Published on February 27th, 2021 | by Darren Paltrowitz

Comedian Mark DeBonis On His Latest Album “Minutiae,” His “My First Trek” Podcast, His New Show For Bell Fibe, Bowling & More

Although only in his mid-30s, comedian Mark DeBonis has well over a decade of performing stand-up comedy at a high level. Early into his career, he was the 2011 Great Canadian Laugh Off Winner, a 2010 Canadian Comedy Award Winner, a 2009 Tim Sims Award nominee and a finalist on XM Radio’s Canada’s Next Top Comic. DeBonis made his acting debut in 2012 when he was in the award-winning movie Picture Day, and has since then been seen and/or heard on CBC’s Accent On Toronto and The Debaters, Much Music and the Comedy Network, to name just a few of his broadcast credits.

Late last year Mark DeBonis released his latest comedy album Minutiae via Comedy Records. He has also kept busy during the COVID-19 hosting the My First Trek podcast — in which he watched every episode of Star Trek for the first time and reviews it — and the new Bell Fibe series Next Stage. In other words, DeBonis is not just a comedian, but rather a steadily-working performer in a variety of media.

On February 27, 2021, I had the pleasure of speaking with Mark DeBonis via Zoom, as embedded below. We not only discussed his current projects, but also his journey as a comic and how his early success ultimately did not define him long-term. An inspiring and educational conversation with a great comedic mind. More on DeBonis is online at www.markdebonis.com, www.instagram.com/markdebonis and www.twitter.com/themarkdebonis.

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Tags: Canada, comedy, Comedy Records, Mark DeBonis, My First Trek Podcast, Toronto

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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."