Mike Wilmont

The king of creative crudeness with a famous potty-mouth filled with hilarious stories about the foibles of life, marriage and children that are familiar to oh so many, with an unexpected dose of solicitude and originality amongst the stark truths.

If you live on the eastern side of the pond and are a fan of Rich Hall’s, you probably saw Mike appear with him on the BBC in Rich Hall’s Cattle Drive, or Rich Hall’s Fishing Show, or flagship stand-up show Live at the Apollo. Or you might have seen him as himself on the BBC in Never Mind the Buzzcocks or 28 Acts in 28 Minutes. On the other side of the Atlantic, Mike was on Canadian TV in Corner Gas, and All the Comforts, and on CMT’s Ron White’s Salute to the Troops.

The above just scratches the surface of this funny man’s comedic depth. You might ask, ‘What do you mean by that?’ And I would answer: ‘He’s got awards. He’s got awards up the whazoo: the Barry Award for Outstanding Stand-up Comic Performance in Australia; the Time Out Award for Best Stand-Up in London, England; the Canadian Comedy Award for Best Male Film Performance, and he twice received the Canadian Comedy Award for Best Male Stand-up.’

Mike has made numerous film and television appearances over the years, with a showstopping role in It’s All Gone Pete Tong and a cast regular on The Fountain and Flickers.

Add to this all his other Canadian TV appearances – the thousands of times he did his stand-up on nightclub stages, and all the festivals from Melbourne, Australia to Kilkenny, Ireland to Edinburgh, Scotland to Montreal, Canada – and you have one hell of a funny man.

“Can give any other stand-up alive lessons in the power of laughter to free us from the shackles of embarrassment.” TIME OUT UK

Quite Simply, one of the best straight-up stand-ups in the world” CHORTLE UK

“He’s effortlessly funny.”   THE INDEPENDENT UK

“He’s politically and anatomically incorrect.   But damn if he isn’t funny.”   METRO UK