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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

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

Date1/18/1984
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Original Toronto Star caption: 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.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0034203F
      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
      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
      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
      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
      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
      Breslin, Mark
      3/13/1978
      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
      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
      Last summer, he sold encyclopedias. This summer, university student Mark Dingman is selling himself - as the first prize in an unusual raffle. Dingman 21, of Toronto, has decided to raffle himself - or more precisely, 16 hours of his time - to make money for school. I wanted to run my own business. This took minimum capitalization and had minimal risk, should it fail, said Dingman, a McGill University student. And it seems like a good skill to learn, to sell yourself. Dingman is going door-to-door with his Student Slaves raffle and a very professional pitch. Tickets go for $1.99 each (or three for $5) and there are 200 in each draw. The first raffle is scheduled for Tuesday and the winner gets Dingman for 16 hours to do anything from cleaning ovens to fixing eavestroughs.
      Last summer, he sold encyclopedias. This summer, university student Mark Dingman is selling himself - as the first prize in an unusual raffle. Dingman 21, of Toronto, has decided to raffle himself - or more precisely, 16 hours of his time - to make money for school. I wanted to run my own business. This took minimum capitalization and had minimal risk, should it fail, said Dingman, a McGill University student. And it seems like a good skill to learn, to sell yourself. Dingman is going door-to-door with his Student Slaves raffle and a very professional pitch. Tickets go for $1.99 each (or three for $5) and there are 200 in each draw. The first raffle is scheduled for Tuesday and the winner gets Dingman for 16 hours to do anything from cleaning ovens to fixing eavestroughs.
      Goode, Jeff
      7/5/1984
      Comedians Frank Shuster, left, and Johnny Wayne are everlastingly, creatively funny, fan in letter, below
      Comedians Frank Shuster, left, and Johnny Wayne are everlastingly, creatively funny, fan in letter, below
      Bull, Ron
      9/19/1974
      Doreen MacDonald picked up a toaster from a pile of battered appliances in the Qeen St. E. Soup-to-nuts junk store run by Jack Himself Cohen. One dollar. Himself said. Does it work? Doreen asked. I don't know. Why don't you plug it in and find out? All I do is sell as is. You won't plug it in? No. Doreen paid the $1 and once again proved Himself's credo: I don't polish anything. I learned my lesson when I polished the $25 special finish off a candelabra early in business. Since then I sell everything just as it is. [Incomplete]
      Doreen MacDonald picked up a toaster from a pile of battered appliances in the Qeen St. E. Soup-to-nuts junk store run by Jack Himself Cohen. One dollar. Himself said. Does it work? Doreen asked. I don't know. Why don't you plug it in and find out? All I do is sell as is. You won't plug it in? No. Doreen paid the $1 and once again proved Himself's credo: I don't polish anything. I learned my lesson when I polished the $25 special finish off a candelabra early in business. Since then I sell everything just as it is. [Incomplete]
      Teskey, Frank
      6/13/1972