Ottawa native Rick Currie has been cracking up Canadian audiences for almost twenty years. His clean, whimsical style has remained popular and has allowed him to perform at the Montreal, Winnipeg and St. John Comedy Festivals, and tour extensively across Canada as well as to Europe and the United States. He has appeared on many different CBC Radio programs including "Madly off In all Directions" and "The Debaters". His half hour special for CTV's "Comedy Now!" is rebroadcast frequently and for some reason, a "Comedy at Club 54" show he recorded in 1997 is still in heavy rotation on The Comedy Network and on XM Satellite Radio. For four years, Rick was a principal writer on CTV's "Open Mike with Mike Bullard". These days, Ottawa audiences hear him 3 times a week on 93.9 BOB FM's "The Morning After with JR and Sandy".

What People Have Said About Rick:

"We were encouraged as Canadian comics... to be unique. Even guys who still live there, like Rick Currie. He's unique and really funny. He will get there"
Jeremy Hotz, interviewed in Capital Style magazine

"His material was funny and certainly not offensive to anyone... We, the Chamber, would highly recommend Rick Currie to anyone requiring a stand-up comic."
Joyce Yates, Orleans Chamber of Commerce

The Kanata Chamber of Commerce would highly recommend Rick Currie for business entertainment purposes. Rick managed to captivate his audience all the while keeping his act content appropropriate to a business function."
Shannon McGruer, Kanata Chamber of Commerce

"Thank you for attending our annual dinner once again this year. The entertainment was excellent! Everyone we have spoken to thoroughly enjoyed the evening..."
Erin Butterworth, Perth and District Chamber of Commerce

"Rick was exceptional on Friday night. The material was current, appropriate and hilarious... there were times when I was laughing so hard my face was sore ... I wanted to let Rick know that the corporate feedback is that he was great."
Amanda Spence, IT/Net

"Our Christmas Party was a great success, partially due to the participation of Rick Currie. He arrived early, gave a stand-up performance (please excuse the pun so early in the morning) and was a true professional from start to finish. Everyone seemed to have enjoyed his performance and we will not hesitate to use him again."
Wendy Johnson, Magma Communications Ltd.

"Please convey our thanks to Rick Currie for another wonderful humourous evening at the Spring Valley Hall last Friday night. The group had nothing but good things to say about Rick."
Ruth Vogel, Leeds Federation of Agriculture

"Rick's performance was excellent! His material was perfect for our group - inoffensive, clean, and with lots of laughs."
Denise Angus, Academic Coordinator, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Ottawa

"...we would like to commend Rick Currie on his professionalism, tasteful routine, and his ability to adapt to an unknown crowd... Rick was in every respect the consumate professional - prompt, attentive, flexible, and last but not least, very entertaining."
Rob Pon, National Research Council Canada

"Rick Currie was a huge hit. He was perfect for our group, the time of day, the mood in the room. I have received non-stop positive feedback, and a few requests from the single ladies for his phone number..."
Nancy Coll, Pharmacist Association of Canada

"Please tell Rick and Steve that they were HUGE hits. Everyone loved the show and the laughter resulted in many sore sides... they both were fantastic."
Sam Anderson, Napanee & District Community Foundation

"(a) Very, very, very, very funny comedian. Very ... Rick Currie is one of the best and funniest comics we've had in donkey's years."
Open Mike with Mike Bullard website. May 6 2002 episode re-cap

"...few do it with the consistency of material, stage presence, professionalism, and just damned nice guy delivery that makes Currie an all-round hitter when walking into a gig."
Metro Magazine

"Local fans went wild when Rick told them, "I have a mayor, not some furniture salesman..."
The Ottawa Sun

"Rick Currie drew ovations before the rant was completed..."
The Ottawa Citizen

"I received a huge amount of positive feedback, all of which finished with, 'When can you get Rick back for another show?' I'd also like to thank you for the amount of work you put into your act to make it relevant to MOSAID..."
Julia Ukrintz, Sr. Marketing Communications Specialist MOSAID Technologies Inc.

"...thank you for an outstanding and tastefully contained performance... The development team needed a good break, and I think you provided the right formula..."
John Halvorsen, Product Line Manager Nortel Networks

"In addition to working within the parameters of the script we provided, you used several pieces of your own material and did a superb job of keeping the crowd entertained while moving the program along."
Beverly Rolfe CIBC Organizing Committee

"You were hilariously funny while sticking to the boundaries I had to set down due to the nature of the audience and the event. No small feat!"
Julie Haney, President Ottawa and District Scotiabankers Assoc.

"Rick Currie is the best local act there is"
Howard Wagman, Manager, Yuk Yuk's Ottawa

"Polished...His 45 minute set zipped by."
The Manotick Messenger

"Rick Currie entranced the audience with his wit, charm and his down-to-earth reflection of today's lifestyles."
The Stittsville News

"The students thoroughly enjoyed his show... I would not hesitate to recommend him to other colleges or groups"
Steve Forrest, Campus Director, Algonquin Students Association

"Mr. Currie was excellent and appreciated by all attendees...I have received nothing but compliments on his performance."
A. Lacroix, Chief Warrant Officer, President of Organizing Committee, National Defence

"The entire evening will be a memorable one for all of us...Absolutely hilarious...the most entertaining comedian I have ever seen..."
Tamara MacPherson, The Perley and Rideau Veterans' Health Center

"What an outstanding performance...well prepared...quality entertainment... This conference would not have been such a success without you."
Lynne Hebert, Export Development Corporation

Where He's Been Before:
COMEDY CLUBS
Yuk Yuk's - Ottawa, Toronto, Sudbury, Mississauga, Markham, Hamilton, Niagara Falls, Kitchener, London, Windsor, Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver
The Comedy Nest Montreal
The Comedy Works Montreal
The Cosmic Comedy Club London, UK
The Gotham Comedy Club NYC
The Treehouse Comedy Club Mystic, Conn.
Governors Long Island, NY

CORPORATE CLIENTS
Nortel Networks, Cognos, Mosaid, 2000 Nunavut Trade Show, Royal Ottawa Golf Club, Money Concepts, Bell Canada, Hewlett Packard, The Export Development Corporation, Canadian Ski Patrol, Scotiabank, The Perley and Rideau Veteran's Health Center, Deloitte & Touche, Canadian Association of Municipal Administrators, Accenture, TeraMach Technologies, The Yorkton Short Film Festival and many, many more...

COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
U. of P.E.I., Dalhousie, Mount St. Vincent, Saint Francis Xavier, Mount Allison U., Acadia, U. of New Brunswick, Concordia, McGill, U. of Ottawa, Carleton U., Algonquin College, St. Lawrence College, Humber College, Ryerson U., U. of Toronto, Conestoga College, U. of Waterloo, U. of Western Ontario, Fanshawe College, Georgian College etc, etc...

CANADIAN FORCES BASES
CFB Gagetown, CFB Cold Lake, CFS Leitrum, CFB Borden, CFB Petawawa, CFB Uplands, CFB North Bay, NATO Air Force Base-Geilenkirchen Germany