Mike Bullard (comedian)

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Michael John Bullard (June 12, 1957 – October 11, 2024) was a Canadian stand-up comedian, and television and radio host. He was one of Canada's best-known comedians during the late 1990s and early 2000s, and hosted the late-night talk shows Open Mike with Mike Bullard on the CTV Television Network from 1997 to 2003 and The Mike Bullard Show on the Global Television Network from 2003 to 2004. Beginning his career as a stand-up comedian, Bullard became a regular performer at Yuk Yuk's comedy clubs before moving into television. Open Mike with Mike Bullard became the first sustained success for a Canadian-produced late-night talk show, earning two Gemini Awards and, at its peak, drawing larger Canadian audiences than The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and Late Show with David Letterman. After his television career, he worked extensively in radio, including as host of Beyond the Mic with Mike Bullard on Newstalk 1010 from 2010 to 2016. In his later years, he returned to stand-up comedy and volunteered...

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