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'''Ashley Comeau''' (born July 31, 1984) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] actress, writer and television producer. She is best known as an alumna of the [[The Second City|Second City Toronto]] and for her role as Ms. Badger on ''[[Degrassi: Next Class]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.secondcity.com/people/other/ashley-comeau/|title=Ashley Comeau - The Second City|publisher=}}</ref>
'''Ashley Comeau''' (born July 31, 1984) is a Canadian [[Actor|actress]], [[writer]], and [[television producer]]. She is best known as an alumna of the [[The Second City|Second City Toronto]] and for her role as Ms. Badger on ''[[Degrassi: Next Class]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.secondcity.com/people/other/ashley-comeau/|title=Ashley Comeau - The Second City|publisher=}}</ref>


== Early life ==
== Early life ==
Comeau was born in [[Brampton]] in 1984. She attended [[Mayfield Secondary School]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Brampton natives bring on the funny at Sketchfest |url=https://www.bramptonguardian.com/whatson-story/4401300-brampton-natives-bring-on-the-funny-at-sketchfest/ |access-date=2022-07-21 |website=BramptonGuardian.com |language=en-CA}}</ref> in the Dramatic Arts Program.{{citation needed|date=March 2016}} At Mayfield, she started competing in the Canadian [[Theatre games|Improv Games]].
Comeau was born in [[Brampton]] in 1984. She attended [[Mayfield Secondary School]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Brampton natives bring on the funny at Sketchfest |url=https://www.bramptonguardian.com/whatson-story/4401300-brampton-natives-bring-on-the-funny-at-sketchfest/ |access-date=2022-07-21 |website=BramptonGuardian.com |date=6 March 2014 |language=en-CA}}</ref> At Mayfield, she started competing in the Canadian [[Theatre games|Improv Games]]. She graduated from [[Humber College]]'s Comedy Writing and Performance Program and Second City's Conservatory Program in 2008.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ashleycomeau.com/info | title=INFO }}</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==
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Comeau's interest in acting began at the age of 9 when she started doing impersonations of [[Dana Carvey]]'s character Garth from [[Wayne's World (film)|Wayne's World]]. She studied at [[Humber College]] (in their Comedy Program) and with the [[The Second City Conservatory|Second City Conservatory]]. She started touring for Second City Theatricals on cruise ships, then came home to [[Toronto]] to join the Second City Mainstage cast in 2011 with Carly Heffernan, [[Nigel Downer]], Alastair Forbes, Jason DeRosse, and Inessa Frantowski.
At age nine, Comeau's interest in acting began when she started doing impersonations of [[Dana Carvey]]'s character Garth from [[Wayne's World (film)|Wayne's World]]. She studied at [[Humber College]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Arts |first=Faculty of Media & Creative |title=Q&A with Ashley Comeau - Humber College |url=https://mediaarts.humber.ca/programs/comedy-writing-and-performance/success-stories/programs/comedy-writing-and-performance/success-stories/qanda-with-ashley-comeau.html |access-date=2023-01-06 |website=mediaarts.humber.ca |language=en-ca}}</ref> (in their Comedy Program) and with the [[The Second City Conservatory|Second City Conservatory]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ashley Comeau |url=https://www.secondcity.com/people/ashley-comeau+ |access-date=2023-01-06 |website=The Second City |language=en-US}}</ref>


She is an alumna of the prestigious Second City Toronto mainstage where she wrote and starred in three revues. These reviews garnered her a Dora nomination and Canadian Comedy Award nominations. She would win Best Ensemble at the 2019 Canadian Comedy Awards for being part of Second City's first all-female-identifying revue ''She The People''. ''She The People'' would go on to headline Just for Laughs in Montreal and was a part of Mirvish's 2020 subscription year.
She continues to act and tour with her sketch and improv partner, Connor Thompson. She also performs with her two best friends, Karen Parker and Alastair Forbes, as The Lusty Mannequins.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.panicmanual.com/2010/04/14/theatre-review-the-lusty-mannequins-complete-works-vol-1-john-candy-box-theatre-april-10th-2010/|title=Theatre Review: The Lusty Mannequins, Complete Works Vol 1 [John Candy Box Theatre, April 10th, 2010] - The Panic Manual - The Panic Manual|website=www.panicmanual.com|access-date=2015-04-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304115613/http://www.panicmanual.com/2010/04/14/theatre-review-the-lusty-mannequins-complete-works-vol-1-john-candy-box-theatre-april-10th-2010/|archive-date=2016-03-04|url-status=dead}}</ref>


