Should old acquaintance be forgot / And never brought to mind / Should old acquaintance be forgot / (Nonsense words here are fine)
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From the First Draft of “Auld Lang Syne”
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Tagged 2012, happy new year, new year's eve, some sort of scottish probably
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Confession
BRIAN: Forgive me Father, for I have sinned. It has been 30 seconds since my last confession.
PRIEST: … oh. And what have been your sins over that time?
BRIAN: I was unable to figure out how to open up the confessional door.
PRIEST: Very well. Say two Our Fathers, one Hail Mary, and jiggle the handle when you turn it.
BRIAN: Thank you very much, Father.
(Sounds of effort. One minute passes.)
BRIAN: Forgive me Father, for I have sinned. It has been one minute since—
PRIEST: I’ll come around and open it.
BRIAN: Thanks.
THE END.
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Outside the Alcove #9 and #10
I wrote about art and burgers for Torontoist today, and last night made my second appearance on the 24 Panels Per Second film and comic books podcast. Why not join their Facebook page to find out when there are new updates, because I am very funny on them if I do say so myself! I save all my best stuff for podcasts and Twitter these days, and then come here to tell you about them! Sorry about that, but I am getting a fair amount of good attention from those and that helps all of us, me and you, especially me!
Speaking of the good attention and things resulting therefrom, there is also really big news for the next couple weeks coming up. Stay tuned.
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Jape’s Journey to the Fringe
Jape Presents: The Grapes of Khan
www.japecomedy.com
2011 Toronto Fringe Festival
Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse (79A St. George Street)
Wed, July 6, 8:15 p.m.
Sat, July 9, 1:45 p.m.
Sun, July 10, 9:00 p.m.
Wed, July 13, 12:00 p.m.
Thurs, July 14, 6:00 p.m.
Sat, July 16, 7:00 p.m.
Sun, July 17, 4:00 p.m.
Tickets: $11 in advance
$10 at door
WRITTEN BY AND STARRING:
Simon Pond - “If we were the 3 Stooges, I would be the kind of rotund high-society lady.”
Adam McNamara - “I would like to think of myself as more of a . . . Larry.”
Aaron Hagey-MacKay - “I would play the Spam, in the Spam sketch.”
Eric Turkienicz - “. . . are we talking about that scene that we wrote? Because I don’t want to talk about that scene that we wrote.”
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From left, Jape: Adam McNamara, Simon Pond, Eric Turkienicz, Aaron Hagey-MacKay.
Posted in comedy, humor, humour, interview, Jeremy Woodcock
Tagged Fringe Festival, full disclosure I think they are hilarious, Jape
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“You can’t put that in ‘irony quotes’?” – Sitting down with Jape
Not pictured: dealer, stacks of lost money
Had a great time yesterday interviewing the Toronto-based sketch troupe Jape, in anticipation of their upcoming show at the Toronto Fringe Festival, The Grapes of Khan.
It was a privilege, and I don’t mean that only in the sense that it is not included in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. In a 90-minute interview, I got to have a peek at the creative process of the troupe, talk about their Fringe performance, and be lectured on the Viking language, among many other things.
Highlights of our talk and a preview of their Fringe residency (which begins this Wednesday, 8:15 p.m., at the Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse) are coming tomorrow, and I hope to put the rest of the interview to good use in the near future—with its insights into comedy and its digressions on the important issue of which member is a replicant (I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised). Perhaps even in a regular feature that will… feature* your favourite comedians.
In the meantime, I really, really encourage you to check out their show. You know by now that Alcove endorsements are not wielded lightly, my only two previous endorsements being for the 1941 film Citizen Kane (back in our broadsheet days), and for the concept of “peace.”
jw.
*There is no synonym for the word “feature.” That is one interesting “aspect” of that word. Dammit.
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Controversial Statements #1
In the end, I think the public will probably best remember actor Don Most for his role as Ralph Malph on Happy Days.
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Spotted: Something I’d buy in a heartbeat
The complete series of The Larry Sanders Show on DVD
60% off.
Such an incredible show. Among so many other things, Jeffrey Tambor may give one of the top ten best extended performances in the history of comedic television on this show. If you love comedy you will love so many things you’ll see here. A big inspiration to me.
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Tagged hey now, jeffrey tambor, larry sanders show
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Things You Will Never Hear Me Say #1
“I always thought you were an Eric Braeden. But that was some Wally Kurth bullshit, right there.”
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Tagged i am both young and restless
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The Alcove’s “Okay” Anagrams #3
Like watching someone finagle a Rubik’s cube into place, anagrams can be pretty impressive if you’re in the mood. An anagram that really makes a cogent point—one that rearranges some innocuous letters into a statement that is not only bitingly satirical, but true—is a lot of fun.
It’s also a lot of work.
We’ve got jokes to write involving words that will sit still when we ask them to. So instead of swinging for the fences, The Alcove, from time to time, brings you an anagram that will make us all join together and say “… meh!” It won’t blow you away, but at least it makes sense for a second, if you don’t think about it too long.
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WILLIAM CATHERINE WEDDING
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“We win!”
– The deriding Camilla
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Ta-da! Sigh.
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