Archive for May, 2009
 Where in the world am I today?: North Vancouver in the morning, Prince Rupert joining the Serenade of the Seas in the afternoon
So lets say you’ve worked for a specific client or in a specific market a number of times… How do you keep the interest up in continuing to bring you back again? Why not create a brand new show. I’ve done this on a number of different occasions. In part to challenge myself artistically, but also to ensure that I get to work for certain clients repeatedly.
Likely the best example I can give is the relationship I’ve had with the Edmonton Street Performers Festival over the years. I first got to the event in 1989 with the show I’d been doing for years. I had a blast and attempted to get myself back to the event for a number of years. Finally in 1995 armed with a new finale and some other new material I was brought back to perform at the Festival again.
Flash forward to 1997, I contact the Festival Producer with an idea for one of the Late Night Madness Performances. These theatre shows were made up of cast members from the festival who were asked to do something new or different on stage. I pitched an entire theme for the show and offered to direct it and boom, I was asked back to the festival again and a once in a lifetime opportunity to craft a show that started off with a version of The Dating Game and ended with my wife and I getting married by The Butterfly Man.
The year is 2000… I have a crazy idea to retell the story of King Kong using audience members to play the parts in the story and directing them as an ‘on the scenes reporter.’ The show starts off with a crazy Banana Relay Race and end with a mini-Kong puppet being launched up to the top of the Empire State Building (which I’m wearing) with a teeter board. Huge thanks to Richard Berg for joining me on that little adventure…
2002 I team up with Iori Mikumo from Yokohama, Japan and John Ullyatt to form “The Executives” a three man show where grown men got to play with toys… We had a blast!
2006 I team up with Geoff Cobb to create the ‘Juggling Sherpas’ and play the festival yet again.
By creating new works on a regular basis and by having a festival so willing to take a chance on me playing with a new idea or a new partner or both, I was not only given the chance to spread my wings artistically, I was also given the opportunity to return to one of the best Street Performers Festivals in North America repeatedly and have a blast hanging with some of the best in the business.
It’s not always easy to push yourself into the unknown on these new projects and adventures, but I can state whole heartedly that these experiments have made my adventure as a performer so much richer and have taught me an enormous amount about who I am and how I get my best work done.
So… Got an idea floating around in your head for something new? Perhaps it’s time to contact one of your favorite clients and see if they’d be willing to take a chance on it.
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 Where in the world am I today?: North Vancouver, BC, Canada
Got an email last week from Bob Cates talking about the challenges of traveling with lots of gear. The biggest challenge these days is keeping luggage to the 50 lb. weight limit that has been imposed by airlines and which they’ve become very very sticky about. There are still a few tricks and loop-holes that Bob discusses on his Blog, but for me the best way to deal with things it to simply play the game by the rules that the airlines have imposed. If you show up with bags that weigh in at less than 50 lbs. you’re good to go. Period!
Mind you, as a comedy juggler/prop comic I tend to carry a lot more gack than your typical stand-up comedian does, but that’s just one of those occupational hazards that I just have to suck up… Is what it is.
So? How do you get all of your gear into bags and still have it weigh less than 50 lbs.? The answer I’ve come up with is to make sure the container you’re putting your gear into weighs a little as possible when it’s empty. To that end I switched from a laminated trunk to a plastic case which saved me about 10 lbs of weight just in the case. I went to a plastic shelled suit case by Samsonite which is both strong and light, and when ever possible I use one of the bags pictured above.
These custom made bags are great! A bunch of years ago now a friend turned me on to the work done by Colin Seddon and his staff at Northwest Textile Innovations. Most of the bags that I have made start with a layer of cordura fabric (available in a variety of colors) on the outside, a layer of flexible plastic which helps give the case some rigidity and shape, then a layer of blue foam to protect the contents of the case and finally a lining material that holds it all together. These bags are incredibly well made, very robust and incredibly light.
Colin also gave me a hint that allows me to prolong the life of these bags. Inevitablly after numerous trips the cordura fabric may start to show signs of wear, especially at the corners and areas that rub against the ground a lot. His tip (which has worked beautifully) was to get some Shoe Goo and apply it to the worn areas to build up a tough shell to fix any minor holes or areas of wear.
