Episode 183: Ellie Harvie

Ellie Harvie is a veteran actress and stand-up comedian with a filmography a mile long and dozens of award nominations to her name, including two Gemini nominations, a Canadian Comedy Award nomination, and eight Leo nominations. In 2000, she won a Leo Award for Best Performance or Host in a Music, Comedy or Variety Program or Series for her delicious work portraying Morticia Addams on The New Addams Family. But Ellie is more than her credits, nominations, and awards. She’s her sense of humour, which is the stuff of legend and has been wielded on improv stages and as an event host. She’s also her intellect and her compassion, both of which she flexes as president of UBCP/ACTRA, the actor’s union in these here parts. In short, Ellie is a leader, an advocate for artists, wildly talented, and wickedly funny – and in this hilarious episode of the YVR Screen Scene Podcast, Ellie talks societal and cultural change, politics, and the anatomy of funny, and reflects on her adventures in stand-up comedy, portraying Morticia Addams on The New Addams Family, and serving in the military. Episode sponsor: UBCP/ACTRA