Deborah Kimmett is a Canadian writer and comedian.
Deborah Kimmett | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | writer, comedian |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Period | 1980s-present |
| Notable works | Miracle Mother |
Biography
editOriginally from Napanee, Ontario, she was a member of The Second City's Toronto cast in the 1980s,[1] and appeared as a stage actress in productions of Norm Foster's Windfall,[2] Lawrence Jeffery's Precipice[3] and Don Ferguson's Skin Deep.[4] She later wrote several plays, including Broken Record,[5] Last Respects[6] and Miracle Mother,[7] and one-woman shows including Dorothy Lawton: Unplugged, Overboard[8] and North of Normal.[9]
Miracle Mother was a shortlisted nominee for the Governor General's Award for English-language drama at the 1995 Governor General's Awards.[10]
Kimmett has also published the humor books Reality Is Overrated and That Which Doesn't Kill You Makes You Funnier[11] and the novel Outrunning Crazy, and is an online author of the Seven Minute Writer Tool Kit. She holds on line writing workshops for creative writers.[12] She has made 26 guest appearances on the CBC Radio comedy series The Debaters, is a regular at the Winnipeg Comedy Festival and on CBC Radio One's Definitely Not the Opera.[12] and works as a motivational speaker teaching organizations how to deal with change. She and Lee Anne McAlear host a regular podcast called Improv: The Heart of Innovation.
References
edit- ^ "Fat cat Second City draws in some claws". The Globe and Mail, September 17, 1981.
- ^ "Playwright hopes Windfall will hit the jackpot again". Toronto Star, May 10, 1986.
- ^ "Weak play an aberration for theatre". Toronto Star, January 14, 1987.
- ^ "Karl Marx + Groucho Marx = drivel". Toronto Star, May 29, 1987.
- ^ "Cree follows 'rough road' to discover voice". Toronto Star, February 8, 1991.
- ^ "Edmonton's witch lacks male suitors". Toronto Star, December 2, 1993.
- ^ "Tarragon season introduces three new voices to Toronto". The Globe and Mail, March 24, 1992.
- ^ "At sea with a smile". Kingston Whig-Standard, August 24, 2002.
- ^ "Standing up for who she is". Kingston Whig-Standard, October 11, 2003.
- ^ "5 locals up for literary prizes". The Gazette, October 27, 1995.
- ^ "The early bird gets the worm, but a human up at 4 a.m. isn't as useful". National Post, January 20, 2012.
- ^ a b "Napanee comedian/author Kimmett returns to region for book tour show" Archived 2014-11-04 at the Wayback Machine. Greater Napanee News, October 25, 2014.