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Brighton!

May 25th, 2012

Looking forward to my third night at the Brighton Fringe! It’s a beautiful day, like being in the French Riviera but with more sunburns and chicken shops.

Thanks to Broadway Baby and Fringe Guru for two great reviews for Thursday’s shows! If I ever encounter these people again I will buy them so many drinks.

http://www.fringeguru.com/reviews/brighton-2012/maeday-im-not-waving-im-drowning.html

http://www.broadwaybaby.com/listing.php?id=12713

Also I’ve been shortlisted for the Latest Awards for Best Female Performer and Best International Performer at the Brighton Fringe! If you’ve seen the show and liked it please do vote at the link below!

http://thelatest.co.uk/festival-awards/

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Creeping up…

May 15th, 2012

Friends tickets are on sale now for MAE DAY in Edinburgh, at the Just the Tonic Caves. You can get tickets online here!

http://www.edfringe.com/whats-on/comedy/mae-day

Edinburgh is fast approaching and you can catch the show first at the Brighton Fringe Festival at the Marlborough Theatre May 24 – 26th at 10pm … If you miss it there why not come down to a London preview?! WHY NOT?!

June 1st at The Magdala pub in Hampstead Heath with Gerry Howell

June 15th at the Hen and Chickens

June 29th at a secret popup venue to be announced.

July 20th in Uckfield at the Picture House with Gerry Howell

And July 29th at a pop-up venue to be confirmed!

HOORAY!

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BACK IN THE UK

May 3rd, 2012

Oh hello there. I’m back from North American and settling back into a life of sheperd’s pies and cloudy skies (new song title?)

I’m most excited about the Brighton Fringe Festival which is fast approaching. I’ll be at the Marlborough Theatre at 10pm on May 24, 25, and 26th. Tickets are on sale now!

Also while we’re here – the amazing poster designed by Kurt Firla for “Mae Day” has been nominated for best poster at the Brighton Fringe – do us a favour and click on this Facebook link and “like” the image to vote for it! Thanks pals.

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HALIFAX!

April 27th, 2012

Halifax you salty sea dog! I’m having the best time here. Yesterday I ate five oysters, a loaf of bread, and two glasses of tomato juice for lunch and felt on top of the world. In the evening I played the Casino with an amazing line up of people I admire – and tonight I’ll be at the Rebecca Cohn Theatre. Catch it all on CBC next spring (if the world doesn’t end by then).

Here are a few pics of me looking super excited.

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Toronto I’m coming for you…

April 17th, 2012

Toronto stock up your hotdog vendors, Tim Hortonses, and all-you-can-eat Sushi restaurants. I’m coming for you.

APRIL 21ST at 8pm and APRIL 22ND at 7:30 pm you can find me with my pal Sabrina Jalees at the Flying Beaver Pubaret on Parliament Street. We are rarely in the same city at the same time, so this is a cause for celebration. Also Sabrina’s birthday! Come on down. Get tickets in advance – urgently!

http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/242536

In other big news, I’m getting really excited about Edinburgh 2012 because the guys at http://www.comcomedy.com just posted this fantastic video of footage of last year’s Edinburgh! Check out at the end when a rabbit disrupts an outdoor gig and I absolutely lose my mind, as though I’ve just seen a Unicorn.

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NEW WEBSITE!

April 4th, 2012

WELCOME TO THE NEW MAEMARTIN.CA !!!

It’s got everything that was on the old site but it looks 100 times better – finally I can see what I would look like crushing the city of Toronto by squatting on it. Thanks to Courtyard Creative for designing it!

I am so excited about my new website that for a minute I forgot to be caught in a feverish whirlpool of emotions in response to the impending re-release of TITANIC 3D. I’m literally beside myself with excitement about being able to touch Kate and Leo as they emerge from the screen towards me.

Check out the upcoming shows section of the website to come and hang out with me at a show somewhere – I’m mainly in London but will be back in Canada briefly for the HALIFAX COMEDY FESTIVAL at the end of April, as well as two shows at the Flying Beaver Pubaret.

