Janelle Niles
Comedian | Producer | Content Creator | EMCEE
“Janelle Niles is a Two-spirited Black - Mi’kmaq woman from Sipekne'katik, Nova Scotia. Janelle’s comedy career began in 2019. Fast tracking her career she has performed with Just For Laughs Toronto in 2022 with Got Land? Indigenous comedy show and the Winnipeg Comedy Festival 2023. She appeared on Family Feud Canada representing Truro, Nova Scotia and on CTV’s brand new game show Battle of the Generations. She has also made appearances on APTN’s Michif Country Season 3, Indigenous Day live and has a documentary on CBC GEM & Crave Called Janelle Niles: Inconvenient. Janelle hopes to perform one day in New York City. Her humour is described as eccentric yet captivating.”
Creator & producer of Got Land Comedy - Indigenous Comedy Show
Janelle is able to perform in Canada and The United States.
Tour dates.
Book Janelle Niles for a Stand-up Comedy show / EMCEE / Host / Gala today at info@gotlandcomedy.com
Book Janelle Niles for a Stand-up Comedy show / EMCEE / Host / Gala today at info@gotlandcomedy.com
Tour Dates 2023 - Comedian Janelle Niles
About - Contact: https://linktr.ee/janelleniles
Upcoming show dates - Janelle Niles & Got Land?
Book Janelle Niles or Got Land Comedy: Info@gotlandcomedy.com
| April 29th | 8:30PM | Swizzles Comedy Night – 246B Queen St, Ottawa
| May 1st | 8:00PM | Absolute Comedy – 412 Preston St, Ottawa
| May 2nd | 8:00PM | Yuk Yuk’s – 1394 Richmond Rd, Ottawa
|May 6th | 8:30PM | Comedy Night – Boston Pizza Orleans – 3884 Innes Rd, Ottawa
|May 10th |50th Seattle International Film Festival – Seattle, Washington, USA
|May 13th | 8:00PM | Absolute Comedy – 412 Preston St, Ottawa
|June 2nd |TBA |Uplift Black Bashment Kiki Gathering – Barrie, Ontario
|June 6th | TBA | Got Land Indigenous Comedy show.
|June 11th | TBA | Private gig – Toronto
| June 15th | TBA | Rez Comedy - Metro Theatre Center, 1370 SW Marine Drive Vancouver, BC
| June 17th | TBA | Triva Night
|June 18th |1:30PM | ONLINE Panel Discussion – 2 Spirit Success Event
| June 22nd | Pow Wow Pitch co-host to Summer Solstice – Madahoki Farm, Ottawa
| June 28th | Eskasoni Two Spirited Gala – Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
Laugh all ugly with us!
(more to come, open mics will be added throughout}
To book Got Land? and or Janelle email -> info@gotlandcomedy.com
NIles Family on Family Feud Canada
Players
Janelle Niles
Jilleen Niles
Justin Niles
Samantha Niles
Kayla Niles
New Wave of Stand-up Season 2
Watch Now
Janelle Niles - Comedian
A dozen of Canada’s hottest new comics gathered for one hilarious night of standup as part of the JFL NorthWest Festival in Vancouver. These rising stars each headline their own 10-minute episode exclusively for CBC Gem.
Hot Docs - Citizen Minutes
Hot Docs - Citizen Minutes
Janelle Niles: Inconvenient
Directed by Kelly Aija Zemnickis & Cass Gardiner
WATCH NOW ON CBC GEM & CRAVE
Diversity Hire
Start your weekend with a laugh! Diversity Hire features 6 stand-up comedians from the Ottawa scene. Dianne Skoll, Sophie Hayes, Christabelle Witt, Janelle Niles, Simone Holder
and Wendi Reed.
Download or stream on all platforms:
https://lnk.to/diversityhire
Press releases
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Pow Wow Pitch Podcast 2024
Listen to Sunshine & Janelle speak on comedy and Got Land? Indigenous comedy show
https://www.powwowpitch.org/podcast/?mc_cid=32ce237b9d&mc_eid=199367d188 -
Television Times Podcast 2024
This week we welcome Comedian Janelle Niles who tells us about her extraordinary journey from training to be a massage therapist during a pandemic, to becoming a comedy powerhouse in the indigenous comedy circuit in Canada. We chat about the new bounty of indigenous stories in modern television and film and how those voices need to be heard after being silenced for so long. We also discuss why celebrities might not be the best people to run an actual country and how renaming problematic terms by people who are unaffected by the cause they are championing might not always be a positive advancement. Janelle sprinkles love on My Name is Earl and Richard Jennings while pouring disdain over 'The Idol', the ill-advised reality TV show featuring The Weeknd.
