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Ajahnis Charley is a Canadian sketch and stand-up comedian and actor.[1] They are most noted for their work as part of the writing team for This Hour Has 22 Minutes, who collectively won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Writing in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series at the 12th Canadian Screen Awards in 2024.[2]
In 2020 Charley made the short film I Am Gay, about their experiences coming out as LGBTQ to their family, for the National Film Board of Canada short film series The Curve.[3] They became more widely known as a partner with Coko Galore, PHATT Al, Alan Shane Lewis, Nkasi Ogbonnah, Brandon Ash-Mohammed, Aba Amuquandoh and Brandon Hackett in Untitled Black Sketch Project, Canada's first all-Black Canadian sketch comedy troupe.[4]
In 2022 they were featured in an episode of the CBC Gem stand-up comedy series The New Wave of Standup.[5]
They have also had acting roles in the television miniseries Station Eleven,[6] the web series Topline and Tokens, the sitcom Shelved and the feature film Suze.
Charley is non-binary.[7]
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