Shut up, Sakeita! Sakeita? Shut up! Alright. Here at the name of... Comedy history is being made. Evan Dubois, first, Comedy Album. What is the name of this comedy album? A child made this. You here to hear first. A child made this first album with Cottage Country Digital. I was blessed years ago in the destiny of discovery of the banana room. I didn't discover it. I got shouted at and invited into it. We'll get into that in a bit. But now we are here. And I'm here with... Evan Dubois. The legend. The hero. Who else will be on the bill tonight on your first comedy album? So on the first show we have Ed World's mic pain and Nate Friedman. And on the second show we have Ian Stewart, Mike Payne and Tyler Morrison and Ada. Yeah, Ada and a cool. A show you don't want to miss. But I guess if you're watching this and you weren't there, you did suck her. But, okay, I'm going to take it back. I can't get out of my brain. Let's rewind a bit. We have all the fruit in the comedic kingdom. What landed you with the banana room? Looks like a penis tailor. That it does. Let's move on from the name. How did it all get started? How did it all begin? Well, the pandemic started and we didn't have a place to perform. So I figured I'd just make a place in my backyard. It wasn't my idea. I stole the idea from other people who did it. I just did it better. You heard it here first. Dr. T. Show is exclusive. Dr. T. Show is exclusive. But how did you yourself start in comedy? It didn't start with the banana and you've been a comedian for years now. Yeah, I did my first time when I was 17. I drove down to the Yucks in Ajax and I did the amateur night there. It was a fun experience. I remember I have a like this weird memory of like me getting there. We park and like there's a fence behind the parking lot. And I see this group of kids running. And then I see this fat kid chasing after them. And then the group of kids hop the fence. Like they're playing tag clearly. The group of kids hop the fence and then the fat kid who was it gets to the fence. Looks at it and goes, no. And then he keeps running down the fence. You heard it here first. And I remember the first day I saw you doing stand up. This is the epic, the epic story that we were talking about minutes ago. I was walking down the street. You know, I was doing my daily nice evening walk. The COVID walk. You know, I got to lose, I got to shed some pounds. And I'm walking down the street and here's some guys on the sidewalk going, hey, hey. And my first reaction is like, get going. Get out of here. And but not that kind of guy. I'm a nice guy. I took out the earbuds and they said, hey, there's comedy back here. And then you said there's beer also. And then boom. Zoomed right into the backyard where we are now. And the scroll opened. And the story of the banana room in my life became the. It saddens me that it wasn't me or my personality or the potential of my jokes. Being funny, that got you in. It was the free beer. That's what it was. That's what got me in. But you yourself kept me coming back and back. And then actually, if you guys remember the last dessert music video, you can find that in right here, right there. That was filmed here, right here, right in this backyard, right here. And it was produced by the man himself, Evan Dubois. But that is not the only content that he has named to hear on YouTube. You also have a Lou of online skits. We're all happier. You make a smile, man. I'm smiling, man. How has the transition been from putting on backyard shows in minus 30 degrees snowstorms with sideways hail to your very own show at the Royal Comedy Theatre? What has the transition been like? Swell. Swell. Yes. Peachy. Peachy for a banana room setting. Yeah. Absolutely. And not only that, you also have a weekly show at the social capital, I do believe. Do I believe? By weekly, we run it every other Sunday. It's a sketch show, sort of like SNL style. We write it brand new every two weeks so that people can come back and it's not just the same show every time. Though I do enjoy coming back to hear your songs over and over again. They've been in my brain. And now they've been recorded in your first ever album. That's right. Yuck yuck. Comedy bar. Weed advisor. Ah. Are just a few of the notable comedy bars you've graced. What are the most memorable for you so far? I did a show in Susanne Marie once with Cedric. It was like a 150 seat theater in this top part of an old warehouse. It was like this music venue. And the audience was just so great. Promo I made for the album taping. I took like a last break from that thing and I was like, I'm going to do the whole promo over this last break. You know, like an asshole. But it was like 30 seconds. It blew my mind. Who are some notable comedians you've had come through the good anorame? Of course, Cedric. We had Toronto Batman at one point. What are some others that you would like to shout out to? Wow, Val is always great. Kyle Lucy is hilarious. Even a few times he's very funny. David Green, one of the nicest headliners I've ever met. Yeah, obviously like Ed World, Hadi, Nate Ian. Robert. Now do you contact them or do they reach out to you to get onto the list? Or do you do all the setup? It's a bit of a mix because like I need to book the shows in advance a little bit. So if a headliner messages me asking for a spot, usually I'll be like, yeah, when you know, if I need people to send out messages and be like, please help me. Are you currently taking in new comedians and how can they come into contact or reach out to you? Yeah, just message the banana and page on Instagram. We love having new comics because, you know, it's got to be a place to perform and it's tough to get on. The show's that aren't open mics when you start out. So like I wanted people always, I haven't been around in the city long enough to have been to spirits. But we always talk about this one's area called spirits where like pros could go out and then like amateurs could get spots. And it was like this magical place where like everyone would get along. And that's kind of what I envisioned for this. So yeah, if anyone wants a spot, just send a message to the page. Oh, this place is magical. It is. Wimsical to the very least. With some of your sets, you have a very, very unique hilarious bits and where you play off a pre-recorded voice or a beat. Like the bully song, the setting up song, the sexy song. What is the process of making these rehearsing these and who records and mixes them? So I record and mix all of them by stuff. I'm exposing your secrets, Evan. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. What are some of your comedic inspirations? Obviously Bo Burnon. He does a lot of great musical comedies. And I love my perfectly a good storyteller. I like John Laney. I know. Hard question to answer. Controversial one in comedy. What are some subjects that are completely off-bounds? What do you believe should not be made just of? I think anything can be made funny just in the right context. That's the right answer. Yeah. Well, you can do a joke about something bad as long as you're not being malicious. You know, you have to be on the proper side of the joke, I guess. That should be your next album, The Proper Side of the Joe. Find Evan's hilarious shorts, get show clips, and more on YouTube, Evan Dubois. Follow the Banana Room on Facebook, Instagram, at the Banana Room Toronto. Get your tickets for the next show or every Wednesday at Royal Comedy.ca. Will you ever do back-yard shows again? Or is that just in the past for you now? Maybe a improv jam. That could be fun. That would be fun. I'm Evan Dubois and you've been peeled right in the fields on the Doctor T-Show. Can we do a different one? I don't know if I... You already did it.