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February 4, 2025
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
HOW TO BE YOUR AUTHENTIC SELF ON STAGE with Courtney Gilmour
Brought to you in partnership with the Winnipeg Comedy Festival
Tues Feb 4, 2025 | 6 pm – 7:30 pm CST
ONLINE and FREE to attend!
Looking to find your comedic voice? Wondering how you can mine your own personality for comedy gold? Whether you’re just dipping your toes into stand-up or you’re a working comic looking to embrace what makes you unique, join comedian Courtney Gilmour in this online workshop dedicated to developing and delivering stand-up comedy material that’s true to yourself.
We will learn the basics of joke writing, performance, and how to be your authentic self on stage!
Bring your favourite funny ideas and personal stories and prepare to tell a joke or two at the end of the workshop!
Register by 3 pm CST on Tuesday Feb 4th and a Zoom link will be sent to you by 4 pm CST.
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Courtney Gilmour is a JUNO-nominated stand-up comedian, television writer, and finalist on Canada’s Got Talent. She is one of Canada’s most unique voices and sought-after comedy talents, named by NOW Magazine as “one of the top 10 stage artists to watch”. Courtney’s victory at the 2017 Just For Laughs Homegrown was the first by a female comic in its 19-year history. In 2018 she topped it with televised performances at CBC’s Winnipeg and Halifax comedy festivals and a triumphant return to Montreal to tape a set for The Comedy Network at Just for Laughs.
Her solo Fringe show “‘Congratulations!’ Stories of Achievement, Embarrassment, & Self-Worth” debuted at the Toronto Fringe Festival in the summer of 2019 and was met with sold-out shows and multiple awards including Best of Fringe and Patrons’ Pick. She has written for and made appearances on This Hour Has 22 Minutes, CBC’s The Debaters, Space Dragon & Kim, and CBC’S Humour Resources alongside Jon Dore and Sarah Silverman, and most recently she can be seen on two episodes of CTV Comedy’s Roast Battle Canada. You can catch her touring around North America and hear her regularly on SiriusXM and CBC LOL. Her debut stand-up album “Let Me Hold Your Baby” was released under Comedy Records in 2022 and was nominated for a JUNO in 2023. In 2024 she released her sophomore album “Wonder Woman”.
February 4, 2025
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Venue: Online
Cancellation policy
Creative Manitoba reserves the right to cancel or postpone any event where a minimum registration level has not been met. Participants registered for an event that is cancelled by Creative Manitoba will receive a full refund.
Registrants may cancel up to one week before the event to receive a full refund. No refunds will be issued to registrants who cancel within one week of the event start date. No refunds will be issued for registrants who do not attend.
Substitute participants are allowed in most cases, but not all. Please check with us ahead of time if you wish to send a substitute participant by calling 204-927-2787.
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