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DeAnne Smith Born 22 July 1979
Endicott, New YorkMedium Live performance, Television, Radio Nationality American Years active 2005 - present Genres Stand-up Influences Bill Hicks, Ellen DeGeneres, Paula Poundstone Website deannesmith.com DeAnne Smith is an award-winning Canadian-American comedian, writer and columnist. Smith first gained notice as a comedian in 2008 touring her debut full-length solo stand-up show to popular and critical acclaim, culminating in her winning the Sydney Comedy Festival's Time Out Best Newcomer Award[1] and earning a nomination for Best Newcomer in the 2008 Canadian Comedy Awards.[2] Smith has since continued to tour internationally, with her shows proving to be both commercial and critical successes. Her shows have seen Smith nominated for numerous awards, including the Melbourne Comedy Festival's prestigious Barry Award in 2011[3] and being consistently rated amongst Montreal's Top 10 comedians. In addition to her live solo shows, Smith is also known for her appearances on television and radio, most notably on Australia's Good News Week on the Channel 10 network and HBO series Funny As Hell.[4]
DeAnne Smith began performing stand-up in 2005 at the age of 25, and has produced four solo shows which have toured internationally. She also created and hosts four live comedy show series in Montreal, and co-wrote a show with Sarah Quinn and Samuel Booth which made its festival debut in 2011.[5]
Contents
Career
Festival Appearances
- 2011[6] - Edinburgh Fringe Festival; Edinburgh
- 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011[7] - Just for Laughs; Montreal
- 2010,[8] 2011 - Melbourne International Comedy Festival
- 2009, 2010, 2011 - Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow
- 2008, 2009,[9] 2010,[10] 2011[11] - Sydney Comedy Festival
- 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 - Adelaide Fringe Festival
- 2010 - Hobart Comedy Festival[12]
Media Appearances
DeAnne Smith has been rated amongst Montreal's Top 10 Comedians over the past five years, ranking #3 in 2010 [13] and 2011[14], and #4 from 2007-2009.[15] [16] [17] as reported in the The Montreal Mirror, which also named her a Noisemaker in 2009.[18] Smith regularly appears on television and radio in Canada and Australia. Her radio appearances, include Australia's ABC, Triple J, and Canada's CBC Radio One, where she has appeared as a regular on Definitely Not the Opera, and The Debaters.
- 2011 - Funny As Hell; HBO, Canada
- 2009, 2010, 2011 - Good News Week; Channel Ten, Australia
- 2009 - The Comedy Network, Canada
- 2007 - Last Comic Standing; NBC, USA
Solo Shows
- 2011 - Deanne Smith: The Best DeAnne Smith Deanne Smith Can Be
- 2011 - About Freakin' Time
- 2010 - DeAnne Smith: BALLSY
- 2009 - DeAnne Smith Lacks Focus
- 2008 - Shouting Over Drunks
Other Work
Creator and Host
- 2010–present - Happenglad's New Hat
- 2008–present - Stand Up / Strip Down
- 2008–present - Tale Spin!
- 2005 - 2009 - Comedy OFF the Main
Co-Writer
- 2011 - Sarah Quinn in Other People's Problems; with Sarah Quinn and Samuel Booth[19]
Awards
- 2011 - Canadian Comedy Awards - Best Female Stand-Up; nominated[20]
- 2011 - Melbourne International Comedy Festival - Barry Award for Most Outstanding Comedy Show; nominated
- 2009 - Adelaide Fringe Festival - Best Established Comedian; nominated[21]
- 2008 - Canadian Comedy Awards - Best Newcomer; nominated
- 2008 - Sydney Comedy Festival - Time Out Best Newcomer; won
References
- ^ "Time Out Sydney Comedy Awards". Time Out Sydney. June 23, 2010. http://www.au.timeout.com/sydney/comedy/features/4655/sydney-comedy-festival-2010. Retrieved 2011-04-19.
- ^ "Canadian Comedy Awards 2008 - The Nominees". The Comedy Network. http://www.thecomedynetwork.ca/shows/htmlpage.aspx?pid=9099&sid=3603. Retrieved 2011-04-19.
- ^ AAP (April 17, 2011). "Barry Award Nominees Announced". The Age (Fairfax). http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/comedy/blogs/last-laugh/barry-award-nominees-announced-20110417-1djfk.html. Retrieved 2011-04-19.
