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. Corner Gas went on to become Canada’s #1 comedy, broadcast in over 26 countries including the US and airing for six seasons. Brent then created another sitcom for CTV called Hiccups which starred himself and Nancy Robertson. They made 26 episodes of Hiccups over two seasons, winning multiple LEO awards along the way. Brent is currently developing a new show for television, but he also recently made the transition to movies, having completed shooting on his new feature film “NO CLUE” which he wrote and stars in. Aside from TV and Film production, Brent continues to tour the country performing standup as often as he can
ABOUT THE FILM NO CLUE, AVAILABLE ON DVD JUNE 17th
AMY SMART IS THE DAMSEL, BUT COMEDIAN BRENT BUTT AND DAVID KOECHNER ARE IN DISTRESS IN THIS HILARIOUS COMEDY NO CLUE
When a beautiful and mysterious woman (Amy Smart) bursts into the office of Leo Falloon (Brent Butt), desperate to find her missing brother, it’s just another day in the life of a hard-boiled detective. The problem is, Leo is not a detective. He sells novelty advertising across the hall from the detective. But how hard could it be? Leo and his friend Ernie (David Koechner) are about to find out in this hysterical caper, which was an Official Selection at the 2014 LA Comedy Festival.
CAST
• Amy Smart (Crank, Varsity Blues, “Justified”)
• David Koechner (Anchorman 2, Get Smart, “The Office”)
• Kirsten Prout (Elektra, “Kyle XY”)
• Stand-up Comedian Brent Butt ("Corner Gas")
BONUS FEATURES
• Audio Commentary with Brent Butt and Director Carl Bessai
• Behind-the-Scenes Featurette

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