She continues to act and tour with her sketch troupe The Lusty Mannequins. She co-founded The Lusty Mannequins with her partner Connor Thompson. The Lustys also includes Karen Parker and Alastair Forbes; all four of the troupe are Second City mainstage alumni. In 2019 they won both 'Best of the Fest' at the Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival and 'Best Comedy Characters' from Phoenix UK at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.panicmanual.com/2010/04/14/theatre-review-the-lusty-mannequins-complete-works-vol-1-john-candy-box-theatre-april-10th-2010/|title=Theatre Review: The Lusty Mannequins, Complete Works Vol 1 [John Candy Box Theatre, April 10th, 2010] - The Panic Manual - The Panic Manual|website=www.panicmanual.com|access-date=2015-04-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304115613/http://www.panicmanual.com/2010/04/14/theatre-review-the-lusty-mannequins-complete-works-vol-1-john-candy-box-theatre-april-10th-2010/|archive-date=2016-03-04|url-status=dead}}</ref>
For several years, she has produced and written for television on shows like ''Tallboyz'', ''It's My Party'' for TVOKids, ''Paranormal 911'', ''Haunted Hospitals'', and ''Chef in Your Ear'' for [[Food Network (Canada)|Food Network Canada]]. She has also worked on producing many live events, including the 2016 & 2017 Banff World Media Festival Awards Gala and Program Competition, the 2015 Youth Media Alliance Awards, and many live stage shows.


She acts, writes and produces for television and film, and performs live across the world. In 2021 she was the Consulting Producer on ''TallBoyz'' for CBC. In 2022 Ashley was the story editor on the reboot of ''Teletubbies'' on Netflix.
She has contributed to Today's Parent, The Walrus Laughs, CBC's ''Punchline'', She Does The City, and written for YTV (Canadian TV channel's) ''The Zone''.

Comeau was recently awarded a [[Canadian Comedy Awards|Canadian Comedy Award]] for 'Best Live Ensemble' for her work in 'She The People' at Second City Toronto. 'She The People' is the first sketch comedy revue in Second City's 50-year history to have an all-female-identifying cast. They took this show to the [[Just for Laughs Festival|Just For Laughs Festival]] in [[Montreal]] in the summer of 2019.

Comeau was nominated for "Best Ensemble" at the 2014 Dora Mavor Moore Awards and several Canadian Comedy Awards for Best Revues/Best Ensemble 2013/2014. In Toronto, she was named Best Female Improviser by Now Magazine's Best Of 2015 Awards.

In 2020, she participated in ''[[Mass Hysterical: A Comedic Cantata]]'', a webcast collaboration between Second City alumni and the [[Toronto Symphony Orchestra]], which represented a comedic history of the use of classical and liturgical music in the church.


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
Ashley Comeau is a Queer bi/pansexual. Her pronouns as She/Her/Hers. In May 2018 she married her long time partner Connor Thompson at a surprise wedding in The Asylum in Peckham, England. She lives with Connor and their rescue dog as settlers in Tkaronto, Canada.
Comeau is [[Bisexuality|bisexual]]. She performs with her real-life partner Connor Thompson in a comedy troupe, "The Lusty Mannequins," along with fellow Second City alumni Karen Parker and Alastair Forbes. Thompson and Comeau met in a Second City Conservatory class in 2008 and have performed together ever since.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.nationalpost.com/health/the-one-second-citys-ashley-comeau-and-connor-thompson|title=The One: Second City's Ashley Comeau and Connor Thompson|date=6 February 2012|publisher=}}</ref> They got married during a secret ceremony in an asylum in [[England]] in 2018.

The Lusty Mannequins have taught and performed in [[Ireland]], [[Spain]], England, [[Germany]], [[Cape Town]], [[Greece]], [[Denmark]], and the high seas. They recently won the Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival's 'Best of the Fest' in 2018 and toured their show ''Uncommonwealth'' at the [[Edinburgh Festival Fringe|Edinburgh Fringe Festival]] in the summer of 2019.

