Born and raised in St. Andrews, By-the-Sea, New Brunswick, Jeff Irwin has risen to prominence as one of the Maritimes most sought after dinner speakers. The Fredericton Daily Gleaner has called Jeff, " the King of Down East humour." Known for his ability to imitate regional dialects, and his unique approach to Maritime humour Jeff has toured P.E.I., New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Maine on a regular basis for the past 23 years. He has also made occasional forays across North America as a special guest at conventions and other gatherings.
You might recognize him from his crazy roles in various TV commercials seen on ATV and Global. As well The CBC Ha!ifax Comdey Fest and a short CBC film.
"Main stage" appearances and accomplishments include:
2002 - Fourth appearance on Madly Off in All Directions in Charlottetown, PEI
2001 - The Halifax Comedy Fest in April and the first annual Hubcap Comedy Fest. Five shows in two days, February in Moncton! Wow!.
October 2000 - Jeff launched his own comedy video - Jeff Irwin: Live at the Farm ( the Forum was Booked )
September 2000 - Worked with Marshall Button ( Lucien ) & Sandy Gillis ( Jimmy the Janitor ) on the development and filming of a pilot for a TV Sit-Com.
September 2000 - CBC Radio's, Madly Off In All Directions - Labrador
September 1999 - Jeff appeared in the 1999 Halifax Comedy Festival. Televised in July 2000 on CBC.
August 1998 - Saint John, New Brunswick's Festival-Bye-The-Sea, Jeff was the opening act for Don Harron on the Main Stage.
June 1998 - CBC Radio's Madly Off In All Directions at the DuMaurier Theatre in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
June 1997 - Madly Off In All Directions - Capital Theatre, Moncton, NB
April 1997 - Jeff Irwin was the opening act for the Red Green Road Show, starring Steve Smith as Canada's single greatest consumer of duct tape, at the Imperial Theatre in Saint John, N.B.
October 1996 - Jeff co-starred on Jim Flynn's Camp Comedy Video selling over 250,000 copies.
