One of the highlights of the last few days of the festival
will be The Homecoming Comedy Gala but the line up of Australian and Canadian
comics will also play a special preview show.
Canadian and Australian comics visit the land of their
forebears for Homecoming 2014 and play a special preview show at the
Southside’s Glad Cafe.
From Australia – John Robertson. A comedian, writer and MC who is
in a constant state of world tour. A comic and actor for nine years, his
one-man shows, ‘Blood & Charm’ and ‘Dragon Punch’ drew rave reviews at the
2011 Edinburgh Fringe. He has a Scottish grandmother.
From Canada – John Hastings. John has been performing stand up
since 2006, and in 2012 he moved to London, since then he has been going from
strength to strength entertaining audiences across the country engaging them
with his sharp punchlines delivered through his observational storytelling
style. He also has a Scottish granny.
From Canada - Christina Walkinshaw. Christina has performed at
Gotham Comedy Club in New York, the Hollywood Improv, and has also toured
overseas to entertain the troops. Currently living in Toronto, Christina tours
across Canada with Yuk Yuk’s Comedy Clubs and she’s recently shot her own
‘Comedy Now’ TV special. Her grandfather hails from Scotland and she’s spotted
the family name on an Edinburgh Castle memorial wall.
From Canada – Ted Morris. Ted’s intelligent, off-beat humour and
wickedly charming smile have earned him a plethora of comedy credits. Born in
Ottawa and now making his home in Toronto, Ted discovered his love of stand-up
while getting his degree in veterinary medicine. While he still spends some
time working as small animal vet, his comedy career is taking off and he has
found that it's much more gratifying to "kill" on stage. His
grandfather was born in Elgin and his mother is a proud Glaswegian – this will
be Ted’s first time in Glasgow.
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