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Angelo Tsarouchas (Greek: Άγγελος Τσαρούχας) is a Greek-Canadian comedian, actor, and writer living in Los Angeles. [1] [2] He is known for incorporating Greek culture into his stand-up comedy routines, [3] and has been called the "King of Greek Ethnic Comedy."
In the summer of 2007, she was the first comedian ever to perform live on the Toronto show Bitch Salad. Bitch Salad is helmed by fellow Canadian comedian Andrew Johnston. He hosts a popular blog of the same name. That same year, Dimakos performed on the annual Accent on Toronto (6) - The Laughs Are On Us alongside Jean Paul and Frank Spadone.
She is the daughter of Greek-Canadian parents Doreen Christakos, a bookkeeper and homemaker, and Constantine "Gus" Vardalos, a land developer who was born in Kalavryta. [2] [3] She attended St. George School and Shaftesbury High School in Winnipeg and Toronto Metropolitan University [4] in Toronto.
[4] [5]: 201–204 Comedy critics have described this as absorbing and adapting a dominant culture. [6] Dark and fatalistic humour is also used extensively by Canadian comedians. This is generally attributed to the common reference point of the Canadian climate, the dangers of which are well known to comedians who tour the vast and often ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 16 November 2024. The following is a list of notable stand-up comedians by nationality.
Jayne Eastwood (born December 17, 1946), also credited as Jane Easton or Jane Eastwood, is a Canadian actress and comedian.She is best known for her film roles as Anna-Marie Biddlecoff in Finders Keepers (1984), Judy the Waitress in The Santa Clause (1994), Mrs. White in the My Big Fat Greek Wedding franchise (2002–2023), Mrs. Borusewicz in Chicago (2002), Lucy Decker in Welcome to Mooseport ...
Greek Canadians (Greek: Ελληνοκαναδοί) are Canadian citizens who have full or partial Greek heritage or people who emigrated from Greece and reside in Canada. According to the 2021 Census , there were 262,140 Canadians who claimed Greek ancestry.
Mae Martin was born in Toronto on 2 May 1987, [2] [3] the child of Canadian writer and teacher Wendy Martin [4] and English actor and musician-turned-food-writer James Chatto. [5] [3] [6] They were baptised in a village on the Greek island of Corfu, where their family lived for several years. [7] James and Wendy were ex-hippies, and comedy fans ...