Ryan McMahon is an Anishinaabe comedian, writer, media maker, and community activator from Couchiching First Nation in Treaty 3 Territory. Recognized as one of Indian Country’s most decorated stand-up comedians, McMahon has recorded five national comedy specials since 2010, appeared at the Just For Laughs festival, and is showcasing for HBO later this year. McMahon’s podcasts, Red Man Laughing and Stories From The Land, have garnered over 1.5 million downloads. He’s the CEO of the Makoons Media Group and is currently building the world’s only independent Indigenous media platform, Indian & Cowboy. He has written for the New York Times, VICE, Globe and Mail, and CBC, with several book projects in the works. Website: rmcomedy.com. Twitter: @RMComedy.

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Interviews:

• • Books that changed McMahon’s life – In CBC Books