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After achieving success as an executive for a real estate company, ascending the corporate ladder from top sales person to that of a top management person, Simon B. Cotter set his sights on a new profession: Comedy. Drawing from his business experience, Cotter was determined to achieve the same success...making people laugh.

It didn't take long for Cotter to become one of the most popular and highly requested comics on the college circuit. For four years straight, he was entertaining over 50,000 students a year across the country with his unique comedic style. Inevitably, due to his immense popularity within the college market, Cotter quickly became a success off-campus as well.

Cotter then discovered the conference market, or it discovered him. A surprise hit with every audience, each engagement inspired another. His popularity with corporations and associations is due in part, to his rejection of going for the cheap laugh based on vulgarity, race, or gender. Instead he's a storyteller delighting audiences with his razor sharp wit and unique perception of life's day-to-day events, and many absurdities. Cotter writes his own material, choosing from a vast repertoire of original jokes and anecdotes and he always creates a few just for the occasion.

Cotter has performed and toured worldwide, receiving rave reviews from everywhere he's been. Winner of "Canada's Comedian of the Year" award, his comedic talents have been featured on the Comedy Network, he's performed a number of times on an Evening at the Improv, the "Just for Laughs" comedy festival, he's hosted his own comedy special on CBC, and has had guest appearances on a number of shows including, Open Mike with Mike Bullard, and CBC's Comics.

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The Comedy of Simon Cotter


Very simply put, Simon Cotter is hilarious. Audiences worldwide praise his comedic talents and usually ask, ‘when can I see him again?’ Cleverly crafted and delivered, Cotter's jokes and stories send listeners into fits of hysteria. Whether you're a freshman on campus, a professional in the marketplace or retired and just looking to have a good laugh, Simon B. Cotter is guaranteed to deliver.

Humour in the Workplace 


In his hilariously entertaining presentation, Simon Cotter demonstrates the many benefits of incorporating humour into our work lives. This former real estate executive turned comic shows you how to use humour in the workplace, not just to create a better environment, but also to improve the performance of your organization.

Humor is a vital and effective vehicle that opens doors and enhances personal and professional relationships. By adhering to this motto, Cotter exhibits a simple but practical way people can use humour to improve their communication skills in the workplace. He teaches you how to effectively diffuse difficult situations, deal with change, motivate your staff, improve your personal and professional relationships, as well as make memorable and engaging presentations. Simon's business background ensures you that his presentation will offer you practical tips that you can use right away, not to mention a slew of hilarious observations and anecdotes you will be re-telling over and over again. Never one to make a cheap joke, Cotter's original material is perfect for a wide variety of audiences making him as popular on the conference circuit as he is on the campus, casino and comedy club circuits.  

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