Hutch & Friends

Courtney Gilmour is an award-winning comedian and television writer. In 2017 she delivered a breakout performance at the Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal by becoming the first female to win the prestigious Homegrown Comics Competition as Canada’s top comedian. Courtney has been featured on multiple national broadcasts from festivals including the Winnipeg Comedy Festival, Halifax Comedy Festival, Just For Laughs Vancouver as well as Kevin Hart’s LOL Network and The Howie Mandel All Stars Gala at Just For Laughs Montreal.

Elaine Gold is a comedian and storyteller. She was a featured storyteller on Tinder Tales for 5 years, performing on storytelling stages all over Toronto and Ontario. Elaine loves to honestly tell her hilarious life stories. She's old AF and loves playing the old lady card. Her last appearance at a Hutch show she had the audience howling with laughter.

Tom Henry is a comedian, actor and writer from Toronto. His acclaimed Just for Laughs produced Stand Up Special, ‘66 Jokes’, can be found on Crave TV. He's appeared at festivals such as Just For Laughs, San Francisco Sketchfest and Bridgetown Comedy Festival, and has opened for comics such as Nate Bargatze, Nikki Glaser and Tim Meadows. He was nominated for a Canadian Comedy Award for Best Stand-Up Newcomer in 2012. His album, ‘Tom Henry Kills’ reached number one on the iTunes comedy charts.  

Chris Robinson is one of the premier comics in Canada. In 2016 he was the runner-up at the prestigious homegrown competition at Just For Laughs in Montreal. Later that year he was crowned Sirius XM's Top Comic. A win that granted him $25,000--and a return to Just For Laughs Montreal, an appearance at JFL Northwest in Vancouver and his solo show at JFL42 in 2017. Chris is a working actor on Netflix, Amazon, CMT, and various TV and internet commercials. Now Magazine has described him as having "charisma and raw talent to burn." Catch this rising star live and you will not be disappointed.

Host

Paul Hutcheson is a queer comedic performer, writer and producer. His six solo shows have been produced numerous comedic solo shows which have toured Canada and the United States, playing to sold-out audiences, glowing reviews and awards. He produces monthly comedy events Hutch & Friends and Hutch’s Storytime in Toronto. He can be seen on various comedy and storytelling stages in Toronto. His comedy album, Call Me Hutch, his first comedy recording, is produced by Howl & Roar Records.  Please visit canuckhutch.com for more information. "Comparable to Jim Carey, only not obnoxious." -CBC

@canuckhutch / canuckhutch.com

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