Gilson Lubin
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Gilson Lubin is a stand-up comedian originally from St.Lucia. Raised most his life in Canada, Gilson spent the past couple of years on the CTV
programme MTV Live
as one of its original seven hosts. Lubin's sluggishly paced career has led to performances at Montreal's prestigious Just for Laughs
festival winning a development deal with SpikeTv 2004 and a year prior he won the 2003 Canadian Comedy Award for Best Stand-up Newcomer. Gilson has taken his act all over North America while making appearances on shows such as Comedy Central
, Premium Blend. Of the few proud moments, Lubin believes the only sweet one was opening for one of his comedic idols Dave Chappelle
. He is also featured in the January 2008 94th episode of HBO's Def Comedy Jam
http://www.hbo.com/defcomedyjam/episode/index.html.
CTV television network
CTV Television Network is a Canadian English language television network and is owned by Bell Media. It is Canada's largest privately-owned network, and has consistently placed as Canada's top-rated network in total viewers and in key demographics since 2002, after several years trailing the rival...
programme MTV Live
MTV Live (Canada)
Live is a 26 minute flagship show of MTV Canada, on the air since March 21, 2006. The program began as an interactive talkshow where viewers were encouraged to jump into the conversation...
as one of its original seven hosts. Lubin's sluggishly paced career has led to performances at Montreal's prestigious Just for Laughs
Just for Laughs
Just for Laughs is a comedy festival held each July in Montreal, Quebec, founded in 1983. It is the largest international comedy festival in the world.- Information :...
festival winning a development deal with SpikeTv 2004 and a year prior he won the 2003 Canadian Comedy Award for Best Stand-up Newcomer. Gilson has taken his act all over North America while making appearances on shows such as Comedy Central
Comedy Central
Comedy Central is an American cable television and satellite television channel that carries comedy programming, both original and syndicated....
, Premium Blend. Of the few proud moments, Lubin believes the only sweet one was opening for one of his comedic idols Dave Chappelle
Dave Chappelle
David Khari Webber "Dave" Chappelle is an American comedian, screenwriter, television/film producer, actor, and artist. Chappelle began his film career in the film Robin Hood: Men in Tights in 1993 and continued to star in minor roles in the films The Nutty Professor, Con Air, and Blue Streak. His...
. He is also featured in the January 2008 94th episode of HBO's Def Comedy Jam
Def Comedy Jam
Def Comedy Jam is a HBO television series produced by Russell Simmons. The series had its original run from July 1, 1992 to January 1, 1997. The show returned on HBO's fall lineup in 2006. Def Comedy Jam helped to launch the careers of several African-American stand-up comedians...
http://www.hbo.com/defcomedyjam/episode/index.html.