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Presents Derrick Lengwenus
February 2 - February 7

Derick Lengwenus emerged onto the Montreal comedy scene in 1999 and immediately attracted attention. In 2001 he earned his first spot in the prestigious Just For Laughs Festival where his style was described as clever writing with a quick left turn into absurdity. While stand-up comedy has been the focus of Derick's career, he has earned many accolades for his acting performances. Among his highlights include appearances in the Montreal Fringe Festival, the New York Film Festival, and the Montreal Film Festival. In 2003, Derick created a one-man show blending theatre with live streaming video and premiered it in the New Media Festival in Halifax. Derick continues to build his reputation in Montreal. Since 2004 he has been voted among the top ten comedians in Montreal through a reader poll conducted by Mirror Magazine, the city’s leading arts journal. His cutting edge comedy has attracted the attention of renowned comedian Andy Kindler and consequently earned him a return spot in the 2004 Just for Laughs Festival. In 2005 the Mirror Magazine declared him Montreal's reigning king of deadpan for the creation of his one-man show titled Dr. Avocado and his Fruity Friends. Most recently Derick recorded a 1-hour comedy special for CTV that originally aired in the spring of 2006 and continues to air on the Comedy Network. The special helped earn Derick national recognition and ultimately led to a Canadian Comedy Award nomination for “Best Newcomer.”

Drake Witham
February 9 - February 13

Drake Witham’s comedy career began at an office Christmas party in a room filled with 200 co-workers. He had them all laughing with devastating impressions of his editors and criticisms of his employer, the Dallas Morning News. But not everyone liked the show. One of the editors was reduced to tears. It wasn’t a mean-spirited show but Witham decided it was time to leave journalism behind. Within six months he was in Los Angeles, wowing audiences with his deadpan delivery and razor-sharp wit. An award-winning journalist, Witham always enjoyed making co-workers laugh. He once organized pager-races in which two competitors set their rigs to vibrate and dialed furiously, trying to move them to the finish line. A graduate of the University of Washington, Witham has performed on Comedy Central’s Live at Gotham and the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. House. He won the Seattle Comedy Competition and has twice spent ten days performing for the troops in Iraq.

Don Resse
February 15 - February 20

Looking like the illegitimate son of Uncle Fester and G. Gordon Liddy, Don Reese combines what the CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER calls “friendly ghoulishness” mixed with “sparks-flying timing” to create comedy that is uniquely and utterly his. Don’s hilariously bizarre outlook takes him from Batman to the Amish, bikers to bus rides – all while hanging on the fine line between reality and the Twilight Zone. Don is a headliner in top clubs across the country. He is fast, funny and one-of-a-kind. He is also becoming one of the most sought-after performers today. Here is your chance to find out why performers today. Here is your chance to find out why. “It came from Iowa!”