Allana Harkin

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Allana Harkin
Born
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
NationalityCanadian
Education St. Thomas More Catholic Secondary School
Alma mater University of Western Ontario, York University (masters in theatre)
Notable work Full Frontal with Samantha Bee , the Atomic Fireballs
SpouseMichael
Children2
Comedy Career
Years active2001–present
MediumTelevision, theatre, film

Allana Harkin (born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada) [1] is a Canadian comedian, actress, and playwright.

Harkin wrote the comedy play Real Estate, which premiered at Theatre Collingwood and later became very successful at Theatre Aquarius. [2] She is also a former member of all-female comedy troupe the Atomic Fireballs. It was through this troupe that Harkin first met Samantha Bee, the group's co-founder. [3] Bee and Harkin later collaborated on the parenting blog "Eating Over the Sink" for the website Babble.com, [4] and have since been described as "best friends". [5]

When Bee later became the host of Full Frontal with Samantha Bee , she called Harkin immediately to ask her to work on the show's staff. Harkin was the producer of, and a correspondent on, this show. [6] [7] Harkin occasionally acts in films, having appeared in both The Birder (2014) and Patch Town (2015). [8] [9]

References

  1. ↑ Smith, Gary (2016-05-17). "Allana Harkin's Real Estate has come home to Port Dover". Hamilton Spectator.
  2. ↑ "Allana Harkin". Playwrights Canada Press. Archived from the original on 2016-12-21. Retrieved 2016-12-21.
  3. ↑ Duca, Lauren (2016-02-08). "The Rise and Rise of Samantha Bee". Vulture.
  4. ↑ Traister, Rebecca (2016-01-25). "Smirking in the Boys' Room". New York Magazine.
  5. ↑ Weaver, Hilary (2016-04-20). "Samantha Bee and Her Producer Are All About 'Friendship Time'". New York Magazine.
  6. ↑ Kruger, Pamela (2016-04-20). "Samantha Bee Talks About How She Avoided White Dude Comedy". Fortune.
  7. ↑ Jung, E. Alex (2016-08-02). "Samantha Bee Sends Out a Full Frontal Correspondent to Understand 'Bernie or Bust' Supporters". Vulture.
  8. ↑ Wilner, Norman (2014-05-22). "The Birder Review". Now Toronto.
  9. ↑ "Patch Town Cast". Movieweb. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
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