ManHussy is a Vancouver based comedy group and production company. Cameron MacLeod, Dan Code,and Steve Nelson work dutifully in a breezy, open air Cuban villa trying to create the thinnest, most elegant comedy ever made. They produce a quarterly series of roaming Concept comedy shows known as the TOTAL shows and were described as ” The funniest part of the day…” by Discorder magazine for their performance at the Victory Square Block Party in 2008. In 2009 they teamed up with Bronx Cheer to produce the Promotional videos for both Olio Festival and Music Waste. With the help of Peter Hadfield they form a Mega Gang.
Cameron MacLeod is a man who writes, performs, and produces comedy in Vancouver, B.C. He is the comedy curator for Olio Festival and the producer/host of Bronx Cheer’s live monthly comedy show ” the HERO SHOW” at the the China Cloud Theatre. In 2009 he helped create the promotional video series for Vancouver’s MUSIC WASTE festival as well as help write and produce the multimedia Christmas Special Mental Beast. He has performed across the country at shows in Halifax, Montreal, Toronto and New York and is also a published writer. As an actor he’s been in some commercials for some stuff you may have purchased.
Born in 1982, Daniel Code started off as a baby and eventually made it as a full-grown man. In between he has contributed to the media arts community as a writer, director and actor. His achievements include a CBC award for broadcast communications for his written and directed short film Open Spaces and landing a top ten spot for best comedy short on SuperU.ca for Hard Times, Thanks America. He continues to pursue perfection in all forms of media art including live performance art, documentaries and music videos. He recently graduated from the BCIT TV Broadcast Program in 2009.
Steve Nelson is a musician/ writer / actor whose has spent the better part of the new millennium performing in and around Vancouver. Through Manhussy, he has found an outlet for some of his more “ridiculous” ideas – Ideas that would no doubt compromise his music. Though they do seem to compliment Cam Macleod and Dan Code’s insanity quite well.
Peter Hadfield, aka ” Handsome Pete” is a Director of Photography, Musician, and all around nice guy. Coming in at six foot four he wears the longest pants in ManHussy and can’t eat cheese, but does anyway. He has also leant his camera skills and sense of humor to the hit web series Mental Beast, as well as participating on the Egg Nog Experience Christmas Album as bass player for the band Machu Picchu. Peter has collaborated with other filmmakers around the city including, The Shots, with whom he helped make the 2009 Music Waste promo videos, as well as the 90’s inspired comedy series Hanging Tough. He is a graduate of the BCIT Television Broadcasting program, owns 3 guitars and has hardflips on lock.
