FUNNY FORUM FRIDAYS

TRANNA WINTOUR

Lazaridis Hall, Tom Patterson Theatre

Friday, June 9, 2023

9:00 to 10:30 p.m.

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Funny Forum Fridays

Back for a second season, Funny Forum Fridays return with a new lineup featuring some of Canada's best and brightest comedic minds as curated by Mark Selby. Bring a friend, grab a drink, and "frame your mind to mirth and merriment" at the Stratford Festival!

Tranna Wintour

Celebrate Pride Month with Tranna Wintour, Quebec’s most buzzed-about comedy export, who has taken the stand-up world by storm with her fresh and funny pop culture obsessions.

Tranna Wintour is a bilingual comedian, singer, writer, and producer—she’s basically Barbra Streisand minus the fame, fortune, and cloned dogs. She was one of Just For Laughs’ New Faces Canada (2019) and was named by Fashion magazine as one of the queens of Canadian comedy. Tranna also performs in French and did her first Juste Pour Rire gala in 2021, which led her to Québec’s Big Brother Célébrités. Tranna was hailed as the show’s breakthrough star by the Journal Métro, which proclaimed her groundbreaking run to the top 4 as the best moment on Québec TV in years. In addition to her work as a performer, Tranna co-hosts and co-produces CBC Podcasts’ Chosen Family with her creative partner/comedy soulmate, Thomas Leblanc. Chosen Family reached the top 10 of iTunes Canada’s top comedy podcasts and was named one of Apple’s Best Podcasts for two consecutive years. Her debut album, a mix of original songs and covers, Safe From Your Affection, is available on all streaming platforms.

Opener: Tamara Shevon

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 at Just for Laughs Toronto, the Comedy is Art Festival and was recently featured on Out for Laughs on OutTV. Tamara is the creator and co-host of the Sunday Best Comedy Podcast and the creator and host of Chaotic Good, a monthly pro comedy show at Comedy Bar. Tamara currently has her debut album Purse Wine and sophomore album, Table Wine, available on bandcamp.com and all other streaming platforms.

Support for The Meighen Forum is generously provided by Kelly & Michael Meighen and the T.R. Meighen Family Foundation.