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CBC Radio interviews Sandra
No laughing matter: Canadian standup comedians demand more respect After 33 years, the comedy album of the year category is making its return to the Junos this weekend. It’s a small win in an ongoing battle for Canadian comedians to be fully recognized as artists, which also ties in with their efforts to have access to government funding. The Canadian Association of…
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The Interrobang interviews Sandra
Canadian Comedians Beat Americans to the Punch: Form First Association of Stand Up Comics to Lobby for Artist Rights Our next Comedy Records showcase happens Monday (April 2) at New York Comedy Club. As always the lineup will feature a combination of New York and Toronto’s finest comedians with this month’s show doubling as an…
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Sandra on iPolitics
The Canadian Association of Stand-up Comedians is on Parliament Hill this week lobbying for formal recognition as artists, government funding, and help making a smoother entry into the United States when working on shows. This is not a laughing matter because, right now, comedians aren’t eligible for government funding through the Canada Council for the…
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Interrobang interviews Sandra
Canada’s Crusader Sandra Battaglini Discusses Her Inaugural Year Representing Canadian Voices Our next showcase with Comedy Records happens Monday [May 6] at the Gramercy location of New York Comedy Club and as always, the lineup will feature a mix of Toronto and New York comics. This month’s show is headlined by one of Canada’s finest…
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Is Comedy Art?
With less than a month left until her final set on the Second City stage, Aliya realizes that she’s not totally sold on standup. So she talks to Sandra Battaglini, a comedian who’s petitioning the government to recognize comedy as an art form that’s worth funding, and the art duo Life of a Craphead who…
