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Podcast: Pretty Heady Stuff
Episode: Al Val brings joy, truth and trans representation to the comedy scene
Description: Al Val is a comedian, actor, writer and musician who has appeared on programs for CBC, MTV, and YTV. She’s also headlined standup comedy shows all over North America. A graduate of Second City’s Conservatory Program, Val also performed with improv troupe “Starwipe” for 8 years. Val is set to co-headline Just for Laughs Toronto with Allie Pearse in the Fall, has just finished filming a reality show for OutTV, and has been performing non-stop during Pride.
Val combined coming out as transgender during the pandemic with her sudden emergence as a force in Canadian comedy. She spoke with me about...