Ola Dada

Ola Dada is a Canadian stand-up comedian,[1] most noted as a finalist in the 2019 SiriusXM Top Comic competition.[2]

Born in Nigeria, Dada moved to Canada at the age of 10, and spent his teen years living in Fort McMurray, Alberta.[3] He moved to Vancouver, British Columbia to study accounting, and worked in banks before pursuing stand-up comedy in local Vancouver comedy clubs.[3]

In 2020, he was featured in the CBC Gem stand-up comedy web series The New Wave of Standup.[4] In 2022 he was a competitor in the second season of Canada's Got Talent, making the semifinals,[3] and released his debut comedy album Dada Plan.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Shawn Conner, "Vancouver comic Ola Dada’s accidental break into the stand-up world". Vancouver Sun, May 24, 2022.
  2. ^ Audrey Carleton, "Adam Christie Wins SiriusXM Top Comic at JFL42". Exclaim!, September 27, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c Liam Britten, "With huge stage in sight, Vancouver comedian has come a long way from dissing friends for pizza". CBC News British Columbia, May 9, 2022.
  4. ^ Tom Zillich, "‘That night was so much fun’: Surrey-raised comedian in ‘New Wave of Standup’ series". Surrey Now-Leader, July 8, 2020.


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