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Local comedian Myles Anderson has a chance at fame and is looking for the help of Saanich Peninsula residents (and according to Anderson, everyone on Vancouver Island and around the world) to make his dream come true.

As a teenager in Shawnigan Lake, Anderson was the funny kid in class. It was a character trait that drove his teachers to distraction and frequently resulted in his being banished from the classroom to the hallway to refocus on schoolwork.

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ItB次元官网网址檚 not a surprise then that Anderson has now moved into a career as a stand-up comedian, a daunting and difficult career that Anderson has been pursuing for about five years, primarily with Rat Fish comedy in Victoria and at at clubs like Comedy Mix in Vancouver.

But now, Anderson has an opportunity to break out of the pack and make a name for himself as CanadaB次元官网网址檚 Top Comic through SiriusXMB次元官网网址檚 annual quest for comedic talent.

To enter the contest, Anderson sent in a tape of his routine and, in June, was notified that he had won an audition in Vancouver. His performance there won him one of the top three spots of the night and qualified him to go on to the semi-finals.

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That belief appears to be quite justified.

Last year, Toronto comic Chris Robinson won the competition and claimed the $25,000 cash prize as well as bookings at Just For Laughs in Montreal, Vancouver and Toronto. The prize also included professional TV taping of his sets and has launched his career in a way that otherwise may never have happened.

Anderson hopes he can experience the same success.

His comedy set is currently on-line at where the public is invited watch all 18 comics in the competition and, should they find AndersonB次元官网网址檚 routine to be the one to make them laugh the most, they can cast their vote to have him named as CanadaB次元官网网址檚 Top Comic.

Anderson has just completed his studies in classical piano at the University of Victoria and jokes that a fall-back career as a music teacher is always a possibility.

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For Anderson, it seems, that hasnB次元官网网址檛 changed since those days in the school middle school hallways.