Dave Merheje is a

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stand-up comedian."Comedians of the World (Canada EN): K. Trevor Wilson, DeAnne Smith, Ivan Decker, Dave Merheje"
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'', January 8, 2019. He is known for his roles in '' Mr. D'' and '' Ramy'', as well as his 2019 comedy album ''Good Friend Bad Grammar'', which earned him the

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for Comedy Album of the Year at the 2019 Juno Awards.

Early life

Merheje was born in Windsor,

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to a Lebanese family. He attended Catholic Central High School and later St. Clair College, graduating from the business marketing program in 2003.

Career

Merheje began performing comedy in the Windsor-

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area."Windsor comedian featured on Netflix stand-up series"
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'', January 4, 2019. He has since performed at venues including Just For Laughs, the Halifax Comedy Festival, the

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and the

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. In 2015, he had his own stand-up special on

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. Merheje has performed with other Canadian comedians of

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ern descent, including Ali Badshah and Ali Hassan, in the touring We Ain't Terrorists comedy show. He was also featured in an episode of the

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stand-up comedy series ''Comedians of the World''. Merheje had a recurring role as Dave Bechara in the Canadian television sitcom '' Mr. D.''."Mr. D heads back to the classroom"
'' Playback'', June 29, 2017. Since 2019, he has portrayed the role of Ahmed on the

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comedy series '' Ramy.'' Merheje's comedy album ''Good Friend Bad Grammar'' won the

for Comedy Album of the Year at the 2019 Juno Awards."Junos 2019: the complete list of winners"

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, March 16, 2019.

Filmography

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