Interested in having a bag made? Then contact Colin directly, give him your measurements and let the party begin. Here’s the contact information –
Northwest Textile Innovations
Attn: Colin Seddon
Unit One 19299 – 94th Ave
Surrey, BC V6N 4E6
CANADA
Wk: (604) 882-4890.
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 Where in the world am I today?: North Vancouver, BC, Canada
The following is a list of things I’ve learned from building my own promotional videos and from having watched a ton of videos in my capacity as consultant to the Pacific National Exhibition‘s Street Star’s Program. It’s amazing to see the vast range in the quality and creativity that different performers use when promoting their shows.
- Who are you marketing to? Knowing this and knowing what the norm is for promotional videos in this market will allow you to either build a video that matches the norm or deliberately breaks the rules. Not knowing what the norm is means that what ever you deliver is a bit of a stab in the dark.
- Part of knowing who your marketing to and what the norm is may help you determine the length of the video that you craft. Generally speaking, less is more, so if you can tell your story in three and a half minutes, it’s way better than telling the same story in ten minutes. Generally speaking viewers of promotional videos have to watch a lot of videos, so the quicker you can get to the punch the better. Three and a half to five and a half minutes should be plenty of time to tell your story and make your pitch.
- Determine how you’re going to master the video. I’ve been in the game long enough to see the norm go from VHS tapes to DVDs to YouTube. If you only ever plan to show the video on YouTube, you may be able to work with a lower quality of video in the production stages. If your building a high definition project that you’re aiming to sell after your shows, this may mean a completely different approach to gathering your original footage. Generally speaking it’s better to start with the highest possible quality and step it down than to try to go the other way.
- If possible mix the content so that it shows both fast cuts from your show along with a sample of a routine more in it’s entirety. The fast cuts to music sequences in a video are good for covering a lot of material in a short amount of time. They can work well to show the diversity of your show and the things you do, but having at least one section in your video that gives the viewer a sense of what you’re like when you interact with your audience is also very important.
- Find a clever way to include a client list. I’ve seen some videos where the client list is included in a video montage that makes it look like the act has only ever worked for the biggest names and the best venues… You might consider including logos from companies that you’ve worked for or perhaps a quote from a satisfied client. Basically what your after is a call to an outside authority that say’s you’re as great as the video is making you look. This can also be done with Newspaper reviews and or magazine articles.
- If you do include quotes, I highly recommend getting a professional voice over talent to read the quote. Having an authoritative voice reading the rave review makes what ever the quote you pick even more powerful.
- Make sure the video shows you performing in the venue that you’re promoting to. If you’re aiming to work in hotels or cruise ships, show footage of your show in this sort of venue so that the buyer doesn’t have to guess if you’re show will be successful in the venue that they’re buying for. You want it to be a no brainer.
- Show audience reactions. Nothing sells a show quite as much as seeing the audience engrossed in the performance. If you show the crowd laughing it makes you funnier, if they’re gasping with excitement, you look more exciting. Basically, what ever it is that you’re trying to sell, be it your skill or your comedy, or a combination of various factors, you should show an audience responding to exactly the message you’re trying to convey to the client who might hire you.
- Make sure you’ve got a ‘call to action’ as part of the video presentation. If you want the viewer to pick up the phone and call you and book you at the end of the video, find a clever way to state this fact as part of the video. A demo reel is in part a demonstration of what it is you do, but it’s also a sales pitch. You want the client who’s watching this to buy the product that you’re promoting (more often than not you), so make sure you have some sort of clue as to what the client should do next as part of the video pitch.
- Don’t forget the packaging… Having a great video is one thing, but remembering to package that video properly so when it arrives on a potential client’s desk it MAKES them want to open it and watch it is something else entirely. Make the effort to ensure that the packaging for the video looks as good as the content on the video. If you don’t, the chances of someone skipping over your reel to look at one in a shiner box remains, and that’s a chance you don’t want to take.
This is by no means an exhaustive list of things worth considering when putting together a promo video, so if you have other ideas, questions, or comments please feel free to respond to this post in the comments section.
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 Where in the world am I today?: North Vancouver, BC, Canada
“An onion can make people cry, but there has never been a vegetable invented to make them laugh.”
