Brent Butt
Biography
Brent Butt is a Canadian comedian, actor and writer from Tisdale, Saskatchewan, who gave his first stand-up performance at an amateur night in Saskatoon in 1988 and went on to work the Yuk Yuk's circuit in western Canada before relocating to Toronto in 1989. He presented stand-up for Canadian broadcasters including CTV, CBC and The Comedy Network, and wrote folksy prairie songs. Through his company Prairie Pants he co-created Corner Gas, playing Brent Leroy from 2004 to 2009, and his follow-up animated series, Corner Gas Animated, debuted in 2018. He also created the CTV series Hiccups, appeared in a Comedy Network special in 2010, and wrote the film No Clue (2013). He co-wrote and co-executive produced Corner Gas: The Movie (2014). His honors include four Canadian Comedy Awards and the Sir Peter Ustinov Award, and his first novel, Huge, was published in 2023.
60years old
Turns 61 on August 3in 290 days
- Born Tisdale
- Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
- Also credited as Brent Leroy Butt
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 14 years2000 to 2014
Every film, newest first
- 2014Corner Gas: The MovieIMDb rating 7.0
- 2013No ClueIMDb rating 5.8
- 2000ScrewedIMDb rating 5.7
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A change of course
While he was a drywaller, Butt and a friend launched a publishing company, Windwolf Graphics. Their comic, Existing Earth, earned a nomination for an Eagle Award.
First role
Butt first tried stand-up comedy in February 1988, at an amateur night held at a Saskatoon comedy club. He later worked the Yuk Yuk's chain across Western Canada, then relocated to Toronto in 1989.
Beyond film
In Saskatoon on May 19, 2005, Brent Butt was host of a Royal Command Performance gala honoring Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, marking the province's centennial. He sang "Nothing Rhymes with Saskatchewan" and swapped jokes with Leslie Nielsen.
Behind the award
Butt received the Comedy Network Sir Peter Ustinov Award at the Banff World Television Festival, a prize given for a significant body of comedic work whose past recipients include John Cleese, Bob Newhart, John Candy and Eugene Levy.
Behind the camera
Butt's first novel came out in 2023. Titled Huge, it is a psychological thriller that takes place among stand-up comedians while they are on tour.
Brent Butt movies on Netflix
Worked with
Brent Butt made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Lochlyn Munro's page
Danny DeVito's page
David Koechner's page
Karen Holness's page
Sarah Silverman's page
Amy Smart's page
All films by Larry Karaszewski
All films by Scott Alexander
David StoreyDirector, 1 film, 2014
All films by David Storey
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.