Cast & Crew TourCO – Sept- Toronto

Ghazal Ghiami (she/her) (Ensemble) is an Iranian-born comedian living in Toronto. She got her start at The Beaverton, where she formerly served as an editor. She is a graduate of Bad Dog’s Studio Series and now regularly performs with the company. She has performed at several improv festivals, including some with her extremely volatile troupe, Mrs. Beast. She is doing well these days.

Rhys Naylor (he/him) (Ensemble)is a Toronto-based actor, comedian, and writer. An alum of the Second City Conservatory and the Bad Dog Theatre Featured Players, He has performed sketch and improv comedy across North America, and performs regularly across the city with his improv troupe Little Miss Normal. As an actor, he appeared in Brandy Hewitt’s film “Mood” and Abigail Lapell’s “Old Flames” music video. Find him on Instagram @rhysnaylor

Lizzie Song (she/her) (Ensemble) is an actor, singer, dancer and director based in Toronto. Lizzie’s stoked to be back at Second City after being a Mainstage Understudy. She’s a proud member of sketch troupe Potato Potato who has performed at Second City, Toronto SketchFest, Montreal SketchFest and winners of the 2024 Sketch to the Death competition. Select credits include: I Was Unbecoming Then (Next Stage Festival), Playground (Toronto Fringe), Rooted: A Musical Poem (Blackman Productions/Toronto Fringe), Legally Blonde (Hart House), *Cell Block Tango: Reimagined (EveryBODY on Stage) *Webby Award Winning. Hi mom! @lizziesong_

Brody Wilkinson-Martin (he/him) (Ensemble) is a comedian and part-time pizza boy from lil’ ole Nova Scotia (salt of the earth, am I right?). He performs improv and sketch comedy across Toronto with RAT RACE and BEST BY FAR, and has trained and performed with Blind Tiger Comedy, CB Pro, and The Second City. He’s thrilled to be performing with this cast. Find him on Instagram @another_brody

Ellie Posadas (she/her) (Ensemble) Ellie is a Filipinx-Canadian actor, singer, and creator from Scarborough, Ontario. A graduate of Randolph Academy’s Triple Threat Program, she is a co-creator and performer with the award-winning Tita Collective (2023 Patrons’ Pick & Second City Award – Toronto Fringe; 2022 BroadwayWorld Toronto Award; 2022 Just For Laughs Award – Montreal Sketchfest).Ellie’s film work includes Scarborough (TIFF 2021, Vancouver Film Critics Circle nominee – Best Supporting Actress), Wexford Plaza (CAAMfest, Slamdance), The Morning After (Inside Out, Outfest LA), and Baby Blue Canoe (Toronto After Dark).Stage credits include Swipes Right, U Up? (Second City, Understudy), The Penelopiad (Hart House), Emily and EV (Nota Collective), SILENCED (HERstory Counts), Avenue Q (The LOT), and Monsters By Nature (Kindling Collective).Ellie continues to develop new work that celebrates Filipinx identity, community, and storytelling through comedy and performance.

Rami Khan is a Toronto-based actor/writer/comedian. He’s been a part of The Second City’s Touring Company as an understudy for the past year and is loving every second of it! Outside of The Second City, Rami is an award-winning sketch comedian as a part of the musical political satire sketch troupe Potato Potato, winning the Audience Choice Award at the 2026 Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival. On top of this, Rami has extensive tv/film credits, including Wayward (Netflix), Late Bloomer (Crave), and two seasons on the hit teen drama BET (Netflix) where he plays the role of Rex. As a lover of comedy, Rami has always dreamed of being on stage at The Second City and thanks the Tik Tok astrologers for helping him manifest this dream job…at least he tells himself that they helped. Follow his work on Instagram: @ramikhan_ and TikTok: @ramikhan00

NADINE DJOURY (she/her) [Director]
Nadine is an alumna of the Mainstage where she wrote and performed in three critically-acclaimed revues. She currently writes for CBC’s The Great Canadian Baking Show and co-created, wrote and starred in ABC.com/CBC Comedy’s web series, Newborn Moms, earning a CSA nomination for Best Performance. Recent television credits include What We Do in the Shadows (FX), Ghosts (CBS), Transplant (NBC) and Kim’s Convenience (CBC). Insta: @nadined

Jake Schindler is a Toronto based composer, music director, and orchestrator. From large commercial theatre to Fringe shows, Jake works on projects that are music-forward and use music to tell stories in new and interesting ways. Recently, he has worked on two Dora-nominated shows (Mirvish, Mixtape Productions), three TO Fringe Patron’s Pick musicals, is completing a cast recording of his show “Ursa, A Folk Musical”, and was the 2023 Associate Keyboard Programmer at the Stratford and Shaw Festivals. Check out more of his work: jakeschindler.com

Mark Andrada is a Canadian Comedy Award–winning performer, director, and writer. He voices Amado the Eagle on PBS Kids’ Work It Out Wombats!, directed The Second City’s sold-out hit Improv Brunch, and if you like your comedy mean-spirited and riddled with air horns, he’s the DJ on CTV’s Roast Battle Canada. On stage, Mark originated Swan/Chief in the world premiere of Trey Parker’s Cannibal! The Musical, puppeteered with the Canadian Opera Company, clown with Canadian Stage, was in the pre-Broadway workshop of Jason Robert Brown’s Parade directed by Harold Prince, and headlined the Toronto International Circus Festival. Film/TV: Ghosts (CBS), Murdoch Mysteries (CBC), Odd Squad (PBS). One time, he designed the lights for Dinosaurs Unearthed! a touring animatronic dinosaur exhibit. Neat, huh?