Darrin has appeared seven times at the Just For Laughs festival. Darrin won a Canadian Comedy Award for Best Live Performance for his appearance on Just for Laughs in 2014, and has been nominated another eight times including Best Stand-Up Comic in 2011 and 2016. His half hour stand-up special, broadcast on CTV, was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for Best Performance in a Comedy Series. His solo show, “What’s Potpurri?” was awarded four stars at the Edinburgh Comedy Festival and was selected Best of the Fest.
In 2016, he was nominated for a second Canadian Screen Award as Best Supporting Actor for his role on Mr. D. Darrin has contributed humour articles to the National Post, and won a Canadian Screenwriting Award in 2012, following nominations in 2009 and 2010. His one man show, What’s Potpourri?, was selected Best of the Fest at the Edinburgh Comedy Festival. In 2016, Darrin appeared in his first movie role, in Disney’s The Swap. He was a regular on MuchMusic’s hit show Video On Trial. Darrin tours internationally as a stand-up comedian, including at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas; Hong Kong, Singapore, Ireland, Mexico, the United Kingdom, the United States and Canada.