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Mary Walsh is coming to Burnaby

You may know her best as Marg Delahunty, Princess Warrior, ambushing Canadian politicians and subjecting them to satirical interviews. Now she’s coming to the stage at Shadbolt Centre for the Arts.
Mary Walsh
Mary Walsh is coming to the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts on Nov. 8.

You may know her best as Marg Delahunty, Princess Warrior, ambushing Canadian politicians and subjecting them to satirical interviews.

Now she’s coming to the stage at Shadbolt Centre for the Arts.

Mary Walsh, the comedian, actor and mental health advocate, is performing live on Thursday, Nov. 8.

Walsh is best known for her multi-Gemini-Award-winning work on CBC’s current events program This Hour Has 22 Minutes, which gave birth to Marg Delahunty and other favourite satirical characters.

She also wrote, produced and starred in the Gemini Award-winning show Hatching, Matching and Dispatching, and she’s been nominated for two Genies for her performance in the feature film Crackie and New Waterford Girl. She’s also appeared in other films, including Mambo Italiano, Violet, The Grand Seduction and Closet Monster.

On TV, she’s been seen on such shows as Republic of Doyle, Rookie Blue and HBO Canada’s Sensitive Skin.

She’s also a recipient of the Order of Canada and the Governor General’s Lifetime Achievement Award in the Performing Arts.

Walsh is onstage at 8 p.m. Tickets are $40. See tickets.shadboltcentre.com or call 604-205-3000.