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The boss is on the bottom, trying to maintain air of dignity now that Yuk Yuk's has moved to Yorkville
The boss is on the bottom, trying to maintain air of dignity now that Yuk Yuk's has moved to Yorkville

The boss is on the bottom, trying to maintain air of dignity now that Yuk Yuk's has moved to Yorkville

Date3/13/1978
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Original Toronto Star caption: The boss is on the bottom, trying to maintain air of dignity now that Yuk Yuk's has moved to Yorkville: Mark Breslin runs comedy shrine that opened at 1280 Bay St. Last night. [Incomplete]
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0034201F
      Carrot creature: Actor Saul Rubinek nonchalantly models carrot outfit he has to wear in the move Ticket To Heaven, which is being shot at Yuk Yuk's on Bay St
      Carrot creature: Actor Saul Rubinek nonchalantly models carrot outfit he has to wear in the move Ticket To Heaven, which is being shot at Yuk Yuk's on Bay St
      Rubinek, Saul
      7/29/1980
      Founder of Yuk Yuk's Komedy Kabaret Mark Breslin, who was written a book called Zen And Now, scored 12 out of 15 on our quiz
      Founder of Yuk Yuk's Komedy Kabaret Mark Breslin, who was written a book called Zen And Now, scored 12 out of 15 on our quiz
      Breslin, Mark
      6/3/1985
      Comedy is his business: . . . and I won't have anybody telling me how to run my business, says Mark Breslin, who owns Yuk Yuks. Some comedians see nothing funny in his policy
      Comedy is his business: . . . and I won't have anybody telling me how to run my business, says Mark Breslin, who owns Yuk Yuks. Some comedians see nothing funny in his policy
      Beaty, Keith
      1/18/1984
      Mark Breslin: Yuk Yuk's comedy clubs founder wore the Gordon Gekko slicked-back-hair look from the movie Wall Street for two weeks, until my best friends told me to stop
      Mark Breslin: Yuk Yuk's comedy clubs founder wore the Gordon Gekko slicked-back-hair look from the movie Wall Street for two weeks, until my best friends told me to stop
      Breslin, Mark
      5/18/1988
      'This was an idea even I couldn't kill, says comedy king Mark Breslin as he pilots Yuk Yuk's Kabarets from Hawaii to the British Isles
      'This was an idea even I couldn't kill, says comedy king Mark Breslin as he pilots Yuk Yuk's Kabarets from Hawaii to the British Isles
      Breslin, Mark
      5/18/1988
      Mark Breslin, owner of Yuk-Yuk's restaurant scored 12
      Mark Breslin, owner of Yuk-Yuk's restaurant scored 12
      Breslin, Mark
      7/27/1978
      Tony Molesworth: Yuk Yuk's
      Tony Molesworth: Yuk Yuk's
      Griffin, Doug
      11/27/1979
      Go, go, girl! Sheila Gostick's off-the-wall routines will be all the rave this weekend at Yuk Yuk's, 1280 Bay St
      Go, go, girl! Sheila Gostick's off-the-wall routines will be all the rave this weekend at Yuk Yuk's, 1280 Bay St
      Bezant, Graham
      5/1/1979
      Yuk-Yuk-Yuk: Mark Breslin hopes to generate laughs with comedy fest, kicking off this weekend at Ontario Place
      Yuk-Yuk-Yuk: Mark Breslin hopes to generate laughs with comedy fest, kicking off this weekend at Ontario Place
      Breslin, Mark
      5/18/1988
      Grim dignity has no place in the King's march to the citadel of Quebec
      Grim dignity has no place in the King's march to the citadel of Quebec
      Elizabeth, Queen, consort of George VI, King of Great Britain, 1900-2002
      5/18/1939
      Fighting back: Failing eyesight caused by multiple sclerosis means chartered accountant Mel Posesorski needs the help of a monocular to work at his computer, one of many adjustments he has had to make in adapting to his disability with dignity and determination
      Fighting back: Failing eyesight caused by multiple sclerosis means chartered accountant Mel Posesorski needs the help of a monocular to work at his computer, one of many adjustments he has had to make in adapting to his disability with dignity and determination
      Lennon, Frank
      6/2/1989
      Spadina Ave.-now and 64 years ago. Toronto has expanded south as well as north, east and west in the past six decades. The view (bottom) of the south (...)
      Spadina Ave.-now and 64 years ago. Toronto has expanded south as well as north, east and west in the past six decades. The view (bottom) of the south (...)
      James, Norman
      4/21/1971