Mark Forward

Mark Forward is a Canadian comedian and actor from Oakville, Ontario.[1]

He is the winner of the 2005 Canadian Comedy Award for Best Stand-up Newcomer. He also won the Homegrown Competition at the 2006 Just for Laughs festival. He has performed at the Halifax Comedy Festival, Hub Cap Comedy Festival and Just for Laughs,[2] opening for Craig Ferguson during his Hobo Fabulous tour.[3]

He has appeared in Letterkenny, Fargo, Mr. D, The Rocker, Breakfast with Scot, The Sean Cullen Show, The Newsroom and Degrassi.[2][4] Forward is also a writer and performer on The Jon Dore Television Show.[5]

Filmography

Awards

Awards Year
Best Newcomer Canadian Comedy Award 2006
Home Grown Winner Just for Laughs 2006
Writing Canadian Comedy Award-Jon Dore Show 2008

Personal life

Forward lives in Toronto. He is married and has a son.[1]

References

  1. Grignon, Denis (January 3, 2017). "Mark Forward is a nationalist of laughs". Toronto Star. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  2. "Why Mark Forward believes Canadian comics should not move to the U.S." Q. July 13, 2017.
  3. "Craig Ferguson Sony Centre, Toronto ON, October 2". exclaim.ca. October 3, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
  4. Wheeler, Brad (December 8, 2016). "Comedian Mark Forward on making a career in stand-up". The Globe and Mail.
  5. Banner, Victoria (May 4, 2016). "Toronto comedian Mark Forward keeps things authentic". beatroute.ca.


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