Bullard broke ground as host of a Gemini Award-winning talk show, a major achievement with Canadian TV audiences
Mike Bullard , right, laughs with former Prime Minister Jean Chretien during an episode of Open Mike with Mike Bullard in Toronto in 2001.One of the late comedian Mike Bullard ’s first jobs was an installer with Bell Canada. The thing about comics and telephone linemen is that they both work their way up one rung at a time, and when they fall, they fall hard.was made public on Sunday. A coroner is investigating the exact cause of death. The comedian, 67, lived alone and did have health problems.
After a dispute with CTV management over programming and with his network contract expired, he took the show to Global Television. The rebranded“I think Mike made some really, really bad decisions in his career,” said Mark Breslin co-founder of the Yuk Yuk’s comedy chain. “Leaving CTV was one of them – in fact, the key one.”
At both CTV and Global, Bullard promoted and booked Canadian talent to a fault. His guests ran the gamut, from former prime minister Jean Chrétien to comedian Tom Green, who once infamously brought in a raccoon carcass. As a stand-up comedian, he was renowned for his off-the-cuff interactions with audience members. That flair for being quick on his feet on stage translated well to his radio work. Newstalk 1010 host Jim Richards recalled sharing a booth with Bullard each day as their shifts crossed over.
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