Canada Laughs’ 150 Great Canadian Comedy Moments and People: Part 1
With Canada celebrating its 150th birthday, I’ve put together Canada Laughs’ list of 150 great Canadian comedy moments and people. This isn’t in any kind of order, all these moments and people are worth acknowledging as are a lot of people and moments left off the list.
To start it off, this list features some giants in Canadian comedy. Click on the links and learn about the history of comedy in this country. Wayne & Shuster set the record for appearances on the Ed Sullivan Show, McLean & McLean faced major censorship issues, Video on Trial launched an entire generation of Canadian comics and the fabulous Kenny Robinson’s Nubian Disciples of Pryor continues to sell out shows to this day. And then there’s the Jerry Springer prank.
Johnny Gardhouse, Ian Sirota and Mini Holmes pranked the Jerry Springer Show in the ’90s by telling Jerry that Johnny had been sleeping with the babysitter, played by Mini Holmes. It wasn’t true. To hear this legendary story, just click on the link on the list.
Wayne & Shuster – http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/wayne-and-shuster/
Royal Canadian Airfarce – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Canadian_Air_Farce
McLean & McLean – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacLean_%26_MacLean
Second City – http://www.secondcity.com/history/1973/
Yuk Yuk’s – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuk_Yuk%27s
Just for Laughs – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just_for_Laughs
Canadian Comedy Network – http://www.thecomedynetwork.ca/
Catherine O’Hara – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_O%27Hara
John Candy
Eugene Levy – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_Levy
Jim Carrey – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Carrey
Lorne Michaels – http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/credits/credit/season-42/lorne-michaels
Russell Peters – http://www.russellpeters.com/
Tom Green – https://www.tomgreen.com/
Kenny vs spenny http://kennyvsspenny.com/
The Frantics
Colin Mochrie – http://www.colinmochrie.com/
Caroline Rhea – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline_Rhea
Jon Lajoie – http://www.jonlajoie.com/about
Cheech & Chong – http://www.cheechandchong.com/
This Hour Has 22 mins – http://www.cbc.ca/22minutes/
Shaun Majumder – http://shaunmajumder.com/
Mike MacDonald – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_MacDonald_(comedian)
Kids in the hall https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kids_in_the_Hall
Comedy Monday nights Calgary
The Alt Dot launches – https://goo.gl/S7G14o
The Comedy Nest opens www.comedynest.com
Corner Gas – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corner_Gas
Brent Butt
Kenny Robinson – http://www.kennyrobinson.com/bio.html
Nubian Disciples of Pryor – https://goo.gl/UfwxyU
The Sketchersons – https://www.facebook.com/thesketchersons/
Rich Little
Canadian Comedy Awards – http://www.canadiancomedyawards.org/
Harland Williams – http://www.harlandwilliams.com/
Jeremy Hotz – http://www.jeremyhotz.com/pages/bio.html
Howie Mandel – https://goo.gl/Uncy3I
Mike Bullard Show – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Mike_with_Mike_Bullard
Video On Trial – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_on_Trial
The Debaters – http://www.cbc.ca/radio/thedebaters
Comedy Records – http://www.comedyrecords.ca/
Comedy Now/Comics
Mike Myers – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Myers
Rick Mercer – http://www.rickmercer.com/
Ron James – http://www.ronjames.ca/
Nathan Fielder – https://www.nathanfielder.com/
Jon Dore – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Dore
Comedy Bar – https://comedybar.ca/
Comedy at club 54 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comedy_at_Club_54
Johnny Gardhouse, Mini Holmes and Ian Sirota prank the Jerry Springer Show https://goo.gl/c7VdJN