''Comedy Invasion'' is a Canadian stand-up comedy television series, which premiered in 2022 on the Asian American Movies (AAM.tv) streaming platform,
[Elisabetta Bianchini]
''Yahoo! News
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'', November 29, 2022. and was later distributed to other television services via syndication. Created by
Quentin Lee
Quentin Lee (; born 1971) is a Hong Kong-born Canadian-American film writer, director, and producer. He is most notable for the television series ''Comedy InvAsian'' and feature films ''The People I've Slept With'' (2009), ''Ethan Mao'' (2004), ...
, the series features stand-up comedy performances by diverse comedians, including people of colour,
LGBTQ
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comedians and people with disabilities.
[Kelly Townsend]
"Quentin Lee preps Comedy Invasion in Vancouver"
'' Playback'', March 31, 2022.
Comedians featured in the series include
Peter Chao, Desirée Walsh, Karla Marx, Alisha Dhillon, Victoria Banner, Yumi Nagashima, DJ On and Keith Nahanee.
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The series is a spinoff of ''Comedy InvAsian'', Lee's earlier American ]Hulu
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series which focused exclusively on Asian American
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comedians.[ Lee created the series, and released it through AAM after unsuccessfully pitching it to Canadian broadcasters.][
Nahanee's episode, "Rez Style", received a ]Canadian Screen Award
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nomination for Best Comedy Special at the 12th Canadian Screen Awards in 2024.[Gillian Sand]
"Canadian Screen Awards 2024 Nominee Quentin Lee Broke the Stand-up Comedy Monopoly in Canada"
''Chopso'', March 16, 2024.
References
External links
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2022 Canadian television series debuts
2020s Canadian stand-up comedy television series
Canadian comedy web series
Asian Canadian television series
2020s Canadian LGBTQ-related comedy television series
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