Laurie Elliott (born January 18, 1971) is a

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, voice actress,

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, and stand-up comedian. She is best known as the voice of Jo from '' Total Drama''. She also worked as a writer of

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's '' Corn & Peg'' for its 2 seasons (2019–2020).

Career

She has appeared in '' The Red Green Show'', and won the 2006 Canadian Comedy Award as Best Female Stand-up. She is also a member of the

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duo Kevlor-2000 with Kevin MacDonald. In 2003, Elliott participated in an April Fool's prank staged by Canada's Comedy Network, which announced that she was slated to star in a new remake of the 1970s Canadian

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'' The Trouble with Tracy''. Elliott participated in the Canadian live comedy show '' Video on Trial'' which also starred fellow

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such as Debra DiGiovanni, Ron Sparks and Nikki Payne. Elliot starred in '' Atomic Betty'' as Noah Parker, Rodney Patella in '' Moville Mysteries'', and voiced Jo on '' Skatoony'', '' Total Drama Revenge of the Island'' and '' Total Drama: All-Stars''. Elliot has also written quite a few episodes of the '' Total Drama'' television series, including the '' Total Drama World Tour'' episodes "Slap Slap Revolution", "The EX-Files", "Aftermath Aftermayhem" and "African Lying Safari", the ''Total Drama: Revenge of the Island'' episodes "Ice Ice Baby", "The Treasure Island of Dr. McLean" and "The Enchanted Franken-Forest", the ''Total Drama: All-Stars'' episodes "Food Fright", "Suckers Punched", and "The Obsta-Kill Course", the '' Total Drama: Pahkitew Island'' episodes "I Love You, Grease Pig", "A Blast from the Past", and "Three Zones and a Baby", and the Total Drama spin-off series '' Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race'' episodes "French is an Eiffel Language", "Brazilian Pain Forest", and "New Beijinging". She also wrote episodes of '' Corn & Peg''.

Awards and nominations

References

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''Diamondfield Entertainment''

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''Stand-up on YouTube''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Elliott, Laurie 1971 births Living people Actresses from Montreal Anglophone Quebec people Canadian film actresses Canadian stand-up comedians Canadian television actresses Canadian voice actresses Canadian women comedians Comedians from Montreal Canadian Comedy Award winners