Check out http://www.halifaxcomedyfest.ca/ for details!

 

 

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Long time no see.

March 19th, 2012

I did it. I got Twitter. It has ruined and enhanced my life. Last night I woke up in the middle of the night and checked it. Will this phase pass? Will it lose its luster? Right now it feels thrilling. I tweeted @LeonardoDiCaprio asking him to be a sperm donor for my children, but he hasn’t written back yet. Only a matter of time, I assume, unless I’ve been misled and Twitter is not actually about convincing celebrities to father your unborn children.

In other news, in light of the recent controversy surrounding Jann Arden and her dog on the via rail train in Oshawa, Canada, I thought that this clip was relevant. It was filmed long before the dog incident ever occurred (google the dog incident if you don’t know what I’m referring to), but seems timely. When I tweeted it at Jann Arden she didn’t find it funny and has blocked me on Twitter. I think I was being “Insensitive” (get it?) but I thought she’d get a kick out of it! Forgive me Jann Arden! Check it out below:

The Jann Arden Incident – Upstaged

Friends in London there are tons of gigs coming up including Edinburgh previews soon, and more great line ups at the monthly Candy Bar night (Zoe Lyons headlining this Thursday) and friends in Canada I’ll see you soon at the HALIFAX COMEDY FESTIVAL! April 25th – 28th. I’ll be there drinking so much Tim Hortons you won’t even believe it.

Love,

Mae

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TORONTO!

December 24th, 2011

Hi Toronto! Looking good.

I’m back for a few weeks only and looking forward to catching up with some of my favourite comics in Toronto in a one night only show at the Flying Beaver Pubaret on December 29th! Get your tickets in advance!

Featuring special guests Sabrina Jalees, Alana Johnston, Kayla Lorette, Matt Folliott, Carolyn Taylor, Dawn Whitwell, and more surprises.

Tickets $10advance/$15door
Available at The Pubaret™ or online at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/
Dinner available before, during, and after the show.
Reservations greatly appreciated and dinner patrons get priority seating. 647.347.6567

After that it’s back to London where I’ll be a finalist in the Hackney New Variety act of the Year awards!

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Thumbs up, guys!

November 21st, 2011

My friends! It’s been too long. There are lots of fun events happening before I head back to Canada, home of the Beaver, for a few weeks over Christmas. Check out the upcoming gigs page and come out to one! November 26th – SoHo theatre, December 3rd – Leicester Square Theatre, December 5th and 6th – the Kookaburra Club in Berlin, and lots more.

I’m very excited to launch, on DECEMBER 15TH, a new monthly queer comedy night at SoHo’s hottest lesbian bar “CANDY BAR”. This is going to be a fantastic night with me hosting and Hannah Gadsby headlining! Also featuring Suzi Ruffell, Lara A King, and Alex Bothwell.

 

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Spoonfed review!

October 9th, 2011

Hi pals – got a great review on Spoonfed for PLEB TALKS LIVE (featuring myself, Simon Munnery, Nish Kumar, Nick Sun and Kieran and the Three Joes). If you have a chance, check out PLEB’s future shows at secret locations in London. If you are anything like me, just being at a “secret location” will make you feel like a CIA operative.

You can read the full review here:

http://www.spoonfed.co.uk/spooners/stevie-24827/pleb-talks-secret-soho-location-5966/

“…After two structured (if surreal) acts, Martin’s conversational style is refreshing and wickedly funny. She puts one foot up, awkwardly, on the table to appear more authoritative. She chats abouts life, displaying surprise at the ways of the world. Her anecdotes are shot through with the phrase ” holy shit!” spoken in soft Canadian tones. She’s gentle but intelligent, sweet yet sharp and it’s a winning combination. Every time a musing threatens to peter out, it’s spiked with a killer throwaway line and, after the night is over, it’s Mae Martin people are talking about. She’s the gem in an evening of outstanding comic talent.”

In other news: X Factor has taken over my life and dominates all of my weekends. I might even start gambling at Ladbrokes, betting on the winner. Would this be a positive life choice?

Sincerely,
Mae Martin

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