Kyle Brownrigg

Kyle Brownrigg is a Canadian stand-up comedian, most noted for winning the Canadian Comedy Award for Best Breakout Artist at the 19th Canadian Comedy Awards in 2019.[1]

Originally from Ottawa, Brownrigg began his career at open mic comedy nights in Ottawa.[2] He later moved to Toronto, where he is a regular performer at comedy clubs and shows. He has also performed as a touring comic, at events such as Just for Laughs, JFL Northwest, the Halifax Comedy Festival, the Sudbury Comedy Festival, the 905 Comedy Festival, We're Funny That Way! and the Icebreakers Comedy Festival. He was featured in the 2018 HBO Canada special Homegrown Comics,[3] and the 2020 CBC Gem special The New Wave of Standup,[4] and has appeared on CBC Radio's comedy debate series The Debaters.

In 2018 he was a finalist in SiriusXM Canada's annual Top Comic competition.[5] He released his first comedy album, Unmedicated: The New Fragrance, in 2019.[6]

In 2021, he appeared in an episode of Jon Dore's comedy series Humour Resources.[7] In 2022, his full-length comedy special Kyle Brownrigg: Introducing Lyle, recorded at the 2021 Just for Laughs festival, premiered on Crave. In 2022 he appeared in two episodes of Roast Battle Canada.[8]

Brownrigg is openly gay.[9]

References
  1. Chris Borris, "Capital Comedy Review: Competitions, Kyle Brownrigg and Big Comedy Parade". Ottawa Life, August 15, 2019.
  2. Sandra Abma, "Absolute Comedy's Monday open mic nights a chance to laugh it up on the cheap". CBC News Ottawa, January 25, 2016.
  3. Bill Brioux, "K. Trevor Wilson on success and not having to worry about his next paycheque". 680 News, August 31, 2018.
  4. Tom Zillich, "‘That night was so much fun’: Surrey-raised comedian in ‘New Wave of Standup’ series". Surrey Now-Leader, July 8, 2020.
  5. "Who will battle it out joke-for-joke for $25,000? Finalists are announced for SiriusXM's Top Comic". Canada NewsWire, August 22, 2018.
  6. Marty Younge, "11 of the Best Canadian Comedy Albums of 2019". The Interrobang, December 28, 2019.
  7. Greg David, "Just for Laughs wraps production on Humour Resources for CBC". TV, eh?, October 29, 2020.
  8. Greg David, "CTV COMEDY CHANNEL READIES UP FOR MORE JABS WITH ROAST BATTLE CANADA SEASON 2, BEGINNING JUNE 13". TV, eh?, June 3, 2022.
  9. Andrew Johnston, "Why are there no superstar gay male stand-ups?". Now, June 20, 2018.
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