Known as the international man of misery, comedian Jeremy Hotz readily admits that he might just be the most miserable person he knows.
Fortunately for everyone else, he expresses that misery through sidesplitting jokes about everyday life, often leaving audiences in stitches and gasping for air.
鈥淧eople have called me miserable my whole life,鈥� said Hotz, during a telephone interview from Lake Tahoe.聽
鈥淭he glass might be half full or half empty and I鈥檓 like somebody stole my glass,鈥� he said with a laugh.
Originally from Ottawa, Hotz began his career performing at local comedy clubs across the country and has become one of the most unique stand-up comics working today.
He has performed all over the United States, Europe and Australia and has performed several times at the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal, as well as the Laugh Factory in Hollywood.
He has also made appearances on Comedy Central and MTV and has appeared on the The Late Show with David Letterman, as well as The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
Hotz is best known for his confused, yet very astute, observations about everyday life, and often struggles to contain his own laughter when he鈥檚 on stage.
鈥淎 lot of the times I鈥檓 hearing this shit for the first time too,鈥� he said in a moment of seriousness鈥攁 moment that in itself was funny.
鈥淚 work without a net. I really trust myself and I make up a lot of it and that鈥檚 what keeps it interesting, original and fresh for me.
鈥淚 think the true test of a comic is just [the ability to] go out and be funny with nothing.鈥�
When asked about the first thing that came to his mind when he thought of Jasper, he responded with one word鈥攃old.
鈥淚鈥檓 not an outdoorsy guy. I get nervous when I don鈥檛 see cement,鈥� said Hotz with a chuckle.
鈥淚 saw the Leo DiCaprio movie and that鈥檚 what happens to people who spend too much time in the wild,鈥� he said, referring to The Revenant, which was partially filmed in the unforgiving mountains near Canmore.
Hotz will be kicking off his Canadian Tour in Jasper on Jan. 29 at the Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge. Tickets are $37.71 and doors open at 7:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased online at www.jasperinjanuary.travel or through his website: www.jeremyhotz.com.聽
鈥淚鈥檓 really looking forward to seeing a lot of the indoors of Jasper. I hope it鈥檚 very nice and warm inside and they have lots of fires.鈥�
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