BIG IN TORONTO is a comedy showcase of Toronto’s most booked professional stand-up comedians. These performers have been seen all over television on CBC, Crave, Just For Laughs, and across your timeline.

This show delivers the kind of high-quality comedy that fits in perfectly with the legendary Second City Theatre’s vibe.

Here’s who’s Big In Toronto:

COURTNEY GILMOUR Released her debut stand-up album Let Me Hold Your Baby in 2022, earning a 2023 JUNO nomination for Comedy Album of the Year and again with her second album, Wonder Woman (2024). She has written for and appeared on This Hour Has 22 Minutes, The Debaters, Space Dragon & Kim, Humour Resources, and Roast Battle Canada. In 2022, she competed on Canada’s Got Talent, advancing to the finals after winning the judges’ vote in the semi-finals.

NIGEL GRINSTEAD has performed at festivals across Canada, including Cottage Country Comedy Festival, Sudbury’s LOL Festival, and NXNE. Nigel has taped sets for Just For Laughs, the Halifax Comedy Festival on CBC. A SiriusXM Top Comic finalist, he has performed at major venues like Massey Hall and the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, opened for international headliners, and continues to tour nationwide.

REBECCA REEDS is a Toronto-based standup comedian, writer and podcaster. She can be heard on Sirius XM, The Debaters, and CBC’s LOL. Past festival appearances include Just For Laughs, Winnipeg Comedy Festival, JFL42 and Hubcap Comedy Festival. You can listen to her debut album Buddy on all major streaming platforms. Rebecca co-hosts the award-winning podcast The Villain Was Right and the new podcast Comedians in Dungeons Getting Dragons both featured on The From Superheroes Network.

JAMES ROQUE, a Filipino-New Zealand comedian, gained international attention after being selected for the New Faces Showcase at Just For Laughs Montreal in 2023 and has since toured his acclaimed show Champorado globally, including the Edinburgh Fringe and Vancouver Fringe, where it was a Best of the Fest finalist. A familiar face on New Zealand television (The Masked Singer NZ, 7 Days, Have You Been Paying Attention? NZ), he has opened for major comedians like Ronny Chieng and Nick Kroll

DANIEL WOODROW is a Canadian Screen Award nominee for his appearances on Roast Battle Canada. He has performed at major festivals including Just For Laughs, with his stand-up beng featured on CBC specials ‘New Wave of Stand-Up’ and ‘Free Up!’. Beyond the stage, he has appeared in television series such as The Beaverton, Star Trek: Discovery, and Pretty Hard Cases. In 2026, he released his comedy album My Family Is White, further cementing his voice as a distinctive and influential talent in Canadian comedy.

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