Derek Edwards (born 1958) is a Canadian stand-up comedian and actor from Timmins, Ontario. He went to

Timmins High and Vocational School Timmins High and Vocational School is an English-language public secondary school in Timmins, Ontario, Canada, part of the District School Board Ontario North East. See also *List of high schools in Ontario The following is a list of secondary ...

. In 1995, he was the winner of the Vail National Comedy Invitational in Vail, Colorado. He is the only Canadian to date to have won this award. He won the 2004

Canadian Comedy Award The Canadian Comedy Awards (CCA) is an annual ceremony that awards the Beaver for achievements in Canadian comedy in live performance, radio, film, television, and Internet media. The awards were founded and produced by Tim Progosh in 2000. The ...

for best male stand-up. He has been featured in the Just for Laughs Comedy Festival five times, in 1997, 1999, 2003, 2008, and 2010. He has been referred to as "...the funniest man in Canada. Everybody knows that," by

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and as an emulation of "...Kramer from

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...an odd, hysterically funny, brilliant artist," by Mitch Fatel. Edwards' style is defined by his low voice and sarcastic delivery. He now lives in Toronto, Ontario.

Notes and references

*MacPherson, Guy. "Derek Edwards takes standup to next stage." Vancouver Sun. May 31, 2007.

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Living people Canadian male comedians Canadian stand-up comedians Male actors from Ontario People from Timmins 1958 births Comedians from Ontario Canadian Comedy Award winners {{Canada-comedian-stub