TinaPham
Tells jokes.
Plays people.
Used to fight them.
Comedian · Actor · Fighter
Meet Tina
Tina Pham is a Vietnamese-Canadian comedian, actor, and former fighter who traded throwing punches for asking uncomfortable questions. Direct, observant, mischievous, and relentlessly curious, she brings a fighter's intensity to comedy, exploring power, intimacy, identity, and the messy contradictions of being human. She isn’t afraid to sit with an uncomfortable truth or follow a ridiculous thought way too far, leaving audiences laughing, a little exposed, and unexpectedly understood.
Tina's Path
Fighter.
Tina started as a fighter. The gym gave her structure, discipline, and a place to channel the chaos around her. Fighting taught her how to stay calm under pressure, trust her instincts, and keep moving when things got uncomfortable.
Actor.
That intensity eventually found its way in front of the camera. Acting gave Tina a different way to explore people, stepping outside herself to inhabit characters, perspectives, and experiences beyond her own. It became a practice in empathy, transformation, and letting go of control.
Comedian.
Then Tina started telling her own. Stand-up became a way to turn years of observation, experience, and hard-earned perspective into something honest, sharp, and funny. Today, comedy is where she’s putting most of her energy, finding connection by saying the quiet parts out loud.
Tina’s Sparring Room
30 seats. Crowd work. New jokes. Unfiltered comedy.
An intimate, work-in-progress comedy show. Watch the jokes take shape, the experiments unfold, and the occasional spectacular failure.
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