Cathryn Naiker

A few years ago, Cathryn Naiker decided to leave her career in

broadcasting to follow her dreams of becoming a comedy writer,

comedian, and according to the British Journal of Psychiatry, made a huge mistake.

But the risk has paid off.

In 2019 Cathryn became a writer for This Hour Has 22 Minutes. Previously

she was the writers’ room Script Coordinator for The Mr. D Show season

8, writer for The Beaverton Season 2, and contributor for their website.

Currently, she just wrapped story editing on two shows for Sinking Ship

called “Lockdown” and a pilot called “The Kits”. As well as a new comedy

“The Parker Andersons,” premiering on the BBC in 2021.

Cathryn is also a proud alumnus of The Writers Guild of Canada & Bell

Media Diverse Screenwriters program. She also wrote and co-starred in

the IPF funded web series Dhaliwal ‘15 with YouTube star Jus Reign.

As a comedian, she has been accepted to the Women In Comedy Festival

(WICF Boston) and performed at top comedy festivals such as JFL42, Just

For Laughs, Pitch At Your Own Risk & JFLZoo fest, Gilda’s Club Laugh Fest,

She Dot (Toronto 3 years in a row), Border City Comedy Fest, Brantford

Comedy Fest, and NXNE to name a few.

Cathryn also co-founded The Darjeelings of Comedy, a female South Asian

comedy show in Toronto. She is an in-demand performer in Canada's comedy

scene and continues to pursue her goals of hilarious domination.