–Will Rogers, US humorist & showman (1879 – 1935)
Addendum…
“Though there’s something about the word zucchini that puts a smile on my face”
–David ‘checkerhead’ Aiken
I remember taking a comedy writing workshop while attending a Juggling Convention at one point and the guys leading the workshop suggested that there were words that were just funnier than others. Zucchini I think is a funnier word than Onion, but perhaps the way you say cauliflower would have me bending over backwards… Hmmmm… Maybe Will Rogers was right…
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 Where in the world am I today?: North Vancouver, BC, Canada
Prologue: Master Lee has legendary status as one of the best acts to perform in Washington Square Park in New York City. Though he bills himself as a Kung-Fu Comic, my first encounter with William came at the 1987 International Juggler’s Association’s Annual Juggling Convention. Inevitably in the evenings at the convention a game of ‘combat’ would start – the juggling equivelent to a smash up derby where jugglers all start with three clubs but attempt to knock each other’s patterns apart while keeping their pattern together. I was particularly impressed with Will’s technique. Saw him again at the Halifax Busker’s Festival in 1988, and many many times since then at festivals and events across Canada. Had a ball watching him at the 2008 PNE as part of the Street Stars Program because his stage presence captivates a crowd in a way that few other performers can.
Stats:
Name: William Lee – “Master Lee”
Birthday: March 30, 1964
Place of Birth: New Mexico
Started Performing/Working in the Industry: 1980 I think…
Discipline: Kung Fu Comic
Websites: www.kungfucomic.com, www.talkingstick.us
Venues Worked: Showtime at the Apollo, Washington Square Park and Sesame Street.
Hot 10 Questions:
- What’s your favorite flavor of ice cream and why? • Ginger, because it tastes Chinese, one of the few Asian deserts that taste good. And, it’s from the Chinatown Ice Cream Factory.
- Name one movie that would make it to your Top 10 all-time great films • Hearts of Darkness: The documentary of the making of Apocolypse Now. Filmed by Coppola’s wife who was divorcing him at the time.
- What was your favorite toy from childhood? • A bicycle, because it was freedom! Wheels, dude!
- Who were your biggest inspirations when you got started? • Bruce Lee, Martin Luther King Jr, Richard Pryor, Johnny Carson, Charlie Barnett, Phillipe Petit, Albert Owens, Butterfly Man, Lee Ross, Chris the Piss, Brian Reid.
- From the world of animation what one character do you most identify with or see yourself in? • Silver Surfer
- Name something that scares you. • Death and indifference.
- Apart from the entertainment industry, name one other job you’ve had. • Professional poker player.
- What’s something you haven’t done yet that you’d like to try? • Being a woman.
- What’s your least favourite thing about being a performer? • Performing the same show over and over and over because you’re getting paid “Good Money.” There’s what something costs and what it costs your soul.
- If heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates? • “I don’t exist. I’m sorry about these idiots the distorted my words.”
The Nugget:
Pick one nugget of wisdom you’ve picked up from your career in Show Business to share with the World.
“Do what you love to do and the rest will follow.“
–William Lee
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 Where in the world am I today?: North Vancouver, BC, Canada
While at the Oklahoma City Festival of the Arts a while back I got to hanging out with visual artist Scott E. Hill a fair bit and talking about the ‘Artistic Process.’ Now Scott’s a painter and it’s a bit like comparing apples and oranges to try and compare a juggling show to a painting, but there are similarities in the way I approach each performance as though it was a blank canvas and the way he takes his brushes to a blank canvas to create the works of Art that were on sale in his booth.
The piece above is a part of a larger piece called “Pursuit.” Scott’s work is dark and moody work that often involves Penny Farthing Bicycles and/or Trains.
So… A visual artist starts with a blank canvas of some sort, and a performance artist starts with an open stage of some sort. I was thinking about this more in Oklahoma City because I was doing Street Style shows and it really did feel like I was starting from scratch with nothing and creating a show from the ground up…
The Street is great in that you really are crafting something from virtually nothing, and there’s a different kind of satisfaction in it than in a performance at a trade show, corporate event or theatre. I think perhaps I got addicted to that feeling of crafting something out of nothing and never quite move past it to fully embrace other performance venues as strongly as I might, but that’s just part of my DNA as a performer. Some artists paint with their fingers, some use brushes, I choose to tap into my Street Performance heritage no matter what stage I’m on.
