Seán Devlin
Seán Yap Sei-Been Devlin | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation(s) | comedian, writer |
| Years active | 2010s-present |
Seán Yap Sei-Been Devlin (叶 世民) is a Canadian comedian and writer based in Vancouver, British Columbia.[1] He is most noted for his 2018 film When the Storm Fades, for which he won the Emerging Canadian Director award at the 2018 Vancouver International Film Festival,[2] and his 2021 comedy album Airports, Animals, for which he was a Juno Award nominee for Comedy Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2022.[3]
He was previously known as the creator of Shit Harper Did, a satirical website critical of the government of Stephen Harper, in the early 2010s.[4]
Airports, Animals was released by Arts & Crafts Productions in 2021 as the label's first-ever comedy album.[5]
He was featured in a third-season episode of The New Wave of Standup.[6]
His second feature film, Asog, debuted at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Abeer Yusuf (October 4, 2018). "This 'Docudramedy' Finds Laughs in the Horror of Climate Change". Vice.
- ^ Rachel Ramos-Reid, "Canadian Filipino Sean Devlin wins Award in 2018 Vancouver Film Festival". Canadian Filipino, October 16, 2018.
- ^ "Gala des prix JUNO 2022 | Charlotte Cardin devance Justin Bieber et The Weeknd dans les nominations!". sorstu.ca, March 1, 2022.
- ^ Laura Kane, "Comedy website raises $50,000 for anti-Stephen Harper ad". Toronto Star, May 17, 2013.
- ^ Stuart Derdeyn, "Seán Devlin brings comedy to Arts & Crafts". Vancouver Sun, August 11, 2021.
- ^ "TV & Film News – Canada Media Fund opens Canadian Content industry survey". Broadcast Dialogue, March 2, 2023.
- ^ Jason P. Frank, "Tribeca Film Festival Is What Baking Did for Waitress". Vulture, April 18, 2023.
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