Paul Rabliauskas

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Paul Rabliauskas is a Canadian stand-up comedian, most noted as the star of the 2022 sitcom Acting Good . [1]

Rabliauskas, of mixed Anishinaabe and Lithuanian descent, is a member of the Poplar River First Nation. [2]

He began his comedy career in the late 2000s, and has appeared at the Just for Laughs festival, [2] on the CBC Radio comedy debate series The Debaters , and in the CBC Gem stand-up comedy web series The New Wave of Standup . [3]

Forced to move from Winnipeg back to Poplar River to stay with his family during the COVID-19 pandemic due to the reduction of his stand-up comedy income, he created and hosted Paul Anishinaabemo (Paul Speaks Ojibwe), a podcast in which his mother teaches him the Ojibwe language. [4] He also created and wrote Acting Good, a sitcom based on his experiences returning to the community, which premiered on CTV Comedy Channel in October 2022. [1]

He appeared in a third season episode of Roast Battle Canada , competing against Dakota Ray Hebert. [5]

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