Headliner Gerry "Big Bear" Barrett
A proud member of the Saugeen First Nation in Ontario and is one of Canada’s favourite Indigenous Comedians and Elvis Presley Tribute Artists. Gerry has performed on the Comedy Network, CBC Television, CBC Radio, the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network and the Winnipeg Comedy Festival.
In 2013, Gerry performed stand-up comedy and his Elvis show at an Inaugural Ball for U.S. President Barack Obama in Washington, DC. In 2004 he made television history by performing on North America’s first, all Indigenous, stand-up comedy, television special; Welcome to Turtle Island. Gerry also wrote and produced his own television stand-up special for the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network, entitled, The Big Bear Comedy Show. Gerry is a survivor of "the Sixties Scoop" and incorporates his life's adventures as an Indigenous person into every performance. Gerry has been invited to perform comedy & Elvis at corporate events, festivals and community shows across North America.
MC Tyler Penner
Tyler Penner has been writing and performing comedy in Winnipeg for just over eight years. In that time, he'd gone from trying out material at local open mics to headlining sold-out shows at Winnipeg Comedy Clubs and the Park Theatre. In 2014, Tyler won the title of Winnipeg’s Funniest Person With a Day Job at Rumor’s Comedy Club, where he is now a regular host.
Featuring Rajat Bhateja
Rajat Bhateja has been performing stand-up across Canada since he moved here in 2017. He has performed multiple shows and featured in major Canadian festivals including JFL & WCF which is a surprise because he speaks English with an accent heavier than Earth's mass but you have to see it to believe it and hopefully understand it.
