Paul Rabliauskas
Paul Rabliauskas is a Canadian stand-up comedian, most noted as the star of the 2022 sitcom Acting Good.[1]
Rabliauskas, of mixed Anishinaabe and Lithuanian descent, is a member of the Poplar River First Nation.[2]
He began his comedy career in the late 2000s, and has appeared at the Just for Laughs festival,[2] on the CBC Radio comedy debate series The Debaters, and in the CBC Gem stand-up comedy web series The New Wave of Standup.[3]
Forced to move from Winnipeg back to Poplar River to stay with his family during the COVID-19 pandemic due to the reduction of his stand-up comedy income, he created and hosted Paul Anishinaabemo (Paul Speaks Ojibwe), a podcast in which his mother teaches him the Ojibwe language.[4] He also created and wrote Acting Good, a sitcom based on his experiences returning to the community, which premiered on CTV Comedy Channel in October 2022.[1]
He appeared in a third season episode of Roast Battle Canada, competing against Dakota Ray Hebert.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "From 'running around on the rez being silly' to starring in his own sitcom, Paul Rabliauskas is here". CBC Arts, October 17, 2022.
- ^ a b Lenard Monkman, "Anishinaabe comedian back in front of live audiences at Just For Laughs Montreal festival". CBC News Indigenous, July 30, 2021.
- ^ Tom Zillich, "‘That night was so much fun’: Surrey-raised comedian in ‘New Wave of Standup’ series". Surrey Now-Leader, July 8, 2020.
- ^ Ben Waldman, "Spreading the word: Comedian Paul Rabliauskas gets Anishinaabemowin lessons from his mom on podcast". Winnipeg Free Press, April 15, 2021.
- ^ Greg David, "CTV Comedy Channel cranks up the heat this summer with Season 3 of Roast Battle Canada, beginning July 10". TV, eh?, June 27, 2023.
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