2023
About the Program
Migration and identity are to Canada what jokes and humor are to comedy: integral elements.
Who’s Joking? Comedy Night @ TAIWANfest presents three Canadian comedians with global imprint for an hour of live, engaging entertainment merging tales of personal growth and rich traditions experiencing a new perspective.
Relax with us and celebrate these unique voices that are honest AND hilarious, discussing heritage and family dynamics to show laughter is more than the best medicine: it’s a universal language.
Chilean-born Andy Canete is an accomplished comedian and actor known for his appearances on JFL Northwest, and Sirius XM. His critically acclaimed, award winning one-man show about his upbringing toured North America extensively, establishing Canete as a hilariously honest story teller. You may have seen him on screen in Deadpool 2, Babysitters Club, and much much more.
Greta Lin is a Chinese Canadian comedian based in Vancouver. Her comedy draws inspiration from a strict Chinese upbringing and her cultural insight as an immigrant. A rising voice in the comedy scene, Greta recently featured at the 2023 Just For Laughs Vancouver Festival and the second season of YVR Funny.
Host Lukas Purm is the younger of two brothers from a Czech family raised according to medieval discipline and Eastern philosophy. He engages audiences with bright humor and curiosity on human nature, winning praise for his solo shows on the mainstages of the Paris and Vancouver Fringe Festivals, winning @StoryStoryLie in 2022, on top of an ongoing role a producer; host of Live Stand Up Comedy at the Improv Centre on Granville Island.
From the Curating Team
Curating community performances at TAIWANfest is like painting a self-portrait, constantly questioning Taiwanese culture's role in a Canadian festival. With these community performances, we aim to foster cross-cultural dialogue and break down ethnic barriers, highlighting Canada’s diverse society.
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TAIWANfest Vancouver is grateful to be held on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam Indian Band), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish Nation), and Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh Nation). We acknowledge our privilege to be gathered here, and commit to work with and be respectful to the Indigenous peoples of this land while we engage in meaningful conversations of culture and reconciliation.