Feature Act - Shannon Laverty
Shannon Laverty is a veteran stand-up comic hailing from the plains of Saskatchewan. She is a five-time nominee for the Canadian Comedy Award and was voted top host by Glenn Sumi in NOW Magazine. Shannon has performed across Canada and South Africa, as well as in Germany, the Dominican Republic, and the United States. Laverty was thrilled to collaborate with Dana Carvey and Louis C.K. One unforgettable show at Massey Hall in Toronto on New Year's Eve, where she performed alongside Robert Klein.
She is a featured performer on A Little Sketchy TV (NTD TV) and can also be heard on Sirius XM channels: Just for Laughs Canada, Raw Dog, and She's So Funny in the USA. Shannon's additional TV and radio credits include Laugh Out Loud (CBC Radio), Winnipeg Comedy Fest (CBC), Listed (Much More Music), Club 54, and The Movie Network's pay-per-view comedy special "Mondo Taboo 2, " as well as She's So Funny and Funny Girls on WTN, and Comics (CBC). Shannon has also graced numerous comedy festivals, including the Winnipeg, JFL42 YYC Festival, Sudbury LOL, Ice Breaker Fest, and the Molson Canadian Toronto Comedy Festival.
Laverty's on-stage persona is proudly provocative. Her come-hither attitude draws the audience in, and everyone embraces her flirtatious delivery.
Middle Act - DK Phan
DK Phan is a Canadian Vietnamese standup comedian based in Toronto. He started in 2010 at the Second City Training Centre, where he studied stand-up, improv, and acting. He has performed all across North America, including Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, New York, and LA.
DK graces the stage with an amicable demeanour that puts you at ease delivering relatable writing with a subtle edge. His acute observations come off clean but are by no means friendly. His relatable and down-to-earth style of writing has earned him time on Rogers TV as well as a gala taping for CBC's Winnipeg Comedy Festival.
MC - Laura Leibow
Laura Leibow has used her acerbic wit and laid back style to become a promising fresh face on the Canadian stand-up comedy scene. She is the editor of the comedy website "UNoriginal", a signed Yuk Yuk’s comedian, and is frequently played on SiriusXM. Laura has performed at JFL42, She-Devil Comedy Festival, the Sacramento Comedy Festival, and Icebreakers Comedy Festival. Laura has been impressing crowds in clubs and theatres from Toronto to New York since debuting in 2015, and has performed at legendary clubs like the Improv in LA, Gotham Comedy Club, Broadway Comedy Club in NYC, and Helium in Buffalo. In January 2019, Laura and her sister launched a successful podcast called “Family Therapy” which attempts to show that the dark and comedic sides of mental illness are not mutually exclusive.
