Sask. comedian is the first Indigenous woman in a televised Winnipeg Comedy Festival showcase – CTV News
April 10, 2025
A Saskatoon-based comedian is celebrating an historic milestone this month.
Cheyenna Sapp, a member of Saskatchewan’s Little Pine First Nation, will be the first Indigenous woman featured in a televised gala show in the history of the Winnipeg Comedy Festival.
Sapp has earned accolades for her role as Rose Sinclair in the CTV original comedy series Acting Good and is a fixture in Saskatoon’s burgeoning comedy scene who’s gone from open mics to booking gigs at national and international showcases in the span of about six years.
For someone who got into the artform hoping to see better representation for Indigenous humour in the comedy scene, landing a televised showcase in one of Canada’s largest comedy festivals was a major coup.
