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Comedian James Mullinger is back in Halifax performing his most popular songs from his 20 years as a stand-up comedian.
“I really like being out there, love meeting people again. One of the things I love most is getting to see small towns and cities across Canada,” Mullinger said in an interview with CTV’s Maria Panopalis on Friday.
Mullinger said when he’s on tour he likes to visit not only big cities, but also small towns across the country.
“It’s nice to get out in the rest of the country and see, because you don’t get to know Canada by going to the CN Tower, you get to know Canada by going to a wedding in Norton, New Brunswick,” he said. “It’s the feeling of community, the fact that everyone knows everyone.”
After releasing his first book “Brit Happens: or living the Canadian Dream” in 2022, Mullinger said he is now working on his second.
“I’m writing a second book now, which is more stories in my life, but it’s focused on being diagnosed with ADHD at 45 and how that kind of changes how you look back on your life. Discovering that has almost given me permission to reveal some of the stories I was going to be afraid to put in the first one because I thought people might judge me for them,” he said.
Mullinger said he likes to find the humor in everything.
“If it’s my comedy, I never laugh at things I feel could upset people. At the same time, I like to find humor. Being aware of this condition, which has been great to talk about, seeing children come to me to say how much it has changed their lives being diagnosed at a much younger age,” he said.
During this year’s annual show at the Imperial Theater in Saint John, NB, Mullinger said he wanted to add a big surprise.
“Every year I like to bring a completely new show, this year is my Greatest Hits Tour. Those were my favorite jokes from the last 20 years. I wanted to end with a big surprise. So as I started my final routine, the audience heard music and then the screen went up and discovered the music they heard is a 60-piece symphony orchestra on stage with me.”
Mullinger’s tour dates can be found here.
