Feature Act - Freddy Proia
Freddy’s honest love for performing is evident each time he steps on stage, whether for an audience at a local community fundraising event or in a New York City Theatre.
Freddy is a seasoned professional who has performed to adoring audiences throughout North America in clubs and theatres. His high-energy performance and various celebrity impressions have made Freddy an audience favourite. He continues to delight fans by drawing his humour from life experiences and his Italian heritage.
Freddy has had the privilege of taking the stage at several prestigious theatres throughout North America including The Markham Theatre, The Sony Centre, The Toronto Centre for the Performing Arts, New Jersey Centre for the Performing Arts, Boston’s Emerson Majestic Theatre, Staten Island University Theatre, Hamilton Place, Kingswood Music Theatre at Wonderland, Brampton Rose Theatre, Mississauga Living Arts Centre, Queen’s University Theatre (NYC), Long Island University Theatre and many more.
Freddy prides himself on being a Corporate Friendly Stand-Up Comedian, who engages the audience with quick wit and clean humour. He is a true professional on and off the stage.
Middle Act - Marc Hallworth
Marc Hallworth has been described as "too poor for how happy he is." Originally from Calgary, Alberta, Marc moved to Toronto in 2009 and has since been part of NXNE, YYComedy, FunnyFest, the Brantford Comedy Festival, “Funniest Clean Comedian on the Lakeshore,” and the Bollywood Monster Mashup, where he opened for Aparna Nancherla. He was the second-place winner of the Flat Tire Comedy Competition, a semifinalist in both the Toronto Comedy Brawl and the Prove You're A Comic Competition, has appeared on SiriusXM Radio as part of “Canada Laughs,” and was chosen to host the Ontario Celebration Zone as part of the Pan Am Games. His Canadian Comedy Award-nominated sketch troupe Vest of Friends is the winner of the Best-of-the-Fest Award at both the Toronto and Montreal SketchFests and was named one of Bite.ca's “10 Canadian Sketch Troupes You Need To See Right Now.” He is an improv tournament champion at TheatreSports, Micetro, and Toronto Beerprov, and was part of The BooProv Halloween Spooktacular with Colin Mocherie. With material that's not intended to offend, his few goofy ideas, mixed with a ton of personal anecdotes, all culminate in a ton of laughs and some genuine optimism!
MC - Oliver Ashton
Oliver Ashton is a stand-up comic, writer, and professional over-thinker.
His shows have been described as “funny”, “ultra-current”, and even "cathartic”.
He lives downtown Toronto and enjoys staring directly into the sun, walking barefoot, and having deep conversations with pigeons.
