AVA VAL

Ava Val is a John Candy Award-winning comedian/musician/actress from Toronto. Her honest and insightful-yet-silly & spontaneous account of her transgender journey has turned heads across North America, earning her repeat appearances at renowned festivals including Just For Laughs, JFL Toronto and Vancouver, Off-JFL/Zoofest, and the Winnipeg, Halifax, and Arctic Comedy Festivals, among others. Ava’s talents also earned her a writing role on the 30th season of This Hour Has 22 Minutes, a spot on season 4 of Roast Battle Canada, & a unanimous round of “yeses” from the judges of Canada’s Got Talent, season 3.
Notably, she is the first trans person to achieve several of the above credits.