Ernie Butler (died August 29, 2007) was a stand-up comedian and comedy impresario in Montreal, Quebec for 30 years. He was the proprietor of the Comedy Nest at the Pepsi Forum, and supported top-notch skill from the time he started Stitches on Crescent Street in 1979. Butler was the presenter of The

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Comedy Hour on AM radio and also co-hosted that station's Irish Sho

Butler was a supporter of

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, often lending his club for fund-raising event

Personal life

Butler overcame his compulsions ( illicit drugs and

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) and supported others in their efforts to do s

He died of

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August 29, 2007, after a short illness. He is survived by his wife Marie and three children, Silver, Ryan, and Shanno

{{DEFAULTSORT:Butler, Ernie Year of birth missing 2007 deaths Canadian male comedians Anglophone Quebec people Deaths from stomach cancer Place of birth missing