Charles Demers is a Vancouver comedian, humourist and author, heralded by CBC Radio as ”Truly one of the smartest comics out there.” In addition to having performed in clubs and at festivals across the country, and as a regular guest on CBC’s The Debaters and This is That, he is the author of the books The Prescription Errors and Vancouver Special, which was a finalist for the BC Book Prize for Non-fiction. He is a former co-host of The Citynews List, a nightly comedy television news panel show, and has written and performed comedy for TV, radio, web and the stage, including the “shamelessly funny” Jack & the Beanstalk: An East Van Panto.