Comedy Invasion
8 Episodes
Each episode of this first TV series of its kind, Comedy Invasion, will feature a half hour set from a breakout Canadian comic who is either from the disabled, BIPOC, LGBTQIA+ and/or female community.
"Comedy Invasion: Rez Style" (EP102) won Best Comedy Special at 2024 Canadian Screen Awards.
The first season of Comedy Invasion mainstages diverse Canadian comedians: Toronto’s Desirée Walsh living with cerebral palsy, Vancouver’s indigenous Keith “Bubbas” Nahanee, Vancouver’s Japanese Canadian Yumi Nagashima, Calgary’s transgender drag queen activist Karla Marx, Vancouver’s queer and Asian DJ On, dual citizen South Asian American and Canadian comedian Alisha Dhillon, Calgary’s fearless and bisexual female comedian Victoria Banner and Vancouver’s own social media sensation Davin Tong (aka Peter Chao).
First Season of Comedy Invasion world premiered on November 29, 2022.
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Comedy Invasion (Episode 101: Victoria Banner's "Burnout")
Episode 101
An Edmonton-based bisexual comic, Victoria Banner performs "Burnout" in Comedy Invasion Season 1.
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Comedy Invasion (Episode 102: Keith Nahanee's "Rez Style")
Episode 102
An indigenous (Squamish) comic based in Vancouver, Keith Nahanee performs "Rez Style" in Comedy Invasion Season 1.
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Comedy Invasion (Episode 103: Yumi Nagashima's "My Friend Hooman")
Episode 103
A Vancouver-based Japanese Canadian comic, Yumi Nagashima performs "My Friend Hooman" in Comedy Invasion Season 1.
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Comedy Invasion (Episode 104: DJ On's "Gay Best Friend")
Episode 104
A gay Chinese Canadian comic based in Vancouver, DJ On performs "Gay Best Friend" in Comedy Invasion Season 1.
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Comedy Invasion (Episode 105: Alisha Dhillon's "Woman of Ganja")
Episode 105
South Asian American and Canadian comic Alisha Dhillon performs "Woman of Ganja" in Comedy Invasion Season 1.
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Comedy Invasion (Episode 106: Karla Marx's "The Gender Pinnie")
Episode 106
A transgender drag queen comic based in Edmonton, Karla Marx performs "The Gender Pinnie" in Comedy Invasion Season 1.
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Comedy Invasion (Episode 107: Desirée Walsh's "Wheelchair and I")
Episode 107
A Toronto-based comic living with cerebral palsy, Desirée Walsh performs "Wheelchair and I" in Comedy Invasion Season 1.
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Comedy Invasion (Episode 108: Davin Tong's "Crowd Manipulation')
Episode 108
Chinese Canadian Vancouver comic and social media sensation, Davin Tong performs "Crowd Manipulation" in Comedy Invasion Season 1.
