Who was Candy Palmater? Tributes pour in as Canadian comedian and 'Trailer Park Boys' star dies at 53

Comedian Candy Palmater died recently at the age of 53. The news was announced by her manager and wife Denise Tompkins via Instagram on December 25. She announced that Palmater passed away at her home in Toronto, Canada. Tompkins’ post read:

The Candy Show’s official Twitter account also paid tribute to Palmater, saying that their team is grieving her death and she always left them smiling a bit bigger, laughing a bit harder, and thinking critically about the world around them.

Candy’s cause of death has not been revealed yet but she was hospitalized at St Michael’s Hospital, Toronto a few weeks ago. She later informed her fans of being discharged on December 15.

Candy Palmater's career: Everything you need to know

Candy was born on December 4, 1968, in Point La Nim, New Brunswick. She was the youngest of her seven siblings and attended Dalhousie Regional High School.

Palmater created and wrote the APTN TV show, The Candy Show and was the host of The Candy Palmater Show on CBC Radio One. She frequently contributed to Definitely Not the Opera on CBC Radio and was a regular columnist on The Next Chapter and The Daily News.

Candy performed regularly on the comedy club circuit in Canada alongside several entertainment galas and events. She then produced her first film in 2011, titled Building Legends: The Mi’Kmaq Canoe Project.

Palmater also appeared on a few television series including Trailer Park Boys, Forgive Me, and Sex & Violence. Candy’s CBC Radio summer series The Candy Palmater Show debuted in May 2016 and she was a panelist on Canada Reads in 2017.

Palmater was a guest panelist on the CBC Radio comedy series Because News and was supposed to play a recurring role in the CBC sitcom, Run the Burbs.

Twitter pays tribute to Candy Palmater

Candy Palmater was familiar to everyone as a successful comedian and broadcaster. Popular personalities and the public paid tribute to her after the news of her death was confirmed by her manager.

Palmater is survived by her wife Denise Tompkins, vice president of The Candy Show Entertainment Company. Palmater and Tompkins tied the knot in August 2010.

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