Gilson Lubin is a stand-up comedian originally from

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, West Indies. Living in Canada the comedian spent the past couple of years on the CTV programme MTV Live as a hosts/. Lubin's career has led to performances at Montreal's prestigious Just for Laughs festival winning a development deal with SpikeTv as well won a

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for Best Stand-up Newcomer category. Gilson has taken his act all over Canada, the United States and Caribbean while making appearances on many shows along the way such as

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, Premium Blend (N.Y.C) and was also featured in the January 2008 94th episode of

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's Def Comedy Jam

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