SEÁN DEVLIN’S (叶 世民) AIRPORTS, ANIMALS. OUT TODAY ON STREAMING PLATFORMS EVERYWHERE VIA ARTS & CRAFTS
BUY / STREAM AIRPORTS, ANIMALS. HERE
THE FIRST COMEDY ALBUM TO BE RELEASED BY ARTS & CRAFTS
"Canadian comic Seán Devlin just released one of the best stand-up albums of the year. He soars on his first flight, with his signature gentle delivery and incisive framing elevating the album... Devlin breaks apart Western society’s racist, capitalist structure with the elegant precision of a Michelin star chef cracking open an egg... his debut ranks among the most thought-provoking and thoroughly funny comedy releases of the year." - Paste Magazine
“From his calm delivery to frequently hard-hitting punchlines, Devlin’s routines are often political, always funny, and never pedantic...His humour is in tune with legendary poop disturbers like George Carlin or Richard Pryor." - The Vancouver Sun
"When Devlin truly hits the big time (and it's coming, folks), you'll be able to tell your friends that you remember listening to his first album before he became a household name across North America." - The Georgia Straight
"Sean Devlin is one of those comedians who can take highly charged political subjects and pierce through the hubris to find a golden nugget of absurdity." Range
"a well-deserved moment of recognition for a comic who has spent years honing his deadpan, keenly observational and sometimes surreal brand of standup. AIRPORTS, ANIMALS. contains stories about weed and politics, but the humour defies easy categorization. The only real constant is Devlin's laidback manner and bemused delivery" - Exclaim!
"Seán's hilarious, slyly confrontational, and able to shock in a way that somehow feels gentle. I'm a big fan." - Jason Woliner (Director: Borat: Subsequent Moviefilm, Nathan For You)
"Seán's been a whole legend to me. He's well-known for his brilliant, incisive stuff but also there's a warmth and depth to his comedy that in sum really puts him in a rare category. He's just special." - Shad (Host of Netflix's Hip Hop Evolution)
Photo Credit : Katrin Braga // DOWNLOAD HIGH-RES
Vancouver based, Ontario born and raised comedian, filmmaker, and prankster Seán Devlin’s (叶 世民) debut comedy album AIRPORTS, ANIMALS., the first comedy to be released by Arts & Crafts, is now available to stream on all platforms as of today.
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MORE ABOUT SEÁN DEVLIN (叶 世民)
Where many stand-up comedians write from distant observation, Seán Devlin’s (叶 世民) material often comes from real-world interventions and politically-charged personal confrontations. Recorded at Vancouver’s Little Mountain Gallery in 2019, AIRPORTS, ANIMALS. is the work of a comedian whose mother was raised as a squatter in the Philippines before immigrating to Canada to escape the Marcos regime. A comedian whose political provocations over climate change and migrant justice have previously landed him in jail. A biracial artist who experiences both white privilege and racial violence living in Vancouver, BC - the anti-Asian hate crime capital of North America. Yet, while political stand-up comedians typically express themselves through angry ranting, Devlin’s performances find him calmly recounting stories that would leave many people infuriated. From these intimate experiences Devlin produces a brand of grounded joy that is frequently absurdist, but never escapist. A timely balm for people seeking balance in the era of COVID-19 and glorified hatred.
AIRPORTS, ANIMALS. is the first comedy release from Toronto’s beloved indie record label Arts & Crafts. “In the 15 years I’ve known Seán, I’ve been endlessly inspired by his varied career as a comedian and performer, a filmmaker, an organizer and educator and a political provocateur,” says Arts & Crafts’ Label & Marketing Director Cameron Reed. “It’s not just his poly-math trajectory that’s impressive to me, but that his comedy is a natural product of this expansive experience. Regardless of the medium he’s working in, Seán has a distinct point-of-view that is always incisive, thought-provoking, and empathetic at the same time. Arts & Crafts couldn’t be more pleased to have Seán as our first comedy release.”
Devlin has performed stand-up for 18 years at festivals such as Bumbershoot, Just For Laughs NW, Sled Island, and Bridgetown Comedy Festival. He has shared the stage with comedians Zach Galifianakis, Tig Notaro, Reggie Watts, Hari Kondabolu, Aamer Rahman as well as musical acts like MGMT and Of Montreal. Most recently, Devlin was a Consulting Producer on BORAT: SUBSEQUENT MOVIEFILM (2020). His directorial debut WHEN THE STORM FADES (2018) earned him the Emerging Canadian Director prize presented by The Director’s Guild of Canada at the 37th Vancouver International Film Festival and won two international jury prizes for Best Director from festivals in Liverpool & Mumbai.
WATCH AND SHARE “STEALING JOBS” ANIMATION HERE
From 2011 to 2015 Devlin organized a diverse group of comedians, artists, filmmakers, actors, musicians and activists to execute a multi-year tactical media campaign with the goal of engaging Canadian youth in progressive politics. ShitHarperDid.com began as a viral website that generated millions of hits during Canada’s 2011 Federal Election. The Globe and Mail described it as “a stealth campaign that's been spreading like prairie wildfire.” and The Huffington Post called it “the viral phenomenon that captured the digital zeitgeist.” As the Executive Director of the organization Devlin orchestrated an innovative combination of online content, TV ads, a feature documentary, complex media pranks and he also shocked the public by infiltrating the Prime Minister’s security detail (the most expensive in Canada’s history) not once, but twice. Devlin then organized a national network of young supporters to physically confront harmful politicians in their own communities. SHD was part of a progressive movement that catalyzed an unprecedented increase in youth voting by the 2015 election. The innovative impact created by SHD resulted in opportunities for Devlin to produce similar projects around the world with the likes of Greenpeace, Edward Snowden, and The Yes Men.
MORE PRAISE FOR AIRPORTS, ANIMALS.
"Seán dismantles capitalism, jingoism, racism, and so many more -isms with truly such a calming delivery. The contrast is so subtly mischievous, yet so effective...a damn good debut comedy album" - The Comedy Bureau
"a tremendous storyteller" - The Hype
"Few comics have the talent to pull something like this off... All of the material is simply gold… a superb stand-up comedy download" - The Serious Comedy Site
"Seán is a breath of fresh air; his comedy punches up and uses light-hearted humour to unearth the quotidian reality of injustice in our every day. His work is both hilarious and piercing, an astounding feat and exactly what we need in this moment." - Harsha Walia (Author of Border and Rule, Executive Director BCCLA)
Album Art Credit : Jappy Agoncillo // DOWNLOAD HIGH-RES
AIRPORTS, ANIMALS. TRACKLIST
Land Acknowledgment
On The Radio
Side Effects
Illegal Movie
Birds
Wolfgang
Waiting To Board
Worst Haircut
Boarding My Flight
Whales & Monkeys
Airplane Neighbor - Part 1
Talking To Racists
Airplane Neighbor - Part 2
Hoarders
Mama Mia
Border
Border Guard