Perry Perlmutar is a Toronto-based stand-up comedian with a strong background in sketch and improv. His stand-up material covers a whole range of topics: from his former day job, working as an English Second Language teacher, to being a single-dad, to his experience as a Jewish man formerly married to a Muslim woman. His unique perspective and hilarious stories make his stand-up material memorable and original. His extreme likeability on stage has made him a favourite in comedy clubs around Toronto.
In a busy 2013, Perlmutar performed on his first Gala at the prestigious Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal to be aired on CTV and The Comedy Network. That same year he was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for his Comedy Now! stand-up special, which aired on CTV and The Comedy Network. Also in 2013 he performed in The Hubcap Comedy Festival in Moncton.
Perlmutar has also appeared at a Winnipeg Comedy Festival Gala which later aired on CBC television and radio, the Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal and Toronto, the LOL Sudbury Comedy Festival, the Niagara Falls Comedy Fest and The Ha!ifax ComedyFest.
He toured across Canada in 2008 and 2009 opening for Jeremy Hotz in What a Miserable Tour This Is.
You may recognize him from his numerous television appearances. Select credits include the Much Music hit series Video on Trial, Dan For Mayor (CTV/The Comedy Network), Family Biz (YTV), MVP (CBC), ReGenesis (Movie Network), This Is Wonderland (CBC), Blue Murder (Global), Comedy Inc. (CTV/The Comedy Network), The Gavin Crawford Show (CTV/The Comedy Network), The Associates (CTV) and Snit Station (YTV). He has also appeared in several features including Happenchance, Prom Queen, The In-Laws and The Tuxedo.
Awards+ Accolades
2013 NOMINATION: Canadian Screen Award for Best Performance in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series (Comedy Now!)
1999 NOMINATION: Tim Sim's Encouragement Fund Award-nomination (for Nugmutter, his sketch duo with Mike Nuhrgang)
In a busy 2013, Perlmutar performed on his first Gala at the prestigious Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal to be aired on CTV and The Comedy Network. That same year he was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for his Comedy Now! stand-up special, which aired on CTV and The Comedy Network. Also in 2013 he performed in The Hubcap Comedy Festival in Moncton.
Perlmutar has also appeared at a Winnipeg Comedy Festival Gala which later aired on CBC television and radio, the Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal and Toronto, the LOL Sudbury Comedy Festival, the Niagara Falls Comedy Fest and The Ha!ifax ComedyFest.
He toured across Canada in 2008 and 2009 opening for Jeremy Hotz in What a Miserable Tour This Is.
You may recognize him from his numerous television appearances. Select credits include the Much Music hit series Video on Trial, Dan For Mayor (CTV/The Comedy Network), Family Biz (YTV), MVP (CBC), ReGenesis (Movie Network), This Is Wonderland (CBC), Blue Murder (Global), Comedy Inc. (CTV/The Comedy Network), The Gavin Crawford Show (CTV/The Comedy Network), The Associates (CTV) and Snit Station (YTV). He has also appeared in several features including Happenchance, Prom Queen, The In-Laws and The Tuxedo.
Awards+ Accolades
2013 NOMINATION: Canadian Screen Award for Best Performance in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series (Comedy Now!)
1999 NOMINATION: Tim Sim's Encouragement Fund Award-nomination (for Nugmutter, his sketch duo with Mike Nuhrgang)
