“[S]he is a crowd favorite of burly Miners and Grandmas alike, and everyone in-between. Known to take an audience on a journey from witty to heartbreaking then back to laugh riot.”
Excerpted from press release:
Jenny Hamilton will travel over 4 thousand km to make you laugh!
Coming from the Yukon, Canada’s True North, Jenny makes her solo debut at the Toronto Fringe.
Jenny Hamilton is a stand up comedian from Canada’s true north, the Yukon. Jenny has been entertaining people for decades, the last 7 years with a mic in her hand. Performing from Alaska to Australia, she is a crowd favorite of burly Miners and Grandmas alike, and everyone in-between. Known to take an audience on a journey from witty to heartbreaking then back to laugh riot.
Jenny brings her original and personal comedy to her shows. Growing up and living in the Yukon as an out and proud queer has given her a different perspective of the world. A facetious skewed view.
Founder and performer with the Yukon Gold Comics, a rag tag group of diverse stand up comedians from Whitehorse, fans have been asking for a solo show. Klondyke…Stand Up Straight from the Yukon is her breakout show as a single performer.
Comedy that is quick, witty and more often than not, down right filthy.
Showtimes:
- Friday July 3rd 7pm
- Saturday July 4th 11pm
- Monday July 6th 2:45pm
- Tuesday July 7th, 8:45pm
- Thursday July 9th, 2:15pm
- Saturday July 11th, 9:45pm
- Sunday July 12th, 2:15pm
Venue: Tarragon Theatre Mainspace (30 Bridgman Ave.)
Tickets for all Fringe productions are $10, $12 in advance. Tickets can be purchased online, by phone (416-966-1062, business hours only), in-person from the festival box office located in the parking lot behind Honest Ed’s, (481 Bloor West), or — if any remain — from the venue box office (cash-only), starting one hour before showtime.
The festival offers a range of money-saving passes for committed Fringers; see website for details.
Be advised that Fringe shows always start exactly on time, and latecomers are never admitted.
Photo of Jenny Hamilton by Gary Bremner.