Derek Seguin (born 1972) is a Canadian stand-up comedian. Of mixed
French Canadian and Irish descent, he is best known for comedy which
plays on the cultural differences between English Canada and French
Canada, which he performs in an intentionally exaggerated stereotype
of a Québécois accent.In October 2015, Seguin won the 6th annual
Canadian Top Comic competition, presented by SiriusXM Canada in
association with the Just For Laughs festival.He is a regular
performer at comedy festivals across Canada, including Just for Laughs
and the Winnipeg Comedy Festival, appears regularly on the CBC Radio
comedy series The Debaters, and appeared with Sebastien Bourgault in
the comedy web series Language Police in 2013.In 2008, he collaborated
with Mike Ward and Maxim Martin on "French Comedy Bastards", a touring
show which brought Quebec-style comedy â€" a style which blends
stand-up and sketch elements more freely than is typical in English
Canada â€" to anglophone audiences.
French Canadian and Irish descent, he is best known for comedy which
plays on the cultural differences between English Canada and French
Canada, which he performs in an intentionally exaggerated stereotype
of a Québécois accent.In October 2015, Seguin won the 6th annual
Canadian Top Comic competition, presented by SiriusXM Canada in
association with the Just For Laughs festival.He is a regular
performer at comedy festivals across Canada, including Just for Laughs
and the Winnipeg Comedy Festival, appears regularly on the CBC Radio
comedy series The Debaters, and appeared with Sebastien Bourgault in
the comedy web series Language Police in 2013.In 2008, he collaborated
with Mike Ward and Maxim Martin on "French Comedy Bastards", a touring
show which brought Quebec-style comedy â€" a style which blends
stand-up and sketch elements more freely than is typical in English
Canada â€" to anglophone audiences.
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