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- Finalists will take the stage before headliner Harland Williams at finale on October 1
- One Comic will receive $15,000 Grand Prize & SiriusXM's Top Comic Title
- Finale to air live on Canada Laughs channel 168
TORONTO, Aug. 27, 2015 /CNW/ - SiriusXM Canada (TSX: XSR), the country's leading audio entertainment company, today revealed the eight finalists who have secured a spot behind the mic, on stage at SiriusXM's Top Comic Finale. The finale will take place at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Toronto on October 1 as part of Just For Laughs' JFL42 Comedy Festival.
The eight finalists beat out 16 other semi-finalists in the competition by garnering the most votes in a Canada-wide online campaign this summer. Auditions were held in Calgary, Halifax, Montreal, Ottawa, Vancouver, Winnipeg, and two nights in Toronto to determine the semi-finalists.
SiriusXM's Top Comic 2015 finalists:
Calgary: Kelly Taylor
Halifax: Ryan Dillon
Montreal: Derek Seguin
Ottawa: Nigel Grinstead
Toronto (Audition 1): Trixx
Toronto (Audition 2): Steph Tolev
Vancouver: Matt Bilinski
Winnipeg: Jordan Welwood
At the October 1 finale, hosted by SiriusXM's Ben Miner, a...