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PodGis with Ava Val

Ava Val, a Canadian stand up comic, rants about today"s topics, spins hilarious yarns, explores and shares her reflections of gender during her transition, and covers a wide variety of topics, all while injecting a little therapeutic optimism in there. A podcast full of impressions, characters, ridiculous premises, non-sequitors, and wild, silly thoughts... but above all, it"s a podcast full of heart.

comedy stand-up

All Episodes

00:55:17

E088 - Pirate Conclave

PodGis with Ava Val ·

2023/04/04

HALLOW HALLOW HALLOW (in British) Welcome to another PodGis! Algis gets right into it, riffing a little British stuff off the top before she hunkers down, focuses up, and gets some PodGissing done! Hurdling over a bizarre riff about a waterlogged corpse, she proceeds to hit her stride in speaking on belonging to a pirate conclave with her fans, her recent experience rocking out on guitar onstage at a live performance of Dan Galea's "Inter-Dan-Mensional", background singing techniques,

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00:49:51

E087 - Guns and the Weather

PodGis with Ava Val ·

2023/03/28

Algis comes right out this episode by having a quick laugh about bowler Pete Weber's famous clip, but then takes a bit more of a serious tone in lieu of more gun violence news in America. She discusses her opinions on guns in America, before pivoting back out of the serious stuff into some funny observations on the weather - yes, the WEATHER! - before concluding with a touching tale of a recent first-time experience she had dancing the night away at a rave! Have a good week if you're a good

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00:56:37

E086 - Sometimes Maybe Good...

PodGis with Ava Val ·

2023/03/21

Hello there! Grab your bag (for the last grab-baggin' time?) and join Algis for a heavin' helpin' of PodGis! She kicks off the episode talking about vocal feminization training, then recalls her favourite 3 second YouTube clip that always stands out in her head. She then excitedly shares some reflections on being in a band and performing alongside profoundly skilled musicians. She talks about her insecure impulses, about her love for blues-inspired music, some songs that annoy her and

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01:04:42

E085 - Spoiler Alert!

PodGis with Ava Val ·

2023/03/16

Uh Oh! SPOILER ALERT! This episode is so fun so sorry if you weren't sure whether or not this PodGis would be fun! I SPOILED IT. SPOILER ALERT Algis (AKA Al Val) starts out in a weird little mood but never addresses it until the very end SPOILER ALERT but instead rips right into an exciting musing about SPOILER ALERT PodGis eventually moving to video format! And then SPOILER ALERT she talks about doing the Just For Laughs Festival and also showcasing (auditioning) for them, but SPOILER ALERT she

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01:09:48

E084 - My Beautiful Inner Phaeses

PodGis with Ava Val ·

2023/03/07

Hello hello get your bag and away we gooooo Val AKA ALGIS Kicks off the podcast in a dirty dirty way, commenting on her waterless predicament and how difficult a time she's been having lately combobulating her life together. She then proceeds to talk about commercial auditions and doing them over Zoom, being accused of doing "womanface", and spends a while on a few clankers of the week, including dogpilers, a stranger who defensively shared an insulting video, and an abusive "trans ally" on

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00:51:12

E083 - Cringe, Ahoy!

PodGis with Ava Val ·

2023/03/01

Ahoy there! It's time for Algis to get really BUSINESSGIS and give you the business! Because she's a BUSINESS GIRL! Val kicks off this episode by ripping into a meandering riff about why old movies and old things in general suck and that things are all better now; Val's inability to keep her mouth shut during movies; buying her a coffee on Ko-fi; socialism; two absolute Clankers involving the Z-cup-sized trans impostor and a host that disrupted Val's set; a recent improv riff onstage; vocal

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00:46:45

E082 - How 'bout some TWINE!

PodGis with Ava Val ·

2023/02/20

Hello there and welcome welcome to another bangin' episode of PodGis! Featuring Al Val AKA ALGIS (cue cool DJ scratches)... In this episode, Algis wastes no time gathering your bags and getting going, promoting her iconic role in "Drag Heals" (streaming on OutTV/Apple TV every Friday at 8:30pm EST, and available to stream anytime after episodes air!); she then discusses being a trans spokesperson for the entertainment industry, does another segment of "Clanker of the Week" (pitting "Clanker in the

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00:49:48

E081 - Clanker of the Week

PodGis with Ava Val ·

2023/02/15

Hey you! Grab your bags and get in the car because we're going on a journey through an absolute HONK HONK silly billy time! Val opens right out the gate with an excitable intro to match her excitement that PodGis will be expanding to a video platform! So stay TUNED! After that, Val kicks off a new weekly segment called "Clanker of the Week" in which she highlights a particularly clankacious person who deserves to put a pot on their head and give it a good clankaround. After that, Val discusses

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00:48:25

E080 - But We're Rangers!

