Ryan Belleville
In South Bend, IN, 27 November at Funny Bone.
Still in his twenties, Ryan Belleville could already be in line for lifetime achievement honours. He has already won a Canadian Comedy Award, the Phil Hartman Award, which recognizes outstanding young comics in Canada, and has been nominated for the Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Award.
Raised in a family of actors, Ryan got his comedy start at the Loose Moose Theatre in Calgary Alberta while he was still a teenager. Ryan began taking his award-winning street act across Canada and Australia to comedy and theatre festivals. In 2001, he became the youngest person to get their own "Comedy Now!" special in Canada. He has also appeared on "The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn", "The Sean Cullen show", "The Toronto Show" and "Life on a Stick".
Ryan was one of Just for Laughs' New Faces of Comedy in 2003, and has made three more appearances at the Just for Laughs Festival since then. He has also performed at the Halifax Comedy Festival and The Chicago Comedy Festival. Ryan has been featured in the Disney film, "Stuck in the Suburbs" and MuchMusic's feature film "Going The Distance". Ryan now makes his home in sunny Los Angeles.
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