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Mike Wilmot

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Mike Wilmot
BornToronto, Ontario, Canada
MediumStand-up, television, film
NationalityCanadian
WebsiteOfficial website

Mike Wilmot is a Canadian stand-up comedian[1] represented by Off the Kerb.[2] In 2005 he won two Canadian Comedy Awards for best male stand-up and best actor for his work in It's All Gone Pete Tong.[1]

In addition to It's All Gone Pete Tong, Wilmot has appeared on Corner Gas, British TV shows such as Never Mind the Buzzcocks, and alongside American comedian Rich Hall in BBC television series Rich Hall's Fishing Show and Rich Hall's Cattle Drive. He was the host of the Paramount comedy series Comedy Blue. He has also appeared on the Australian TV show Good News Week (Network 10) as a guest panelist and visits Australia annually to perform at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.[1]

In 2009, he starred as Michael Valmont-Selkirk, the crooked and corrupt director of a philanthropic foundation in the Canadian TV series The Foundation.[1]

Filmography

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Film
Year Title Role Notes
1997 That Old Feeling Man at Wedding
The Wrong Guy Wallace
2004 Booze, Beaches and Badgers Himself Documentary
It's All Gone Pete Tong Max Haggar
2013 The F Word Murray Also released as What If?
The Art of the Steal Detroit Border Guard
It Was You Charlie Detective Powell
2014 Kingdom Come Old Man
Running Season Roy Wood Short film
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1997 The Newsroom Campaign Car Driver Season 1 episode 13: "The Campaign"
1999 Coming Unglued Cabbie #1
2001 Kiss My Act Yuke M.C. TV film
Badly Funded Think Tank Himself Short
Writer
2002 Brain Candy Himself TV film
2003 Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala Himself
Fishing Show Himself
2003-2010 Just for Laughs Himself Performer (2 episodes)
Writer (2 episodes)
2003-2012 The Ha!ifax Comedy Fest Himself Writer
4 episodes
2004 Corner Gas Carl Season 1 episode 8: "Cousin Carl"
Election Special: One Bullet One Vote Himself Documentary
Writer
2005 28 Acts in 28 Minutes Himself
2006 Rich Hall's Cattle Drive Himself Writer (6 episodes)
2007 The Naughty Show Himself Headliner
2008 The Jon Dore Television Show Jimmy the Jaguar Season 1 episode 11: "Jonathan-A-Thon"
CBC Winnipeg Comedy Festival Himself Host
2 episodes
All the Comforts Mac
2009 The Foundation Michael Valmont-Selkirk Main role
2011 Live at the Apollo Himself
Not Going Out Director Season 4 episode 3: "Movie"
Stand Up for the Week Himself/Red Kuntz Guest performer
Voice
Uncredited
The Debaters Himself Writer
Season 1 episode 23: "3D & Camping"
2012 Just for Laughs: All-Access Season 4 episode 10
2014 The Ron James Show
Flickers! Beach Ghost (Voice)/Mike Episodes 1 and 2: "Back Door to Magic" and "Thanks, Steam Whistle!"
2015 The Nasty Show Hosted by Artie Lange Himself
2022 Moominvalley Stinky (voice) Episodes 27, 31, 33, 37 and 39: "Homecoming", "The Stinky Caper", "Winter Secrets", "Call of the Hattifatteners" and "Midsummer Magic"

Awards and nominations

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Mike Wilmot awards and nominations
Wins 5
Nominations 11
Year Nominated work Award Category Result
2000 Mike Wilmot Canadian Comedy Awards Best Male Stand-Up Nominated
2001 Mike Wilmot Canadian Comedy Awards Best Male Stand-Up Nominated
2002 Mike Wilmot Canadian Comedy Awards Best Male Stand-Up Nominated
Mike Wilmot Time Out Comedy Awards Best Stand-Up Won
2003 Mike Wilmot Barry Award Most outstanding Comedy Act at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Won
Mike Wilmot Canadian Comedy Awards Best Male Stand-Up Nominated
2004 Mike Wilmot Canadian Comedy Awards Best Male Stand-Up Nominated
2005 Mike Wilmot Barry Award Most outstanding Comedy Act at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Nominated
Mike Wilmot Canadian Comedy Awards Best Male Stand-Up Won
It's All Gone Pete Tong Canadian Comedy Awards Best Performance by a Male - Film Won
2007 Mike Wilmot Canadian Comedy Awards Best Male Stand-Up Won

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Mike Wilmot". The Canadian Movie Database. northernstars.ca. Archived from the original on 11 October 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  2. ^ "Artist Pages: Mike Wilmot". Off the Kerb Productions. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
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