Rebecca Kohler is a
Canadian
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stand-up comedian, whose comedy album ''In Living Kohler'' received a
Juno Award
The Juno Awards, more popularly known as the JUNOS, are awards presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music. New members of the Canadian Music Hall o ...
nomination for
Comedy Album of the Year at the
Juno Awards of 2018.
Kohler was a competitor in
SiriusXM Canada
Sirius XM Canada Holdings Inc. (commonly referred to as Sirius XM Canada) is a Canadian radio broadcasting company, which operates as a Canadian affiliate of Sirius XM Radio. The company received approval from the Canadian Radio-television and Te ...
's Top Comics competition in 2015.
"Heard the one about the pro who entered a comedy contest?"
''Toronto Star
The ''Toronto Star'' is a Canadian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper. The newspaper is the country's largest daily newspaper by circulation. It is owned by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary of Torstar Corporation and par ...
'', July 19, 2015.
In addition to her performing career, she has been a television writer for shows such as ''Workin' Moms
''Workin' Moms'' is a Canadian television sitcom that premiered on CBC Television on January 10, 2017. The show stars Catherine Reitman, Jessalyn Wanlim, Dani Kind, Enuka Okuma, and Juno Rinaldi[Schitt's Creek
''Schitt's Creek'' (stylized as ''Schitt$ Creek'') is a Canadian television sitcom created by Dan Levy and his father, Eugene Levy, that aired on CBC Television from 2015 to 2020. It consists of 80 episodes spread over six seasons. Produced ...]
'', ''Kim's Convenience
''Kim's Convenience'' is a Canadian television sitcom that aired on CBC Television from October 2016 to April 2021. It depicts the Korean Canadian Kim family that runs a convenience store in the Moss Park neighbourhood of Toronto: parents "App ...
'', ''The Ron James Show
''The Ron James Show'' is a Canadian television comedy show, which debuted on CBC Television on September 25, 2009.
Starring comedian Ron James, the show intersperses filmed and stage sketches with clips of James performing his stand-up routi ...
'', ''Spun Out
''Spun Out'' is a Canadian television sitcom created by Jeff Biederman, Brent Piaskoski and Brian K. Roberts for CTV. It premiered on March 6, 2014 and ended on October 3, 2015, with a total of 26 episodes over the course of 2 seasons.
Premise
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'' and ''This Hour Has 22 Minutes
''This Hour Has 22 Minutes'' (commonly shortened to ''22 Minutes'' since 2009) is a weekly Canadian television comedy that airs on CBC Television. Launched in 1993 during Canada's 35th general election, the show focuses on Canadian politics w ...
''.
In 2013, Kohler won a Canadian Comedy Award for Best Taped Live Performance for her show at the Winnipeg Comedy Festival
The Winnipeg Comedy Festival is an annual comedy festival, held in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Created by the Osborne Village Cultural Centre in collaboration with CBC Radio, performances from the festival are also broadcast as a radio series on CBC Radio ...
. She was also nominated that year for Best Radio Program or Clip for ''The Debaters
''The Debaters'' is a Canadian radio comedy show hosted by Steve Patterson. It airs on CBC Radio One, Saturdays at 1:30PM and Wednesdays at 11:30AM, Eastern Time.
During each episode, two debates take place between two sets of two contestants. ...
''. Kohler was nominated for Best Female Stand-up in 2013 and 2014.
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21st-century Canadian comedians
Canadian stand-up comedians
Canadian women comedians
Living people
Comedians from Ontario
Writers from Ottawa
21st-century Canadian screenwriters
Year of birth missing (living people)
Canadian Comedy Award winners
Canadian women television writers
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