LAUGHABILITY!
2025 Featured Comedians
Tina Friml
Tina Friml is an award-winning standup comedian who uses animated optimism to talk about living with cerebral palsy. In 2024, she was named one of Variety’s Top 10 Comics To Watch. Her sharp jokes and fearless honesty about the social assumptions that come with living with a disability has earned Tina a dedicated social media following with over 237K followers on Instagram and over 187K on Tiktok. She made her late night debut on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. She can also be seen on the Comedy Central series Featuring and was a 2019 New Face in the acclaimed Just For Laughs Festival. She performs all over the country to sold out audiences and fans.
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More on Tina here: www.tinafriml.com
LaughAbility! is an evening featuring performances by comedians with disabilities.​​
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What: A night of barrier-busting comedy & great food to raise money for DASC's programs for people with intellectual disabilities
When: March 20, 2025 - Doors open at 6:30pm, Show begins at 7:00pm
Where: The Westin Nova Scotian in Halifax
How much: $100 per person
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Appetizers included in the ticket price. Cash bar available.
Curran Dobbs
Back by popular demand Curran is returning to LaughAbility! He is a comedian from Victoria, British Columbia with autism. He has performed at the Winnipeg Comedy Festival, the ANCA World Autism Festival, and was a semi-finalist on Canada's Got Talent. He also performed at the Halifax Comedy Festival in May 2024 and is a 2025 finalist for an Autism Hero Award (Creative Arts Category) from the Anna Kennedy Online organization. Curran has been performing stand up comedy, mostly in British Columbia for over 10 years.
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Check out Curran here