Showcase | Charlie Scholey

Speaking

Can You Be Funny?

My TEDxMcGill talk exploring the democratization of humour. Selected from 125 applicants to argue that comedy is a skill anyone can develop, not a talent reserved for the chosen few.

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Writing

Pike Ale Newsletter

A Substack about entertainment, culture, and tech. Mostly used for exploring ideas that are too weird or longform to fit elsewhere on the internet.

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Comedy

Stand-Up

Formerly: Performing comedy in Montreal as part of the McGill Students' Comedy Club. Still checking out the occasional open mic, and trying the occasional experiment.

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Comedy

Improv

Former President of McGill Improv, with lots of experience performing and teaching improvised comedy.

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Technical

Customer Success at Messagepoint

Messagepoint helps enterprise clients implement and optimize intelligent content management solutions. I help our Customer Success team adapt and communicate, work across ChurnZero and Salesforce, and to adapt to an AI-driven future.

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Education

McGill University

Studied engineering with a focus on problem-solving and systems thinking. Took a minor in World Cinemas studies to learn more about arts and storytelling.

This Website

My own portfolio site. Built with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Feel free to click around.

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The Plumbers' Faucet

Editor-In-Chief

As EiC at The Plumbers' Faucet, McGill's satirical magazine, I led a team of writers and editors to produce content that was funny, thought-provoking, and often confusing.

Charlie Scholey walking the stage at Graduation

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Propeller Graduation Cap

For my graduation cap, I created a working propeller hat to celebrate the end of my engineering degree. It was powered by a small motor and battery pack, and spun the propeller when I walked across the stage.

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"Dallas" Comedy Sketch

I wrote, self-taped, and edited this short comedy sketch about a guy trying to put himself out there in Dallas, Texas. However, he's pretty preoccupied with history of the city.

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Charlie Scholey: The Calendar

As a Christmas gift to friends and family, I created a Calendar featuring photos of me, as well as my birthday, my half birthday, and when the Olympics are on. I can never remember when the Olympics are on.