Sean Devlin(III)
- Director
- Producer
- Writer
Sean is a second generation Filipino-Chinese-Canadian comedian, writer, film director, producer, Prankster, Community Organizer, and Political consultant. He worked as a Consulting Producer on the Oscar nominated Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (2020); winner of the Golden Globe for Best Picture - Comedy or Musical. His stand-up album AIRPORTS, ANIMALS. was released by Arts & Crafts Records in July 2021. Devlin is the first comedian ever added to the artist roster at the beloved indie label which introduced the world to the work of Canadian musicians such as Feist and Broken Social Scene. Paste Magazine's review of the record raved: "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."
Sean started doing stand-up comedy as a teenager, performing his first sets at a Yuk Yuk's comedy club in downtown Vancouver in 2002. As a 20-year-old Devlin was hired by Zach Galifianakis, to work as an editor and opening segment director on Zach Galifianakis: Look Who It Isn't (2005). Devlin released his debut narrative feature film When the Storm Fades (2018) in 2018. For that film, The Director's Guild of Canada presented Devlin with the prize for Emerging Canadian Director at the 37th Vancouver International Film Festival. The film also earned Sean two international festival jury prizes for Best Director. In 2016 he directed, co-wrote and produced Edward Snowden and the Yes Men Surprise Crowd at Roskilde Festival (2016) with The Yes Men, starring Edward Snowden. The project was commissioned by Roskilde Festival, the largest music event in Northern Europe and was later exhibited at Copenhagen's Kunsthal Charlottenborg.
In 2016 Devlin was commissioned by Zurich's University of the Arts and the famed Cabaret Voltaire to develop, perform and direct productions to commemorate the 100 year anniversary of DaDa.
From 2011 to 2015 Devlin organized a diverse group of comedians, artists, filmmakers, actors, musicians, and activists to create ShitHarperDid.com. Charlie Smith, Editor of The Georgia Straight praised the group's work saying "Through a series of pranks and videos that would have made The Daily Show (1996) proud, they revealed the brutality of the Conservative government". The website went live two weeks before the 2011 Canadian federal election and quickly went viral, receiving over a million hits within hours of its launch. The Globe & Mail described the tactical media project as "a stealth campaign that's been spreading like prairie wildfire". The Huffington Post called it "the viral phenomenon that captured the digital zeitgeist." While, Post Media observed that the campaign was "wreaking havoc on the Conservative party's image". The project was part of a broader movement that mobilized the Canadian youth vote in unprecedented numbers for the 2015 federal election that ushered Harper out of power.
Sean started doing stand-up comedy as a teenager, performing his first sets at a Yuk Yuk's comedy club in downtown Vancouver in 2002. As a 20-year-old Devlin was hired by Zach Galifianakis, to work as an editor and opening segment director on Zach Galifianakis: Look Who It Isn't (2005). Devlin released his debut narrative feature film When the Storm Fades (2018) in 2018. For that film, The Director's Guild of Canada presented Devlin with the prize for Emerging Canadian Director at the 37th Vancouver International Film Festival. The film also earned Sean two international festival jury prizes for Best Director. In 2016 he directed, co-wrote and produced Edward Snowden and the Yes Men Surprise Crowd at Roskilde Festival (2016) with The Yes Men, starring Edward Snowden. The project was commissioned by Roskilde Festival, the largest music event in Northern Europe and was later exhibited at Copenhagen's Kunsthal Charlottenborg.
In 2016 Devlin was commissioned by Zurich's University of the Arts and the famed Cabaret Voltaire to develop, perform and direct productions to commemorate the 100 year anniversary of DaDa.
From 2011 to 2015 Devlin organized a diverse group of comedians, artists, filmmakers, actors, musicians, and activists to create ShitHarperDid.com. Charlie Smith, Editor of The Georgia Straight praised the group's work saying "Through a series of pranks and videos that would have made The Daily Show (1996) proud, they revealed the brutality of the Conservative government". The website went live two weeks before the 2011 Canadian federal election and quickly went viral, receiving over a million hits within hours of its launch. The Globe & Mail described the tactical media project as "a stealth campaign that's been spreading like prairie wildfire". The Huffington Post called it "the viral phenomenon that captured the digital zeitgeist." While, Post Media observed that the campaign was "wreaking havoc on the Conservative party's image". The project was part of a broader movement that mobilized the Canadian youth vote in unprecedented numbers for the 2015 federal election that ushered Harper out of power.
