Mike MacDonald, a pioneer of the Canadian standup comedy scene, has died. The longtime comedian died on Saturday afternoon from heart complications at the Ottawa Heart Institute, his brother J.P. MacDonald said Sunday. Comedian Mike MacDonald performs at the Theatre St. Denis during the Just For Laughs Festival on July 20, 2007, in Montreal. Mike MacDonald kicked a drug-use problem in the late '80s or '90s and had been clean ever since, his brother said. Canadian comedian Mike MacDonald entertains troops at Kandahar Airfield in Afghanistan on July 1, 2008.

Source: Huffington Post March 18, 2018 19:07 UTC