Daniel Woodrow

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Daniel Woodrow is a Canadian stand-up comedian from Toronto, Ontario. [1] He is most noted as part of the ensemble that received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Performance in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards, for the debut episode of Roast Battle Canada . [2]

He has been an organizer of the Underground Comedy Railroad, an all-Black Canadian comedy tour which takes place each year during Black History Month. [3] In 2021, with the tour unable to take place due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, he created the Unknown Comedy Club, an online streaming platform for comedy performances. [4]

He has also had acting roles in the television series The Beaverton , Star Trek: Discovery and Pretty Hard Cases .

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