Comedy in Motion with Bob Cates

Bob Cates is a Canadian Juggling Champion, clean comedian and physical variety artist. Bob grew up on a farm, and his small town charm, clean comedy, and witty sense of humour have won him fans all across the nation. He keeps the crowd laughing with fast paced comedy routines involving advanced juggling, wild unicycling and balancing skills, and an insane real plate spinning finale that has to be seen to be believed. Bob was awarded National Entertainer of the Year at the 2016 Canadian Event Industry Awards and was recently awarded “Best Variety Act” at the 2018 Canadian Comedy Awards.
A 1 hour show that gets a standing ovation, every time!

Bob and Jane Cates of Cambridge Ontario have been named Best Variety Act in Canada by the top comedy organization in the country. The Canadian Comedy Awards which presents awards in many categories including Best Stand-up Comedian, Best Improviser, and Best Television Performance awarded the “Comedy in Motion” show top honours for their clean, funny, and mind-blowing variety show.

The show is great for corporate dinners, banquets, gala special events, fundraisers, and conventions. In addition, since their show is squeaky clean, they perform many shows (and often speak) at churches, ministries, and family events.

As a former Canadian Juggling Champion, Bob doesn’t just tickle the audience’s funny bone as he jokes all the way through the show. He makes sure they see some seriously amazing tricks as well. Parts of their show include advanced juggling, wild unicycling, and balancing skills, black light laser effects, illusion, and an insane 24-plate spinning finale (using real breakable plates) that you will remember for a long long time. The Comedy in Motion show is like a cross between Jerry Seinfeld and Cirque du Soliel and involves a great deal of physical skill which has taken years to hone. They are one of the few acts left in North America performing authentic plate spinning – their signature piece. Overall, the show is very fast-paced, and highly interactive and uses situational comedy and advanced skills to keep audience members of all ages on the edge of their seats right to the very end.

In 2016, Bob was awarded National Entertainer of the Year at the Canadian Event Industry Awards after 4 previous nominations. The Canadian Event Industry Awards are widely acknowledged as the pinnacle mark of professional achievement, and the highest honour a Canadian event professional can earn. This recognition has pushed their corporate bookings to an all-time high with shows at banquets, galas, and conventions with audience sizes ranging from 250 to 1000 people. Bob was also twice named “Best Entertainer of the Year” at the Molson Canadian F.E.O. Awards. He won the Most Difficult Trick Award at the RIT New York Juggling Festival and has been a special guest performer at the Israeli Juggling Convention and several National Youth Conventions in Canada and the United States.

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