Jamie MacDonald (comedian) explained
Jamie Lórien MacDonald (born 12 June 1977 in Vancouver, Canada[1]) is a Canadian-born Finnish stand up comedian.
MacDonald started his stand up career in 2012.[2] He is the host of the Feminist Comedy Night comedy event started in 2015.[2] He also hosts the Comedy Idiot club together with Aatu Raitala,[3] the Punch Up! – Resistance & Glitter show together with Juuso Kekkonen and Mira Eskelinen[4] as well as the Attic Underground event.[5] Punch Up! was awarded the Theatre Act of the Year 2021 award by the Finnish Centre for Theatre.[6] He has also been part of the performance Transformations – Otteita maskuliinisuuden sanakirjasta combining spoken theatre, dance and stand up comedy, directed by Teemu Mäki[2] as well was the Manning Up document by Aira Vehaskari.[7] MacDonald was awarded Comedian of the Year in 2016.[4]
MacDonald was born in Vancouver and moved to Finland in 2002. His mother is Finnish.[1] MacDonald has studied performance arts and its theory at the Helsinki Theatre Academy.[2]
On his gigs, MacDonald bases his humour on his transsexuality experience.[1] MacDonald started gender transition at the age of 35.[8]
References
- https://www.hs.fi/ihmiset/art-2000002862845.html Jamie MacDonald tekee komiikkaa sukupuolenkorjauksestaan
- https://voima.fi/artikkeli/2016/varo-koomikko/ Varo, koomikko
- https://standuphelsinki.fi/keikka/comedy-idiot-stand-up-in-english/ Comedy Idiot - Stand up in English
- https://www.helsinginuutiset.fi/paikalliset/1256843 Punch Up! naittaa stand upia, burleskia ja dragia
- https://www.facebook.com/theatticfi/events The Attic
- http://www.teatterikeskus.fi/ajankohtaista/tiedotteet/134-vuoden-teatteriteko-2021-palkinnon-saa-the-punch-up-resistance-glitter-klubi Vuoden Teatteriteko 2021 -palkinnon saa The Punch Up! Resistance & Glitter -klubi
- https://www.iltalehti.fi/tv-ja-leffat/a/3199a85b-a8c8-4da4-8f59-33c64a30512b Transmies suututti feministit: Vitsailee omalla sukupuolellaan - "Loukkaava ja tunteeton"
- https://www.mtvuutiset.fi/artikkeli/jamie-syntyi-tytoksi-kanadassa-40-vuotta-sitten-asuu-nyt-suomessa-miehena-olin-ajatellut-asiaa-paljon-ja-tiesin-mita-halusin/6848078 Transsukupuolinen Jamie korjasi sukupuolensa 35-vuotiaana Suomessa: "Terveydenhuollon vakuuttaminen oli väsyttävää"
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