My name is Niek Theelen, I was born with Cerebral Palsy but, I have never let this keep me from accomplishing my goals. It was during university that I first tried and discovered my passion for standup since then I have performed on stages across Western Canada. In the process I have opened for Canadian comedy legends Mike Macdonald, Derek Seguin and Brent Butt from CBC's Corner Gas as well as Ryan Neimiller from America's Got Talent (AGT) and AGT Champions. took part in in CBC's NextUp Comedy contest where I was one of 5 Alberta comics to participate in the competition and Co- Winner of the 2019 FunnyFest Talent Search, in Calgary, AB. Niek is a two time semi-finalist in Edmonton, AB's Funniest Comic With A Day Job he has been a feature act at the Medicine Hat Comedy Festival.