DeAnne Smith

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DeAnne Smith
Born (1979-07-22) July 22, 1979 (age 44)
Endicott, New York, United States
MediumLive performance, television, radio
NationalityAmerican
Years active2005–present
Genres Stand-up comedy
Website deannesmith.com

DeAnne Smith (born July 22, 1979) is a Canadian and American comedian, writer and columnist. They first gained notice as a comedian in 2008 touring their debut full-length solo stand-up show to popular and critical acclaim, culminating in winning the Sydney Comedy Festival's Time Out Best Newcomer Award [1] and a nomination for Best Newcomer in the 2008 Canadian Comedy Awards. [2] Smith has since continued to tour internationally, with shows proving to be both commercial and critical successes. Their shows have seen them nominated for numerous awards, including the Melbourne Comedy Festival's prestigious Barry Award in 2011 [3] and being consistently rated amongst Montreal's Top 10 comedians. In addition to their live solo shows, Smith is also known for appearances on television and radio, most notably on Australia's Good News Week on the Channel 10 network and HBO series Funny As Hell. [4]

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Smith began performing stand-up in 2005 at the age of 25, and has produced four solo shows which have toured internationally. Smith has also created and hosts four live comedy show series in Montreal, and co-wrote a show with Sarah Quinn and Samuel Booth which made its festival debut in 2011. [5]

Smith is agender [6] and uses they/them pronouns. [7]

Career

In March 2024, Smith appeared in a Netflix comedy special, Gender Agenda, hosted by Hannah Gadsby and featuring several other genderqueer comedians. [8]

Festival appearances

Media appearances

Smith was rated amongst Montreal's Top 10 Comedians over five years in the 2010s, ranking #3 in 2010–2012, [17] [18] and #4 from 2007–2009. [19] [20] [21] as reported in The Montreal Mirror , which also named them a Noisemaker in 2009. [22] Smith regularly appears on television and radio in Canada and Australia. Their radio appearances, include Australia's ABC, Triple J, and Canada's CBC Radio One, where they have appeared as a regular on Definitely Not the Opera, and The Debaters . In 2012 they appeared on British TV for the first time, on Morgan Spurlock's Sky Atlantic programme New Britannia .

Solo shows

Other work

Creator and host

Co-writer

Podcasts

Awards

Personal life

While hosting Comedy Up Late at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2017, DeAnne described themself as agender. [27]

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