Shauna Wiley was born in Hamilton Ontario, even though she has resided in the little-known town of Welland all her life. When she was just a newborn, she most likely inhaled too many of the harmful fumes that Hamilton is always pumping into the air, which explains her crazy and deranged sense of humour. However, her love for comedy, and realization that she had a sense of humour did not begin developing until she reached High School. She attended Notre Dame College School in Welland, and took dramatic arts courses just to try it out. It was here that she discovered her talent for acting and script writing. She began acting in school productions that were written by the senior students, and she soon learned that she belonged onstage. Throughout high school, she wrote, directed, and starred in numerous original plays, and knew that she would never find anything else in the world that she loved as much as performing.

After High School, Shauna attended Sheridan College in Oakville, where she studied Performing Arts. For the end of the year performance, she decided that she would like to put on a sketch comedy show. Using shows such as “Mad TV” and “SNL” as inspiration, Shauna and a group of students wrote, directed and put on a sketch comedy show called “White Collar Comedy”. It ended up being a very successful show, and was given great feedback. Shauna believes that there is no better feedback than to hear the audience laughing, because that is her ultimate goal, to make people laugh.

She would like to thank her friends and family for allowing her the freedom to pursue her dreams, and for believing in her.

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