Colour Me Bastos!

Colour Me Bastos! brings Pinoy humour to the stage as part of the 3-day Colour Me Comedy Festival — expect bold stories, big laughs, and a little bit of bastos energy.

• Celeste Lampa - A stand-up comedian based in Edmonton, Alberta- by day, she’s a hard-working suburban mom. And by night, she’s still a hard-working suburban mom. She performs all over Canada, recorded with JFL Originals, and released 2 albums - titled ‘25%’ and ‘Sweet & Salty’ on Sirius XM.

• Heg Christian - a rising star Filipino-Canadian comedian from Edmonton, lighting up stages with unstoppable energy, razor-sharp crowd work, and laugh-out-loud stories about growing up Filipino in Canada. From relationships to the everyday chaos of life, Heg turns real moments into nonstop comedy that keeps audiences laughing from start to finish. Off stage, he’s the creator and host of two of Edmonton’s hottest local stand-up comedy shows—Maki Happy Comedy Jam and Punchline Comedy—making him one of the most exciting comedians to watch right now.

• Big Norm - Norm Alconcel, popularly known as “Big Norm” is a modern day renaissance man. Multi-faceted, Norm is by turns a stand-up comedian, singer, musical theatre performer, writer, producer, chef and Podcaster. Norm’s soulful style of comedy is an amalgamation of life experiences and cultural perspectives gained through his time growing up in Toronto community housing, in a Filipino, Seventh-day Adventist household. His style showcases influences from Jamie Foxx, Russell Peters, Tracy Morgan, Cedric The Entertainer with a heavy sprinkle of Wu-Tang & Jodeci. Big Norm incorporates a hip-hop-flavoured and Motown-inspired cadence and delivery to his stand up and frequently touches base on multiculturalism, music, and personal anecdotes as a Filipino man in North America.

Colour Me Comedy Festival celebrates comics of colour on stage. This project is supported by the Edmonton Arts Council and the City of Edmonton.