Sandra Shamas

Canadian comic Sandra Shamas writes, directs, produces and performs her own works, which usually take the form of one-woman monologues using her life story as material. She has documented in this way her journey through dating and relationships, divorce and despair, life on the farm, and hot flashes. Shamas has been nominated for a Governor General’s Award for Humour and has won a Gemini for Best Performance in Comedy and the Best Theatre Award at the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival.

After leaving her Sudbury, Ontario home at 17 Shamas found her way into performing with Second City. She performed her first one-woman show, My Boyfriend’s Back and There’s Gonna Be Laundry, at the Edmonton Fringe Festival. The success of this show was followed by two more in the trilogy, My Boyfriend’s Back II and Wedding Bell Hell. This and her second trilogy Wit’s End, which deals with life after divorce, have earned her a devoted, predominantly female audience.