The two married in 1989 and had a child, Kinley, in 1990. He began performing with the Second City National Touring Company where he met Debra McGrath, who was the director of the company at the time. Once there, Mochrie auditioned for The Second City comedy troupe, where Stiles was working. įollowing Expo '86, Mochrie ended his tenure with the Vancouver TheatreSports League and moved to Toronto.
Though it has been stated that the two met while members of The Second City, the pair were already close friends, according to both Mochrie and Susan Trimbee, the former manager of The Second City Toronto (1985–1988). After the two met, Stiles and Mochrie began working at TheatreSports together. He was visiting a mutual friend in New Zealand when Stiles was doing comedy at Punchlines. He met fellow improvisor Ryan Stiles during this time. Fame was slow to start, as Mochrie "literally had to pull people out of McDonald's to come see the shows." Mochrie originally had parts in plays while working for the group, but working for the TheatreSports League eventually became a full-time job for Mochrie. He started working with the group in 1980. Upon graduation from Studio 58, Mochrie found his first line of work as a member of the Vancouver TheatreSports League.
After graduating from high school as valedictorian, Mochrie attended the Studio 58 theatre school at Langara College for four years, where he discovered the art of improvisational comedy. He was hooked when he got his first laugh, which inspired him to pursue a career in entertainment. He was persuaded by a friend to try out for a play titled The Death and Life of Sneaky Fitch in which Mochrie played the role of the undertaker. Mochrie attended Killarney Secondary School, where he was a self-proclaimed loner who wanted to become a marine biologist. They first settled in a neighbourhood just outside Montreal, Quebec, and five years later moved to Vancouver, British Columbia. He was shy as a child, stating that neighbours would have commented that he "watched way too much television." In 1964, when Mochrie was seven years old, his family emigrated to Canada. His father was an airline maintenance executive. He was named Canadian Comedy Person of the Year at the 2013 Canadian Comedy Awards.Ĭolin Mochrie was born in Kilmarnock, Scotland, the oldest of three children. Mochrie's work has been recognized with numerous awards, including two Canadian Comedy Awards, a Gemini Award, and a Writers Guild of Canada award.
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He has written for numerous other series and events, and wrote and performed for the White House Correspondents' Association dinner.
With his wife, comedian Debra McGrath, Mochrie co-wrote, co-produced, and co-starred in the Canadian sitcoms Getting Along Famously and She's the Mayor. He has appeared in dozens of television series and films, as well as theatrical shows. Mochrie honed his comedic talents with Vancouver's TheatreSports League and Toronto's Second City theatre.
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