Brittany Lyseng

Brittany Lyseng is a Canadian standup comedian from Calgary, Alberta.[1] She is most noted as part of the ensemble that received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Performance in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards, for the debut episode of Roast Battle Canada.[2]

Lyseng worked as an elevator mechanic before getting into standup comedy.[1] She launched an open mic night in Calgary, and was a semi-finalist in SiriusXM Canada's Top Comic competition, before releasing her debut comedy album Going Up on 604 Records in 2019.[3]

In 2020 she was featured in the CBC Gem stand-up comedy series The New Wave of Standup.

References
  1. Victoria Ahearn, "From elevator mechanic to comedy: Brittany Lyseng tackles male-dominated jobs". CityNews, October 17, 2019.
  2. Brent Furdyk, "2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, ‘Sort Of’ & ‘Scarborough’ Lead The Pack". ET Canada, February 15, 2022.
  3. Marty Younge, "11 of the Best Canadian Comedy Albums of 2019". The Interrobang, December 28, 2019.


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