1541 Merivale Road (Private Room at the back)

• Show starts at 8pm

INTRODUCING SUYA LAFFS, a clean stand-up comedy open mic at Suya Royale, a fantastic Nigerian food restaurant (824 Somerset Street West). The first show launches Friday Mar 13. Arrive at 8:30pm. Show starts at 9pm.

Suya Laffs is where great food meets great jokes. Here’s how it works: comedians will test and practice funny new material. Expect a mix of experienced comics and rising performers. Join us for a relaxed night out at a welcoming show with a great vibe.

Reserve your FREE seat: https://buytickets.at/dawnxanklincomedy/2105946

What to expect:

• Clean stand-up comedy (PG 13)

• Comedians from Ottawa and beyond

• Great menu options to buy

Bring friends, buy some food, and enjoy the laughs!

Looking for smart, funny stories that hit home?

Come to RECLAIMED! It's a comedy storytelling show this Friday, July 25 at the Origin Arts Centre. Doors open at 7:45pm, show starts at 8pm. Tickets are $10 (in person or online).

You’ll hear true, hilarious stories about family pressure, big changes, and finding your own way. These stories are from voices you may not know, but with feelings you’ll recognize.

With Amen Jafri, Debbie Ogunba, Barbara Ramirez, Dawn Xanklin, Rose-Ingrid Benjamin, and host Sarah St-Fleur. This is a production of Dawn Xanklin Comedy.

News Release: “True, hilarious stories get RECLAIMED! on July 25”

"In the Black" happens on Friday March 21 at 7pm in Ottawa, Canada. It's a curated stand-up comedy showcase featuring Black comedians who have connections to different parts of Canada. From the Yukon, to the West, to Ontario, to Québec -- find out what it means to be funny, talented and Black in the Great White North.

This event is hosted by me (Dawn Xanklin).

[March 1 Update! ] We're happy to have added Reggie Cash (owner of Otawa's first-ever Black-owned comedy venue, " Cultures Comedy Club ") to the lineup. The complete list of performers include:

• Reggie Cash (Ottawa) -- JUST ADDED!

• enoje Ozjam (Toronto),

• Sarah St-Fleur (Montreal-Toronto)

• George Rivard (Yukon)

• Statuesse (Calgary)

In Our Tongues returns to the stage in February with a stellar line up of both musicians, poets, and comedians. Join the community and enjoy art that can bring us together, heal our souls, and put smiles on our faces. On February 11, In Our Tongues brings artists Nonso Morah, Grey Brisson, Darby Bradford, and Dawn Xanklin to the stage.

Event Details:
Date: February 11th, 2025
Time: 7 - 9 PM EST
Cost: Free or Pay-What-You-Can
Donate and/or Register: https://www.inourtongues.ca/upcoming-gatherings

The Fringe Lottery happens TONIGHT at Arts Court Studio at 7pm. This year's Lottery comes with a Cabaret theme that features performances by The Velvet Duke , Michael Lifshitz, Joshua Mayo, me, and other talented folks. Come by to support the Lottery winners. Admission tonight is FREE.

#ottawafringe #fringelottery #fringe #lottery #cabaret #thingstodosunday

Zabrina Douglas: Nurse on NightS
Celebrating International Women’s Week

On Saturday March 2, get ready for a ONE NIGHT ONLY EVENT. Zabrina Douglas , the force behind the comedy album "Things Black Girls Say" (Juno-nominated, 2023) is bringing her show, Nurse on Nights, to Ottawa's Cultures Comedy Club (located inside NUVO Lounge at 295 Dalhousie Street).

This event kicks off International Women's Week. The show will include comedy by Harpreet Sehmbi and by me, Dawn Xanklin . (So excited!!)

This event's going to sell out. Get your tickets through the QR code in the poster or through this link.

#thingstodoinottawa #standupcomedy #standup #comedy #ottawa #funnywomen #jokesfordays #nurses #culturescomedyclub #nuvolounge #internationalwomensweek #blackcomedians #bipoc

Sequins & Soul : Glamour, Groove and Greatness

Don't miss out on this incredible night of glitz, glamour, and pure entertainment. Grab your tickets now and make sure you're part of the Sequins & Soul experience as we celebrate Black Burlesque History. This is an event you won't want to miss!

Hosted by

• Viva van Dee (Hosting Debut!)

• Omari B Johnson

Performances by:

• Kage Wolf

• Miss Patience Plush

• Saffron St. James

• Dawn Xanklin (Stand-up comedy!)

