Rick Blue
Delivers jokes about aging and winter with complete coffeehouse sincerity.
2 specials · 1997
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Rick Blue stands on stage with an acoustic guitar, half of a duo that turns local grievances into upbeat folk songs. Working alongside George Bowser, Blue sings setups in the verses and lands punchlines on the rhyming downbeats. The rhythm is entirely musical. He strums pleasant chords, delivering lyrics about vasectomies or snowstorms with the sincerity of a coffeehouse troubadour. When a joke works best, the cheerful melody masks the absurdity of the words.
Specials
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Comedy Now!: Bowser and Blue — Two Nuts Roasting on an Open Fire with George Bowser
A Gemini-nominated hour of holiday-themed musical comedy and Canadian satire.
CTV · 30 min
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Comedy Now!: Bowser and Blue — Full Frontal Unity with George Bowser
Acoustic satire targeting Canadian politics, language barriers, and poutine.
CTV · 30 min
On stage
He and Bowser formed their act in 1978, becoming a reliable fixture for Montreal’s English-speaking minority. They play theaters, community halls, and regional festivals across Canada. They do not chase new comedy formats. They simply stand there as older men in blazers, holding guitars and grumbling about local infrastructure.
The songs catalog regional politics and the physical indignities of getting older. A track like “The Colorectal Surgeon’s Song” works because Blue does not wink at the crowd. He plays the tune completely straight. The room gets an hour of gentle, melodic complaints that never feel aggressive. When a premise misses, it is usually because the target is too specific or the political reference has expired.
Blue spent the 1960s playing folk music in Montreal cafes. He holds a master’s degree in English and originally wanted to be Bob Dylan. That musical background remains the engine of his act. He kept the folk-singer cadence and swapped the protest anthems for complaints about winter.