End of an Era

Saturday June 28 marked the final night for comedy at Toronto's legendary Laugh Resort comedy club. For the past 18 years the club has been keeping Torontonians and tourists in stitches night after night. Their location in the Holiday Inn of King has been purchased by Hyatt who have determined that comedy does not fit their corporate image and will turn the club into a high-end breakfast room. The Hyatt seem to know a few things about business so who can argue, but come on! There is nothing funny about eggs, regardless of how you prepare them.

For me and my fellow comedians it was always a treat to perform there. The owner Ellen Wagner and GM Jim VanderBerg are two of the class acts in the business. That's me and Jim V in the photo after the final show in which I had the honour of emceeing, which meant I was last off the stage. Thanks for the memories Laugh Resort.