MEDIA ADVISORY: Canadian comedians rally for arts recognition and funding
Canada NewsWire
TORONTO, Sept. 21, 2026
TORONTO, Sept. 21, 2026 /CNW/ -- Members of the Canadian Association of Stand-Up, Sketch and Improv Comedians (CASC) will join Unifor representatives for a media conference to call for comedy to be formally recognized as an artform and given equitable access to public arts funding as CASC launches its first-of-its-kind policy paper.
CASC members will expand on the barriers facing Canadian comedians and outline recommendations to strengthen and support Canada's comedy industry.
What: | Launch of The Problem with Being Funny policy paper on the Canadian comedy sector. |
When: | Tuesday, September 22, 2026, 11 a.m. |
Where: | Comedy Bar, 2800 Danforth Ave., Toronto |
Who: | Canadian Freelance Union President Nora Loreto |
Samantha Rice, Unifor NABET 700-M, Unifor Media Council Representative | |
CASC founding board member and policy paper author Sandra Battaglini | |
CASC Executive Board member Clifford Myers | |
CASC members |
SOURCE Unifor
