Nick Reynoldson
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Nick Reynoldson | |
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| Born | Scarborough, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation(s) | Comedian, writer |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Known for | Just for Laughs, Winnipeg Comedy Festival, Kevin Hart's LOL Network |
| Website | www |
Nick Reynoldson is a stand-up comedian residing in Toronto, Ontario, managed by Comedy Records.
Personal life
Born and raised in Scarborough, Ontario, Nick Reynoldson's humor is based on his own life. Exclaim Magazine called him “...a staple of Toronto's comedy scene" during his New-Faces Showcase at JFL 42.[1] Topics of Reynoldson's comedy include being mixed race, dating, and his love of animals and marine life.[2]
Knowing his roots, Reynoldson represents Scarborough proud and he incorporates his home town into his comedy sets. In a 2018 interview with the Scarborough Mirror he stated "I definitely want people to know I talk about Scarborough everywhere I go in the country."[3]
He is a modern hip hop and rap aficionado and frequently enjoys listening to The Joe Budden Podcast. His favourite thing to do after a big show is to have a nice cold beer and a big dirty greasy cheeseburger.[4]
Reynoldson fell in love with comedy during his high school days after a friend gave him a CD with a bunch of Def Comedy Jam sets on it.[5]
Career Highlights
Reynoldson performed and headlined at comedy clubs, colleges and universities across North America. Reynoldson has appeared at major festivals and featured on national television including Just For Laughs Festival,[6] Kevin Hart’s LOL Network, JFL42 New-Faces,[1] the Winnipeg Comedy Festival, and NXNE. He's been featured on national television networks MTV, MUCH, CBC and multiple national commercials including Captain Morgan's #ScoreLikeACaptain Campaign.
After touring the Canadian Organization of Campus Activities circuit, in 2013, Reynoldson was nominated COCA Comedian of the Year.[7]
In the summer of 2016, Reynoldson also won Absolute Comedy’s annual Prove You're a Headliner competition.[8] Reynoldson beat out eight other contestants and placed first via audience majority vote for 11 straight performances. The following year, Reynoldson filmed and made his US comedy debut on the Kevin Hart’s Laugh Out Loud Network, a comedy video network from comedian Kevin Hart and Lionsgate Films.
In 2018, Reynoldson was selected by SiriusXM and 59 of Canada's funniest comics to take part in the SiriusXM Top Comic Competition,[9] Canada’s largest Comedy Competition. Public auditions were held over six nights in Toronto and Calgary. A panel of industry judges then selected three comics from each night – a total of 18 comics – to continue on in the competition as semi-finalists.
Nick Reynoldson was one of eight finalists and performed at the historic Winter Garden Theatre in Toronto, and placed as a runner up nabbing a cash prize and securing spots in JFL42 (Toronto), JFL NorthWest (Vancouver), and returning to the prestigious Montreal's Just for Laughs Festival.[10] His bullet high energy performance was described as engaging, self-deprecating, and possessed a great deal of introspectiveness about his identity as a mixed race person while incorporating the universal themes of families and how they co-exist.[11]
Talking Raptors podcast
Reynoldson co-hosts the weekly (when in season) basketball podcast Talking Raptors[12] on SoundCloud and ESPN's Raptors Republic with fellow comedian and Toronto Raptors fan Barry Taylor.
See also
References
- ^ a b Damiano, Anthony (2015-09-25). "New Faces Comedy Bar Cabaret, Toronto ON, September 24". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
- ^ Toronto Star
- ^ Adler, Mike (2018-09-20). "Scarborough comic Nick Reynoldson a finalist in Top Comic competition". Toronto.com. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
- ^ Staff, Interrobang (2018-09-20). "Get to Know the Funniest Comedians in Canada; SiriusXM's 2018 Top Comic Finalists!". The Interrobang. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
- ^ "'Talking Raptors' Podcast Crew Barry Taylor, Nick Reynoldson and Monty Scott Hit Threes at a Comedy Records/Exclaim! Standup Showcase | Exclaim!".
- ^ "Nick Reynoldson". Just For Laughs. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
- ^ "History - Comedy Award". www.coca.org. Archived from the original on 2015-03-02.
- ^ BlogTO
- ^ "CNW | Who will battle it out joke-for-joke for $25,000? Finalists are announced for SiriusXM's Top Comic". www.newswire.ca. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
- ^ "CNW | SiriusXM Top Comic at JFL42". www.newswire.ca. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
- ^ Younge, Marty (2018-09-29). "SiriusXM's Top Comic Finals Crushes at JFL42 Competition Finale". The Interrobang. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
- ^ "Home". www.talkingraptors.com. Retrieved 2018-05-22.