Stand Up in Kandahar
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Duly noted. Was watching some CBC tonight with Ron James, too bad I had to miss him in Belleville. They advertised for the show. Can't say I like Shawn Majumber {bit of an idiot, if you ask me} but the other's I've seen on JUste pour Rire, totally hi-larious.
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Though I didn't get to see the show I did meet them all and not only were they great people they were "sans" politics about the conflict and were there to make the troops laugh and feel good for a little bit.
They did a great mini show for a Pl that had rotated into the KAF for 24hr by their volition by meeting one of the guys on the boardwalk. Can't ask for much more then that in an entertainer.
They did a great mini show for a Pl that had rotated into the KAF for 24hr by their volition by meeting one of the guys on the boardwalk. Can't ask for much more then that in an entertainer.
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According to Rick Mercer's blog...he will be going back shortly too. I just hope it doesn't coincide with hubby's HLTA...I'd hate for him to miss it. I think it is FABULOUS that the entertainers go over there and bring some laughs to the troops.
I'll be watching the show tomorrow night...I already have the reminder set.
Cheers,
CAW
I'll be watching the show tomorrow night...I already have the reminder set.
Cheers,
CAW
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Comedy in Kandahar, and other wackiness
By JOHN DOYLE
Wednesday, March 14, 2007 – Page R3
There's a different kind of comedy special airing on CBC tonight.
Stand Up in Kandahar (CBC, 8 p.m.) was shot on location at Kandahar Air Field, home to 2,500 Canadian men and women serving in Canada's mission in Afghanistan. It's a kind of This Hour Has 22 Minutes on-the-road special, hosted by Shaun Majumder, and featuring Mark Critch and 22 Minutes writer Irwin Barker. Also along are veteran stand-up performers Tim Nutt and Erica Sigurdson.
I don't know about you, but when I hear about showbiz types going to some far-flung war zone to entertain the troops, I automatically think of the USO scene in Apocalypse Now. One of the most surreal scenes in a movie built around the crepuscular side of human nature that emerges in war, it deftly illustrates the manic quality of soldiers being given a flash of showbiz glamour from home.
Tonight's CBC special isn't like that. In fact, it's sedate, with the comedians relying on a string of safe jokes about hockey and Tim Hortons. Of course, they play to the crowd with gusto, and every province in the country is cheered. At one point, Critch declares, "Is not Canada the best place in the world?" In the context, well, you're darn tootin' it is.
The taping of the show was briefly interrupted by a Taliban rocket attack, so we see the audience and comedians leave and take cover. The comedians manage to turn it into some mildly funny stuff. And there is "behind-the-scenes" footage, with the comedians goofing around with the troops at the base.
The truly funny material that emerges is from Sigurdson, whose jokes about marriage and relationships are genuinely witty. The 22 Minutes crowd and Nutt are often trying way too hard with the hockey, Tim Hortons and Canadian Tire jokes.
But the quality of the jokes is not the point. Near the end, Majumder says to the troops, "We're going to take a very positive message back, for what you guys are doing for us here." The point is that the comedians bond with the troops, and by airing it, CBC asks us to bond with the comedians, the troops and the whole darn package. It's a fascinating phenomenon.
http://tinyurl.com/32yk6o
By JOHN DOYLE
Wednesday, March 14, 2007 – Page R3
There's a different kind of comedy special airing on CBC tonight.
Stand Up in Kandahar (CBC, 8 p.m.) was shot on location at Kandahar Air Field, home to 2,500 Canadian men and women serving in Canada's mission in Afghanistan. It's a kind of This Hour Has 22 Minutes on-the-road special, hosted by Shaun Majumder, and featuring Mark Critch and 22 Minutes writer Irwin Barker. Also along are veteran stand-up performers Tim Nutt and Erica Sigurdson.
I don't know about you, but when I hear about showbiz types going to some far-flung war zone to entertain the troops, I automatically think of the USO scene in Apocalypse Now. One of the most surreal scenes in a movie built around the crepuscular side of human nature that emerges in war, it deftly illustrates the manic quality of soldiers being given a flash of showbiz glamour from home.
Tonight's CBC special isn't like that. In fact, it's sedate, with the comedians relying on a string of safe jokes about hockey and Tim Hortons. Of course, they play to the crowd with gusto, and every province in the country is cheered. At one point, Critch declares, "Is not Canada the best place in the world?" In the context, well, you're darn tootin' it is.
The taping of the show was briefly interrupted by a Taliban rocket attack, so we see the audience and comedians leave and take cover. The comedians manage to turn it into some mildly funny stuff. And there is "behind-the-scenes" footage, with the comedians goofing around with the troops at the base.
The truly funny material that emerges is from Sigurdson, whose jokes about marriage and relationships are genuinely witty. The 22 Minutes crowd and Nutt are often trying way too hard with the hockey, Tim Hortons and Canadian Tire jokes.
But the quality of the jokes is not the point. Near the end, Majumder says to the troops, "We're going to take a very positive message back, for what you guys are doing for us here." The point is that the comedians bond with the troops, and by airing it, CBC asks us to bond with the comedians, the troops and the whole darn package. It's a fascinating phenomenon.
http://tinyurl.com/32yk6o
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AHHHH! I figured okay...20:00h EST is 21:00h AST....but when I turned on the tv Fifth Estate was on...
I gotta go check the time shifting now and hope I can still catch it...I was really looking forward to it.
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CAW
I gotta go check the time shifting now and hope I can still catch it...I was really looking forward to it.
:brickwall:
CAW
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That show was ab-so-lute-ly hilarious!!! :rofl:
Me and the wife still have sore sides from the laughter. Kudos to CBC for NOT editing out the air raid portion. That brought home "where" they are. And some people complain about bad popcorn at the theatre??!!
I'm usually not one to like Shawn Majumber (sp.) but he brought it off tonight. Shawn, Erica, the hairy guy and the other Newfie were funny. The old guy was not.
Again, kudos to CBC for doing it.
Me and the wife still have sore sides from the laughter. Kudos to CBC for NOT editing out the air raid portion. That brought home "where" they are. And some people complain about bad popcorn at the theatre??!!
I'm usually not one to like Shawn Majumber (sp.) but he brought it off tonight. Shawn, Erica, the hairy guy and the other Newfie were funny. The old guy was not.
Again, kudos to CBC for doing it.
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