BEST OF THE FEST
Friday, January 24. For our 11th Anniversary, some of the best comics around with be joining us upstaris at Corks Winebar & Eatery, You've seen these hilarious professional comics at every major festival across the country! Ted Morris hosts with the fantastic Moe Ismail, Fiona O'Brien and Adam Christie.
*Unfortunately, this venue is not fully accessible*
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TED MORRIS
Born in Ottawa and now making his home in Toronto, Ted Morris discovered his love of stand up comedy while looking for a way to blow off steam while he was studying to become a veterinarian.
He has performed at Just For Laughs, Halifax (5x), Winnipeg (3x), Glasgow and Sudbury Comedy Festivals, is a rostered comic for the Yuk Yuk’s chain of comedy clubs and a sought after corporate comedian.
His TV appearances include an hour long Comedy Now! stand-up special, The Toronto Show, The Comedy Network’s Canadian Comedy Shorts and Punched Up, Kevin Hart’s LOL Network and Out TV’s PopPorn. His latest appearance at the Halifax fest now has over 2 million online views.
Ted can be heard around the world on SiriusXM Radio and in Canada is undefeated on CBC Radio’s The Debaters. He was featured in the short film Parent Teacher” which was an Official Selection of the LA Comedy Film Festival.
His recent accomplishments include the release of his long-awaited debut comedy album “Dawn of the Ted” , being insulted by Simon Cowell on season 14 of America’s Got Talent, a Gala taping at JFL Montreal, Comedy Night in Canada with Rick Mercer and a Canadian Comedy Award nomination for Best Stand-up Comic.
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moe ismail
Teaching by day and making parents laugh by night, Moe Ismail is an Egyptian-Canadian stand-up comedian bringing new levels of energy, diversity, and most importantly, authenticity to the entertainment space. Immigrating to Canada when he was 9 years old, Moe has been a center-stage comedian for the past 13+ years and has built nationwide recognition as a touring headliner across Canada. In 2023, he was selected as one of Just For Laughs New Faces in Montreal, was chosen by the Canadian Academy of Film and Television to host the Prism Prize Awards and did a live taping for CBC Radio’s Laugh Out Loud. In 2022 he co-headlined Just For Laughs Toronto and was featured on CBC’s The National. Continuing his momentum into 2024, Moe performed at the Halifax Comedy Festival and Atlanta's Laughing Skull Festival. With his keen storytelling skills and fun-loving ambience Moe uses uplifting energy to connect audiences through laughter and relatable truths. Some of his more significant acts include opening for Colin Mochrie, Todd Barry, and Marc Maron, among others.
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After Emigrating from Dublin Ireland to Toronto Canada in 2012 Fiona began on a quest to stamp out the racism that the Irish face….One Lucky Charm at a time.
Fiona knows the Irish are not a race, but she cannot pronounce Xenophobia. Fiona quickly established herself by winning over audiences: A finalist in the Toronto Comedy Brawl, Semi Finalist at Funny Women UK, Toronto's SheDot festival, Halifax Comedy Festival, Boston Comedy Festival. Featured on CBC's Lol . Featured on JFL and She’s So Funny on Sirius XM. Yuk Yuks. Opening for Gerry Dee on tour.
Comedy Album ‘Magically Malicious’ out now on iTunes and Spotify.
After providing the world with three future tax payers (all born by C Sections, just saying), Fiona has decided to dedicate her life to making sexually frustrated, disillusioned and bored people laugh with her no restraint, provocative, humour.
fiona O'brien
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adam chirstie
Adam Christie is an award winning stand-up comedian and writer from Toronto who has appeared on the shows Schitt's Creek and What We Do in the Shadows. He is the former head writer of This Hour has 22 Minutes, and earned a Canadian Screen Award for his work writing on Baroness Von Sketch Show on the CBC/IFC. In 2019 he won the Sirius XM Top Comic competition at JFL 42.
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"One of the most compelling acts in Canada"
- Exclaim
