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- ↑ Holly Gordon and Andrea Warner, "Here are the 2021 Juno Award winners". CBC Music, June 4, 2021.
- ↑ Shawn Conner, "Laugh along to the lighter side of quarantine at Presentation House's comedy fundraiser". Vancouver Sun , September 30, 2020.
- ↑ Tom Zillich, "‘That night was so much fun’: Surrey-raised comedian in ‘New Wave of Standup’ series". Surrey Now-Leader , July 8, 2020.
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