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D.J. Demers

DJ Demers is a white man with a beaming smile, he wears a blue denim button up shirt matching his blue eyes. He has short brown hair with a touch of grey on the sides and a short moustache and beard.
DJ Demers is a white man with a beaming smile, he wears a blue denim button up shirt matching his blue eyes. He has short brown hair with a touch of grey on the sides and a short moustache and beard.
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As seen on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon (twice), America’s Got Talent, Conan (three times) and his one-hour specials

 D.J. Demers is a steady provider of laughs. His clever stand-up is both personal and universal and has earned him multiple appearances at Just For Laughs, Winnipeg and Halifax Comedy Festivals, a Juno nomination for Comedy Album of the Year and a growing legion of fans around the world.

In 2015, he was awarded Best Breakout Artist at the Canadian Comedy Awards. He won the Homegrown Comics Competition at the 2014 Montréal Just For Laughs Comedy Festival, and was a 2011 finalist on NBC‘s Stand-Up for Diversity.

All three of his stand-up albums have been played millions of times on all major streaming platforms. His appearances on Fallon, AGT, and Conan have garnered tens of millions of views on Instagram, YouTube and TikTok. 

D.J. is the creator and star of a new sitcom called One More Time, which is currently airing on CBC.
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