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Who is The Nasty Canasta?
She is a New York City-based neo-burlesque performer, producer, and host known for a comic stage persona. Her work includes Sweet & Nasty Burlesque and Naked Girls Reading NYC. [Nasty Canasta profile](https://bur.nyc/performer/nasty-canasta/)
What awards has The Nasty Canasta won?
She has won eight Golden Pastie Awards from the New York Burlesque Festival, including honors in 2005 and 2016. She was also second runner-up at the 2010 Miss Exotic World Pageant. [Nasty Canasta profile](https://bur.nyc/performer/nasty-canasta/)
What is The Nasty Canasta's signature burlesque trick?
Her documented signature move involves holding a cocktail glass between her buttocks and filling it from a flask over her shoulder. It is a comic prop gag that fits her performance style, not a conventional dance step. [Nasty Canasta profile](https://bur.nyc/performer/nasty-canasta/)
What shows did The Nasty Canasta create or host?
She produced and hosted Sweet & Nasty Burlesque and the New York branch of Naked Girls Reading, and she has staged scripted shows based on King Kong, Casablanca, and A Christmas Carol. Her former marriage to performer Jonny Porkpie also inspired the character Filthy Lucre in his 2009 novel The Corpse Wore Pasties. [Nasty Canasta biography](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasty_Canasta_%28burlesque%29)
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