An Evening with Mary Walsh

An Evening with Mary Walsh

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 7:30pm

Tickets: $55 adult / $50 member

Description: Canadian cultural icon, comedienne MARY WALSH will perform some of her best comedic bits and most popular characters from CODCO and This Hour Has 22 Minutes, along with up-to-the-minute local political satire. Mary Walsh is a Newfoundland actor, writer, comedian, activist and mother. Among her many awards and doctorates, Mary is also the recipient of The Order of Canada and the Governor General’s Lifetime Achievement Award in the Performing Arts. No stranger to television audiences, Mary Walsh may be best known for her work on This Hour Has 22 Minutes, CBC’s wildly popular take on current affairs. The series, which she also created, earned her many of her numerous Gemini awards and showcased her dynamic range of characters, including the flagrantly outspoken ‘Marg Delahunty’, whose debut on 22 Minutes (CBC) marked the launch of a cultural icon who would stand up to the nations most powerful and speak the words the rest of us wish could be said but never had a platform to get out. Outside of the film, TV and theatre world, Mary is an outspoken advocate for mental health and addiction awareness