4 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 ) ▁and ▁was ▁featured ▁on ▁The ▁Toronto ▁Show ▁( T or onto ▁One ) ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁Mal one ▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁the ▁pr estig ious ▁Just ▁For ▁L augh s ▁Festival ▁to ▁perform ▁in ▁the ▁national ▁Hom eg rown ▁Compet ition . ▁He ▁took ▁first ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁contest ▁and ▁was ▁immediately ▁signed ▁with ▁a ▁US ▁management / ag ency ▁team . ▁Later ▁that ▁year ▁he ▁was ▁flow n ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁where ▁he ▁met ▁with ▁casting ▁agents ▁in ▁Hollywood ▁and ▁would ▁return ▁in ▁February / M arch ▁the ▁next ▁year ▁to ▁aud ition ▁for ▁network ▁sit com s . ▁In ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁Mal one ▁shot ▁his ▁first ▁nation ally ▁tele vised ▁special , ▁a ▁one - hour ▁episode ▁of ▁the ▁stand up ▁series ▁Com edy ▁Now ▁on ▁C TV ▁and ▁The ▁Com edy ▁Network . ▁The ▁special ▁was ▁chosen ▁by ▁the ▁network ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁ 1 0 0 th ▁episode ▁special ▁and ▁received ▁nation wide ▁critical ▁acc laim . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁Mal one ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁Just ▁For ▁L augh s ▁Festival ▁to ▁shoot ▁a ▁g ala ▁for ▁C BC ▁Television . ▁He ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁only ▁two ▁com ed ians ▁to ▁have ▁won ▁the ▁Hom eg rown ▁Compet ition ▁and ▁be ▁invited ▁back ▁to ▁perform ▁a ▁g ala ▁the ▁very ▁next ▁year . ▁Also ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5