The sheer act of gathering a crowd, of convincing a group of passers by to stop because you can convince them that you’ve got something worth watching also helps layer the experience for both the performer and the audience. All of a sudden, there’s more at stake, you’ve got more to prove and if you don’t prove yourself that audience will simply walk away. So you dance and you weave, you present the tricks and crack funny with the jokes. Typically you build to some sort of finale, audience and performer feel a release and the show comes to an end.
For a live performance artist, the canvas is as much a moments in time as it is the stage he’s working on. Sure you can capture the moments on a video, preserve them for all time, but video only goes so far to capturing the experience. The real beauty and artistry is to create something in that chosen moment which is very specific to the people in that particular audience… Those choices and that audience are a once in a lifetime opportunity and there’s a beauty and poetry in that which though fleeting is magical.
In the end a painter has a finished painting to show for his work, a performer, often just the memory of the show… I sometimes long for more of a record of the shows I’ve done, some sort of tangible, put my finger on it and touch it, object to keep as a record of those moments in time that I’ve got to play in – perhaps this is why I’ve gravitated towards shooting video and still images of other performers… It’s not the same as being there in the moment, but in some small way perhaps it’ll help keep the memory of those moments alive a bit longer…
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 Where in the world am I today?: North Vancouver, BC, Canada
I’ve been lucky to play in a variety of different venues for a variety of different clients for a whole lotta years. I count myself very lucky to have been able to find something I enjoy so much and can make a living at. Over the first few months of this blog I discussed various venues and offered up information on some of the ways to get into these venues be they Cruise Ships, Street Performer’s Festival or other venues… Perhaps even before you start trying to get jobs as a performer, you should examine what you’re version of success is so you can set the wheels in motion to achieve your goals… This may well mean that you gravitate towards a certain kind of venue more than others and to a certain extent dictate how you conduct yourself in all aspects of the business…
Many moons ago I was working at an Expo in Japan and was one of several entertainers hired for the job. At the time, The Passing Zone were just getting started as a team and took the gig as a way to keep working on their show and as an opportunity to travel to Japan (I guess). They later went on to perform on the Tonight Show, America’s Got Talent and have a resume a mile long of REALLY GREAT gigs that they’ve done.
I remember thinking when we were working together at that Expo in Japan that they were destined for great things… Why? Well, I just saw them building material that was TV friendly and that was catering to a certain career path. They lived in LA a the time. They were making appearances at the Hermosa Beach Comedy and Magic Club, they were playing the game to take what they did to a level of success, or perceived success, that would allow them to write their own ticket in terms of the fees they charged and the sorts of gigs they wanted to do.
From the beginning it felt like they had a destination in mind. They had a version of ‘success’ that they were aiming to achieve. If you check out the Passing Zone’s promotional video It’s a remarkable testament to what perceived success in the United States is all about. Appear on the biggest TV shows, Work for the largest corporations, deliver a very specific kind of performance. I’m a HUGE fan of their work and love that they’ve achieved all that they have.
Is it for me? Well, that version of success was never the target that I set out for myself. It just wasn’t what drove me to perform or do what I do. I recall being asked the question – “What do you want to be when you grow up” – and always answering “Happy!” I have no doubt that I’ve achieved that!
I scratch my head sometimes and wonder if (career-wise)I might have been able to achieve a degree of perceived success that of The Passing Zone have, had I set my target accordingly earlier in my career, but it’s a completely rhetorical question because it wasn’t my goal. It wasn’t the destination that I was shooting for. Some might say I should have set that sort of goal because they view success in the same terms that the Passing Zone do/did or in fact that North American Society does, and that’s fair enough. Everyone’s entitled to their opinion. I just don’t think it was for me.
Choose your target carefully because once you’ve picked your destination, you might be amazed with how quickly you get there… Just make sure you’re going to be happy when you do.
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 Where in the world am I today?: North Vancouver, BC, Canada
It was an odd sort of day for me on Monday… I got up with much excitement and determination prepared for a day of accomplishing things… I’ve been procrastinating on getting work done on a show that I’ll be debuting at the Pacific National Exhibition in August and have very deliberately set this week aside to start moving forward with prop buying/building/construction, etc. Some of the big decisions have been made which should hopefully allow the smaller stuff to fall into place. Still things never quite go as expected…
First Stop on the day… My favorite fabric store where I was sure I was going to come up with exactly the right piece of material for a part of the costume I still need to build… I get to the store, I walk each aisle feeling assured that just around the next bend there’ll be THE bolt of fabric I was looking for, but no dice. Nothing… I’ve got a couple more options to check out today and may resort to internet shopping if I have to, but we’ll see how it goes… I honestly didn’t expect it to be so hard to find some Orange and White striped fabric.
