JOKE SIGNALS: An Indigenous Comedy Show

JOKE SIGNALS showcases top-notch Indigenous comedians (and the occasional Token White Comic). Come on out to LA’s first JOKE SIGNALS showcase featuring Dakota Ray Hebert (@dakota_raymond), Chad Anderson (@chadillmatic) and Clifton Cremo (@cliftoncremo).

DAKOTA RAY HEBERT

Dakota Ray Hebert (she/they) is from Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan, and a proud member of English River First Nation. Dakota is currently based in Saskatoon, SK, where she and her sweetheart have recently opened the city’s first formal comedy club (@artbarsk). Dakota is in LA for a little while, performing as Grace in Centre Theatre Group’s production of Fake It Until You Make It, now playing at Mark Taper Forum.

You can also catch Dakota at The Hollywood Improv as part of Mermaid Comedy Hour on Feb 10th!

Dakota does comedy:

Album: Trailer Treasure

Album: I’ll Give You An Indian Act

Just For Laughs (Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal)

New Wave of Standup (CBC Gem)

Comedy Night with Rick Mercer (CBC)

Dakota does television:

Unicorn Academy (Netflix)

Shelved (CTV & Crave)

Marvel’s Echo (Disney+)

Run the Burbs (CBC + PBS)

Roast Battles Canada (CTV & Crave)

Zarqa (CBC Gem)

Acting Good (CTV & Crave)

Dakota does movies:

#Vanlife (post-production)

Run Woman Run (Crave, CBC Gem)

She has a skin baby (Frankie), two fur babies (Lieutenant Dan & Mr. Bean), countless plant babies, and the world’s greatest and funniest sweetheart (Dylan).

Follow this Two-Spirit Dene busybody on Facebook and Insta; they’re up to their beaded earrings in work that they love to share.

www.dakotaray.ca

CLIFTON CREMO

Since beginning his career in stand-up comedy, Clifton Cremo has been entertaining Canadian audiences with his deft brand of storytelling and wry absurdism. Clifton's perspective on his Mi'kmaw upbringing and his unique outlook on First Nations issues brought him national attention by showing that no matter the divisiveness of an issue, humor can be a common ground.

Clifton was part of Rise Together with host Ron James - a Hurricane Fiona fundraiser that raised over $100,000 for the Cape Breton Red Cross. Clifton has also appeared at the Halifax Comedy Festival for CBC television in 2022 and 2023 in addition to being a part of their Best of the Fest tour in 2021. Clifton has also appeared on CBC radio's Laugh Out Loud and CBC’s The Debaters. In March of 2023 he recorded with Just For Laughs Originals as part of a compilation album “Divorced Robot Arms” and has appeared at the Just For Laughs festival in Toronto and Vancouver. Recently, he was also a writer on Season 31 of CBC's This Hour Has 22 Minutes. Clifton has also performed alongside top comedians including opening for Kenny vs. Spenny, Joe Pera, and Tom Green.

Whether he's onstage at a comedy club, a local bar, or even a funeral (seriously), Clifton always manages to bring the laughs.

CHAD ANDERSON

Chad Anderson is a stand up comedian currently based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He’s appeared on CBC and performed at the Winnipeg Comedy Festival, JFL Toronto, JFL Vancouver, Odd Block Comedy Festival and Arctic Air Comedy Festival.

Chad’s comedy reflects on his own personal experiences including fatherhood and tragedy as well as subjects ranging from social media to racism. He’s been featured multiple times on CBC’s The Debaters and was a cast member in Mary Walsh’s Canada It’s Complicated. His debut album, Live at Wee Johnny’s was released in 2020 and can regularly be heard on SiriusXM.

Sunday 2/2, 9pm

$15

Host or Publisher The YARD Theater