Charles Demers

Charles Demers (born 1980), sometimes credited as Charlie Demers, is a Canadian comedian, political activist, voice actor, and writer. He was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, and self-identifies as Quebecois based on his family descent. He frequently performs stand-up comedy at live venues across Canada and on CBC Radio One, where he often appears on the comedy panel show The Debaters. Demers has provided voices for projects including the Netflix series Beat Bugs and The Last Kids on Earth, and has published several books, including the essay collection Vancouver Special, which was nominated for a Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize. In 2017, he released the comedy album Fatherland, which was nominated for the Juno Award for Comedy Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2018. A left-wing political activist, he was once the membership secretary for the Coalition of Progressive Electors and hosts the podcast Well Reds.