Arthur Simeon On Canadian Comedy, Appearing On CBC’s “Humour Resources” & More

Arthur Simeon is a Ugandan-born, Toronto-based comedian who has been performing for a decade all over the world. A truly gifted storyteller, Simeon has been invited to perform at the prestigious Just For Laughs comedy festival 6 times and has appeared on CBC Television, HBO and The Comedy Network. He has 2 full-length stand-up albums to his credit, Born And Raised and The Blackest Panther. And earlier this month he was seen on the CBC’s Humour Resources, an acclaimed television series starring award-winning comic Jon Dore, which he has also written material for.

On February 11, 2021, I had the pleasure of interviewing Arthur Simeon via Zoom, as embedded below. We primarily spoke about his past, present and future as both a comic and writer. But we also touched about Canada’s comedy scene, the genius of the recent CBC Gem series known as Bit Playas, what comedy is like in Uganda, and — perhaps most interesting of all — how he simultaneously learned how to write comedy while discovering the all-time greats of North American stand-up. A funny, interesting, insightful and inspiring gentleman, that Arthur Simeon, to say the very least.

More on Arthur Simeon can be found online via www.arthursimeon.com, www.instagram.com/ArthurSimeon and www.twitter.com/ArthurSimeon.

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Darren Paltrowitz Darren Paltrowitz is a New York resident with over 20 years of entertainment industry experience. He began working around the music business as a teenager, interning for the manager of his then-favorite band Superdrag. Since then, he has worked with a wide array of artists including OK Go, They Might Be Giants, Mike Viola, Tracy Bonham, Loudness, Rachael Yamagata, and Amanda Palmer. Darren's writing has appeared in dozens of outlets including the New York Daily News, Inquisitr, The Daily Meal, The Hype Magazine, All Music Guide, Guitar World, TheStreet.com, Businessweek, Chicago Tribune, L.A. Times, and the Jewish Journal. Beyond being "Editor At Large" for The Hype Magazine, Darren is also the host of weekly "Paltrocast With Darren Paltrowitz" series, which airs on dozens on television and digital networks. He has also co-authored 2 published books, 2018's "Pocket Change: Your Happy Money" (Book Web Publishing) and 2019's "Good Advice From Professional Wrestling" (6623 Press), and co-hosts the world's only known podcast about David Lee Roth, "The DLR Cast."