List of Canadian comedians
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This list is non-exhaustive. Only actors/actresses and comedy groups of note, and with Wikipedia articles are listed.
- Aykroyd, Dan - Actor (Ghostbusters, Blues Brothers), formerly of Saturday Night Live
- Bee, Samantha - of the Daily Show
- Bowser and Blue - Comic Singing Duo
- Broadfoot, David - formerly of Royal Canadian Air Farce
- Bullard, Mike - former late night talk show host
- Butt, Brent - Actor, writer - Corner Gas
- Candy, John - Actor (Uncle Buck, Home Alone), from SCTV
- Carrey, Jim - Actor (Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Dumb and Dumber)
- Cassella, Maggie -
- CODCO - Comedy troupe
- Collins, Carla -
- Comedy Inc. - Comedy troupe
- Courtemanche, Michel
- Crawford, Gavin - of the comedy troupe Comedy Inc
- Critch, Mark - of This Hour Has 22 Minutes
- Cullen, Seán -
- Danylo, Roman -
- Dashan - Famous comic in Chinese
- Deschamps, Yvon -
- Diggs, J.R. -
- Double Exposure - Comedy Duo
- Edwards, Derek - Famous Stand-up Comedian
- Ed the Sock - Sock puppet from Muchmusic
- Elias, Joey - Stand-up comedian
- Flaherty, Joe - Actor (Freaks and Geeks), from SCTV
- Foley, Dave - of the comedy troupe Kids In The Hall
- Fox, Michael J. (Family Ties, Back to the Future)
- The Frantics. - Comedy troupe
- Gagnon, André-Philippe - Impersonator
- Goy, Luba - of the comedy troupe Royal Canadian Air Farce
- Green, Red (see Steve Smith)
- Green, Rick - of the comedy troupe The Frantics, and Red Green Show
- Green, Tom - formerly of MTV
- Hartman, Phil - formerly of Saturday Night Live & Simpsons
- Holmes, Jessica -
- Hotz, Jeremy -
- Houde, Louis-José -
- Jalees, Sabrina - Stand-up comedian
- James, Ron - Stand-up comedian and former member of The Second City Toronto
- Jean, Mario -
- Jones, Cathy - of This Hour Has 22 Minutes and Codco
- Jones, Daryn - of Buzz & Rick Mercer Report
- Kids In The Hall - Comedy Troupe
- Kavanagh, Anthony -
- Kirkland, Gordon - 'Sit Down' comedian, and author
- Kurt, Elvira - Stand-up comedian
- Lamothe, Mado -
- Landry, Bruno -
- Lepage, Guy A. -
- Levy, Eugene - Actor (American Pie), from SCTV
- Little, Rich - Impersonator
- MacDonald, Bette -
- MacDonald, Norm - formerly of Saturday Night Live
- MacDonald, Tracy - Stand-up comedian
- Mack, Cory - Stand-up comedian
- Mercier, Claudine -
- Mclean & Mclean - Comedy team
- Malone, Greg - of Codco
- Majumder, Shaun - formerly of This Hour Has 22 Minutes, former YTV PJ
- Mandel, Howie -
- Martin, Andrea - from SCTV
- Mercer, Rick - Host of Rick Mercer Report, and formerly of This Hour Has 22 Minutes
- Michaels, Lorne - Creator and producer of Saturday Night Live and its associated spin-offs.
- Michel, Dominique
- Mista Mo - of the Buzz
- Mochrie, Colin - from Whose Line Is It Anyway and formerly of This Hour Has 22 Minutes
- Moranis, Rick - Actor (Ghostbusters, Little Shop of Horrors, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids), from SCTV
- Morgan, Jordi -
- Myers, Mike - Actor (Austin Powers, Shrek), formerly of Saturday Night Live
- Nielsen, Leslie - Actor (Airplane!, Naked Gun)
- O'Hara, Catherine - Actress (Home Alone, A Mighty Wind), from SCTV
- Park, Alan - Stand-up comedian
- Paul, Jean - Stand-up comedian
- Payne, Nikki - Stand-up comedian
- Pederson, Ron - actor, MADtv and The Late Late Show
- Pérusse, François -
- Peters, Russell - Stand-up comedian
- Redican, Dan - of the comedy troupe the Frantics
- Rhea, Caroline -
- Robinson, Kenny - stand-up comedian
- Roiter, Dan - Impersonations, comedian
- Rousseau,Stéphane -
- Royal Canadian Air Farce - Comedy troupe
- Sasso, Will - formerly of Mad TV
- SCTV - Comedy troupe (Based in Toronto and Chicago)
- Short, Martin - formerly of SCTV and Saturday Night Live
- Shuster, Frank part of Wayne and Shuster
- Smith, Steve - aka 'Red Green'
- Sparks, Ron - Stand-up comedian, sketch comedian, writer
- Thomas, Dave - Movie Actor, from SCTV
- Thomey, Greg - formerly of This Hour Has 22 Minutes
- Thompson, Scott - of the comedy troupe Kids In The Hall
- Uloth, James - Stand-up comedian
- Walsh, Mary - formerly of This Hour Has 22 Minutes and Codco
- Ward, Mike -
- Wayne, Johnny - part of Wayne and Shuster
- Wildman, Peter - of the comedy troupe the Frantics
- Williams, Harland - Stand-up comedian
- Wing, John - Stand-up comedian
- Young, Fraser - Stand-up comedian
- Zindler, Daniel - Physical Comedian
- Regnier, Dave - Observational Comedian
