The enforced frivolity drove me crazy and every emotion seemed fake. After midnight, when the horns had been blown and the noisemakers had been discharged, I would wander around the party muttering to anyone who would listen, “Well, do you feel any different? I sure don’t.”
I swear one of the reasons I got into show business was to have something I could stand to do on New Year’s Eve. Producing comedy shows at my comedy clubs gave me a context for my fun. Then, when Massey Hall approached me to produce a “comedy extravaganza” nine years ago, I leaped at the chance. Surely there was an audience who wanted to laugh – without being totally liquored up – in an august environment, a place that had been a venue for some of the greatest comedians of our time? CONTINUE READING >
We are now into the first week of December and that means only one thing: fabulous holiday-themed movies that are fun for the whole family! One such fantastic film is the newer but destined-to-be-canonized Elf. Why, you might ask, would you bring up such a thing on this, the Soundboard blog? Why because one of our favourite comedians plays a very important role in the film: Papa Elf is played by none other than Bob Newhart, who will be performing his signature stand-up material right here at Roy Thomson Hall on Friday.
While we don’t anticipate that Papa Elf will be making an appearance on Friday, it’s interesting to note Newhart’s versatility. I won’t bother you with the premise of the film (if you don’t already know it and therefore love it to pieces) – instead I’ll let Papa Elf himself provide a little exposition:
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