Mike Ward (comedian)
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Mike Ward | |
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Birth name | Michael John Ward |
Born | Quebec City, Quebec, Canada | September 14, 1973
Medium | television, stand-up, radio, podcast & documentary |
Nationality | Canadian |
Genres | Black comedy |
Notable works and roles | Chabot on L'Gros Show Henri on CNM (Simon & Henri) Ludger (cotton ouaté avec un loup) on Testostérone |
Website | http://www.mikeward.ca |
Michael John Ward (born September 14, 1973) is a Canadian comedian.[1] He performs comedy in both French and English.
Career[]
Mike Ward has appeared on television doing stand-up in 20 countries; airing throughout Europe, Africa, Australia and North America. He is a frequent guest of the Anthony Cumia Show podcast.[2] Mike hosts two podcasts : 2 Drink Minimum with comedian Pantelis on Compound Media[3] and Mike Ward sous écoute.[4]
Controversies[]
Ward has been the subject of controversy. At Jean-Marc Parent's 2008 Just for Laughs French gala, he made a joke about Revenu Québec, in which he mentioned[5] Cédrika Provencher, a young girl who had been abducted in 2007[6] in Quebec and whose remains were found in December 2015.
Mocking of Jérémy Gabriel[]
Between 2010 and 2013, Ward performed a comedy routine about Jérémy Gabriel, a young disabled singer with Treacher Collins syndrome. Ward mocked Gabriel's appearance, his illness and his abilities as a singer and joked about trying to kill him by drowning him. Gabriel was repeatedly bullied at school and became suicidal.[7]
Gabriel's parents filed a complaint with the Quebec human rights commission, and the commission brought the case in front of Quebec's Human Rights Tribunal seeking $80,000 in damages from Ward. On July 20, 2016, he was ordered to pay $42,000 ($35,000 to Jérémy, $7,000 to his mother). Ward's lawyer, Julius Grey, appealed the decision,[8][9] and the decision was upheld by appellate court judges on November 28, 2019, but dropped the fee initially ordered to be paid to the mother.[10]
In February 2021, Ward appealed the fine to the Supreme Court of Canada.[11]
Filmography[]
Television[]
- 2002: Testostérone
- 2004: Le Mike Ward Show
- 2005-2006: L'Gros Show
- 2015: Nasty Show
- 2016: Mike Ward Show
DVDs and Digital Release[]
- 2004: Les meilleurs moments.Testostérone. Spécial Mike Ward
- 2006: L'Gros show 1
- 2009: Haïssable
- 2013: Mike Ward s'eXpose
- 2018: Mike Ward au Bordel
- 2018: Infamous
Albums[]
- 2001: Vulgaire
- 2016: Pedophile Jokes & Death Threats
- 2018: Infamous
Radio and Podcasts[]
- 1996: Les grandes gueules
- 2001- 2002: Midi Mecs comiques
- 2004 - 2005: Les grandes gueules
- 2015-: Mike Ward sous écoute
- 2018: 2 Drink Minimum[12]
Film[]
- 2016: The Comedian's Guide to Survival: himself[13]
Awards[]
- 2002 Nez d’or: Découverte (Quebec City Comedy Festival Award for Best Newcomer)
- 2002 Victor: Révélation (Just For Laughs Award for Breakout Star of the Festival
- 2005 Olivier: Meilleure performance scénique (Best Comedy Performance)
- 2006 Gémeaux: Meilleure performance humour (Gemini Award for Best Comedy Performance)[14]
- 2012 Victor: Numéro de l’année (Just For Laughs Award for Best Set of the Fest)”
- 2015 Antoine: Humanitarian Award
- 2016 Olivier: Série web (Best Web Series)[15]
- 2016 Olivier: Olivier de l’année (Comedian of the Year)[16]
- 2016 Canadian Comedy Award: Comedic Artist of the Year[17]
- 2017 Olivier: Meilleur podcast (Best Podcast)
- 2018 Olivier: Meilleur podcast (Best Podcast)
- 2019 Olivier: Olivier de l’année (Comedian of the Year)
- 2019 Olivier: Spectacle de l’année (Best Show of the Year)
- 2019 Olivier: Auteur de l’année - Spectacle (Best Writing - Stage Show)
- 2019 Olivier: Meilleur podcast (Best Podcast)
References[]
- ^ "Mike Ward speaks our languages". The Gazette. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ^ Anthony Cumia. "Anthony Cumia Show". compoundmedia.com (Podcast). Retrieved October 2, 2016.
- ^ "Mike Ward". Archived from the original on August 2, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
- ^ "Mike Ward, le roi du podcast au Québec". December 3, 2018.
- ^ "The Canadian Comedian on Trial Before a Human Rights Tribunal for a Mean Joke". May 13, 2016.
- ^ Patriquin, Martin (March 23, 2016). "Comedian Mike Ward's joke about a 12-year old has landed him in court and put a brand of very edgy comedy on trial". Maclean's. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
He once used Cédrika Provencher, a nine-year-old whose disappearance in 2007 was heavily covered in the media, as the butt of a joke.
- ^ "Mike Ward vs. Jérémy Gabriel: Supreme Court hears case this week on limits of comedy". Montreal Gazette. Montreal. 15 February 2021. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
- ^ "Mike Ward devra verser 35 000 $ à Jérémy Gabriel". Ici Radio-Canada (in French). Montreal. 20 July 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
- ^ Sioui, Marie-Michèle (21 July 2016). "Mike Ward condamné à une amende de 42 000 $". Le Devoir (in French). Montreal. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
- ^ "Comedian Mike Ward must pay Jeremy Gabriel for discriminatory joke, appeals court rules". montreal.ctvnews.ca. November 28, 2019.
- ^ "Quebec comedian Mike Ward heads to the Supreme Court after making singer with disability butt of joke". montreal.ctvnews.ca. February 15, 2021.
- ^ Brownstein, Bill "Brownstein at Just for Laughs: Is political correctness killing comedy?",Montreal Gazette, 27 July 2018, Retrieved 29 July 2018
- ^ "In Review: The Comedian's Guide to Survival". August 27, 2016.
- ^ "Liste des récipiendaires par catégories". Prix gémeaux. Archived from the original on 22 June 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
- ^ "Gala Les Olivier 2016: Mike Ward remporte l'Olivier de l'année". Le Huffington Post. May 13, 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- ^ "Gala Les Olivier 2016: Mike Ward remporte l'Olivier de l'année". Le Huffington Post. May 13, 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- ^ "Mike Ward, premier Québécois à gagner le prix Comedic Artist of the Year au Canadian Comedy Awards". Le Huffington Post. 7 November 2016.
External links[]
- (in French) Official Site
- 1973 births
- Anglophone Quebec people
- Canadian stand-up comedians
- Canadian male television actors
- Canadian people of French descent
- Canadian people of Irish descent
- Living people
- Male actors from Quebec City
- Comedians from Quebec
- Quebec people of Irish descent
- Quebecers of French descent
- Canadian Comedy Award winners