When Veronika Slowikowska graduated from college in 2015, she did what conventional wisdom says aspiring actors should do: Work odd jobs to pay the bills while auditioning for commercials and background roles, hoping you eventually make it.

And although the Canadian actor and comedian has had a host of affirmations from Hollywood that have kept her going, including a recurring role in the FX series “What We Do in the Shadows,” Slowikowska inadvertently took a kind of back door to augment her fame when she began regularly posting filmed skits on social media last year.

And although the Canadian actor and comedian has had a host of affirmations from Hollywood that have kept her going, including a recurring role in the FX series “What We Do in the Shadows,” Slowikowska inadvertently took a kind of back door to augment her fame when she began regularly posting filmed skits on social media last year.

It didn’t take long for her to go viral, and her videos have since caught the attention of fellow comedians like Jack Black, as well as other celebrities including Justin Bieber. “You don’t have quite the stamp of approval from the industry,” she said during a recent interview with The Associated Press as she reflected on the weirdness of internet fame.

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      Because it’s a Canadian comedian who is starting to break through into America.

      I get that it may not be news to some, but to others it would be because 1) she a woman and 2) she’s starting to gain attention in the largest market in the world.

      Just as an experiment, without using google, tell me the names of 5 women who’ve broken into the US market in the last 10 years. Now do the same for 5 Canadian women.

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    Was this a press release from this person’s manager or something?

    I have no idea why this specific comedian’s success matters.

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    This sounds ruder than I mean it to, but some context on why this is news would be helpful :) I have no idea who this is