Ron James

Hailed by critics from coast to coast, RON JAMES is Canada’s #1 selling comedian, whose ninety minute, laugh a second, physically driven performances, have consistently sold out theatres coast to coast. Keeping a comedian’s eye trained for satire and a poet’s ear tuned for language, James cuts a wide swath clear cross Canadian culture, making him a stand-out among stand-up performers.

‘...a master comedian with a distinctly Canadian viewpoint’ - St. John’s Telegram
‘...scarcely time to breath between fits of helpless laughter’ -  Halifax Herald
‘…fast, funny and smart’ - Montreal Gazette
‘…simply the best’ - Toronto Sun
‘…cleverly, hysterically funny’ - Toronto Star
‘…a hilarious brand of funny all his own’ - Winnipeg Free Press
‘…a high wire act of hilarity’ - Edmonton Journal
‘…the funniest man in Canada’ - Victoria Times Colonist
‘…polished, intelligent comedy with the common man’s touch’. - Globe and Mail

James has written and starred in FIVE critically acclaimed CBC television comedy specials, including ‘The Road Between My Ears’; ‘Quest for the West’; ‘West Coast Wild’ ‘Back Home’ and ‘Manitoba Bound’. For two seasons he starred on GLOBAL television in a ‘period sitcom of his own creation’. He’s been recognized for his acting work with a nomination for a Genie Award Best Supporting Actor ; shared in a Gemini Award with the writing team on This Hour Has 22 Minutes and been voted Canadian Comedian of the Year. In 2009, he was given the coveted 8PM Friday night time slot on CBC with a weekly comedy series, The Ron James Show, now in its second season.

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• 1. 'BACK HOME'

  'A master comedian at the top of his game' St. John's Telegram
  
  In his fourth critically acclaimed comedy special, Ron goes 'Back Home' to 'his borning lands of lobster blood' getting maximum mileage on laughs per minute, as he drives full tilt cross the cultural landscape of Atlantic Canada! From fog to Face Book to politics and pellet guns, this special has something for everyone... even if you're allergic to lobster!

• 2. 'WEST COAST WILD'

  '...hilarious...devastatingly funny and clever.' Globe and Mail
  
  Ron's highest rated comedy special yet has fun with that 'province of polarities', British Columbia, 'where you're either chained to tree or chopping it down!' All bets are off as Ron gets the sacred cows of Canada's California between the cross hairs. From Mountain Equipment Co-Op, who's 'hippie founders redefined the meaning of fleece', to the precious, 'taza-chai-soya-vente-latte-Life-coach-lifestyle of Lotus Land, Ron clear cuts his way 'cross West Coast culture.

• 3. 'QUEST FOR THE WEST'

  '...a virtuoso comedic performance!' Globe and Mail
  
  Ron's second CBC hour long comedy special was filmed before a live, sold out audience at Calgary's prestigious EPCOR Centre, during Alberta and Saskatchewan's centennial year. Charging back and forth across the Canadian West in a non-stop comedic homage to people and place, Ron's literate, physical delivery covers a 100 year time line, from sod busting pioneers to twenty-first century grunts of the Ft. McMurray oil patch. It's also got the Rockies and skiing and cougars and blizzards, rodeos, grizzlies and wind-chill vicious Grey Cups, in a hilarious testimonial from a fellow traveler, who's had the good fortune to commune with the heart-line hum heard clear cross the Big Wide Open.

• 4. 'THE ROAD BETWEEN MY EARS'

  '...insightful, clever and witty.' The Toronto Star'
  
  This unique blend of poetically charged, kinetically driven stand-up comedy weaves a riotous verbal tapestry that captures one comedian's spirit of place, while traveling Canada in pursuit of the muse. By incorporating the historic and geographic, with a comic's eye for regional idiosyncrasies and a poet's ear for language, 'The Road Between My Ears' tickles the funny bone as well as the intellect.

• On a day when the world financial markets were suffering an unprecedented meltdown, Ron James did the impossible: he pulled 90 minutes of non-stop laughs from a room full of 400 financial advisors with his unique brand of polished, intelligent and poetically charged hilarity. Afterwards, there was nothing but unanimous praise for a comedian clearly on top of his game!
  Raymond James Ltd.
• Once again you've proven to be a great asset to our corporate function. You have never failed to deliver a professional, clean and very funny evening's worth of entertainment.
  The Bank of Nova Scotia
• In particular, we were delighted with his style and were highly impressed with his ability to customize his material... Ron's skill enabled him to locate the common denominator we all share and tweak our collective funnybone.
  CAE Inc.
• I was particularly impressed with your professionalism, your ability to read the audience, and your keen sense of timing.
  QSP Inc.
• Ron's quick wit and humour held the audience totally rapt and the stage time just flew! It will be extremely difficult to find an act to top Ron James for our next year's Conference.
  The Educational Computing Network of Ontario
• Ron James was rewarded with a standing ovation from a room filled with seasoned television and radio journalists at our national convention in Ottawa. Thanks to a polished and professional performance of topical, intelligent, gut busting hilarious material that covered a gamut of contemporary issues both nationally and around the globe, 'the funniest man in Canada' proved to be a comedian at the top of his game!
  RTNDA Canada – The Association of Electronic Journalists