Dave Keystone

Dave Keystone is an award winning Canadian television host, humorist, writer, and producer. He is the recent winner of the 2018 Canadian Screen Award for Best Host of a Web Program for his work on Small Talk (2018) on CBC, and winner of the 2018 International Academy of Web Television Award for Best Host, and Best Pre-Recorded Hosted Series for his interview series, Who We Are (2017). He is also known as host of Corus Entertainment's Cook'd (2014) on YTV, and co-creator and host of the viral web-series Kids On (2016), a 16-part program where he seeks dating advice from kids, and the host and co-creator of the successful CBC spin-off series, Small Talk, where he seeks life advice from kids. Dave is the producer and host of 'Who We Are' the award winning interview series designed to inspire social consciousness through candid conversations. Exploring intimate details of the personal identities of our most extraordinary, the digital series gives us rare access and insight into the truth of the human condition. Dave is also a well-established Snapchatter, best know for being hired by Icelandic airline WOW-AIR to travel the world and snap his experiences. He was the first person ever to be invited to takeover College Humor's snap account, and has done takeovers for other influential brands, including: The Shorty Awards, Hostelworld, Busabout, Ghostcodes, Visit Berlin, The Shopping Channel, and more. For his work on Snapchat he was nominated for the 2016 Ghosty Award for Snapchat Storyteller of the Year, and the 2017 Shorty Award for Snapchatter of the Year. Dave also produced and hosts the viral web-series, Sex on the Street TV (2013), a streeter-style interview series that tackles otherwise thought of as taboo sex subjects without taking sex too seriously. In its first week of release, it exceeded half a million views and was featured on the front page of FunnyOrDie.com. Dave is the host and producer of the digital travel series 'Phil & Dave Do' an adventure series sponsored by Busabout, WOW Air Trip Advisor, and Hostel World, that follows the comedic adventures of himself and co-host PhilWaukee as they explore the world. In film, Dave co-produced the iTunes chart-topping documentary, The Sheik, profiling the life of ex-professional wrestler, The Iron Sheik. The Sheik was featured at the 2014 Hot Docs Film Festival and voted in to the festival's Audience Top 20 Picks. Additional credits include stand-up comedy performances at The Comedy Store in Los Angeles and Caroline's on Broadway in New York, as well as several well-established Toronto comedy clubs. He is an avid live storyteller, performing at shows across Canada and the US.