Jamie Lórien MacDonald (born 12 June 1977 in Vancouver, Canada[1]) is a Canadian-born Finnish stand up comedian.
MacDonald started his stand up career in 2012.[2] He is the host of the Feminist Comedy Night comedy event started in 2015.[2] He also hosts the Comedy Idiot club together with Aatu Raitala,[3] the Punch Up! – Resistance & Glitter show together with Juuso Kekkonen and Mira Eskelinen[4] as well as the Attic Underground event.[5] Punch Up! was awarded the Theatre Act of the Year 2021 award by the Finnish Centre for Theatre.[6] He has also been part of the performance Transformations – Otteita maskuliinisuuden sanakirjasta combining spoken theatre, dance and stand up comedy, directed by Teemu Mäki[2] as well was the Manning Up document by Aira Vehaskari.[7] MacDonald was awarded Comedian of the Year in 2016.[4]
MacDonald was born in Vancouver and moved to Finland in 2002. His mother is Finnish.[1] MacDonald has studied performance arts and its theory at the Helsinki Theatre Academy.[2]
On his gigs, MacDonald bases his humour on his transsexuality experience.[1] Assigned female at birth, MacDonald started gender transition at the age of 35.[8]
References
- 1 2 3 Jamie MacDonald tekee komiikkaa sukupuolenkorjauksestaan, Helsingin Sanomat 29 October 2015. Accessed on 11 April 2021.
- 1 2 3 4 Varo, koomikko, Voima. Accessed on 11 April 2021.
- ↑ Comedy Idiot - Stand up in English, Stand Up Helsinki. Accessed on 11 April 2021.
- 1 2 Punch Up! naittaa stand upia, burleskia ja dragia, Helsingin Uutiset 29 August 2018. Accessed on 11 April 2021.
- ↑ The Attic, Facebook. Accessed on 11 April 2021.
- ↑ Vuoden Teatteriteko 2021 -palkinnon saa The Punch Up! Resistance & Glitter -klubi, Finnish Centre for Theatre. Accessed on 26 April 2021.
- ↑ Transmies suututti feministit: Vitsailee omalla sukupuolellaan - "Loukkaava ja tunteeton", Iltalehti. Accessed on 11 April 2021.
- ↑ Transsukupuolinen Jamie korjasi sukupuolensa 35-vuotiaana Suomessa: "Terveydenhuollon vakuuttaminen oli väsyttävää", MTV 8 April 2018. Accessed on 11 April 2021.
External links
- Official site
- Manning Up at YLE Areena