Wasaga Belly Laughs presents A YUK YUK'S Comedy Fundraiser

Yuk Yuk’s Presents:

Headliner SCOTT FAULCONBRIDGE

Scott Faulconbridge has delighted International audiences with his masterful timing, quirky story, and quick improvisational wit to establish himself as one of Canada’s headlining acts. His unique stories and songs, inspired by family mishaps, have made him a crowd favourite for three decades. His work has earned him three Canadian Comedy Award nominations as an Improviser and a stand-up comedian. Catch him on BellFibeTV’s Scott Faulconbridge’s Finding Out.

Nationally, he has toured theatres coast-to-coast in the Just For Laughs and The Investors Group National Tour and opened for Howie Mandell at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa. His stories, jokes and emotional outbursts have been heard on CBC radio for shows such as The Debaters, LOL, and Day 6. He has written for CBC’s Still Standing. He has been seen on numerous televised comedy specials, including CTV’s Comedy Now, CBC’s Comics, The Winnipeg Comedy Festival, The Halifax Comedy Festival and the internationally acclaimed Just For Laughs Festival.

In the United States, he has toured colleges and headlined the legendary Las Vegas Riviera comedy club. His albums “Warn the Others” and “Scottland” are regularly heard on SiriusXM. He has also appeared on numerous televised specials, including NBC’s Last Comic Standing.

Scott’s acting credits include acting in feature films like The Greatest Game Ever Played with Shia LaBeouf and Abandon with Benjamin Bratt. 2018 Scott will appear as an actor in Roger Avery’s internationally released feature film Lucky Day. He currently co-hosts ‘Date Night Comedy’ with his on-stage wife, Anne McMaster, at The Comedy Bar, which features the country’s best improvisers and stand-up comedians. He also performs regularly at corporate events, Yuk Yuk’s Comedy clubs, Rumours and The Comedy Nest. He lives in the GTA with his family, coaching sports he never played. 

MC Justin Shaw

Justin Shaw is a comedian and storyteller from Prince Edward Island (and if you’re also from Prince Edward Island, his dad probably knows yours). His solo show, The 70 Mile Yard Sale, was named ‘Critic’s Choice” at the 2022 Hamilton Fringe Festival and inspired his TV series, Tales From Island Boy, on Bell FibeTV1. He has appeared on Mike Birbiglia’s Working It Out comedy show, opened for Fortune Feimster, and regularly tours with Yuk Yuk’s throughout Ontario. His debut comedy album, Human Money, showcases his down-home yet outrageous sense of humour and can be heard on Sirius XM.

Featuring Cathy Boyd

Cathy Boyd is a brutally honest stand-up comedian based in Toronto. Known for her dry demeanour, her punchline-heavy act impresses audiences everywhere. Her most notable recent appearance was on Season One of Canada’s Got Talent, where judge Howie Mandel remarked, “You’re very funny. You’ve found your calling.”

In 2020, Cathy released her debut album, Wise Tracks, available on SiriusXM’s She’s So Funny and SiriusXM Comedy Club, and on most streaming platforms. She can also be heard on CBC Laugh Out Loud Radio. Cathy regularly performs at Yuk Yuk’s Comedy Clubs.

Other notable credits include the Jersey City Comedy Festival, where she was chosen as both an audience pick and an industry pick; the SLO Comedy Festival; Montana’s Big Sky Comedy Festival; Seattle International Comedy Competition; the Women in Comedy Festival in Boston; finalist in New York’s She Devil Comedy Festival; The Boston Comedy Festival; Maine Comedy Festival; and Rogue Island Comedy Festival. In 2019, she was crowned Comedian of the North.