== Filmography ==

'''Film and Television'''
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|1996
|''[[Bogus (film)|Bogus]]''
|Child at Airport
|Uncredited
|-
|2010
|''The Real M*A*S*H''
|Mary
|
|-
|2010
|''Freak Encounters''
|Hazmat Lady
|
|-
|2010
|''Frank n' Stan''
|Sarah
|
|-
|2012
|''Curious and Unusual Deaths''
|Maid
|
|-
|2012
|''[[Cold Blooded (film)|Cold Blood]]''
|Debra Sue Carter
|
|-
|2013
|''Documentary of the Dead''
|Infected
|
|-
|2013
|''But I'm Chris Jericho''
|Acting Class Student
|
|-
|2014
|''Heartfelt''
|Real Girl
|
|-
|2014
|''Oh Deer!''
|Cheryl
|
|-
|2014
|''The Palace''
|Ludmilla
|
|-
|2015
|''Falling Without You''
|Nurse
|
|-
|2016- 2017
|''[[Degrassi: Next Class]]''
|Ms. Badger
|
|-
|2016
|''Hannah and Anna: Danger Girls''
|Yoga Seal
|
|-
|2016
|[[Stay Out Of The Desert(TV series)|''Stay Out Of The Desert'']]
|Clara
|
|-
|2016-2019
|[[Odd Squad (TV series)|''Odd Squad'']]
|Jamie Jam
|
|-
|2018
|[[The Parent Council (TV series)|''The Parent Council'']]
|Mel McPherson
|*Comeau received an Acting Award from the Southern Shorts Awards Festival. The Parent Council was selected as a semi-finalist from the Los Angeles CineFest
|-
|2019
|''[[Christmas Jars]]''
|Clara Zacher
|
|-
|2020
|''Odd Squad Mobile Unit''
|Jamie Jam
|
|-
|2019-2021
|''[[TallBoyz]]''
|Sarah/Emo Karen/Beer Server/Nurse/Jasmine/Serious Woman
|
|-
|2020
|''[[The Boys (TV series)|The Boys]]''
|Margaret
|
|-
|2021
|''[[Transplant (TV series)|Transplant]]''
|Lisa Williams
|
|}


==References==
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==External links==
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Latest revision as of 18:07, 31 October 2024

Ashley Comeau
A woman looks towards the camera.
Born (1984-07-31) July 31, 1984 (age 40)
Brampton, Canada
EducationMayfield Secondary School
Alma materHumber College
Occupation(s)Actress, Writer, Improviser, Comedian, Television Producer
OrganizationSecond City
AgentAlicia Faucher at Element Talent Management
PartnerConnor Thompson
AwardsCanadian Comedy Award Winner 2019, 'Best Female Improviser 2015' from Now Magazine's Best Of 2015
Websitehttp://www.ashleycomeau.com/

Ashley Comeau (born July 31, 1984) is a Canadian actress, writer, and television producer. She is best known as an alumna of the Second City Toronto and for her role as Ms. Badger on Degrassi: Next Class.[1]

Early life

[edit]

Comeau was born in Brampton in 1984. She attended Mayfield Secondary School[2] At Mayfield, she started competing in the Canadian Improv Games. She graduated from Humber College's Comedy Writing and Performance Program and Second City's Conservatory Program in 2008.[3]

Career

[edit]

At age nine, Comeau's interest in acting began when she started doing impersonations of Dana Carvey's character Garth from Wayne's World. She studied at Humber College[4] (in their Comedy Program) and with the Second City Conservatory.[5]

She is an alumna of the prestigious Second City Toronto mainstage where she wrote and starred in three revues. These reviews garnered her a Dora nomination and Canadian Comedy Award nominations. She would win Best Ensemble at the 2019 Canadian Comedy Awards for being part of Second City's first all-female-identifying revue She The People. She The People would go on to headline Just for Laughs in Montreal and was a part of Mirvish's 2020 subscription year.

She continues to act and tour with her sketch troupe The Lusty Mannequins. She co-founded The Lusty Mannequins with her partner Connor Thompson. The Lustys also includes Karen Parker and Alastair Forbes; all four of the troupe are Second City mainstage alumni. In 2019 they won both 'Best of the Fest' at the Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival and 'Best Comedy Characters' from Phoenix UK at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.[6]

She acts, writes and produces for television and film, and performs live across the world. In 2021 she was the Consulting Producer on TallBoyz for CBC. In 2022 Ashley was the story editor on the reboot of Teletubbies on Netflix.

Personal life

[edit]

Ashley Comeau is a Queer bi/pansexual. Her pronouns as She/Her/Hers. In May 2018 she married her long time partner Connor Thompson at a surprise wedding in The Asylum in Peckham, England. She lives with Connor and their rescue dog as settlers in Tkaronto, Canada.

References

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  1. ^ "Ashley Comeau - The Second City".
  2. ^ "Brampton natives bring on the funny at Sketchfest". BramptonGuardian.com. 6 March 2014. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  3. ^ "INFO".
  4. ^ Arts, Faculty of Media & Creative. "Q&A with Ashley Comeau - Humber College". mediaarts.humber.ca. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
  5. ^ "Ashley Comeau". The Second City. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
  6. ^ "Theatre Review: The Lusty Mannequins, Complete Works Vol 1 [John Candy Box Theatre, April 10th, 2010] - The Panic Manual - The Panic Manual". www.panicmanual.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-04-21.
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