Chanty Marostica Explained

Chanty Marostica, formerly known as Chantel Marostica, is a Canadian stand-up comedian[1] who won SiriusXM Canada's Top Comic competition in 2018[2] and received a Juno Award nomination for Comedy Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2019 for The Chanty Show.[3]

Marostica came out as non-binary in 2016, and uses gender-neutral pronouns.[4]

Originally from Winnipeg, Manitoba,[2] they are currently based in Toronto, Ontario.[2] They organize a number of events for LGBTQ comedians, including Church Street Comedy nights at Pegasus, and the touring comedy show Queer and Present Danger.[1]

Marostica won Best Breakout Artist at the 2018 Canadian Comedy Awards. In 2019, they won Best Standup and Best Comedy Album (The Chanty Show).

Notes and References

  1. https://www.cbc.ca/arts/trans-comedian-chanty-marostica-is-reinventing-the-landscape-of-stand-up-and-it-s-about-damn-time-1.4855596 "Trans comedian Chanty Marostica is reinventing the landscape of stand-up — and it's about damn time"
  2. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/chanty-marostica-top-comedian-jfl-1.4844412 "Winnipeg comedian named top comic at national competition"
  3. https://www.cbc.ca/music/junos/news/shawn-mendes-and-the-weeknd-lead-the-2019-juno-nominations-1.4992669 "Shawn Mendes and the Weeknd lead the 2019 Juno nominations"
  4. https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/entertainment/arts/bye-bye-boobies-407797886.html "Bye-bye, boobies"