Monty Scott

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Monty Scott
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Born (1973-11-04) November 4, 1973 (age 50)
OccupationComedian
Years active2000–present
Website montyscott.com

Monty Scott is a Canadian stand-up comedian. [1] He is most noted for his 2019 comedy album The Abyss Stares Back, which received a Juno Award nomination for Comedy Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2020. [2] The album was inspired in part by his recovery from a 2018 injury caused by falling down the steps to his basement apartment. Scott spent two days in a coma following the fall. [1]

Scott is an original member of Comedy Records' Roster and was featured on the label's 10 Year Anniversary Album. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Mike Adler, "Severe head injury can't keep Scarborough standup Monty Scott down". Toronto.com , November 8, 2019.
  2. Melody Lau, "Alessia Cara and Tory Lanez lead the 2020 Juno nominations". CBC Music, January 28, 2019.
  3. "An Oral History of 10 years of Comedy Records, home to K. Trevor Wilson, Arthur Simeon and more! | CBC Comedy".