Born in Tisdale, Saskatchewan, BRENT BUTT discovered early that being funny was a good way
to get attention. Brent honed his comedy in school and at the age of 20 moved to the city to
pursue a career in stand-up. Within months he was headlining top clubs in Toronto, and within
a couple years he was touring internationally and appearing at major festivals. His television
specials quickly secured his reputation as one of the funniest people in the country, but he was
also busy creating his own TV series – a sitcom called CORNER GAS. It became an instant hit
with unprecedented ratings and numerous accolades including an International Emmy Award
nomination, and was named "Funniest Show on TV" by TV Guide readers. Canada’s favourite
comedy is now shown in over 26 countries including the US. The final episode of the series was
“the highest (rated) on record for a Canadian scripted series since it began keeping track in
1994” Brent’s follow-up series HICCUPS ran for two seasons. In 2013 Brent was honoured with
a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for his contributions to community and country.
That same year Brent’s first feature film entitled NO CLUE and directed by Carl Bessai was
released. Brent wrote, starred in and produced the film under his Sparrow Media banner. The
highly anticipated feature film return to Dog River with CORNER GAS: THE MOVIE saw the
entire beloved cast reunited to the delight of rabid fans and new fans alike and the movie
would go on to receive a special Golden Screen Award at the 2016 Canadian Screen Awards.
Re-imagined by creator and star Brent Butt, an all-new animated version of the iconic comedy
franchise entitled CORNER GAS: ANIMATED debuted in 2018. The animated series immediately
became the #1 rated show in the history of Canada’s The Comedy Network and a popular main
stay on streamer CRAVE TV. So successful in fact, the animated series is now also streaming in
the United States on Amazon’s free streaming service IMDB TV and a French language version
has been launched. Brent and the series have won multiple Canadian Screen Awards and Leo
Awards including Best Animated Program, Best Performance and Best Animation Writing so far.
The fourth and final season of CORNER GAS: ANIMATED is now available. Most recently Brent’s
first novel HUGE debuted to great fanfare immediately becoming the #1 Fiction Bestseller in
Canada and it remains on the Top Ten list to date. With Brent performing, writing, executive
producing, and even directing, there is little doubt the future holds many untold achievements
for one of Canada’s brightest stars