In the three short years since coming out as transgender, Ava Val has enjoyed nothing short of a meteoric rise in the Canadian comedy scene. Val has made multiple appearances at the prestigious “Just For Laughs” Festival, as well as for JFL Vancouver and Toronto and The Halifax Comedy Festival. She has taped stand-up sets for CBC Gem, Crave TV, CTV, and “JFL Originals”, was featured on the “Jo Koy Gala”, is a cast member of the third season of the award-winning “Drag Heals” on OutTV, and has written for “This Hour Has 22 Minutes”. In addition, she hosts her own weekly solo stream-of-consciousness podcast “PodGis”, is a graduate of Second City’s Conservatory Program, and one part of improv-rock musical duo “OverDude”, proving her mastery over the art of improvisation. She also plays a mean guitar, writing and featuring on the song “Malta PSA” on Dan Galea’s album “Inter-Dan-Mensional” and performing the album live alongside Dan and his band at and outdoor concert on Just For Laughs’ Loto Quebec Stage in 2023.Between her boundlessly high energy, vulnerability and honesty regarding her transitional journey, clever, insightful perspective, and spontaneous, silly delivery, Al Val is surely a dynamic, exciting entertainer whose charm you will surely be unable to resist!