Gary Pearson
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Gary Pearson is a Canadian comedian
, and television writer producer. He grew up in the southwestern Ontario
village of Comber. Taking an early interest in politics and art, he began to do editorial cartoons for the nearby weekly newspaper The Tilbury Times.
He attended Sheridan College
's illustration course, then later the Cartooning and Graphic Story course. He got work in the public Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
animation department and became one of its mainstays. He animated segments for Mr. Dressup
, Canada's Sesame Street.
In the late 1980s, he got involved with the improv comedy troupe Dangerous Poultry through the group Theatresports Toronto, then with The Chumps, who had a weekly radio show on CBC Radio. He was part of The Second City
for a time and was a widely recognized face from dozens of TV commercials and television shows in the 1990s. He appeared on such TV comedies as The Newsroom, The Kids In The Hall, Sketch.com, all on CBC, and the drama ENG on CTV.
He scripted multiple CBC Radio programs such as Muckraker which he created. Eventually he joined the Los Angeles
staff of MAD TV
, where he contributed writing to 25 episodes of the hit Fox program. He returned to Canada to write for 5 seasons of This Hour Has 22 Minutes
and the hit CTV sitcomCorner Gas
. In 2009 he became the head writer and executive producer of That's So Weird, a youth comedy for YTV. It has 26 episodes over 2 seasons and is seen in Canada, Latin America and Australia. In 2009 and 2010 Gary also wrote for The Ron James Show, a comedy for CBC.
Gary has won a Canadian Comedy Award and A Writer's Guild of Canada award for writing on This Hour Has 22 Minutes, and has 5 additional award nominations including for Canada's Gemini Awards.
Comedian
A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...
, and television writer producer. He grew up in the southwestern Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
village of Comber. Taking an early interest in politics and art, he began to do editorial cartoons for the nearby weekly newspaper The Tilbury Times.
He attended Sheridan College
Sheridan College
Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning is a diploma and degree granting Canadian polytechnic institute with approximately 15,000 full time students and 35,000 continuing education students...
's illustration course, then later the Cartooning and Graphic Story course. He got work in the public Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known as CBC and officially as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian crown corporation that serves as the national public radio and television broadcaster...
animation department and became one of its mainstays. He animated segments for Mr. Dressup
Mr. Dressup
Mr. Dressup is a Canadian children's television series produced by CBC Television that ran from 1967 to 1996.The series starred Ernie Coombs as Mr. Dressup. The show aired every weekday morning, and each day Mr...
, Canada's Sesame Street.
In the late 1980s, he got involved with the improv comedy troupe Dangerous Poultry through the group Theatresports Toronto, then with The Chumps, who had a weekly radio show on CBC Radio. He was part of The Second City
The Second City
The Second City is a improvisational comedy enterprise which originated in Chicago's Old Town neighborhood.The Second City Theatre opened on December 16, 1959 and has since expanded its presence to several other cities, including Toronto and Los Angeles...
for a time and was a widely recognized face from dozens of TV commercials and television shows in the 1990s. He appeared on such TV comedies as The Newsroom, The Kids In The Hall, Sketch.com, all on CBC, and the drama ENG on CTV.
He scripted multiple CBC Radio programs such as Muckraker which he created. Eventually he joined the Los Angeles
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staff of MAD TV
Mad TV
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, where he contributed writing to 25 episodes of the hit Fox program. He returned to Canada to write for 5 seasons of This Hour Has 22 Minutes
This Hour Has 22 Minutes
This Hour Has 22 Minutes is a weekly Canadian television comedy that airs on CBC Television. Launched in 1993 during Canada's 35th general election, the show focuses on Canadian politics, combining news parody, sketch comedy and satirical editorials...
and the hit CTV sitcomCorner Gas
Corner Gas
Corner Gas is a Canadian television sitcom created by Brent Butt. The series ran for six seasons from 2004 to 2009. Re-runs still air on CTV and The Comedy Network in Canada; it formerly aired on WGN America in the United States....
. In 2009 he became the head writer and executive producer of That's So Weird, a youth comedy for YTV. It has 26 episodes over 2 seasons and is seen in Canada, Latin America and Australia. In 2009 and 2010 Gary also wrote for The Ron James Show, a comedy for CBC.
Gary has won a Canadian Comedy Award and A Writer's Guild of Canada award for writing on This Hour Has 22 Minutes, and has 5 additional award nominations including for Canada's Gemini Awards.