The Orpheum Theatre is bringing Yuk Yuk’s Stand Up Comedy to Estevan for the third time. The show will feature three new performers on St. Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14.
Myles Morrison, the real deal hilarious comedian, who recently opened for Brian Posehn (who portrayed geologist Bert Kibbler on The Big Bang Theory) at Saskatoon Winterruption and TSN’s Jay & Dan, will be the headliner.
“We were looking very far to Myles Morrison... He is considered Yuk Yuk’s top headlining comedian in Saskatchewan,” said Jocelyn Dougherty, who co-owns the Orpheum Theatre along with her husband Alan.
The Saskatoon-born comedian is not new to Estevan. He had a few Christmas performances at the Beefeater before, but he hasn’t been to the Energy City for a few years now and as he said in the interview with the Mercury he has a lot of new stories to share.
“I’m constantly writing and updating everything, and telling stories about my life as it changes,” said Morrison. “(It will be) just a good, well-rounded comedy show. We keep it pretty clean, but it’s really fun with a lot of cleverly written jokes, a lot of story-telling.”
Morrison also said that he will be narrating the new TV series Dirt Farmers on CityTV, which begins airing in March.
Morrison has performed in 12 different countries overseas for NATO soldiers. He was one of the top eight finalists in Canada’s largest comedy competition SiriusXM’s Top Comic and performed at Just For Laughs. The Interrobang and Cottage Country Comedy Festival called him "one of the funniest comedians in Canada."
The night at the Orpheum will also feature a special guest Andrea Bunnin and Dusty Williamson will be the MC.
All three comedians are from Saskatchewan, which will be a different experience from the previous two Yuk Yuk’s shows the Orpheum Theatre brought. They performed together before, and Morrison said it was a great experience.
“Dusty is really funny, I’ve toured with him a lot, and we get along great. Just a nice mix of comics. And Andrea is really good kind of new up and comer, she’s shown a lot of promise,” said Morrison.
He also promised that there will be something special for St. Valentine’s Day in their program.
“We’ll do a lot of story-telling and jokes about relationships and about failed Valentine’s Days. My wife is coming to the show, so I’m sure that will affect it as well, and I’ll have a lot of good married material. Dusty is just dating, so he’ll have an entirely different perspective on the night,” said Morrison.
Dougherty hopes people will take the opportunity to make this day a bit more special.
“Hopefully people will go out for a nice dinner and come to the show after for a special Valentine’s.”
Yuk Yuk’s is a 43-year-old national comedy club chain. It’s founder, stand-up comedian Mark Breslin, was appointed a member of the Order of Canada by the governor general in 2017 for his work evolving Canadian talents for decades.
“We are happy to be partnering and working with them, promoting our national talent,” said Dougherty.
Doors will open at 8:15 p.m. and the show will begin at 9 p.m. There will be a cash bar on site.
Tickets are $30, available at Henders Drugs and at the Orpheum Theatre.
