Black Sheep @ Junction Craft: Meet the Comics

We’re invading The Junction for a second time! Join Black Sheep Comedy @ Junction Craft Brewing for a hilarious night of stand-up comedy and delicious craft beer (one complimentary 12oz beer or pop at entry). You will see killer comedians, as seen on JFL, JFL42, CBC and more, including:

Che Durena

Che Durena was born and raised in British Columbia, He decided to make to jump to Toronto when he discovered his love for stand up comedy. Since then he’s been hustling the GTA comedy scene to become one of the city’s best up and comers. He came runner up in Sirius XM’S Next Top Comic, he headlined a show at JFL42 and has appeared on JFL All Access on Comedy Central.


His comedy touches on his ridiculous life living abroad and his perception of more serious matters like race, relationship and drugs. Always finding the an absurd angle to creat a fresh a hilarious perspective.

Mike Payne

Mike Payne is a rising star hailing from the Toronto comedy scene. His style can be described as self-deprecating virtue signaling, or, simply as fat and loud. Mike is the winner of the 2018 Etobicoke’s Top Comic competition, was selected to participate in 2018 Brantford Comedy Festival, and has routinely appeared at comedy venues including Yuk Yuks, Absolute Comedy and Comedy Bar. Mike has opened for Martha Chaves, Sandra Battaglini, Arthur Simeon and other prominent Canadian comedians. Mike hosts a long-running weekly show in Leslieville, called Comedy Appetizer. Keep up to date by following him on Instagram and Twitter @mikepaynecomedy. 

Emily Ferrier

Emily Ferrier is a Canadian Comedian, Actor and Writer who has been performing in the UK the past three, years before they found her, chucked  her out and now she lives in Toronto. 

She shared the stage with the likes of Samantha Bains, Evelyn Mok, Ari Shaffir, and Late Night Gimp Fight. Emily was the resident MC for the South Kensington Comedy Club and Laugh Or Cry for To The Moon, and this past summer she performed her show Abroad Abroad at the Edinburgh Fringe. Which was “a highly original and massively impressive showcase of comedic talent”-  Amanda-Marie Kale 

Amanda Day

Amanda Day © Linda Dawn Hammond / IndyFoto Toronto, Dec. 6, 2016

Amanda Day, hailing from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, has been plying her brand of smart, silly, and very dirty comedy stylings for a decade.

She has opened for such acts as Maria Bamford, Kurt Metzger, Brian Posehn, Jason Rouse, Craig Gass, Brian Redban and Tony Hinchcliffe, Baron Vaughn, and Mike Lawrence; toured as part of the all-female Mary Janes of Comedy show; performed in the Dark Comedy Festival; guest judged the dog costume contest in 2011’s Toronto Woofstock; announced wrestling at 2014’s RiotFest; and recorded and guest hosted for SiriusXM Radio.

She has performed at the Women in Comedy Festival in Boston, Chicago’s Women Funny festival, Los Angeles’ Laugh Riot Grrrl Comedy Festival, as part of the Canuck Cabaret in the Frigid Festival in New York, in Toronto’s NXNE, Fringe, and SheDot festivals; with Field Trip as part of Perfect 10; and the 420 Comedy Fest, Stoner Queer Comedy Fest, and 4/20 Rally, as well as recorded a special for ichannel’s No Kidding TV. She also produces and hosts Stoned-Up Comedy, a popular 420+ weekly show at Hot Box Café. Amanda Day has made appearances on Global TV’s Morning Show, was a regular panelist on In My Humble Opinion on Funny or Die, and had a podcast called Date Fail on the Talkhole network based on her popular posts on social media about online dating.

Recently, she recorded an album with the SheDot Festival & Sirius XM that will be released soon.

Kyle Bergstresser

At first glance, Kyle Bergstresser seems like just another dumb, loud white guy. But he’s also tall.  

Kyle is the host of The Tailgate Talent Show on Eastlink TV. He has been featured on Sirius XM, NXNE, The Oddblock Comedy Festival and The Brantford Comedy Fest. He’s hosted the Alt Dot Comedy Lounge and been featured on their Just For Laughs Showcase, headlined Jimmy Jazz Guelph among others, and, sorry, maybe it wasn’t clear before, he’s not basketball tall just like.. Yeah he’s not short.

Come see exactly what height he is at this very good show or festival! He’s 6’1!

Get your advance price tickets today or pay $20 (cash only) at the door.

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