Ned Petrie
| Established. Jan 01, 2009
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"FOUR STARS...I laughed until my abs hurt...Tons of laughs...A captivating dynamic of laid back and friendly fun and jokes, most of which address some aspect of the human experience in contemporary society...Petrie is both suave and kind as a host...The result is an engaging, fun, spirited, and often informative night...A show you can return to over and over...An especially great way to cap off your evening to ensure you go home laughing." - TWISI Theatre Blog
"FOUR STARS...I laughed until my abs hurt...Tons of laughs...A captivating dynamic of laid back and friendly fun and jokes, most of which address some aspect of the human experience in contemporary society...Petrie is both suave and kind as a host...The result is an engaging, fun, spirited, and often informative night...A show you can return to over and over...An especially great way to cap off your evening to ensure you go home laughing." - TWISI Theatre Blog
"Fun...Funny." - TWISI Theatre Blog
"Fun...Funny." - TWISI Theatre Blog
"Ned Petrie shines...Petrie has an appealing charm: you root [for him]." - The Chronicle Herald
"Ned Petrie shines...Petrie has an appealing charm: you root [for him]." - The Chronicle Herald
"The perfect way to spend an evening...Thoroughly entertaining and educating...Fast-paced and silly...Intelligent, debate-provoking comedy." - Mooney On Theatre
"The perfect way to spend an evening...Thoroughly entertaining and educating...Fast-paced and silly...Intelligent, debate-provoking comedy." - Mooney On Theatre
The most talented comedian was undoubtedly Ned Petrie...Petrie's unique sense of humour was often the focal point of many successful jokes. He had the audience roaring...[He] had the audience in stitches for the majority of the evening. - Panic Manual
"The most talented comedian was undoubtedly Ned Petrie...Petrie's unique sense of humour was often the focal point of many successful jokes. He had the audience roaring...[He] had the audience in stitches for the majority of the evening." - Panic Manual
"You will not only laugh at the cleverness, but you will probably also be disturbed, confused and fascinated by much of the stories that Petrie has unearthed because people really do the weirdest shit and truth really is stranger than fiction." - The Coast
"You will not only laugh at the cleverness, but you will probably also be disturbed, confused and fascinated by much of the stories that Petrie has unearthed because people really do the weirdest shit and truth really is stranger than fiction." - The Coast
"Petrie hosts zippy hour of snappy repartee...A chance to relax and laugh...Fuels a steady stream of laughs on topics ranging from sharks to the worst United States place name...It wouldn't hurt to see Petrie's projects catch fire in a more permanent fashion"
FROM: THE CHRONICLE-HERALD
Cooke, Stephen. "Panel Show never the same show twice. Petrie hosts zippy hour of snappy repartee with questions, answers." Chronicle Herald [Halifax, Nova Scotia] 04 September 2012, E-2. Print. - The Chronicle Herald
"Petrie hosts zippy hour of snappy repartee...A chance to relax and laugh...Fuels a steady stream of laughs on topics ranging from sharks to the worst United States place name...It wouldn't hurt to see Petrie's projects catch fire in a more permanent fashion"
FROM: THE CHRONICLE-HERALD
Cooke, Stephen. "Panel Show never the same show twice. Petrie hosts zippy hour of snappy repartee with questions, answers." Chronicle Herald [Halifax, Nova Scotia] 04 September 2012, E-2. Print. - The Chronicle Herald
"Unadulterated improv-style humour in the rich Toronto tradition of SCTV and Kids In The Hall...The comedy unspools naturally...The timing and performance was so engaged and fresh that for all I know it could all have been conceived and executed right then and there." - Mooney On Theatre
"Unadulterated improv-style humour in the rich Toronto tradition of SCTV and Kids In The Hall...The comedy unspools naturally...The timing and performance was so engaged and fresh that for all I know it could all have been conceived and executed right then and there." - Mooney On Theatre
"You will laugh...Delightful." - NYTheater.com
"You will laugh...Delightful." - NYTheater.com
"Major LOLs"
FROM: METRO NEWS HALIFAX
Conter, Jenna. "Mix Of Six." Metro News [Halifax, Nova Scotia] 07 September 2012, Weekend 35. Print. - Metro Media Halifax
"Major LOLs"
FROM: METRO NEWS HALIFAX
Conter, Jenna. "Mix Of Six." Metro News [Halifax, Nova Scotia] 07 September 2012, Weekend 35. Print. - Metro Media Halifax
"Great comedic timing." - Manhattan Network - Lifestyle Channel (MNN2)
"Great comedic timing." - Manhattan Network - Lifestyle Channel (MNN2)
"Petrie is a winning performer and a master of comic delivery" - The Coast
"Petrie is a winning performer and a master of comic delivery" - The Coast
"Hilarious...Highly Recommended!" - The Coast
"Hilarious...Highly Recommended!" - The Coast
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Still working on that hot first release.
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Bio
Ned Petrie entered the Canadian comedy scene shortly after his Graduation from The Second City Conservatory in 2009. In the time since, he's distinguished himself as a talented performer and writer of sketch, improv, and solo comedy. His live comedy has been featured at Just For Laughs and at various comedy festivals in Toronto, Chicago, New York, Montreal, Ottawa, Halifax, and others.
Ned is a regular fixture at Toronto's Comedy Bar (where he is the Host of 'The Panel Show', an Award-Winning Comedy Game Show) and at The Rivoli (where he regularly Headlines Sketch Comedy Night). He is also a founding member of the Canadian Comedy Award-Nominated sketch troupe 'Shoeless' and co-wrote the Award-Winning play 'Love In The Time Of Time Machines'.
Off-stage, Ned has written jokes for The Score (Canada's #3 Cable Sports Network!), co-wrote the webseries 'Straight Man', and is an On-Air Humour Contributor to 'Day 6' on CBC Radio 1 / PRI.
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