Comedy·WHAT IT WAS LIKE

I robbed those banks as a joke

Recounting the very first time satire was used as a legal defence for a bank robbery.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Jon Blair is a writer and sketch comedian best known for his work on This Hour Has 22 Minutes and his 5 year tenure with Toronto sketch comedy mainstay The Sketchersons. He recently won the Stand Up and Pitch pilot competition at Just For Laughs, and the prestigious Bag of Beer award for best newcomer at Montreal Sketchfest.