| Added by |
 Alain Martineau
|
| General Description : | Photography: Courtesy Martin Short; courtesy Guimond Family; Edie Baskin (Myers); S. Granitz, Getty Images (Carrey); Jerry Avenaim (O’Hara) Gum Type: P.V.A. Canadians are funny people – not odd (although some are), but humorous. And our comedians? They’re hilarious. Canada is the birthplace of some of entertainment’s most successful comedians by any measure (even for what’s trivial, like the number of times Canadian duo Wayne and Shuster appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show – 67, if you want to know). Our ability to make the world laugh is something we take so seriously, that we teach it. Two colleges, one in Montréal and the other in Toronto, offer post-secondary programs in comedy writing and performance. Comedy is also big business. Montréal’s internationally renowned bilingual festival, Just For Laughs, is a magnet for tourists. Canadian impresario Lorne Michaels’s Saturday Night Live in New York has remained on the air for decades, launching many Canadian comedy careers. For more than 50 years, Toronto’s Second City troupe has been a training ground for generations of comedians – and was where the sketch comedy show SCTV began. The funny people honoured in this stamp issue are some of the many Canadian comedians who keep us laughing. Also available as: Booklet of 10 Stamps 413949111 300,000 |
| Face value | P for PERMANENT™ domestic rate $0.85 |
| Catalog code (Michel) | CA BL196 |
| Catalog code (Scott) | CA 2772 |
| Catalog code | Canada post # 403949145; Yvert et Tellier CA F3038 Stanley Gibbons CA MS3073 |
| Stamp colour | Multicolor |
| Stamp use | Souvenir Sheet |
| Print run | 250,000 souvenir sheets |
| Issue date | 29/08/2014 |
| Designer | Kosta Tsetsekas, Mike Savage, John Belisle (Signals) |
| Paper type | fluorescent frame |
| Print technique | Lithography in 5 colours |
| Printed by | Canadian Bank Note |
| Perforation | 13+ |
| Height | 95.00 mm |
| Width | 130.00 mm |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