• Reverend Love

• Strips N’ Sweets

• Satin Sadie (Burlesque Debut!)

Doors Open 8p | Showtime 9p

SAW Centre | 67 Nicholas St.

Fully Accessible Venue

Tickets: $20/$40 VIP

#blackhistory #blackburlesque #standupcomedy #drag #burlesque #cabaret #sequinsandsoul #sequins #soul

What goes with Black? Everything! (We're going to need a bigger month...)

Come join me and two hilarious comics: Serge Nkusi and Ladane Ali on Saturday, February 3 at Cultures Comedy Club . We're bringing the BIGGEST laughs. What should you bring? Your besties and your loudest laughs. Doors open at 8pm. Showtime is 9pm. Admission is $20. Ask about VIP seating and $100 bottles of the good stuff.

See y'all there! Get tickets.

#standup #comedy #standupcomedy #BlackHistoryMonth #thingstodoinOttawa #CulturesComedyClub #blackcomedians #africancanadians #caribbeancanadian #BlackCanadians

Two Funny Comedy, Trivia & Improv

[Open Mic Stand-up Practice]

This East-end girl is going West! Come join me at Busters Bar & Grill as I practice a stand-up set in "Two Funny Comedy, Trivia & Improv". Reserve your table by calling: 613-836-7007. Admission is FREE. Show starts at 8pm.

#thingstodoinOttawa #kanata #hazeldean #standupcomedy #comedy #trivia #improv #dinnerandashow #freeadmission

TGIF Improv brings you an improvised family sitcom inspired by favourites from the 80s and 90s. They’re taking the things you loved about Full House, Family Matters, Perfect Strangers, and other nostalgic TV shows, and giving them a modern Canadian spin. Each show features two episodes of an original sitcom, with YOU as the live studio audience, and supporting acts from the Ottawa standup and improv communities.

The fourth show will be on Saturday, December 16 in the Atelier at Arts Court. Doors at 7:15pm, show starts at 7:30pm. Tickets are $17 in advance, $20 at the door.

[UPDATE: SOLD OUT!]

In ORLEANS this Friday? Only a few tickets are left for the stand-up comedy show at Condor Golf Bar (470 Charlemagne Blvd). I'm in the line-up for this second, fantastic show. Laughs start on Fri Nov 24 at 7pm. Tickets: bit.ly/3MuB8OV

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Condor Golf Bar

#standup #standupcomedy #ottawacomedy #canadiancomedy #blackcomedian #orleanscomedy #suburban #comedy #datenight #golfbar #thingstodoinottawa #culturescomedyclub #condorgolfbar #ottawa #novemberevents #thingstodoinorleans #beingneighbourlyorleans #comedyinorleans #thingstodoinfallingbrook

Get your dopamine hit at Swizzles Comedy tonight (246 B Queen Street, Ottawa)! It's a weekly, stand-up comedy open-mic show and I'm in the lineup. There's also a lotto or two, so anything's possible! Come listen to new and re(used) jokes for a few hours. Plus, we'll be in costume.

Show starts at 9pm. Admission is *Pay-What-You-Can.

(NOTE: This basement venue is NOT accessible.)

#standup #standupcomedy #openmic #thingstodoinottawa #thingstodoonmonday #Halloween #Ottawa #comedia #Blackcomedian #womenincomedy #canadiancomedy #Ottawacomedy #ottawanightlife

[SOLD OUT!]

If you're in #Ottawa, come join me and some of my favorite local comedians for a fun, community comedy show. It happens on Saturday October 21 at 8pm at 203 Stanley Avenue (the Crichton Community - New Edinburgh Fieldhouse).

Host: @hartamophone

Headlined by: Ben Walker

Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/comedy-at-the-fieldhouse-tickets-719923519627 (link in bio)

#thingstodoinoctober #saturdayevents #localcomedy #newedinburghottawa #ottawa #standup #standupcomedy #livecomedy #communitybuilding #ottawacomedy #indiecomedy

Laugh it up! Join me at Yuk Yuks Ottawa (Richmond Road location) on September 14. Get your tickets today: https://bit.ly/47EY5I8

#standup #comedy #standupcomedy #livecomedy #jokesfordays #momjokes #humour #darkhumour #blackhumour #Blerd #Canadiancomedian #canadiancomedy #femalecomedian #Blackcomedian #blacksheep #thingstodoinottawa #richmondwest #westboro