Paul Rabliauskas is a Canadian stand-up comedian, most noted as the star of the 2022 sitcom Acting Good."From 'running around on the rez being silly' to starring in his own sitcom, Paul Rabliauskas is here". CBC Arts, October 17, 2022.
Rabliauskas, of mixed Anishinaabe and Lithuanian descent, is a member of the Poplar River First Nation.Lenard Monkman, "Anishinaabe comedian back in front of live audiences at Just For Laughs Montreal festival". CBC News Indigenous, July 30, 2021.
He began his comedy career in the late 2000s, and has appeared at the Just for Laughs festival, on the CBC Radio comedy debate series The Debaters, and in the CBC Gem stand-up comedy web series The New Wave of Standup.Tom Zillich, "‘That night was so much fun’: Surrey-raised comedian in ‘New Wave of Standup’ series". Surrey Now-Leader, July 8, 2020.
Forced to move from Winnipeg back to Poplar River to stay with his family during the COVID-19 pandemic due to the reduction of his stand-up comedy income, he created and hosted Paul Anishinaabemo (Paul Speaks Ojibwe), a podcast in which his mother teaches him the Ojibwe language.Ben Waldman, "Spreading the word: Comedian Paul Rabliauskas gets Anishinaabemowin lessons from his mom on podcast". Winnipeg Free Press, April 15, 2021. He also created and wrote Acting Good, a sitcom based on his experiences returning to the community, which premiered on CTV Comedy Channel in October 2022.
He appeared in a third season episode of Roast Battle Canada, competing against Dakota Ray Hebert.Greg David, "CTV Comedy Channel cranks up the heat this summer with Season 3 of Roast Battle Canada, beginning July 10". TV, eh?, June 27, 2023.
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