Derek SeguinDerek Seguin (born 1972) is a Canadian stand-up comedian.[1] Of mixed French Canadian and Irish descent,[1] he is best known for comedy which plays on the cultural differences between English Canada and French Canada,[2] which he performs in an intentionally exaggerated stereotype of a Québécois accent.[3] Comedy careerHe is a regular performer at comedy festivals across Canada, including Just for Laughs and the Winnipeg Comedy Festival,[4] appears regularly on the CBC Radio comedy series The Debaters,[3] and appeared with Sebastien Bourgault in the comedy web series Language Police in 2013.[3] In 2008, he collaborated with Mike Ward and Maxim Martin on "French Comedy Bastards", a touring show which brought Quebec-style comedy — a style which blends stand-up and sketch elements more freely than is typical in English Canada — to anglophone audiences.[5] AwardsIn October 2015, Seguin won the 6th annual Canadian Top Comic competition, presented by SiriusXM Canada in association with the Just For Laughs festival.[6] His comedy album PanDerek (1st Wave!) received a Juno Award nomination for Comedy Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2021.[7] He received a second Juno nomination in the same category at the Juno Awards of 2024 for Life of Leisure.[8] References
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