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I’m most impressed with guys like Bryan Callen can blame me? (The booker. The venue. Chris.
and Godfrey, who come through the Calgary Yuk They all blamed me.)
Yuk’s every year. I get to see them crush with a
different hour every time and it’s living proof of What advice would you give young improvisers
the dream. beginning their careers in comedy?
Improvisers? Well, those guys get a bad rap in
On a more local scale, two guys that have really the standup circle. For whatever reason, there’s a
inflated my ego are Sterling Scott and Trixx, both divide. Al Val out of Toronto started in improv and
based out of Edmonton. Both are high-energy absolutely kills. His act-outs (movements during a
black comedians, which is exactly how I view joke) are some of the best I’ve seen. Just do you.
myself. They can crush just as hard as Callen, I move around a lot on stage and get laughs with
believe me. Anyways, point is those guys think my body—it’s not great writing, but it works. We
I’m funny, those guys let me crash on their couch, all get caught up trying to be Bill Burr, but just do
and when those guys are in your corner, it makes what works.
winning the fight feel like a real possibility.
In just two years you’ve been named “Calgary’s
You recently opened for Chris D’Elia in Calgary. top new comic” and “Edmonton’s funniest
How did he choose you to be his opener? person.” What can we expect next?
I really don’t know. That just fell in my lap. I’d like Hopefully a credit outside of Alberta. I just
to think I’m a good style to open for him. We wrapped a month-long Ontario tour and was
also share a love for Jordan 1s. It’s probably the chosen to do a spot at The Comedy Store in
Jordans. L.A. for the yearly Canada Day Show. Other than
that, I’m looking to turn my Roast Battles at Yuk
Either way, performing for 2,500 people was a Yuk’s into a Calgary staple. I also need 100,000
treat. It was that same pop I got in grade seven followers on Instagram to be taken seriously
drama class, times a hundred. I actually went over by American comedy clubs, so help a guy out.
my time—did 20 minutes instead of 15—but who @brettforte. (There are pictures of my dad.)

CHRIS RASMAN

BEACHWOOD

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