Charles Demers
Charles Demers was born and raised in Vancouver. He is an activist and comedian, a regular performer on CBC Radio One's The Debaters, and former co-host of Citytv's comedic panel show "The Citynews List" in Vancouver. In 2005, he was the judges' choice for Vancouver's funniest new comic; since then he has been featured on national radio, in print, as well as in festivals and live venues across Canada and the Pacific Northwest and with Paul Bae as the sketch duo "Bucket"?the act Robin Williams called "the future of comedy." His book Vancouver Special was published by Arsenal Pulp Press in 2009, and was shortlisted for the Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize at the BC Book Prizes. His first novel, The Prescription Errors, was published in 2009 by Insomniac Press.
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Books by Charles Demers
Noonday Dark
A Doctor Annick Boudreau Mystery #2
Primary Obsessions
Property Values
City on Edge
A Rebellious Century of Vancouver Protests, Riots, and Strikes
The Dad Dialogues
A Correspondence on Fatherhood (and the Universe)
The Horrors
An A to Z of Funny Thoughts on Awful Things
