Alex Mackenzie91裸聊视频檚 life could have turned out very different than it has.

Having just finished an apprenticeship as an instrument mechanic in 2019, Mackenzie was set to enter a stable, well-paying career at a Prince George pulp mill and perform small-time comedy shows on the side.

But his fear of a monotonous life pushed him to take a life-changing leap of faith, one that has resulted in sold-out shows at arenas around the world and his own Amazon Prime special.

91裸聊视频淚t was scary. As soon as I finished the trade, I felt like I could see every day of my life for the rest of my life. I was like, 91裸聊视频業91裸聊视频檓 going to come into this mill and do this job and walk through the same red door every day for the next 30 years,91裸聊视频� Mackenzie said in an interview with The Northern View.

91裸聊视频淐omedy was the one thing I kind of liked doing that I could see a way to monetize 91裸聊视频� I started going on the road with pro comics, then the plan quickly became, 91裸聊视频榮ell your car, sell your house, buy an RV.91裸聊视频�91裸聊视频�

After touring Australia, Mackenzie is now coming back to the North for the first segment of his 28-city 91裸聊视频淗appy Camper91裸聊视频� tour.

Mackenzie has a happy-go-lucky brand of comedy, which he said is part of his goal to spread positivity and joy at his shows.

91裸聊视频淚 think there91裸聊视频檚 enough people saying that the world is falling apart, that we feel more divided than ever,91裸聊视频� said Mackenzie.

91裸聊视频淚 think there91裸聊视频檚 a lot of reasons why there91裸聊视频檚 never been a better time to be alive 91裸聊视频� I try to be very positive and uplifting.91裸聊视频�

Representing the north on a global stage has been an honour for Mackenzie, who in his youth spent summers fishing in Prince Rupert, where his grandfather lived.

91裸聊视频淚 take a lot of pride in coming from northern B.C.,91裸聊视频� he said.

91裸聊视频淢ost comedians have a joke about it, and it91裸聊视频檚 always about it being a laughing stock.91裸聊视频�

Mackenzie 91裸聊视频� who used to play in the Central Interior Hockey League 91裸聊视频� also said the north has an underrated sense of humour.

91裸聊视频淎ll my friends are the funniest people I91裸聊视频檝e met. I don91裸聊视频檛 think I91裸聊视频檓 exceptionally funny,91裸聊视频� he said.

91裸聊视频淚 was just the one who took the risk and tried it out.91裸聊视频�

Growing up in Prince George, Mackenzie always enjoyed watching stand-up shows on TV, but only started performing in the area about a decade ago, when he would open for Vancouver-based professional comics.

91裸聊视频淚 was doing that for a while, getting to meet some people who were doing it professionally and it was just so fun. I really, really enjoyed it,91裸聊视频� he said.

91裸聊视频淏ut I still didn91裸聊视频檛 know if I wanted to do it 91裸聊视频� you suck at the beginning. So once the fun of the first few events goes by and the novelty is worn off, you91裸聊视频檙e like, 91裸聊视频業 don91裸聊视频檛 know if this is that fun, I91裸聊视频檓 going out there telling jokes and no one91裸聊视频檚 laughing.91裸聊视频� But I just stuck with it.91裸聊视频�

Honing his craft has been a challenging yet rewarding journey for Mackenzie, who said his shows are much more personal than they used to be.

91裸聊视频淲hen you91裸聊视频檙e just trying to learn to write a joke, it doesn91裸聊视频檛 really have much personal meaning. You91裸聊视频檙e just like, 91裸聊视频榟ow do I write a joke?91裸聊视频� And then it91裸聊视频檚 like, knock knock, who91裸聊视频檚 there? There91裸聊视频檚 nothing to it,91裸聊视频� he said. 

91裸聊视频淣ow I91裸聊视频檓 at such a fun stage in my career, where most of my material is me talking about my life and experiences, and then using my craft of joke-writing to dispense it in a fun way.91裸聊视频�

He added that he likes to incorporate emotional, serious topics into his shows.

91裸聊视频淚 always close my shows with some emotion from the heart,91裸聊视频� he said.

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