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Mike Bullard, Canadian comedian and broadcaster, dead at 67 [Video]

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Canadian standup comedian and broadcaster Mike Bullard has died, his family confirmed Sunday.

Bullard’s half-brother, musician Chuck Jackson, confirmed to The Canadian Press that Bullard’s family learned of his passing on Friday.

Jackson said the coroner is investigating, and the exact cause of death remains unknown for now, but Bullard, 67, did have health problems.

A friend found him at a residence where he was staying, and the body is being held by authorities, Jackson said.

He said a celebration of life will be held later, when family from abroad are able to gather, but for now the family are asking to grieve in private.

Bullard, right, laughs with then-prime minister Jean Chrétien during a taping of Open Mike in Toronto in May 2001. He won two Gemini awards for his work on CTV. (Reuters)

A longtime standup comedian, Bullard hosted two late-night talk shows — Open Mike with Mike Bullard, which ran from …

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