Elvira Kurt

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Elvira Kurt
Born December 9, 1961[1]
Toronto,Ontario,Canada
Nationality Canadian
Notable works and roles PopCultured
Website http://www.elvirakurt.ca

Elvira Kurt (Hungarian: Kürt Elvíra) (born December 9, 1961) is a Canadian comedian, currently the host of the game show Spin Off[2] and previously the host of the entertainment satire/talk show PopCultured with Elvira Kurt on The Comedy Network in Canada. That show's style was similar to The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, and began in 2005, and was canceled due to poor ratings in early 2006. She is of Jewish Hungarian descent.

Openly lesbian,[3] she coined the term "fellagirly" to describe herself and other queer females whose style is a blend of butch and femme, as opposed to strictly one or the other. Her comedic style relies heavily on complaints about celebrity culture, her own appearance, and the effects of aging.

In 2007, Kurt hosted the second season of the gay wedding series First Comes Love (which originated in Canada under the title My Fabulous Gay Wedding). She is currently a judge on The Second City's Next Comedy Legend, a frequent guest on the CBC Radio show The Debaters, and a weekly guest on Q where she does a "Cultural Hall of Shame" segment each week, typically on the last half hour on the Friday morning broadcast.

Kurt is the host of Spin Off, a prime time quiz show on Hamilton based television station CHCH-DT. Mark Burnett is executive producer and creator of Spin Off,[4][5] which premiered on September 11, 2013.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Elvira Kurt Biography, NME.com
  2. ↑ "Spin Off". CHCH. Retrieved 2013-09-01. 
  3. ↑ Polly, John (2007-03-07), "Interview With Elvira Kurt", AfterEllen.com, retrieved 2007-10-30 
  4. ↑ Etan Vlessing (2013-04-23). "CHCH buys Mark Burnett game show". PlayBack. Retrieved 2013-09-01. 
  5. ↑ "Mark Burnett behind Spin Off, new game show to air on CHCH". Toronto Star. Canadian Press. 2013-04-24. Retrieved 2013-09-01. 
  6. ↑ "Spin Off". CHCH. Retrieved 2013-09-01. 

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