Nancy Dutra

Oct 30, 2024 | thestar.com | Nancy Dutra

With the jock jam “Get Ready for This” blaring, Tig Notaro ambles on stage at Toronto’s Comedy Bar. The song’s bombastic energy is an absurd contrast to the comedian’s understated style, which she emphasizes by re-enacting her entrance while singing the tune. The bit earns the first laugh in what will be a gleeful night of nearly non-stop hysterics from a hyped-up crowd.

Jul 10, 2024 | torontolife.com | Nancy Dutra

Until I was 14, I was a bit of a keener. I was excited to start high school, and I’d totally bought in to the fantasy I’d seen on television: football, cheerleading, dating. I had every intention of going on to college or university. Shortly after I started Grade 9 at York Memorial Collegiate Institute, I met some older kids who’d dropped out. They’d shoot pool across the street from school. I hate to admit it, but I thought they were losers. I remember thinking I would never be like them.

Jun 21, 2023 | yummymummyclub.ca | Nancy Dutra |Jeni Marinucci |Nadine Thornhill |Leslie Kennedy

No matter how much we love spending time with our kids, we all have those moments when the thought of building another fort makes us want to rip our hair out. Some of my hardest moments were when my girls wanted to listen to children’s music nonstop. Having been a singer-songwriter in the “before times” of pre-parenthood, I wanted to slip in as much of my musical choices into my days as possible.