Comedians with roots in Ottawa are remembering fellow funny guy Mike MacDonald, a trailblazer who they say never got too big to help out the younger comics who followed him into the business. "Everybody who knew anything about comedy in Canada knew Mike MacDonald was the best," said Jeremy Hotz, who also began his career in Ottawa performing at Yuk Yuk's Comedy Club. - Howard Wagman, Yuk Yuk's OttawaHotz said MacDonald took him under his wing and — he now believes — purposely toned down his own routine so Hotz, who was headlining, wouldn't disappoint the audience. Ottawa's comedy scene is mourning the loss of Mike MacDonald, who died Saturday. Comedy was 'air to him'Howard Wagman, owner of Yuk Yuk's Ottawa, regards MacDonald as the first superstar of Canadian comedy.

Source: CBC News March 19, 2018 17:26 UTC