Dave Broadfoot

Dave Broadfoot is a Canadian comedian who was born on December 5, 1925 in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. In 1943, he joined the merchant navy serving until 1947. He gained experience for a professional career in theater by working community theater, eventually gravitating towards comedy

For ten years he was a writer and performer in the influential stage revue, Spring Thaw. From 1973 to 1993 he was a member of the radio version of Royal Canadian Air Farce.

In addition to his traditional stand-up routines, Broadfoot has created a number of characters such as:

• Big Bobby Clobber,a professional hockey player who seems to have taken a few to many hits
• The Member of parliament from Kicking Horse Pass. (Kicking Horse Pass is a mountain pass in the Canadian Rockies with a negligible population).
• Sgt. Renfrew of the RCMP. Broadfoot has performed this character for the RCMP on a number of occasions, receiving a ?promotion? each time. As of 2004, he was an honourary Sergeant-Major.

Broadfoot starred in XPM and is a recurring guest on Royal Canadian Air Farce.

Dave Broadfoot has received several ACTRA and Juno awards and is a member of the Order of Canada. He is the author of an autobiography, Old Enough to Say What I Want.