Jamie Lórien MacDonald (born 12 June 1977 in Vancouver, CanadaJamie MacDonald tekee komiikkaa sukupuolenkorjauksestaan, Helsingin Sanomat 29 October 2015. Accessed on 11 April 2021.) is a Canadian-born Finnish stand up comedian.
MacDonald started his stand up career in 2012.Varo, koomikko, Voima. Accessed on 11 April 2021. He is the host of the Feminist Comedy Night comedy event started in 2015. He also hosts the Comedy Idiot club together with Aatu Raitala,Comedy Idiot - Stand up in English, Stand Up Helsinki. Accessed on 11 April 2021. the Punch Up! – Resistance & Glitter show together with Juuso Kekkonen and Mira EskelinenPunch Up! naittaa stand upia, burleskia ja dragia, Helsingin Uutiset 29 August 2018. Accessed on 11 April 2021. as well as the Attic Underground event.The Attic, Facebook. Accessed on 11 April 2021. Punch Up! was awarded the Theatre Act of the Year 2021 award by the Finnish Centre for Theatre.Vuoden Teatteriteko 2021 -palkinnon saa The Punch Up! Resistance & Glitter -klubi , Finnish Centre for Theatre. Accessed on 26 April 2021. He has also been part of the performance Transformations – Otteita maskuliinisuuden sanakirjasta combining spoken theatre, dance and stand up comedy, directed by Teemu Mäki as well was the Manning Up document by Aira Vehaskari.Transmies suututti feministit: Vitsailee omalla sukupuolellaan - "Loukkaava ja tunteeton", Iltalehti. Accessed on 11 April 2021. MacDonald was awarded Comedian of the Year in 2016.
MacDonald was born in Vancouver and moved to Finland in 2002. His mother is Finnish. MacDonald has studied performance arts and its theory at the Helsinki Theatre Academy.
On his gigs, MacDonald bases his humour on his transsexuality experience. MacDonald started gender transition at the age of 35.Transsukupuolinen Jamie korjasi sukupuolensa 35-vuotiaana Suomessa: "Terveydenhuollon vakuuttaminen oli väsyttävää", MTV 8 April 2018. Accessed on 11 April 2021.
References
External links Official site Manning Up at YLE Areena