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性视界传媒 homecoming for Erica Sigurdson on Snowed In Comedy Tour, at venue near former school

The Queen Elizabeth Secondary grad has won awards during her 2 decades of performing across Canada
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性视界传媒-raised comedian Erica Sigurdson returns to the city on this year鈥檚 Snowed In Comedy Tour, which stops at 性视界传媒 Arts Centre on Thursday, Jan. 26. (Submitted photo)

Erica Sigurdson has performed in dozens of theatres in Canada during her 20 years in comedy, but never one in her hometown of 性视界传媒.

This winter she鈥檚 among the four comedians featured on the Snowed In Comedy Tour along with Dan Quinn, Pete Zedlacher, Paul Myrehaug.

鈥淚t鈥檚 weird,鈥 Sigurdson said, 鈥渂ecause I鈥檝e played almost all of the theatres we鈥檙e doing on this tour, except in my hometown. I鈥檝e never played 性视界传媒 Arts Centre, so it鈥檚 kind nice to be able to do that. Hopefully my friends show up.鈥

The show date is , located just a few blocks south of Queen Elizabeth Secondary, where Sigurdson went to school.

Years earlier, at age seven, she wrote her first joke and performed it for her parents: What can a person in a wheelchair never be? A stand-up comic.

鈥淢y parents kind of looked at me, slightly horrified by my very politically incorrect joke, but they were also kind of impressed that I clearly got the anatomy of writing a joke at a young age,鈥 Sigurdson says in Beka Shane Denter鈥檚 2022 book, (Heritage House).

In conversation on the phone from Terrace, Sigurdson sounds happy to be touring the country doing what she loves, with people she actually likes to hang around with.

Now in its 14th year, Snowed In has become 鈥淐anada鈥檚 biggest stand-up comedy tour,鈥 as suggested . This year 性视界传媒 is among 70 cities on the tour. From now until April, Sigurdson will perform all dates except for the Ontario leg.

鈥淚t鈥檚 a long tour,鈥 Sigurdson confirmed. 鈥淥ver the years, different people have tagged along, and I did some dates last year and also in 2020, which got shutdown because of COVID, and a few shows in 2019. This year is the most shows I鈥檒l do on the tour. We鈥檝e had some sold-out shows so far in B.C., which is great.

鈥淲e haven鈥檛 been snowed in,鈥 she added with a laugh, when asked. 鈥淜nock on wood, we鈥檝e been really lucky so far. Our longest drive was Kamloops to Smithers on Sunday, and we had great sunny weather and it鈥檚 been really nice up here. For early January, it鈥檚 been nice, for sure.鈥

The four comedians travel the country in a pair of SUVs, reported Sigurdson, who doesn鈥檛 ski or snowboard but everyone else has gear for the hills, requiring additional cargo space.

Now living in Vancouver鈥檚 West End with her husband, Sigurdson is a two-time Leo Award winner for comedy writing, an in-demand standup comedian and performer/emcee for conferences and events. She鈥檚 also an advocate for Type 1 diabetes awareness, having lived with the disease since age 10.

鈥淭here鈥檚 so much great technology now, and I started looping about four years ago now,鈥 Sigurdson said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a little machine that allows my glucose monitor and pump to speak to each other, so it adjusts my insulin levels every five minutes. The biggest difference it鈥檚 made is that during my time sleeping, having my blood sugar in range, you know, it makes such a huge difference, waking up and having kinda perfect blood-sugar. And it鈥檚 great for travelling too, because when you鈥檙e alone in a hotel room it鈥檚 nice to know that this little robot has your back.鈥

On tour this winter, the Snowed In show format has Zedlacher emceeing, Quinn on stage second, Sigurdson third and Myrehaug closing the night. The shows continue until an early-April date in Halifax, to which Sigurdson will return for a festival show late that month.

鈥淚鈥檝e gotten to see so much of Canada over the years, and I鈥檝e really gotten to know it,鈥 she said. 鈥淭his tour, I鈥檝e started taking pictures of all the great restaurants we go to, and . It鈥檚 fun to share those for people who might want to know about good places to eat while travelling.

鈥淲e were talking last night about how great it is to know each other for so long, for something like 20 years, and actually enjoy being on the road together,鈥 Sigurdson continued. 鈥淚t鈥檚 good when you actually get along with the people because 47 cities is a lot 鈥 that鈥檚 how many dates I鈥檓 doing this time. We just hang out, and it鈥檚 something we all dreamed about doing when we first started this 鈥 travel around, do comedy and hang out with people that you really get along with. It鈥檚 a perfect situation.鈥

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