Deborah Kimmett

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Deborah Kimmett
Occupationwriter, comedian
NationalityCanadian
Period1980s-present
Notable worksMiracle Mother

Deborah Kimmett is a Canadian writer and comedian.

Biography

Originally from Napanee, Ontario, she was a member of The Second City's Toronto cast in the 1980s, [1] and appeared as a stage actress in productions of Norm Foster's Windfall, [2] Lawrence Jeffery's Precipice [3] and Don Ferguson's Skin Deep. [4] She later wrote several plays, including Broken Record, [5] Last Respects [6] and Miracle Mother, [7] and one-woman shows including Dorothy Lawton: Unplugged, Overboard [8] and North of Normal. [9]

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Miracle Mother was a shortlisted nominee for the Governor General's Award for English-language drama at the 1995 Governor General's Awards. [10]

Kimmett has also published the humor books Reality Is Overrated and That Which Doesn't Kill You Makes You Funnier [11] and the novel Outrunning Crazy, and is an online author of the Seven Minute Writer Tool Kit. She holds on line writing workshops for creative writers. [12] She has made 26 guest appearances on the CBC Radio comedy series The Debaters , is a regular at the Winnipeg Comedy Festival and on CBC Radio One's Definitely Not the Opera . [12] and works as a motivational speaker teaching organizations how to deal with change. She and Lee Anne McAlear host a regular podcast called Improv: The Heart of Innovation.

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References

  1. "Fat cat Second City draws in some claws". The Globe and Mail , September 17, 1981.
  2. "Playwright hopes Windfall will hit the jackpot again". Toronto Star , May 10, 1986.
  3. "Weak play an aberration for theatre". Toronto Star , January 14, 1987.
  4. "Karl Marx + Groucho Marx = drivel". Toronto Star , May 29, 1987.
  5. "Cree follows 'rough road' to discover voice". Toronto Star , February 8, 1991.
  6. "Edmonton's witch lacks male suitors". Toronto Star , December 2, 1993.
  7. "Tarragon season introduces three new voices to Toronto". The Globe and Mail , March 24, 1992.
  8. "At sea with a smile". Kingston Whig-Standard , August 24, 2002.
  9. "Standing up for who she is". Kingston Whig-Standard , October 11, 2003.
  10. "5 locals up for literary prizes". The Gazette , October 27, 1995.
  11. "The early bird gets the worm, but a human up at 4 a.m. isn't as useful". National Post , January 20, 2012.
  12. 1 2 "Napanee comedian/author Kimmett returns to region for book tour show" Archived 2014-11-04 at the Wayback Machine . Greater Napanee News, October 25, 2014.