Seán Devlin

{{Short description|Canadian comedian and writer}}

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Seán Yap Sei-Been Devlin (叶 世民) is a Canadian comedian and writer based in Vancouver, British Columbia.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/this-docudramedy-finds-laughs-in-the-horror-of-climate-change/|title=This 'Docudramedy' Finds Laughs in the Horror of Climate Change|magazine=Vice|author=Abeer Yusuf|date=October 4, 2018}} He is most noted for his 2018 film When the Storm Fades, for which he won the Emerging Canadian Director award at the 2018 Vancouver International Film Festival,Rachel Ramos-Reid, [https://www.canadianfilipino.net/news/canadian-filipino-sean-devlin-wins-award-in-2018-vancouver-film-festival "Canadian Filipino Sean Devlin wins Award in 2018 Vancouver Film Festival"]. Canadian Filipino, October 16, 2018. and his 2021 comedy album Airports, Animals, for which he was a Juno Award nominee for Comedy Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2022.[https://sorstu.ca/gala-des-prix-juno-2022-charlotte-cardin-devance-justin-bieber-et-the-weeknd-dans-les-nominations/ "Gala des prix JUNO 2022 | Charlotte Cardin devance Justin Bieber et The Weeknd dans les nominations!"]. sorstu.ca, March 1, 2022.

He was one of the creators of Shit Harper Did, a satirical website critical of the government of Stephen Harper, in the early 2010s.Laura Kane, [https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2013/05/17/comedy_website_raises_50000_for_antistephen_harper_ad.html "Comedy website raises $50,000 for anti-Stephen Harper ad"]. Toronto Star, May 17, 2013.

Airports, Animals was released by Arts & Crafts Productions in 2021 as the label's first-ever comedy album.Stuart Derdeyn, [https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/sean-devlin-brings-comedy-to-arts-crafts "Seán Devlin brings comedy to Arts & Crafts"]. Vancouver Sun, August 11, 2021.

He was featured in a third-season episode of The New Wave of Standup.[https://broadcastdialogue.com/tv-film-news-130/ "TV & Film News – Canada Media Fund opens Canadian Content industry survey"]. Broadcast Dialogue, March 2, 2023.

His second feature film, Asog, debuted at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival.Jason P. Frank, [https://www.vulture.com/2023/04/tribeca-film-festival-lineup-2023.html "Tribeca Film Festival Is What Baking Did for Waitress"]. Vulture, April 18, 2023.