Don’t Fret started with a joke. Writer and comedian D Fretter had a mentor who always told him “find the weird kids sitting by themselves. Sit with them, and help them feel less alone.”. D didn’t find this difficult as he himself was a weird kid. He never fit in with the cool kids, the theatre kids, the jocks, or the nerds. D Fretter has always been an outkast, but he’s never struggled to find friends in the margins. One thing he has always loved is making the people he cares about feel a little less alone through laughter. We started as an indie publisher but found our fit in producing all kinds of things and sharing a laugh. Don’t Fret is comedy for the weird kids!
About D:
D Fretter’s adoptive mother likes to joke that he’s had a way with words since before he could actually talk. He began freestyle rapping at a young age as a game with his friends. At age 17 D stole his older sister’s guitar and taught himself chords to put his lyrics to music. After pursuing music for a decade, he found his way to poetry. Reinventing himself as a spoken word artist, D discovered that some truths sound more beautiful without a melody.
As a poet he has been described as “…like a hip-hop Andrea Gibson” or “a philosophical Shel Silverstein”. D’s performances have gained him praise from poets like Sabrina Benaim, Brandon Leake, and In-Q. His debut collection of poetry Joy + Misery charted at number 1 in African-Canadian literature and number 6 in Canadian poetry on Amazon.
As a comedian D has been compared to Josh Johnson, Ron Funches, and Birbiglia and gained a reputation for his charismatic stage presence and heartfelt storytelling.