Saturday night's lineup included standup and some outstanding character acts. Here are the talented women who performed on Feb. 22.     
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LOUISE
Act Two Host
'Louise' is a swingin' gal who just loves to party!! Born at Edmonton's legendary improvised serial Die-Nasty, she went on to host the live alternative comedy series Lucille's Ball in Toronto, and has made several appearances in Victoria at Phillips Comedy Night and other events. Created and performed by character comedienne Kirsten Van Ritzen. www.kirstenvanritzen.com
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Patricia  Schandl

Patricia Schandl
(Victoria) Act One Host
Patricia takes on the subject of age with attitude. She is caustic, witty and puts the word "edgy"  back on its high heels. She is a graduate of the University of Victoria's theatre program, which lead to a high-risk career in insurance. Pat has performed in numerous comedy shows in Victoria including Phillips Comedy Night and The Showdown. 
Purple photos by David Bukach Photography courtesy Less Bland Productions. 
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Romina Miranda
 (left as Juanita Lupita del Gado) Romina  was born in Concepcion, Chile. Her energetic, spontaneous style has been  welcomed on comedy stages in Victoria. With training in acting, mime, dance, and writing, Romina has also performed with  Puente Theatre and in independent film. She makes her national TV debut in She Kills Me.
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Karen Brelsford
(left as Princess Kate Middleton), is a
versatile film/TV actress with credits in Cedar Cove, Spooksville, and more. She is also a regular cast member of the live comedy shows Sin City the Live Improvised Serial, Atomic Vaudeville, and Derwin  Blanshard's Classy  Sunday Variety Show.  www.karenbrelsford.com
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Joy Huebert
Joy is a relative newcomer to comedy, but is quickly becoming known as the funniest librarian on Vancouver Island, and next, Western Canada. Joy has been honing her caustic wit and biting sense of humour at comedy shows around Victoria.
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‘SHIRLEY BEST’
(Edmonton) Headliner
A self-avowed stress management expert and  certified credit card utilization consultant  - as played by  Zandra Bell, one of Canada’s top  corporate motivational humorists.  Victoria studio audiences fell for 'Shirley Best' when she taped her side-splitting performance on She Kills Me for APTN-TV.  
"Shirley, at her best, is simply a world class act." - CBC

 “a tour de force of preparation, incredible memory, and superbly timed delivery, Shirley Best provides outstanding entertainment”
 www.zandrabell.com
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RACHEL SOMMER
(Winnipeg)   Featured.      
Comic by night, mild mannered optometrist by day, Dr. Sommer has been spreading laughter and moderately improved eyesight around Manitoba. She began doing stand-up in Australia, and trained in sketch comedy writing in Chicago.                         “Rachel Sommer is a deadpan Roseanne with a medical degree"
"the crowd ate her up."  - Al Rae (Director of the Winnipeg Comedy Festival)
"Rachel Sommer's deadpan confessions about her  patient’s eye exams had the crowd in stitches."  -WInnipeg Free Press
 www.rachelsommer.ca  
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Shell Suzuki
(Victoria)
Shelley moved from  the East Coast  to the West, where she lives on a houseboat
  with her  bulldog. She is a three-time champion of The Showdown at the Victoria Event Centre, has performed at Ratfish, Phillips Comedy Night, and the Underground Comedy Fort, and makes her national TV debut on She Kills Me. 
Nancy Mergen
An  intrepid introvert  with a sly sense of humour, Nancy has performed at Homo for the Holidays, Ratfish Comedy, Phillips Comedy Night, Need2Stand Up, and the Juan de Fuca branch of the Greater Victoria Public Library. Drop the microfiche.