One of Canada's premier stand-up comedians, Julie Kim, is headed to Australia for the first time with her show 'No One Special' playing Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
Julie has performed around North America and Canada for more than a decade, earning herself a reputation as one of the funniest and sharpest names to come from the Great White North. Just last year, Julie toured with Ronny Chieng ('The Daily Show With Trevor Noah', 'Crazy Rich Asians'), in a show run that went for 40 dates as part of Ronny's 'Hope You Get Rich' tour.
Recently, Julie's Just For Laughs Montreal 2022 set was broadcast for Australian audiences on Channel 10. She was featured among the likes of Jay Pharaoh, Nish Kumar, and Nimesh Patel.
'No One Special' is a (slightly exaggerated) biographical hour of stand-up, which will see Julie tell stories about her interracial marriage, bi-racial baby, pregnancy, parenting, and her own childhood.
Before she hits Melbourne International Comedy Festival with 'No One Special', Julie lists five of her favourite slang words and phrases from Canada.
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'Eh?'. It’s kind of like saying “right” at the end of a declarative sentence (the way that some Americans say “it’s a nice day, huh”?). I suppose it reflects a need for validation, but I think it sounds friendly. It also makes us sound a little dumb.Two
'Sorry'. Sometimes it’s an actual apology. More often it’s used as a pleasantry. Like if you’re asking a stranger for the time we say “sorry, what time is it?” instead of “excuse me, what time is it?”. If we’re passing someone as we walk, we say “sorry” instead of or “hi there just passing by you, just letting you know”, or “making sure you know I’m not going to attack you suddenly please don’t scream”.Three
'Timmies'. Refers to a very mediocre coffee chain called Tim Hortons in Canada that’s more popular in suburbs and rural areas. The main staple is coffee and it’s horrible. That’s how they get us to buy their unhealthy and only somewhat edible food – to dilute the taste of the coffee. It’s just okay, but it’s thriving because Canadians are very loyal.Four
'T Dot'. A nickname for the city of Toronto. It’s also often called the ‘6’, and this was popularised by rapper Drake. It refers to the six municipalities that comprise Toronto, but it’s kind of bullsh.t. People living outside of Toronto love this as it makes them feel like they are cool urban dwellers and we let them have it.Five
'Toque'. It’s just what we call a knitted winter hat or cap. Mostly it allows us to showcase our very adorable Canadian accents (we pronounce it 'touuuuuuuwk').By the way, people are welcome to buy tickets to my show and come just to hear and make fun of my accent!
Julie Kim plays Greek Centre – Mezz (Melbourne International Comedy Festival) 11-23 April.
