Profile

Comedian Dan Licoppe created and embodies the character Mel Silverback, a tuxedo clad, old-time Catskills mountain gorilla stand up comic with an edge, who tells it like it is. Mel Silverback made it to the semi finals on Season 5 of NBC's Last Comic Standing. Mel Silverback was the most Googled performer on the show for the first two weeks and was so popular that NBC asked him to return to appear in episodes after he was eliminated. He was the only eliminated semi finalist asked to return. Mel Silverback is an old time mountain gorilla comic who tells it like it is. The love child of a mountain gorilla and a Catskill’s comedian, Silverback took his career all the way from the wilds of Africa to the jungles of the comedy stage. On his climb to the star filled top he endured hecklers and other nightclub predators in the stand up circuit. Over his lengthy career, Mel’s extensive credits range from performing in the Alternative Stand Up Festival in Vancouver; Real Madness Comedy Festival in Toronto; and opening for Randy and Lahey of the Trailer Park Boys. Mel’s appearance at the CBC Winnipeg Comedy Festival “All Foul, No Harm” show was listed in Uptown Magazine’s Best of the Festival Review and was called the “biggest buzz of the festival.” Dan Licoppe is a versatile, multi talented comedian. He's a stand up comedian; a character and sketch performer who has trained and performed with Second City in Toronto; an improviser; and musician. Dan has been described as smart yet silly with an engaging performing style that appeals to all types of audiences. Dan has appeared in his own episode of Comedy Now on CTV/Comedy Network; Open Mike With Mike Bullard; the Montreal Just For Laughs Festival; CBC's Madly Off in All Directions; and is a regular on CBC's The Debaters.

Live Appearances

•  Winnipeg Comedy Festival - CBC

Television / Film / Radio

•  Last Comic Standing 5 - NBC

Performance Fee Range:  $1,000 - $5,000    Travel from Winnipeg, Manitoba

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