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The Show Must Go On… - Part 2

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

As we eagerly wait for the start of the Laugh Off that is a mere eight days away, we’re happy to release more names of comedians who have qualified for the Laugh Off - either by winning a Local Laugh Off or by being selected by random computer draw.

In no particular order, the second wave of comedians competing in the Laugh Off are:

NAME - (Laugh Off Category) - FROM

Martha Chaves  -  (LLO)  -  Ottawa Canada
Tim Gilbert  -  (Can Pro)  -  Toronto Canada
Kate Anderson  -  (US Am)  -  Buffalo USA
Chelcie Rice  -  (US Am)  -  Atlanta USA
James Harris  -  (US Am)  -  New York USA
Matt Esteves  -  (LLO)  -  St. Johns Canada
Keith Lenart  -  (US Pro)  -  Westland USA
Spencer King  - (US Pro)  -  Orem USA
Allyson Smyth  -  (Can Pro)  -  Toronto Canada
Darryl Purvis  -  (Can Pro)  -  Toronto Canada
Christopher Owor  -  (US Am)  -  Houston USA
Tom Dustin  -  (Us Pro)  -  Everett USA
Gary Peterson  -  (US am)  -  Weymouth USA

Keep checking the Newsroom for more contest information, including the final list of comedians that make up the 64 comedians competing in the Laugh Off that starts Friday, March 19th.

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The Show Must Go On…

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

We’re ready to reveal the first list of comedians that will be performing in this year’s Great Canadian Laugh Off!  The following contestant have either won a Local Laugh Off, or were selected by random computer draw.  Good luck in the Laugh Off everybody! 

In no particular order, the contestants are:

NAME - (Laugh Off Category) - FROM

Chris Valente - (LLO - Local Laugh Off) - Barrie Canada
Drew Behm - (Can Am) - Edmonton Canada
Justin Littlechild - (Can Pro) - Edmonton Canada
Bryan Hatt - (Can Pro) - Toronto Canada
Matt Topic - (Can Am) - Ottawa Canada
John Hastings - (Can Pro) - Toronto Canada
Steve McGowan - (Can Pro) - Abbotsford Canada
Bryan O’Gorman - (LLO) - Toronto Canada
Ben Iscoe - (Can Am) - Toronto Canada
Jacqueline Nicholson - (Can Am) - Toronto Canada
Keith Sarnoski - (Can Pro) - Edmonton, Canada
Manolis Zontanos - (Can Pro) - Hamilton Canada
Patrick Haye - (LLO) - Mississauga Canada
Welby Santos - (Can Pro)
Anthony Mlekuz - (LLO) - Hamilton Canada
Trent McClellan - (LLO) - Calgary Canada
L.A. King - (LLO) - London Canada
James Renwick - (Can Am) - Mississauga Canada
Jesse Moretti - (Can Am) - Toronto Canada
Landry - (LLO) - Kitchener Canada
Greg Zona - (Can Am) - Newmarket Canada
Dylan Gott - (LLO) - Oakville Canada
Scott McMann - (Can Pro) - Arnprior Canada
John Moses - (US Pro) - Brooklyn USA
Keith Reyes - (Can Pro) - Burnaby Canada
Darcy Michael - (LLO) - Vancouver Canada
Sir Sidney - (US Pro) - Rochester USA
Roddy Thomas - (US Am) - Springfield USA
Paul Ogata - (US Pro) - San Diego USA
Adam Pateman - (US Pro) - Brooklyn USA
Andy Fisher - (Can Am) - Chatham Canada
Peter White - (LLO) - Halifax Canada
The Devils Advocate - (US Pro) - Atlanta USA
Charlie Ballard - (US Am) - Oakland USA
Andrea Henry - (US Am) - Norton USA
Bobby Mair - (LLO) - Vaughan Canada
Imran Yusuf - (Int Pro) - London England
Rich Hineline - (US Am) - Fremot USA
Jason Patterson - (Int Pro) - London England
Samson Koletkar - (US Am) - San Francisco USA
Ian Sirota - (LLO) - Ajax Canada
Johnny Munro - (Can Pro) - Hamilton Canada
Lars Calleiou - (LLO) - Edmonton Canada

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Battle of the Marks; and one emerges as the $25K winner

Sunday, May 3rd, 2009

It was a battle of the Marks at the 2009 Yuk Yuk’s Laugh Off and in the end… Mark won.

