The B-Girlz are a Canadian drag comedy trio, based in Toronto, Ontario."Monarchs among the moths". The Globe and Mail, June 12, 2004. The troupe's core members are Michael Boyuk, who performs as Kora Harcourt (Hard Kora)"Pride 'front and centre'; Festival shifts to riverfront as popularity grows". Windsor Star, July 17. 2007. and Mark Peacock, who performs as Barbara Quigley (Barbie-Q);"There goes the gaybourhood". The Globe and Mail, March 24, 2007. while the third member has varied at different times, with performers including Robert Windisman as Conchita Castillio"Festival lineup: Dames get marching orders". Toronto Star, March 19, 2000. and Shawn Hitchins as Ivana.Shawn Hitchins, A Brief History of Oversharing: One Ginger's Anthology of Humiliation. ECW Press, 2017. .
History The troupe have created a number of live cabaret shows, including B-Girlz Gone Wild!, B-Girlz on Thin Ice,"On stage: The B-Girlz’ On (Thin) Ice". Daily Xtra, December 6, 2006. Vegas Bound... and Gagged!,"Pride week events". Toronto Star, June 15, 2006. Dragged Across America,"Queer time of year; Pride in Toronto gains in cultural variety what it has lost in political edge". Toronto Star, June 16, 2005. Attack of the Killer B's, Thoroughly Modern Girlz, The B-List"It's really broad comedy". Winnipeg Free Press, July 24, 2008. and The Girlz Most Likely to B. They have toured in Canada and internationally, both with the cabaret shows and at LGBT Pride and fringe festival events."'A liberal family show'". Halifax Daily News, July 21, 2005."Philly celebrates equality". The Temple News, April 22, 2004.
They have also hosted regular events at Buddies in Bad Times and other venues in Toronto, including the Homo Night in Canada comedy show"Buddies in Bad Times: World's longest-running queer theatre company celebrates World Pride" . Metro, June 18, 2014. and the amateur talent show Goontown. Peacock, Boyuk and Hitchins have also performed with the comedy troupe Queer Comedy Collective."Canada’s gay sketch-comedy darlings return". Daily Xtra, June 21, 2011.
The troupe have also written, created and produced a number of short films, including B-Girlz Gone Wild, Canada's Next Top Showgirl, Degrassi B-Girlz High, Ice Skate Canada, The Elevator, The Dress and Toronto! Toronto!!, which screened at the opening gala of the 2004 Inside Out Film and Video Festival in Toronto."275 queer films show inside and out". Toronto Star, May 20, 2004.
See also List of drag groups List of drag queens
References
External links
B-Girlz Official Website