A Yuk Yuk's Comedy Show Laughing In August @ CW Coops

Headliner CEDRIC NEWMAN

Cedric was born in Jamaica, raised in Montreal and now calls Toronto home.

A long serving professional who’s graced stages across Canada and throughout Europe. He doesn’t stop there…he’s participated in radio shows, festivals, fundraisers and corporate events to name a few. He’s had the pleasure of working with some of the industries big names such as Russell Peters, Shaun Majunder and Gerry Dee.

Cedric’s passion and versatility is apparent when he’s on stage and his love for making people laugh is undeniable.

MC MIKE BULLARD

Mike Bullard is the former host of the late-night talk shows Open Mike with Mike Bullard on CTV and Beyond the Mic with Mike Bullard on CFRB. He currently hosts a podcast, You Too with Mike Bullard.

He is also the winner of 2 Gemini awards. Mike is won the gold medal for the Chicago Television Festival Late Night gold medal (beating Conan out), the Queens Jubilee Medal for thousands of hours of charity work and is the author of OPEN BOOK LITTLE THOUGHTS FROM A BIG HEAD. In April MIC DROP will be published.

In November 2022, Mike went to Ukraine for a humanitarian mission where he raised money and awareness while delivering food, clothing, and medicine to thousands, often at the front lines. He arrived home in February 2023.

Featuring Ben Bayfield

Ben graduated from the Humber College Comedy Program in 2022 and in the same year was the recipient of the Brian Linehan Comedy Writing and Performance Scholarship for Outstanding Artistic Promise.

He is a regular at The Backroom Comedy Club and was selected to perform at Yuk Yuk’s for “The Rising Stars of Comedy” show. He also performs at Comedy Bar, The Royal Comedy Theatre, Nothing Fancy and The Social Capital Theatre.

He also has a background in sketch writing, and acting. He acted in a short film titled “Sincerely, Yours” that won best indie short at Venice Short Film Festival, set to release this fall.