Roman Danylo (born in

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) is a

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and

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based out of

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. He is best known for his starring role in the

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show '' Comedy Inc.''

Career

As a teen, Danylo ran a weekly sketch review show as a student at

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in Calgary. Roman then went on to study with

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at the

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in Calgary (Loose Moose is where Theatresports originated and is often credited as being one of the founding institutions of humorous improvisational theatre). He also worked in several local comedy clubs with friends Oldring, Albert Howell and Graeme Davies and performed with

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. He participated in various

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dramas as well. He has performed at the HBO Comedy Festival in

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and Montreal's Just for Laughs Festival and also starred in the

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series ''Off Limits'' with

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. Danylo has been featured on

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's ''Late Friday'', ''Jeremiah'', ''The Outer Limits'' and ''

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''. However, Roman is best known in Canada and has appeared in several Canadian series, including CBC's ''Comics'', ''These Arms of Mine'', ''Made in Canada'' with

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, the ''Just For Laughs Improv Championships'', ''Slightly Bent'' on

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and ''

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'' on CTV with

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. In 2002, Danylo joined fellow comedians

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and Kurt Smeaton as a writer and cast member on ''

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''. Following the show's cancellation, he was offered a starring role in ''Comedy Inc.'' while he was in

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during pilot season. Some of his recurring characters include "Vlad, the Russian Romantic", "Tantric Sex Master" and "Ken Shawn of WFTO-TV News" (usually paired with

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as WFTO's long-suffering weathergirl). Co-stars on ''Comedy Inc.'' include

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, Jen Goodhue, Terry McGurrin,

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, Jenn Robertson, Gavin Stephens, Ian Sirota and Albert Howell. The series recently won the Gold Medal Award for "Best TV Variety Program" at the New York Festivals for the second year in a row and was picked up by the U.S. cable network

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in April 2005. ''Comedy Inc.'' was also nominated for a 2006

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for best writing in a television series. In 2012 he hosted a gag-comedy show called the Funny Pit with Ryan Steele and Amy Goodmurphy, which was produced by

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. For his performance in CBC's ''Western Alienation Comedy Hour'', Roman won a Leo Award in 2004 for excellence in British Columbia film and television. That same year, he was nominated for a

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for his work on ''Comedy Inc.''. Danylo also performs with the Canadian improv troupe ''Urban Improv'' in Vancouver.

Selected filmography

References

External links

Official web site
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Roman Danylo on ComedyNightLife.com

Comedy Inc. on The Comedy Network

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