Deborah Kimmett

Deborah Kimmett is a Canadian writer and comedian.

Deborah Kimmett
Occupationwriter, comedian
NationalityCanadian
Period1980s-present
Notable worksMiracle Mother

Biography

Originally from Napanee, Ontario, she was a member of The Second City's Toronto cast in the 1980s,[1] and appeared as a stage actress in productions of Norm Foster's Windfall,[2] Lawrence Jeffery's Precipice[3] and Don Ferguson's Skin Deep.[4] She later wrote several plays, including Broken Record,[5] Last Respects[6] and Miracle Mother,[7] and one-woman shows including Dorothy Lawton: Unplugged, Overboard[8] and North of Normal.[9]

Miracle Mother was a shortlisted nominee for the Governor General's Award for English-language drama at the 1995 Governor General's Awards.[10]

Kimmett has also published the humor books Reality Is Overrated and That Which Doesn't Kill You Makes You Funnier[11] and the novel Outrunning Crazy, and is an online author of the Seven Minute Writer Tool Kit. She holds on line writing workshops for creative writers.[12] She has made 26 guest appearances on the CBC Radio comedy series The Debaters, is a regular at the Winnipeg Comedy Festival and on CBC Radio One's Definitely Not the Opera.[12] and works as a motivational speaker teaching organizations how to deal with change. She and Lee Anne McAlear host a regular podcast called Improv: The Heart of Innovation.

References
  1. "Fat cat Second City draws in some claws". The Globe and Mail, September 17, 1981.
  2. "Playwright hopes Windfall will hit the jackpot again". Toronto Star, May 10, 1986.
  3. "Weak play an aberration for theatre". Toronto Star, January 14, 1987.
  4. "Karl Marx + Groucho Marx = drivel". Toronto Star, May 29, 1987.
  5. "Cree follows 'rough road' to discover voice". Toronto Star, February 8, 1991.
  6. "Edmonton's witch lacks male suitors". Toronto Star, December 2, 1993.
  7. "Tarragon season introduces three new voices to Toronto". The Globe and Mail, March 24, 1992.
  8. "At sea with a smile". Kingston Whig-Standard, August 24, 2002.
  9. "Standing up for who she is". Kingston Whig-Standard, October 11, 2003.
  10. "5 locals up for literary prizes". The Gazette, October 27, 1995.
  11. "The early bird gets the worm, but a human up at 4 a.m. isn't as useful". National Post, January 20, 2012.
  12. "Napanee comedian/author Kimmett returns to region for book tour show". Greater Napanee News, October 25, 2014.
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