CFN – JASON STUART celebrates with laughter at the 20th annual Winter PRIDE festival in Whistler British Columbia..
“Im the Daddy and I have Candy” Comedy Tour heads North to Gay Whistlers WinterPRIDE Gay & Lesbian Ski/Snowboard week to headline the Comedy Show.
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Thursday February 9th, 2012 in Canada!
Whistler, BC – GayWhistler’s WinterPRIDE welcomes Jason Stuart, one of the most successful openly gay male comics in the United States, with over 150 Film & TV shows to his credit. He has performed at all the major Gay Events including Atlantis & RSVP cruises, Bear Life (NY), HRC Night of Comedy, Gay Days (Orlando), and Homolarius to name a few. Jason has performed at The Montreal Comedy Festival twice, on Broadway, all the “A” Comedy Clubs and to 100,000 people at the Millennium March in D.C. He has had his own cable TV special “Jason Stuart: Making It To The Middle” in addition to appearances on “One Night Stand Up” & “Wisecrack” on LOGO and “Comics Unleashed”.
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As an actor he was recently seen in a cameo on HBOs ENTOURAGE with Andrew “Dice” Clay& regular Kevin Dillon. Later this year on TV, Jason has a supporting role as “Chief Maurice” in the thriller HOME INVASION starring C. Thomas Howell & Haylie Duff. In the indie film world he has 4 films coming out this year THE STAND IN, MONKEY MAN, FINDING MR. WRIGHT andWALK A MILE IN MY PRADAS. Last year he had a guest-starring role on THE CLOSER starringKyra Sedgwick and made an appearance on HOUSE, ITS ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA .
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And if that’s not enough, Jason just completed the prison drama K11 and the romantic comedyBEAR CITY 2. AND is set to play a straight guy Boss in the thriller in HOUSE GUEST in the new year.
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Jason uses his talents as his self proclaimed semi-celebrity to support the community by performing at countless benefits for issues from AIDS to the Cancer. He is the national Chairman of the first ever Screen Actors Guild LGBT Committee and they are working on the first over study on openly gay actors with the Williams Institute at UCLA. In addition, he also chairs the comedy shows for Lifeworks, that mentors gay youth between the ages of 12 to 24.
WinterPRIDE 2012 runs from February 5-12, 2012, and continues to revolutionize the traditional gay ski week format with its unique blend of four winter festival elements: Sports, Culinary, Health and Wellness, and Entertainment.
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In addition to the world-class skiing and snowboarding being offered in Whistler, many ofWinterPRIDE’s regular highlights will return for 2012, such as an array of dance parties, culinary events, zip trekking and dog sledding. WinterPRIDE 2012 also offers an expanded program of on-and- off mountain events, including special events for lesbians and bears.
