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“Things just won't stop going well’, which eamed him a nomi-
nation in the category “Best New Artist’ at the 2013 Gala des
Olivier, Quebec's annual awards Gala Event in comedy.

ike Ward

Mike Ward is one of the most well-known Canadian comedi-
ans on the intemational scene, because he performs in French
as wellas in English. His career began brilliantly in 2002, when
he won the Discovery of the Year prize at the Montreal Juste
pour rire Festival. In 2013, He was back with a vengeance
with his third one-man show, “Chien” (Dog), which took him to
all four corners of the world, including London, Berlin, Dubai,
Barcelona, Paris, Dublin, Los Angeles and Amsterdam. He
was nominated at the 2013 Gala des Olivier in the category of
comedian of the year. So it will be an honour for us to welcome
him to Vancouver in 2014.

(iuillaume Wagner

Winner of the Nez d'or “Discovery of the Year “at the Festival
Grand Rire de Québec in 2010, the Olivier “Discovery” in 2011,
and “Discovery” award at the 29th Juste pour rire festival, Guil
laume Wagner is the first comedian to have carried off such a
round of successes. No sooner had he left the Montreal's Na-
tional Comedy School in 2006 than he made a name for himself
for his precision and perfectionism. On October 17, Guillaume
Wagner presented his first one man show, which was met with
immediate success and a nomination at the 2013 Gala des OF
ivier in the category of Comedian of the Year.

Olivier Martineau

In June 2010, Olivier was the first prize winner of the competi-
tion En route vers mon premier gala (‘On the way to my first
gala”). Since that year, he has been at numerous galas at the
Juste pour Rire Festival. In 2013, Olivier Martineau received a
great vote of confidence when Anthony Kavanagh chose him
to open the first part of his show.

Mélanie Couture

Charming and charismatic, Mélanie Couture devoted five years
of her adult life to sexology, to go on to leave the profession and
join the ranks of the Ecole nationale de [humour in 2005. After

graduating from the ENH in 2007, she continued to leam her
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