Arts Councils brings comedian-musician to Luseland & Leader

By Joan Janzen

Luseland and Leader Arts Councils are hosting special guest Rory Gardiner, comedian, TEDx speaker and country artist, on February 14th and 16th, respectively. Rory provides his own personalized description of himself on his Facebook page.

There, he says, “I’m a country artist. Of course, I talk in a southern accent even though I was raised in Canada. I’m an independent musician. Of course, I market my albums as unlimited editions even though I have 1000 of them in my basement. Of course, I sing about small towns and horses even though I live in the city and complain about the traffic.”

Rory Gardiner combines country music with comedy. He is performing at Luseland on February 14th and Leader on February 16th at an Arts Council concert.

This CCMA-nominated country artist has shared the stage with country greats like Keith Urban. As a stand-up comedian, his videos have over 50 million views, and his YouTube sketches have been featured on America’s Funniest Videos.

He uses humour to lift people’s spirits in times of trauma. The humorous video he produced after a tornado ripped through his neighbourhood, went viral and led to his humour being used as a coping mechanism. Rory makes a real impact by combining stand-up comedy with music.

Now Rory says he’s touring throughout Saskatchewan “to discover if the Prairies are as cold as people say this time of year.”