Mark Little, that is, a geeky comic who now has a good reason for dropping out of grad school. In a close race, he won $25,000 and a chance at comedy stardom with his outstanding and risky set.

Runner up and winner of a year’s supply of mac and cheese went to Mark Forward, who had the audience in stitches with his off kilter routine about hampsters and reincarnation.

Yuk Yuk’s founder and CEO Mark Breslin kicked off the show with his darkly humourous intros, always original and edgy. He kept it moving as he introduced the top comics in the contest - all of whom had breakthrough sets.

“For the fourth year running, we have a Canadian winner,” Breslin said. “It goes to show how much comedy talent we have in this country and why I believe it’s the export that will get us out of the recession.  In terms of talent, my money was on one of the Marks to win.”

Mark Breslin and Yuk Yuk's Laugh Off winner Mark Little

Mark Breslin and Yuk Yuk's Laugh Off winner Mark Little (photo: Marko Shark)

We also want to give a special shout-out to our judges for this evening: Ashley Olivia, talent coordinator for The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien; Celia Joseph, researcher and comedy booker for The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson; Bruce Hills, chief operating officer for Just for Laughs; and Michelle Daly, director of content for The Comedy Network.

Another great Laugh Off is over. Til next year, good night everyone and keep those laughs rolling!

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Laugh Off, competitors in the news

Thursday, April 23rd, 2009

As the Laugh Off approaches, stories have been popping up around the GTA in support of regional competitors.

The Mississauga News ran an article last Thursday about local randomly drawn contestant Cedric Newman who has competed in previous years’ Laugh Offs after winning the regional Mississauga contest. Newman explains that the contest is about more than just winning the grand prize: it’s about exposure.

Cedric Newman

Cedric Newman

The Barrie examiner ran a story on Monday featuring Mark Casey, a Barrie police officer who will compete in this year’s contest. The former class clown and ongoing jokester carries notebooks around with him in case inspiration strikes. Casey practices comedy as a hobby and enjoys the reaction he gets when he is on stage.

Listings for the Laugh Off have been included in the Globe and Mail, Now Magazine, Craigslist, BlogTO, Yahoo and Dreamstations. Have a look in Metro to win a possible Yuk Yuk’s contest and watch out for a SUN TV CANOE Live segment from inside Yuk Yuk’s today at 5:30 PM.

Keep checking back here at the Laugh Off news room for more contest updates.

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Regional contest winners

Friday, April 17th, 2009

The final list of regional winners has been announced! Yuk Yuk’s congratulates the following comedians on joking their way to the top at their Local Laugh Off competitions:

Andrea Jensen – Yuk Yuk’s Ottawa
Andrew Iwanyk – Yuk Yuk’s Edmonton
Jasen Fredrickson – Yuk Yuk’s Calgary
Manolis Zontanos – Yuk Yuk’s Hamilton
Mark Casey – Yuk Yuk’s Barrie

They will be joining the following previously announced regional competitors:

Colin Hollett - Yuk Yuk’s St. John’s
David Lawrence - Yuk Yuk’s London
Graham Chittenden - Yuk Yuk’s Mississauga
John Beuhler – Yuk Yuk’s Vancouver
Johnny Munro - Yuk Yuk’s Kitchener
Kevin Foxx – Yuk Yuk’s Ajax
Mark Forward - Yuk Yuk’s Toronto
Mark Little - Yuk Yuk’s Halifax
Trixx - Yuk Yuk’s Vaughan

Check back tomorrow for the list of random draw winners.

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Local comics laugh off the competition

Friday, March 20th, 2009

Nine winning comics from the regional Yuk Yuk’s Laugh Offs have been announced and will be making their way to Toronto for the Laugh Off shows in April (except for the Toronto winner, who already lives here).

Introducing…
John Beuhler – Yuk Yuk’s Vancouver
David Lawrence - Yuk Yuk’s London
Johnny Munro - Yuk Yuk’s Kitchener
Graham Chittenden - Yuk Yuk’s Mississauga
Trixx - Yuk Yuk’s Vaughan
Mark Forward - Yuk Yuk’s Toronto
Kevin Foxx – Yuk Yuk’s Ajax
Mark Little - Yuk Yuk’s Halifax
Colin Hollett - Yuk Yuk’s St. John’s

Check back here to find out names of the final five local winners or, better yet, follow us on Twitter.

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