Rebecca Kohler

INSTRUCTOR: Rebecca Kohler

WORKSHOP: The Writer's Room with Rebecca Kohler

An award-winning stand-up comic, Rebecca Kohler made her TV-writing debut in 2010 on Canada’s infamous news-satire show, This Hour Has 22 Minute (CBC). Since then, Rebecca found her niche in 30-minute scripted comedies, being staffed on the likes of The Sticky (Amazon), Humour Resources (CBC), Happy Together (CBS), Schitt’s Creek (CBC/Netflix), Workin’ Moms (CBC/Netflix) and Kim’s Convenience (CBC/Netflix). Meanwhile, A Canadian Comedy Award Winner and 2019 Juno Nominee for Best Comedy Album, Kohler is a renowned stand-up comic having made several appearances at festivals such as Just For Laughs, the Winnipeg Comedy Festival, the Halifax Comedy Festival, among others, and has toured and performed at clubs and venues throughout North America including Yuk Yuks, Absolute Comedy, Comedy Bar, the Hollywood Improv and the Comedy Store. Rebecca has also melded her writing and stand-up skills as a writer for the Just For Laughs Galas including hosts such as Sarah Silverman, Mikey Day, Fortune Feimster, Roy Wood Jr., Wanda Sykes, Broad City, Whitney Cummings and Jim Gaffigan (CBC, Comedy Network, HBO Canada), to name a few. Rebecca’s life motto is: Hey, relax. Tomorrow’s another day and you’re a great person.