- ^ "Just for Laughs 2011: Deanne Smith". Montreal Gazette. July 20, 2011. http://www.montrealgazette.com/entertainment/Just+Laughs+2011+DeAnne+Smith+about+freakin+time/5132883/story.html. Retrieved 2011-07-20.
- ^ "Other People's Problems". http://www.sydneycomedyfest.com.au/indexphpoptioncomeventlistavieweventlist/details/393-sarah-quinn-other-people%5C%27s-problems. Retrieved 2011-06-24.
- ^ "2011 Edinburgh Fringe Festival". Edinburgh Fringe Festival. June 16, 2011. http://www.edfringe.com/whats-on/comedy/deanne-smith-the-best-deanne-smith-deanne-smith-can-be. Retrieved 2011-06-16.
- ^ Bill Brownstein (June 10, 2011). "Promising new voices, and an old pro, too". The Gazette. http://www.montrealgazette.com/entertainment/Promising+voices/4922870/story.html. Retrieved 2011-06-25.
- ^ Laurel Green (April 6, 2010). "Ballsy-DeAnne Smith". Australian Stage. http://www.australianstage.com.au/201004053370/reviews/micf-10/ballsy-. Retrieved 2011-04-19.
- ^ "2009 Sydney Comedy Festival". Sydney Comedy Festival. April 27, 2009. http://www.sydneycomedyfest.com.au/festival-archive/2009-sydney-comedy-festival. Retrieved 2011-04-19.
- ^ "2010 Sydney Comedy Festival". Sydney Comedy Festival. April 19, 2010. http://www.sydneycomedyfest.com.au/festival-archive/2010-sydney-comedy-festival. Retrieved 2011-04-19.
- ^ "Upcoming Events Deanne Smith: About Freakin' Time". Sydney Comedy Festival. April 19, 2011. http://www.sydneycomedyfest.com.au/indexphpoptioncomeventlistavieweventlist/details/363-deanne-smith-can-about-freakin%5C%27-time. Retrieved 2011-04-19.
- ^ Briony Kidd (July 29, 2010). "The Hobart Comedy Festival". Australian Stage. http://www.australianstage.com.au/201007293730/reviews/tasmania/the-hobart-comedy-festival.html. Retrieved 2011-04-19.
- ^ "Best of Montreal 2010". Montreal Mirror. 2010. http://www.montrealmirror.com/2010/051310/bom-04.html. Retrieved 2011-04-19.
- ^ "Best of Montreal 2011". Montreal Mirror. 2011. http://www.montrealmirror.com/wp/2011/05/12/nightlife/. Retrieved 2011-05-18.
- ^ "Best of Montreal 2007". Montreal Mirror. May 31, 2007. http://www.montrealmirror.com/2007/053107/bom-07-04.html. Retrieved 2011-04-19.
- ^ "Best of Montreal 2008". Montreal Mirror. May 15, 2008. http://www.montrealmirror.com/2008/051508/bom-0804.html. Retrieved 2011-04-19.
- ^ "Best of Montreal 2009". Montreal Mirror. May 14, 2009. http://www.montrealmirror.com/2009/051409/bom-04.html. Retrieved 2011-04-19.
- ^ Lina Harper (January 8, 2009). "Noisemakers 2009 - Subverting the Norm". Montreal Mirror. http://www.montrealmirror.com/2009/010809/arts6.html. Retrieved 2011-04-19.
- ^ "Other People's Problems". Australian Stage. April 19, 2011. http://www.australianstage.com.au/index.php?option=com_jevents&task=icalrepeat.detail&evid=114245&Itemid=81&year=2011&month=02&day=19&title=other-peoples-problems&uid=408d1061fedb5caadb08fa2c438625e6. Retrieved 2011-04-19.
- ^ "Canadian Comedy Award Nominees 2011". Canadian Comedy Foundation of Excellence. June 9, 2011. http://www.canadiancomedy.ca/archives.php. Retrieved 2011-06-09.
- ^ "Fringe Festival 2009 Wrap". Festival Freak. March 10, 2009. http://ff.moobaa.com/?p=1205. Retrieved 2011-04-19.
Categories:- Living people
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- American stand-up comedians
- LGBT comedians
- Canadian stand-up comedians
- LGBT people from Canada
- Canadian comedian stubs
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