DeAnne Smith

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 and earning a nomination for Best Newcomer in the 2008 Canadian Comedy Awards. 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 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.

Contents

• DeAnne Smith Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala 2018
• Deanne smith at the melbourne comedy festival gala
• Festival appearances
• Media appearances
• Solo shows
• Creator and host
• Co writer
• Podcasts
• Awards
• References

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.

Festival appearances

2011, 2012 – Edinburgh Fringe Festival; Edinburgh

2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 – Just for Laughs; Montreal

2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 – Melbourne International Comedy Festival

2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 – Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow

2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 – Sydney Comedy Festival

2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 – Adelaide Fringe Festival

2012 – Perth International Comedy Festival; Perth

2012 – Brisbane Comedy Festival; Brisbane

2010 – Hobart Comedy Festival

Media appearances

Smith has been rated amongst Montreal's Top 10 Comedians over the past five years, ranking #3 in 2010–2012, and #4 from 2007–2009. as reported in the The Montreal Mirror, which also named her a Noisemaker in 2009. 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. In 2012 she appeared on British TV for the first time, on Morgan Spurlock's Sky Atlantic programme New Britannia.

2013 – The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson; CBS, US

2012 – New Britannia; Sky Atlantic, Britain

2012 – Melbourne International Comedy Festival Opening Night Gala for Oxfam; Channel Ten, Australia

2011 – Funny As Hell; HBO, Canada

2009, 2010, 2011 – Good News Week; Channel Ten, Australia

2009 – The Comedy Network, Canada

2007, 2014 – Last Comic Standing; NBC, US

Solo shows

2013 – DeAnne Smith: Let's Do This!

2012 – DeAnne Smith: Livin' the Sweet Life

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

Creator and host

2010–present – Happenglad's New Hat

2010–present – Freedom Nation

2008–present – Stand Up / Strip Down

2008–2010 – Tale Spin!

2005 – 2009 – Comedy OFF the Main

Co-writer

2011 – Sarah Quinn in Other People's Problems; with Sarah Quinn and Samuel Booth

Podcasts

2013–2016 – DeAnne Smith's Questionable at Best

Awards

2012 – Edinburgh Fringe Festival – Amused Moose Top Ten; shortlisted

2011 – Canadian Comedy Awards – Best Female Stand-Up; nominated

2011 – Melbourne International Comedy Festival – Barry Award for Most Outstanding Comedy Show; nominated

2009 – Adelaide Fringe Festival – Best Established Comedian; nominated

2008 – Canadian Comedy Awards – Best Newcomer; nominated

2008 – Sydney Comedy Festival – Time Out Best Newcomer; won