Canadian funny man Brent Butt, best known as the creator and star of the Canadian TV comedy series 'Corner Gas,' is coming to Sault Ste. Marie.

Canadian funny man Brent Butt, best known as the creator and star of the Canadian TV comedy series 'Corner Gas,' is coming to Sault Ste. Marie.

Butt will bring his standup comedy act to the Kiwanis Community Theatre Centre Friday, January 29, 2016.

The show will start at 7 p.m.

Tickets go on sale Tuesday and are available at the Kiwanis Community Theatre Centre box office in Station Mall, by phone at 705 945 7299 or on the Theatre's website

Butt, 49, was born in Tisdale, Saskatchewan.

Butt discovered his comedic talent at a young age and moved to Toronto to begin his career as a standup comedian in the late 1980s.

Before long he was headlining clubs in Toronto and also touring internationally.

After starring in television comedy specials, Butt went to work developing his own series, 'Corner Gas.'

The sitcom, an instant hit, ran on CTV from 2004 to 2009 and became Canada's top TV comedy, was broadcast in 26 countries and received an International Emmy Award nomination.

A 'Corner Gas' movie followed in 2014.

Butt continues to work in TV and film production in addition to performing in standup comedy.

(Photo of Brent Butt supplied by promoter)