Tamara Shevon

Comedian

Tamara Shevon is a Toronto-based comic who started her comedic story-telling through wine-coloured glasses in Beijing, China. Since then, she has been blazing through the Toronto scene with her characteristic wit and her lovable ability to flirt with the boundaries of socially acceptable. Tamara has performed stand-up all over China, Canada and the United States and was second runner-up in the Beijing Comedy Festival.

Tamara has performed on Just For Laughs Montreal, Winnipeg Comedy Festival, The New Wave of Standup (CBC Gem), CBC’s The Debaters, Sled Island Music & Comedy Festival, OFF JFL/Zoofest, Just for Laughs Toronto, CBC Laugh Out Loud, Stratford Festival, Comedy is Art Festival, and was recently featured on Out for Laughs on OutTV. Tamara is the co-creator and co-host of the Pretty B*tchy Podcast and currently has her debut album ‘Purse Wine’, sophomore album ‘Table Wine’ and latest album ‘Wild and Diagnosed’ available on bandcamp.com and all other streaming platforms.

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IG: @teemair

Briane Nasimok

Storyteller

Briane Nasimok turned his focus to storytelling for the last decade, after a careers in stand-up, acting, improv, journalism, and television writing and producing. He is an experienced dog walker and luncheon guest.

IG: @brianeshelly

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Kendelle LaBella

Comedian

Kendelle is a chronically online millennial who has performed in Vancouver, Seattle, Calgary, and Toronto, and is addicted to making people laugh; she works in community services & healthcare by day, and cracks jokes all over the city by night.

IG: @comickendelle

Marissa Gregoris

Comedian

Marissa Gregoris is a standup comedian, sketch and drag artist who has performance in their veins. Often with a guitar in tow, Marissa’s boisterous yet nihilistic energy has been charming audiences from London (ON) to Paris (also ON) since her not so recent graduation from the Second City’s Conservatory Program 😊 They are looking forward to this new challenge of comedic storytelling!

IG: @gorgeous_gre

Oussama Tabbara

Comedian

Oussama Tabbara is a vibrant Lebanese comedian who is rapidly making waves in the comedy scene both in Canada and internationally. Recently returning from his tour across the Middle East, he not only resonates with Arab audiences but also with expatriates and visitors who appreciated his ability to find humor in the shared human experience. As a first-generation Canadian, his monthly show Kulture Shock is a platform to explore the thrilling yet often overwhelming experience of moving abroad.

IG: @ouss_comedy

Panagiota Vogdou

Storyteller

Panagiota was born in Greece and moved to Toronto, Canada, in 2015. When she was a kid, she wanted to be a ballet dancer, but then she became a Greek teacher. Now she’s a flight attendant, but her true passion lies in acting—and, of course, storytelling. In 2020, amidst Covid, she discovered storytelling and the whole world got a new meaning for her. Since then, she hasn’t stopped sharing her stories at Replay storytelling, The Story Collider, Tales Told Live and But That’s Another Story show in Toronto, and Confabulation show in Montreal.

IG: @panagiota.vogdou

Samantha Ling

Comedian

Samantha Ling is a Toronto-based comedian and actor with a background in theatre, film and improv. She regularly performs at venues like Comedy Lab and Comedy Bar. Outside of performing, Samantha enjoys long-distance running, volleyball, martial arts, and reading cultural criticism.

Yvy Ringler

Storyteller

Yvy Ringler is a multidisciplinary artist who believes every art form tells a story. Whether she is improvising, singing, creating art or storytelling, she crafts experiences that resonate at the heart level. Whether page or stage, the power of story connects, inspires and transforms.

IG: @yvy_ringler

Michael Salvatore

Host/Comedian/Storyteller

Michael is a nerdy Italian comedian and storyteller who performs stand up comedy and storytelling around Ontario including shows at Comedy Bar, Replay Storytelling and the Rivoli. He's excited to bridge the gap between storytelling and stand-up comedy with the Comedy X Storytelling series.

IG: @michaelsalvatoreto

Michi

Comedian

Michi is the founder of ‘Maracas Media’ and an internationally hilarious comedian who has opened for comedy heavyweights like Rosebud Baker, rocked Toronto’s biggest clubs, and performs in English & Spanish.

IG: @seriouslymichi

Chantal Lim

Storyteller

Chantal is a person who went to business school, fell in love with performing through starting online improv classes in 2020, and hasn’t looked back since. In the past three years, she has performed in comedy festivals across four continents and created and performed Ancient Dying Chinese Dialect, an award-winning solo show directed by Ken Hall. With varied training in acting, physical theatre, and storytelling, Chantal is most drawn to projects that explore and celebrate the connections that form between artists and audiences in live theatre. You can find her every month producing Replay Storytelling events, where artists and non-artists alike tell true personal stories at Burdock Brewery.

IG: @replaystorytelling

Carlos from Scarborough

Comedian

Carlos is a comedian who brings his unique energy, hilarious observations, touching stories and respect for his hometown to the stage.

IG: @carlos_from_scarborough

Andrew Wong

Storyteller

An engineer, anime nerd, and professional idiot, Andrew is a true storyteller who has performed at various shows across the city, including True Stories Toronto and Replay Storytelling. He is a co-producer of “Tales Told Live” at the Tranzac, and hopes to continue to share his love of storytelling and performing with veterans and newcomers alike.

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Vonne Aguda

Comedian

A fresh, up-and-coming comic from Vaughan, Ontario. When he isn't telling jokes at places like Absolute Comedy and Comedy Bar, you'll find him sobbing at the gym, scrolling TikTok in bed for way too long, or forcing his 2 dogs to listen to his new jokes.

IG: @vonnemedy

Leslie Hetherington

Comedian/Storyteller

Leslie is an expressive comedian, storyteller and misfit who passionately collides with the quirky side of life. After semi-retiring from a PR career, she dove into comedy last year. In addition to doing stand-up around Toronto, she’s shared stories at Replay Storytelling, the Comedy Bar, and way back, at the Hard Rock Café. And a lifetime ago, Leslie honed her stage legs at Canada’s Wonderland, where she told tales with eight macaws, frequently ad-libbing as the plot shifted with the birds’ moods.

IG: @les_hether

Logan Chatterton

Comedian

Logan Chatterton started doing comedy last September, performs around Toronto and has been featured on No Filter Comedy.

IG: @logan.tpc

Robin Mitchell

Comedian/Storyteller

Robin brings a unique and incredible energy to her storytelling with her fun and personal stories recently performed at Comedy Bar.

Michael Salvatore

Host/Comedian/Storyteller

Michael is a nerdy Italian comedian and storyteller who performs stand up comedy and storytelling around Ontario including shows at Comedy Bar, Replay Storytelling and the Rivoli. He's excited to bridge the gap between storytelling and stand-up comedy with the Comedy X Storytelling series.

IG: @michaelsalvatoreto