Drew McCreadie
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Drew McCreadie (born 1967) is a Vancouver, British Columbia writer and comedian. He is a past winner of Best Male Improvisor in Canada. McCreadie wrote and directed a short film The Valet, that won him The Most Promising Director of a Canadian Short Film at the Vancouver International Film Festival.[1] He co-wrote an episode of Casper Scare School (credited as Andrew McCreadie) with co-writer Ian Boothby.[2]
He was a member of Urban Improv improvisation and Canadian Content sketch troupe, whose members have/do include The Simpsons comic book writer Ian Boothby, Comedy Inc. star Roman Danylo and Air Farce actress Penelope Corrin.[3][4] He has performed with improv and sketch comedy company The Second City onboard NCL Cruiseline.[5] As a member of the sketch group "Canadian Content", McCreadie can be heard on the group's three albums Official Bootleg, Sorry, and Canuxploitation.[6]
He is the author of several books including an instructional book titled You Will Never Be Funny: An Introduction to Improvised Comedy, a satirical self-help book GO GET HELP!, and a comedic novel A Test Case of Life.[7]
McCreadie also plays electric guitar, and has performed as a studio musician on hiphop artist UNDA's album Tomorrow Never Comes,[citation needed] and on The Sailing Conductor's Album AAA (Thousand Miles Away).[8] He is one half of the 'wank jazz' duo Knoodle (with John Murphy) who have released an album, the digital download of which is $7,000 (although all tracks are free individually).[9] He has also released several albums of original music including What You Get, Living Like a Hobo, But With Money, and The Out Zone.[10]
In 2011, he moved to Thailand, and joined a Bangkok-based improv comedy company Improv Bangkok.[11]
Before moving to Vancouver, McCreadie ran for provincial government in Ontario in the 1987 general election as the Progressive Conservative candidate in the electoral district of Downsview. He also ran a controversial campaign to head the student union in his second year of studies at Toronto's York University and won a term as President of the York Student Federation (YSF) in 1987–1988. McCreadie served as President of his highschool, Cawthra Park Secondary School, in 1985–1986.