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Dave Merheje is an award-winning Canadian stand-up comedian and actor who co-starred in the Hulu series, Ramy, and recently co-starred on the big screen opposite Daisy Ridley in the film, Sometimes I Think About Dying, which premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival and is available now to buy or stream. As a stand-up, Dave won the Just For Laughs 2011 Homegrown Comic competition, made it to the finals of the 2013 Seattle International Comedy Competition, and won the Juno Award for Comedy Album of the Year in 2019 for his special, Good Friend Bad Grammar. He also had a special included in Netflix’s Comedians of the World showcase. Dave joined me over Zoom for a wide-ranging conversation that touched upon forming friendships with other comedians in a competitive industry, which not only helped him land a role on Gerry Dee’s Mr. D but also Ramy Youssef’s Ramy, how it feels to see his friends succeed, what it means to make specials or shows just for his native Canadian audience and what it meant to include his family in his Crave special, I Love You Habibi. We also dished on some of his earliest gigs, which included a regular on-air presence on MTV and landing his first TV credit in Australia years before he ever ventured Down Under. There’s a lot to get to, so let’s get to it!

Sometimes I Think About Dying is playing this week in cinemas across the UK, and also is available to stream for rent via Amazon Prime Video, YouTube, and Apple TV.

Dave also is on tour across Ontario this week through April 26 with the Just For Laughs Road Show (Canadian Edition).

Here’s the half-hour special he released last year on his YouTube channel, Miseducation of a F**kboi:

And, of course, you can catch up with all three seasons of Ramy on Hulu, where Merheje plays a doctor and one of Ramy Youssef’s close friends.

More options to listen to Last Things First.