I Am Woman Hear Me Laff
20th Annual Celebration of International Women's Day
The 20th Annual I Am Woman, Hear Me Laff! Comedy Show, a beloved annual tradition, brings a selection of the brightest professional stand-up comedians together for a night of female empowerment guaranteed to deliver side-splitting, tear-inducing laughter. Grab your besties and get ready for a sizzling night out!
CAUTION: It gets SPICY! May contain strong language & mature content.
Headliner: Syd Bosel
MC: Helen Schneiderman
Syd Bosel is a stand-up comic and comedic storyteller who is originally from Vancouver, but recently moved to Comox, BC.
- 2024; Syd placed first in Yuk Yuk’s Western Canada’s, “THE YUK OFF” (out of 65 comics!)
- 2023; She was voted “Best of the Fest” for the Nanaimo Fringe Festival.
- 2022; Got 4 Yeses in “Canada’s Got Talent”.
- 2022; placed 2nd (out of 65 comics) in the “Funniest Person with a Day Job” competition.
- 2019; Was a finalist in the “Great Canadian Yuk Off”.
Syd spills your life out onto the stage, as she shares her tales of “adult” children, being married for 1,000 years, and the glories of nature.
Her favourite reviews: “That older lady was really funny” (a Gen Z patron walking past me) and “My wife laughed so hard that she peed her pants” (a husband who lacks discretion, whispering into my ear).
Syd is a regular headliner and touring comic with “Jokers Canada” and “Hot Flash Comedy”. She can be heard on CBC’s “Just for Laughs” and “Laugh Out Loud” She has opened for Maria Bamford, Debra DiGionanni, Simon King and Julie Kim.
Helen Schneiderman shares the good, the bad and the ugly to get you laughing. Helen got into stand-up comedy a few years ago as a way to get off her couch. Now she’s so busy performing, her couch misses her.
Helen’s comedy draws from her varied life experiences and trips around the globe. She’s not afraid to share and audiences love her sincere and relatable style. Helen has performed all across the lower mainland and Vancouver Island. She was runner-up in the 2019 BC Funniest New Female Comic contest and was the opening comic for the 2020 “I Am Woman Hear Me Laff” tour and 2022 Chutzpah Festival.
Helen’s favourite review: “I really liked the pretty one with the weird accent.
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