PodGis with Ava Val ·

2023/02/06

In this icy cold week in the barren Canadian winterscape, Val cozies up with all kinds of subject matter, including: Watching a comedy show that she is not booked on; the difficulty of posing for photos; the clueless but well-intentioned TikTok commenter; her new accidental funhouse mirror that makes everything SO wide; the time her friend got in trouble for yelling something really innocuous at a teacher; her new Instagram scammer/impersonator; and naming your kids ridiculously mockable names. Have

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00:49:40

E079 - Level 99 Venus Dorka Sork M'Lorkus

PodGis with Ava Val ·

2023/01/31

Algis comes in fresh from a viewing of "The Last of Us" and comments on her emotional reaction from the third episode (don't worry, no spoilers!). Despite her emotionally charged state, she has a blast of a bees knees time discussing her recent doctor's appointment that made her misrepresent herself as a 'troubled person'; "Invisible Briefcases"; some more lamentations on online dating and how difficult it is to navigate "sex talk" with strangers; an Uber ride that involved a race against time, a

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01:22:46

E078 - My Guest and Friend

PodGis with Ava Val ·

2023/01/24

Welcome to a VERY special episode of PodGis, indeed! For just the second time in the history of PodGis, Val invites a special guest to join her in the "studio" to hang out, chit-chat and have the silliest time! This episode's guest is Val's dear friend (and oft-mentioned PodGis character) Noah, who is a very talented actor in Toronto. Noah and Algis get into it right away, discussing houses designed to make you uncomfortable, yet focused; Noah defends their palate and the two have a taste test of a

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00:48:52

E077 - GetTheFugguppOnOuttaHeaaaa

PodGis with Ava Val ·

2023/01/19

This episode has everything! SILLIES: Val comes hot out the gate with funny bits about rappers. OBSERVATIONS: About the growing trend of neurodivergent self-diagnosis, and the kids in class who had ADHD growing up. MORE SILLIES: Funny takes on Val's friend's drink preferences, and how stupid it is to like 'bitter' things. INSIGHT: A new take on smelling like pizza and the virtues of bathing in piping hot pizza air. HEART: A reflection upon how far she's come, and how powerful time and experience

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00:52:08

E076 - F*#k Town

PodGis with Ava Val ·

2023/01/05

Welcome to F*#k Town, population ALGIS! In this episode, Val talks a lot about Batman inside jokes and goes on a classic tangent, inventing a new Batman villain on the spot called "The Ostrich". She then talks about the prospects of PodGis and the exciting new future ahead, and closes it out with some observations on the recent "discourse" and "controversy" around the streamer known as F1nnster. Enjoy, and remember to always keep a keen eye on the skies for the threat of Batman's justice.

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00:37:28

E075 Animal House

PodGis with Ava Val ·

2022/12/22

In this shorter episode, Val discusses being in the midst of a dog-sitting adventure and how challenging and revealing it has been for her. She also discusses "The Mole" on Netflix and how she completely buffoonerously spoiled it for herself, and then calls it a night to go cuddle with a pooch! This one's a softie! More later! Have a good week!

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00:50:01

E074 - Lumpy 4 Lyfe

PodGis with Ava Val ·

2022/12/15

Let's get LUMPY! What a lumpy lumpy start, as Algis acknowledges her egregious blunder of forgetting to edit in the theme song in the previous episode! It won't happen again? It won't happen again! She then talks about being a third wheel, her upcoming dogsitting stint that she's really looking forward to, being the only one in a big family without a partner, a story about the last time she rode on a horse, livin' a "Lumpy Life", a short update on "Porn Guy", funny things to do during sex and how

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00:55:22

E073 - About Three Denmarks

PodGis with Ava Val ·

2022/12/06

What a week Val (AKA Algis) has had! She spends most of this episode dissecting and discussing her experience with going viral on Instagram for a silly dance: the influx of hate and pettiness, the addictive feelings of watching the numbers and tracking the likes, the lack of thought that went into the video in the first place, the universality and relatability of the clip, and much much more. She really does a deep dive on what it's like to go viral for the first time, in case you happen to be

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01:01:31

E072 - Not For Me

PodGis with Ava Val ·

2022/12/01

Welcome back! AGAIN! And again and again and again welcome back, because Val can't seem to nail down a regular weekly schedule! BUT she packs another episode with quality (with an extra 15 minutes of oomphy quantity!), covering such topics as: remembering the word for "gingham" and her family's inside jokes involving the word "Tannenbaum"; Arnold Schwarzenegger soundboard prank phone calls; profound thoughts on how our brains are like computers, and how memory might work; the zen advice she tends to

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00:46:52

E071 - Barbara Said You Couldn't Do It

PodGis with Ava Val ·

2022/11/15

What a special one this one is! Algis comes hot out of the gate, Ellen-style singing and dancing in the snow! She goes on a tangent about song lyrics that only make sense to the writer. Then after burning her tongue on her tea she gets distracted from her point about earworms and instead explores the most American thing she could think of; goes into a lengthy philosophical dissection of the absurdity of regret (very brainy! Wow! SO brain!); applies that perspective on regret to her own transition,

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00:44:47

E070 - Clank Those Thoughts Clean

PodGis with Ava Val ·

2022/11/02

Hello hi hello! Welcome to PodGis! Al Val's unofficially official podcast! In this hairy scary episode, Val braves the growing fog outside her window and discusses the string of shows she'd recently had and the simple things that can make a set suddenly interesting and inventive; online dating and her cynicism towards the dating landscape; people who have an "INNUENDO ONLY" sense of humour; a funny memory involving Val's friend's Jamaican parents; tolerating boredom; being superficial on dating apps

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00:52:59

E069 - Youyouyouyouyou

PodGis with Ava Val ·

2022/10/24

Let's start out by saying this first: in this episode of "PodGis", Val gets a ton of mileage out of a silly sounding stutter he accidentally exclaims. Otherwise, in this episode Val discusses voting and democracy; she discusses her hairline surgery - the grotesqueries, the discomforts and the triumphs of it all; Chance the Rapper's recent trans-related controversy, and the broader implications regarding male insecurity and sexuality; a tale about a man who got handsy during a horrifying moment in a

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