Gerry Dee
Gerry Dee began his comedy career in a very different fashion. The son of Scottish immigrant parents, Gerry was born in Scarborough, Ontario and grew up in Toronto. He currently splits his time between living in Los Angeles and Toronto.
He spent 10 years as a high school phys-ed teacher before making the switch to full time comedy in 2003.
In 1999, he won Toronto's Funniest New Comic competition. He would later tape his own half hour Comedy Now Special on CTV and The Comedy Network in 2001. He has attended a variety of comedy festivals, namely The US HBO Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen and The Montreal Just For Laughs Festival where he made his CBC Gala appearance in July 2004 and again in 2007. He recently performed in Scotland and South Africa.
In 2002, he was the first Canadian in 27 years to win the prestigious San Francisco International Comedy Competition. Former comics who got their start in this competition include Robin Williams, Dana Carvey and Ellen Degeneres to name a few.
In 2003 he made his US network debut when he performed on CBS' Star Search with Arsenio Hall. A year later he would appear on The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn as well as on The Mike Bullard Show.
In 2004, he appeared in the CBS Sports reality series PGA Tour 18: Golf's Ultimate Round. As well, National Lampoon featured him in a DVD which was released in 2004.
In 2004, 2006 and 2007 he was nominated for a Canadian Comedy Award for Best Male Comic in Canada.
He was voted as the third best comedy show of 2004 in Toronto by Now Magazine.
In April 2006, he appeared in the CBC mini-series Canada Russia 72 where he will play the role of Boston Bruin great Wayne Cashman. In the summer of 2006, he played "Donny" in the much anticipated Trailer Park Boys: The Movie.
He also recently appeared on NBC's Last Comic Standing 5 where he finished third.
Gerry recently won Best Comic in Canada at the 2008 Canadian Comedy Awards. You can also watch Gerry weekly on The Score with his very humorous segment called Gerry Dee-Sports Reporter.
Gerry new sitcom Mr. D will premiere in January 2012 on CBC. Based on Gerry Dee's real-life experiences as a high school teacher before he switched to comedy full-time, Mr. D is a story about a charming, under-qualified teacher trying to fake his way through a teaching job, just like he often fakes his way through life. The premise shines the light on teaching from the teacher's point of view, and as it turns out, teachers don't know everything, especially Mr. D -- who struggles to keep one step ahead of his students.
Gerry is an avid golfer, a former provincially ranked tennis player and a former University hockey player at St. Francis Xavier University.
Client Testimonials:
"A good balance of personable and professional ... he understood the audience ... his material was fresh and original ... his delivery was impeccable."
Home Hardware
"Gerry uplifted the spirits of all teachers and helped rejuvenate us for the rest of the school year."
Calgary City Teachers' Convention
Gerry Dee began his comedy career in a very different fashion. The son of Scottish immigrant parents, Gerry was born in Scarborough, Ontario and grew up in Toronto. He currently splits his time between living in Los Angeles and Toronto.
He spent 10 years as a high school phys-ed teacher before making the switch to full time comedy in 2003.
In 1999, he won Toronto's Funniest New Comic competition. He would later tape his own half hour Comedy Now Special on CTV and The Comedy Network in 2001. He has attended a variety of comedy festivals, namely The US HBO Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen and The Montreal Just For Laughs Festival where he made his CBC Gala appearance in July 2004 and again in 2007. He recently performed in Scotland and South Africa.
In 2002, he was the first Canadian in 27 years to win the prestigious San Francisco International Comedy Competition. Former comics who got their start in this competition include Robin Williams, Dana Carvey and Ellen Degeneres to name a few.
In 2003 he made his US network debut when he performed on CBS' Star Search with Arsenio Hall. A year later he would appear on The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn as well as on The Mike Bullard Show.
In 2004, he appeared in the CBS Sports reality series PGA Tour 18: Golf's Ultimate Round. As well, National Lampoon featured him in a DVD which was released in 2004.
In 2004, 2006 and 2007 he was nominated for a Canadian Comedy Award for Best Male Comic in Canada.
He was voted as the third best comedy show of 2004 in Toronto by Now Magazine.
In April 2006, he appeared in the CBC mini-series Canada Russia 72 where he will play the role of Boston Bruin great Wayne Cashman. In the summer of 2006, he played "Donny" in the much anticipated Trailer Park Boys: The Movie.
He also recently appeared on NBC's Last Comic Standing 5 where he finished third.
Gerry recently won Best Comic in Canada at the 2008 Canadian Comedy Awards. You can also watch Gerry weekly on The Score with his very humorous segment called Gerry Dee-Sports Reporter.
Gerry new sitcom Mr. D will premiere in January 2012 on CBC. Based on Gerry Dee's real-life experiences as a high school teacher before he switched to comedy full-time, Mr. D is a story about a charming, under-qualified teacher trying to fake his way through a teaching job, just like he often fakes his way through life. The premise shines the light on teaching from the teacher's point of view, and as it turns out, teachers don't know everything, especially Mr. D -- who struggles to keep one step ahead of his students.
Gerry is an avid golfer, a former provincially ranked tennis player and a former University hockey player at St. Francis Xavier University.
Client Testimonials:
"A good balance of personable and professional ... he understood the audience ... his material was fresh and original ... his delivery was impeccable."
Home Hardware
"Gerry uplifted the spirits of all teachers and helped rejuvenate us for the rest of the school year."
Calgary City Teachers' Convention
