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Aisha Brown is a Canadian stand-up comedian and actress.Audrey Carleton
"Aisha Brown Makes Canadian Comedy History at Just for Laughs"
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'', July 24, 2019.
She is most noted for her 2020 comedy special ''Aisha Brown: The First Black Woman Ever'', which was the first Crave Original comedy special ever taped by a
Black Canadian Black Canadians (also known as Caribbean-Canadians or Afro-Canadians) are people of full or partial sub-Saharan African descent who are citizens or permanent residents of Canada. The majority of Black Canadians are of Caribbean origin, though t ...
comedian. The special received three
Canadian Screen Award The Canadian Screen Awards (french: link=no, Les prix Écrans canadiens) are awards given for artistic and technical merit in the film industry recognizing excellence in Canadian film, English-language television, and digital media (web series) p ...
nominations at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021, including Best Variety or Entertainment Special and Best Writing in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series.Brent Furdyk
"Television Nominees Announced For 2021 Canadian Screen Awards, ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Leads The Pack With 21 Nominations"
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'', March 30, 2021.
She also received a second nomination in the latter category as a member of the writing team for ''
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''. As an actress, she has appeared in sketches on ''
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Humour Resources ''Humour Resources'' is a Television in Canada, Canadian television comedy series, which premiered on CBC Television in January 2021.Kelly Townsend"CBC recruits Jon Dore, Just for Laughs to Humour Resources" ''Playback (magazine), Playback'', Octo ...
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