Dana Alexander

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Alexander at the Glastonbury Festival, 2019

Dana Alexander is a Canadian stand-up comedian from Edmonton, Alberta, [1] based in the United Kingdom. [2]

She began her career on the stand-up comedy circuit in Canada, playing events such as the Halifax Comedy Festival [3] and the Winnipeg Comedy Festival. [4] She headlined her own Comedy Now! television special in 2010, [5] and appeared in episodes of Video on Trial and The Debaters .

She moved to the UK in the early 2010s after having noteworthy successes with her comedy show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, [6] and has appeared on British comedy panel television shows such as Russell Howard's Good News and Question Team . She was a Chortle Award nominee for Best Club Comic in 2012. [7]

References

  1. Glenn Sumi, "Q&A : Dana Alexander". Now , March 22, 2007.
  2. "Comedy review: Dana Alexander: In Transit, Brel, Glasgow". The Scotsman , March 17, 2012.
  3. "Different humour for different tastes at comedy festival". Halifax Daily News , April 25, 2007.
  4. "More complex, please, we're British". Winnipeg Free Press , March 31, 2011.
  5. Bill Harris, "CTV doubles the Comedy on Saturday". Edmonton Sun , June 11, 2010.
  6. Jay Richardson, "Comedy review: Dana Alexander: Breaking Through, Underbelly, Bristo Square (Venue 300), Edinburgh". The Scotsman , August 20, 2012.
  7. Alex Needham, "Chortle comedy awards: Brooker and Lee come up smiling". The Guardian , March 20, 2012.