Last May, Halifax comedian Mark Little won $25,000 and the judges’
hearts at the Yuk Yuk’s Great Canadian Laugh Off, beating out 64 other
contestants. See the magic for yourself on Saturday night (11pm), when
The Comedy Network broadcasts the final show. Witness Little taking
down eight competitors to bring home the gold, after a head-to-head
competition with Toronto comedian Mark Forward.
When we emailed with Little after his win, he wrote, “I’ve been
smiling a lot lately. But I also feel a bit like I just cheated the
system and people are going to catch on soon. I keep waiting for people
to say, ‘Wait a minute, he tricked us all!'”
He was still a little freaked out by the whole deal, especially
because one of the judges was a talent coordinator for The Tonight
Show with Conan O’Brien, who gave Little her mailing address. “She
said to mail her my tape, so as soon as I get the footage of my final
set from The Comedy Network, it’s going straight to her. I can only
assume she’s holding her breath waiting for it, so I need to act fast.
Her life, my hands. (Which is to say, I KNOW! CONAN O’BRIEN!
Jesus…).”
This article appears in Sep 24-30, 2009.