On September 11, Aunties Say The Deadliest Things debuts at the Park Town Hotel Saskatoon with a hilarious cast of female and Two-Spirited Indigenous comedians. Presented by IndigE-Girl Comedy Festival, hosted by Dakota Ray Hebert alongside a guest performance by Canada’s Drag Race star, Chelazon Leroux, the stand-up comedy lineup lets you in on the joy, laughter and humour that has always been a part of the Indigenous way of life.
“So often, Indigenous identity reaches audiences through the lens of residential schools and colonialism. In this performance, we want to share the joy, laughter and humour that has always been a part of the Indigenous way of life,” shared Debbie Courchene, Artistic Director of IndigE-Girl Comedy and owner of Miskoway Productions. “We created this showcase to break barriers for the Indigenous comedians to access and practice their comedy vocabulary. By engaging with a range of established, emerging and aspiring comedians, we hope to build a community of support that will encourage Indigenous women and LGBTQA2S to advance their artistic practices in comedy.”
Winner of Best Actress at the American Indian Film Festival, Dakota Ray Hebert is certified to get you laughing as she hosts this matinee stand-up comedy show. With experience performing across North America and overseas, Hebert is celebrated for her roles on CTV, APTN and in feature film, Run Woman Run.
Aunties Say The Deadliest Things featured performers include:
One of CBC's National Top 100 Comics, Annie Brass, known for her deadly national televised appearance in CBC's The Last Bannock Standing with the Bionic Bannock Boys
From Little Pine First Nation, Cheyenna Sapp shines on screen in Shawn Cuthland productions and in the latest CTV Comedy sitcom, Acting Good
From Moosomin First Nation, Crystal LaPlante is a fresh new comic on the scene with tales of her dysfunctional family, urban auntie adventures and masterfully wasting away her hard-earned business degree
With a background in acting, singing, designing, writing, and directing, Ezra Forest is a Two Spirit, non-binary artist based in Saskatoon from Samson Cree Nation
Dene, Métis artist from English River First Nation, Tenille K Campbell is a poet, photographer, and grad student who likes the early emergence of Christmas decor in stores and ignoring everyone she matches with on Tinder
Two-Spirit, Dene drag performer Chelazon Leroux experienced their meteoric rise to fame as a contestant on Canada's Drag Race and on TikTok with a loyal audience of more than 500,000 followers
The matinee performance goes live at the Park Royal Hotel in Saskatoon on Sunday, September 11 at 2pm. This performance is for an age 16+ audience. Parental discretion is advised.
Tickets are available for the in-person performance and the digital live stream here.
“It was important for us to have this performance available both in-person and online. As these incredible female and Two-Spirited Indigenous comedians take the stage, we want to be able to share this performance with both urban and remote communities,” shares Courchene. “We hope this performance helps Indigenous youth envision themselves on major festival stages alongside talent of all backgrounds.”