https://shows.acast.com/television-times-podcast/episodes/janelle-niles -
Alan Neal's "When DId You?" 2024 BHM
CBC Radio's All In A Day is Ottawa's number one afternoon drive program -- and covers all of Eastern Ontario and West Quebec. Join Alan Neal each weekday for a fresh take on the news you need to know, regular weather and traffic updates, an overview of the best cultural events the area has to offer, and insightful interviews with politicians, musicians, thinkers and more. Contact the show at allinaday@cbc.ca or follow along on Twitter @cbcallinaday
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-92-all-in-a-day/clip/16040189-when-did-you-24-1-senator-bernadette-clement -
Powwow Pitch 2023
The Fan Favourite Prize was announced and presented by Janelle Niles, Producer and Comedia of Got Land? Indigenous Comedy Show and last year’s Summer Solstice Fan Favourite winner.
https://www.powwowpitch.org/lisa-vicaire-algonquin-acres-wins-2023-ottawa-summer-solstice-pow-wow-pitch/
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CBC Radio May 23rd, 2023 - Halifax NS
Janelle Niles spent the first 10 years of her life in Truro, and there are a lot of Mi'kma'ki references in her comedy. This week, you can see the recent Hot Docs film about her, called Inconvenient in Canada, for free online. She joined host Jeff Douglas to discuss her childhood, and how she uses Indigenous trials and tribulations in her comedy.
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-37/clip/15986477
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Winnipeg Comedy Festival 2023
“Got Land?” expresses solidarity through humour. “Got Land?” is a stand-up comedy show where First Nation, Inuit, and Métis entertainers tell jokes and share life stories. Nation to nation comedians showcase their material for allies, the indigenous community, and Winnipeg Comedy Festival audiences.
https://www.winnipegcomedyfestival.com/buy-tickets/tickets/display,performance/444/got-land
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Spirit Song Festival 2022
‘Comedy, I find, is holding a magnifying glass to the world,’ says Indigenous stand-up comedian
https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.6661380?fbclid=IwAR3sUDcql9KY542ki0gfl0ARgkQnXW1vzMzRhLKuf-ME-bGuu5xOwjjKRbs -
Family Feud Canada Saltwire
Though now living in Ottawa, the family members grew up on “The Hill,” one of Truro’s African Nova Scotian communities and are also closely related to the Marsman and Clyke families. The twins loved hiking through Victoria Park and eating Murphy’s Fish and Chips growing up and attended the Alice and Douglas Street Schools. They also have family not far away in Sipekne'katik First Nation.
https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada/communities/niles-represent-truro-nova-scotia-on-family-feud-canada-100800642/?fbclid=IwAR0CoCXsT-b5UBAKT9R-shv_4ujBd_S0s-eiDp6wH6bOsFtvSXgwXKQ9gHU
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APTN - Just For Laughs 2022
Indigenous comedians set to take Just For Laughs stage in Toronto
https://www.aptnnews.ca/national-news/indigenous-comedians-set-to-take-just-for-laughs-stage-in-toronto/
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SAY MAGAZINE - June, 2022
“Got Land? Comedy was created to express solidarity with humour, where all genres of comedy are welcomed and expressed. The goal of Got Land? Comedy is to perform across Turtle Island, for all Indigenous and non-Indigenous persons alike. SAY Magazine is proud to highlight two of the performing comedians.” - By Danielle Vienneau
https://saymag.com/got-land-indigenous-comedy-show/
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Toronto Guardian - May, 2022
We had the chance to catch up with the Ottawa comedian Janelle Niles about her comedy style, influences and upcoming shows.
https://torontoguardian.com/2022/05/toronto-comedy-janelle-niles/
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Patron & Pearl - April, 2022
On March 29, CBC Gem launched Season 2 of The New Wave of Standup - a showcase of a rising comedic talent from across Canada. This season, viewers get to experience twelve comedians bringing their unique worldview and comedy stylings to the stage for a ten minute performance.
https://www.partonandpearl.com/blog/janelle-niles-is-making-waves -
Comedian Janelle Niles on joking her way through the pandemic - 2021
Ottawa's Janelle Niles started the "Got Land" comedy variety show for Indigenous comedians and is going to be performing at the Asinabka Festival on Saturday.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1947592771633
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7 CANADIAN WOMEN OF COLOUR BLAZING A NEW TRAIL IN MUSIC & COMEDY | INNOVATORS & ICONS 2022
“o kick off the series, we are honouring women of colour in Popular Music & Variety. This month’s honourees include hip-hop artist Charmaine, Nunavut-born singer-songwriter and producer Angela Amarualik, Experimental Hip-hop duo Cartel Madras, Alternative R&B artist and producer Janette King, and comedians Hoodo Hersi and Janelle Niles. These women are all innovators in their own right, whether through their content, craft, or by causing little controversy.” - article
https://shiftermagazine.com/culture/women-of-colour-in-these-are-seven-women-of-colour-who-are-blazing-a-new-trail-in-music-and-comedy-in-canada?fbclid=IwAR1mYmx1PyLj5tJsu53m6TyluVYk8MS1ELhw_7dpLYzCVgV8NfuOIvWlJbc
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Janelle Niles & Al Val 2022
Getting some jokes together
In a profession known for being hyper-competitive, some comedians in Canada are putting solidarity at the core of their crafthttps://breachmedia.ca/comedy-and-solidarity-in-canada/