to Some. For Opera on the Avalon, she directed Three Decembers and the 2023 premiere of February, based on Lisa Moore’s remarkable novel.
Ruth’s honours include the Joan Orenstein Best Actress Award, the RBC Michelle Jackson Award for Emerging Filmmaker, the Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council’s Artist of the Year, the Queen’s Jubilee Medal, the YWCA Woman of Distinction, a WIFT-AT WAVE Award, the national Leslie Yeo Award for Volunteerism, and the inaugural Ross Leslie Award for her contributions to film and theatre.
Luke Lawrence has been described as an edgy comic with a high-energy persona. One reviewer said, “his raw and unfiltered stories offer an affectionate glimpse into the underworld of contemporary pop culture.” He wrote and played the lead role in his first comedy feature, Party Pirate, produced by Relatable Films, and it garnered him a Best Screenplay nod at the Berlin Indie Film Festival. It also won Best Comedy Feature and Best Director at The Battle of the Sketches in Austin, TX.
He appears in two episodes of the late Pat Stay’s sensational Swearnet series, Unreasonable Rob, released Fall 2022. Luke had a supporting role in the feature film, Little Orphans, which won the 2020 Borsos Best Canadian Feature Award at Whistler Film Festival. He has performed as an actor in episodes of the TV shows Hudson & Rex, Surrealestate, and most recently in the BellFibe webseries, What Odds.
As a stand-up comedian, he has traveled the world performing in comedy clubs across North America, Europe, and Asia including Jon Lovitz’ Comedy Club in Los Angeles and New York’s Comedy Cabaret. He was selected for the JFL Originals on XM Radio, recorded in March 2023. He co-wrote and co-performed in White Rooster Theatre’s Stable Home: Life with Two Horses, presented by the Stephenville Theatre Festival, New Curtain Theatre, and RCA Theatre from March 2014-2016. He is a regular guest star in JHawk’s hit series of The Outhouse comedy videos. Based on his idea, he also co-wrote and co-starred with Matt Wright, in the 5-episode comedy webseries, Buy the Boards, produced by Blue Pinion Films and shot during DarkNL in 2014.
Working with dyslexia and CAPD, Luke has a non-traditional approach to storytelling but it’s always striving to be entertaining and real.
Haley Haskell is a comedian from St. John's. She's been doing comedy for almost 3 years and sometimes she does burlesque. You never know what you'll get at one of her shows, so you'll have to see for yourself.
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