All About Viza

Growing up in a loud Italian family, Viza learned very quickly how to become the centre of attention: be funny. She’s still hoping to one day achieve this.

Dubbed Toronto’s Queen Of Mean, VIZA is full of opinions no one asked for but they’re getting anyways. Whether it’s about pop culture, celebrities, or clueless politicians, VIZA will always say what’s on her mind, unfiltered but never untucked. 

VIZA’s stage career started at the age of 17 shortly after moving to Toronto to study at TMU University. During her first year of studies, she discovered Toronto’s (at the time) vibrant and bustling gay village smack dab in the heart of Church & Wellesley. Underage, yet somehow still looking 30, she snuck into a bar and saw her very first drag show. After seeing the host’s lacklustre interactions with the crowd and bland mic work, she thought to herself “I can do better than that”. 

With a career now spanning over 17 years, VIZA has been fortunate enough to work with countless legends of Canadian drag and comedy. As a member of the now defunct “Lads & Lashes”, she helped raise thousands of dollars for various AIDS committees and organizations throughout Ontario, Canada. She has won several prestigious Toronto based drag titles including Drag Idol, Crews & Tangos Drag Race: One Night Only, Miss Crews & Tangos, and Queen Of Halloween. She is a founding member of WERQ THE MIC, an all drag comedy troupe that performs throughout Canada, and is the creator and producer of the FUNNY GURL comedy drag pageant established in 2019. In television, Viza can be seen on CRAVE’s The Stranger Experiment and the Miss Vanjie episode of CBC Gem’s “True Dating Stories”.  

VIZA has been featured on 2023’s JFL42 Toronto lineup and has had the privilege of opening for several touring comedians including James Adomian, Zach Zimmerman, Michael Henry, and Tim Murray. 

In February 2025, she recorded her debut comedy album “VIZA: A (Semi) Legend In The Making”, paying tribute to one of her greatest inspirations, Joan Rivers. This was a herstory making moment as she was the first drag queen to record a stand-up album in Toronto. “VIZA: A (Semi) Legend In The Making” will be released and available on all streaming platforms Friday March 21st, 2025.

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Viza is represented by Meg Maguire of The Baxter Talent Agency.