Marshall Lorenzo

Marshall Lorenzo is an award-winning sketch comedian and writer of the debut season of Canada’s Drag Race, produced by the Emmy Award-winning creators of RuPaul’s Drag Race, now living back home in Aotearoa. He is the former head writer and host of the multi-Canadian Comedy Award-winning troupe The Sketchersons. Known for their famous show Sunday Night Live, modelled after Saturday Night Live, the show features local artists and comedians, including film and television celebrities. He is also a writer and performer for the sketch comedy troupe ‘Panacea™’, which garnered rave reviews and a 5-star rating in Now Magazine for their self-titled debut show, and was named top 5 shows to see at the 2015 Toronto Sketchfest. He is part of the 2019 Canadian Comedy Award-winning ensemble queer sketch show ‘Extravaganza Eleganza’, which was named one of the 2018 Now Magazine top 5 comedy shows to watch. It was the first ever exclusively queer show on a Second City stage. He’s performed regularly in the Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival and was picked for the ‘Best of the Fest’ showcase in the 2018 Montreal Sketch Comedy Festival as a solo comedian and in the 2019 JFL Solo Sketch Showcase. Marshall is a graduate of the Second City Conservatory and in 2014 was nominated for the Second City Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Fresh Meat showcase. Most recently, he performed his new solo sketch show ‘Baby Gorgeous’ at Summer of Q, and NZ Fringe, which was nominated for five NZ Fringe awards. His sequel ‘Baby Gorgeous Build Ups’ opened as part of Basement Theatre’s Spring showcase and in 2025 was nominated for three awards, winning the NZ Fringe San Diego Tour Award. His latest show ‘Decadunce’ at Basement Theatre just closed, sold out with rave reviews.