Derek Edwards’ hilarious ruminations on his Blunderful Life is a wildly entertaining comedic exposé by a virtuoso at the peak of performance.
With a wit and will forged in northern Canada, he guides us through the pivotal life moments we’re all confronted by in our 20s, 30s, 40s and on ... snapshots of the past and the world around us, skewed and imbued with a small town charm and tempered with an inimitable quirky perspective.
Is it really wrong, he wonders, to extend a misspent youth that extra 30 years?
A 14-year vet of the Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal and the only Canadian to win the prestigious Invitational Comedy Competition in Vail, Colo., Edwards is universally considered to be among the top comics in the country.
Certainly his peers think so, as evidenced by the fact that he’s a four-time nominee, and winner of Best Standup Comic at the Canadian Comedy Awards, and by his Gemini nominations for Best Performance in a Comedy.
Clearly the critics agree: “5 STARS - the funniest man on earth” - Winnipeg Free Press; “4 STARS - the crowd howled” - Victoria Times Colonist; “still the funniest man in Canada” - Toronto Sun; “Edwards reigns as the King of Canadian comedy” - Charlottetown Guardian; “Derek Edwards is hysterical” - Calgary Sun; “Edwards takes stand-up to next stage” - Georgia Straight; “the epitome of timing & storytelling” - Halifax ChronicleHerald; “the comedian’s comedian” - London Free Press.
My Blunderful Life is a common sense and an inspired sense of the ridiculous — a recipe, road-honed, for a stellar night of laughs.
The tour comes to the Sid Williams Theatre in Courtenay on May 7.
Reserved seating tickets for the Derek Edwards - My Blunderful Life tour are $43 to $45 (including HST; depending on local facility charges; some additional ticket handling fees may apply).
For tickets, phone 250-338-2430 (ext. 1), visit www.sidwilliamstheatre.com or go to the sid williams box office on Cliffe Avenue in Courtenay.
Showtime is 8pm.
For more information, photos and comedy clips, visit www.shantero.com.
— Shantero Productions