HARRISTON – Yuk Yuk’s comedians Patrick Haye, Freddy Proia and Ben Bayfield are coming to The Crown Harriston for an evening of live comedy on July 22.
Headliner Patrick Haye has been featured on the panel on CBC’s, George Stroumboulopoulus Tonight and has opened for Gerry Dee (Mr. D), Brian Callen (Mad TV, The Hangover) and Harland Williams (Dumb and Dumber).
“His hilarious observations, storytelling, and musical keyboard comedy pieces has Patrick busy performing at clubs, colleges, universities, and corporate events all over the country,” states a July 4 media release from The Crown.
MC Freddy Proia’s “honest love for performing is evident each time he steps on stage, whether it be for an audience at a local community fundraising event, or in a New York City Theatre,” the release states.
A seasoned professional, Proja has performed in clubs and theatres throughout North America.
“His high-energy performance, combined with an array of celebrity impressions, has made Freddy an audience favourite. He continues to delight fans by drawing his humour from life experiences and his Italian heritage,” the release notes.
Ben Bayfield graduated from the Humber College comedy program in 2022 and in the same year was the recipient of the Brian Linehan Comedy Writing and Performance Scholarship for Outstanding Artistic Promise. He is a regular at The Backroom Comedy Club and was selected to perform at Yuk Yuk’s for The Rising Stars of Comedy show. Bayfield also performs at Comedy Bar, The Royal Comedy Theatre, Nothing Fancy and The Social Capital Theatre.
Bayfield also has a background in sketch writing, and acting. He acted in a short film entitled Sincerely, Yours, which won best indie short at the Venice Short Film Festival and is set to release this fall.
Tickets are $30 in advance and $35 at the door. Doors open at 7:15pm for the 8pm show.
For tickets go to: https://yukyukscomedynight0722.eventbrite.ca.
