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Originally Posted by kevinbottawa
There's also Mark McKinney from Kids in the Hall, Rich Little, Mike MacDonald, and Norm MacDonald. That's some pretty significant talent from Ottawa.
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Don't forget Jeremy Hotz, and Jessica Holmes...
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Originally Posted by J.OT13
...and some jack ass that played Ben Mulroney's sidekick on Canadian Idol...
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I think that was Jon Dore. He's now on a tv show in the States ("How to Live with Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life)"). Like Tom Green, I think he got his start on Rogers Television in Ottawa (Dore was on Rogers Daytime).
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Originally Posted by J.OT13
...one comedy club (Yuk Yuks)...
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There's also the comedy club on Preston:
Absolute Comedy ...it brings in some decent acts.
I think Ottawa could make a go of it. We've been attracting some pretty good comedians (Canadian and international) lately at the NAC and Centrepoint Theatre. And while it's true we don't have a comedy festival in Ottawa (that I know of), perhaps a Hall of Fame would generate interest in having one - an off-shoot of the Just-For Laughs festival, for example? They already have one in Toronto. And if you consider an event like the Jazz Fest where TD has brought the festival to several major Canadian cities, Just For Laughs could work the same way. Who knows?!