| He is regularly booked for stand-up comedy performances in clubs in both Calgary and Edmonton. He was last year’s winner of the local FunnyFest comedy search and a runner-up at the inaugural, nationally televised Corner Gas Comic Genius Competition, which landed him a role in an upcoming episode of the television series on CTV.
His name is Mike Tod and he recently celebrated his 17th birthday. To say the Calgarian is an up-and-coming performer with a promising future is a major understatement.
The current Grade 11 student, who can usually be seen twice a week at the Comedy Cave, reports a huge jump in his notoriety since his appearance on the 2006 Comedy Network broadcast of the Comic Genius finals. "It’s weird – once people see that you have been on TV, they take you much more seriously."
While grateful his youth has garnered him much attention as a comedian, Tod looks forward to the day when it won’t be such a big deal. "When it gets down to it, I don’t want to be known as just a teenage comedian. I want to be known as a comedian, period."
Anyone who has seen his inventive, well-varied material knows Tod already has a legitimate comedy game, regardless of the date listed on his birth certificate.
You can check out Mike online at www.miketod.com. |
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