Drew Fraser
A high-volume club veteran who treats a punchline like a physical event.
2 specials · 1999–2005
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Drew Fraser operates at maximum volume. He does not ease into a set; he grabs the microphone and starts moving, often repeating his opening phrases two or three times to build a cadence before he even gets to a joke. When he hits a punchline, he commits his entire body to the bit. If he is talking about the physical indignities of aging, he will pantomime the stiff-legged, freezing panic of a bad stomach. He controls the stage through momentum.
Specials
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A half-hour of observations on dating, aging, and suburban true crime.
Comedy Central · 22 min
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Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala 1999 with Rove McManus, Jeff Green & 20 more
A massive showcase of late-nineties comedians doing four minutes each.
Network Ten
On stage
He is a New York staple who built his career during the late-nineties boom, performing on television showcases like Def Comedy Jam and Comic View. He represents a specific generation of working comic: the guy who can walk into a dead room, or a hostile one, and immediately take charge.
His material sticks to familiar territory like dating tropes, the appeal of bad boys, and the ways a body breaks down after forty. He makes these premises work by turning them into physical routines. A bit about a boring husband becomes a scene where Fraser acts out a spouse who just sits in a chair, loudly and aggressively breathing in and out. He earns his laughs through pure performance rather than surprise.
That level of crowd control connects directly to his resume. Fraser started out in Boston before moving to New York, where he spent years hosting Amateur Night at the Apollo Theater and doing audience warm-ups for daytime talk shows. He knows exactly how to keep a room awake.
Turning points
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New York City's Funniest Male Comedian Award
Fraser received the New York City's Funniest Male Comedian award, cementing his recognition in the competitive New York comedy club scene.
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Solo Special on Comedy Central Presents
Fraser headlined his own half-hour special on Comedy Central Presents after establishing himself on Showtime at the Apollo and Def Comedy Jam.
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Co-Hosting Bad Boys of Comedy
Fraser co-hosted P. Diddy's Bad Boys of Comedy on HBO while regularly performing warm-up comedy for syndicated television broadcasts.
At a glance
- Breakout
- Comedy Central Presents
- Topics
- Elsewhere
- Wikipedia, YouTube
A clip to start with
Drew Fraser - Take Care Of Yourself