Charles Demers
Charles Demers is a stand-up comedian, author, playwright, speechwriter, and voice actor. With over sixty appearances as a writer-performer on CBC radio’s The Debaters, he is a touring headliner whose first stand-up album Fatherland, from 604 Records, was nominated for the 2018 Juno for Best Comedy Album. He is the author of three plays and six books, including the crime satire Property Values, which was optioned by Pioneer Pictures of Los Angeles and for which he co-wrote the screen adaptation. He is a former lecturer in Creative Writing at the University of British Columbia, and the editor-curator of Robin’s Egg Books. He has opened for Sarah Silverman, Bob Odenkirk, and Marc Maron, also appearing as a featured guest on the latter’s popular podcast WTF. He is a speechwriter (and joke-writer) for British Columbia Premier David Eby and provides the voice of “Poutine” on Will Arnett’s patriotic superhero send-up Super Team Canada. Demers lives in East Vancouver with his wife, their two children, and a dog.