Next stop… Canada Spring to ask a couple of questions… Stunt #2 in the show is a little ditty where my partner in the show does a high dive into a can of beans… The stop at Canada Spring, an industrial spring builder/installer, was to get some ideas on what spring might be just right for my purposes for the High Diving board… Now because my partner in crime in this new show is a stuffed toy I don’t need to really deal with very much in the way of weight or launch thrust, but I thought that if anyone might know springs, these guys might… Turns out they do, but not for my particular applications… Stop number two of the day turns up bubcus!
Stop number three for me was via the grocery store where I picked up six one litre bottles of carbonated flavored water. Less for the contents than the actual bottles themselves was the purpose of this stop. Stunt #1 of the show involves an act of sheer strength the likes rarely seen in the world of Nature. The launch of a high pressure water rocket will be head back by an act of sheer strength… The one litre bottles are key to the construction of the rocket. Two litre bottles can also be used, but for what ever reason I wanted to try out the lone litre size to see how it goes… The unexpected surprise at the grocery story was to see silver plastic one litre bottles that would make a most excellent rocket… I’ll build the prototype from the clear bottles, see how it goes an may return for the silver ones… Hmmm… Silver ones…
Headed home for a bit after that first round of less than fruitful stops, but then quickly gathered my wits and headed to another mall to look for other bits and pieces…
It was while wandering around the dollar store that I came across the kitchen clips pictured above… I wasn’t sure what I was looking for, but when I saw them something clicked… They are activated by a spring… Not a huge spring, but enough of a spring to perhaps activate a high diving board if I can figure out a proper configuration and mounting procedure. There’s something there… I just know it. I spent another hour or so wandering around the mall looking for other inspiration to strike and although nothing as good as the kitchen clips did, I came home satisfied that I had spent a productive day researching options for the show.
Weird when all I brought back was a bunch of one litre bottles and a couple of kitchen clips to consider the day a success, but I find I learn as much from what I don’t find sometimes as I do from what I do. It is after all about the journey. Adapt, adopt and go with the flow…
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 Where in the world am I today?: North Vancouver, BC, Canada
OK… I have to admit that I was sort of dragged into the whole Social Networking thing a bit reluctantly… Not quite kicking and screaming, but it just seemed like a huge time suck – almost as much (possibly more) of a time suck as keeping up with email, but somehow even more trivial… And yet… I’ve connected and reconnected with more people via Facebook than via any other internet means, and on some levels I appreciate the beast with out fully wanting to embrace it.
I think my first awareness of sites such as Facebook was a few years ago when MySpace was all the rage… A quick trip to Wikipedia shows me that MySpace really started digging it’s heals in around 2004… Facebook apparently got it’s start around then too though it really started getting stupidly huge around 2006 when I think I joined the ranks… I liked Facebook better than MySpace because it’s user interface was cleaner and easier to navigate, or that’s what I found anyway…
Add to the mix Twitter, Last.FM, Linkedin, Plaxo, Bebo, Flickr, etc… Actually thanks again to Wikipedia I just found a list of almost 150 different social networking sites… When’s it gonna end?
On some weird level it feels like a big battle like back in the days of VHS vs. Beta or more recently HD-DVD and Blu-Ray. All these different Web 2.0 companies via-ing for your social networking time all more or less the same-ish yet a little bit different enough to make them feel like they’re making a contribution to the scene…
I suspect that in the middle of all this lies an opportunity for marketing to huge numbers of people and progressing one’s career to the next level what ever one perceives that next level to be. Certainly there were stories back in the MySpace days of comics releasing a Comedy CD and using MySpace to sell it to the network that they’d established via that site. ‘Fan Pages‘ on Facebook seem like a good way to let people who are already fans of your show know what you’re up to and where you’re going to be playing. So there is something there…
I made a status comment on Facebook that suggested that my status comment was more important than a promo kit, or so it felt that particular day because I suspected more people were going to read my status on Facebook than were likely to visit my actual website which in a weird sort of way felt like a good and a bad thing.
I haven’t jumped 100% on the Web 2.0 bandwagon yet but I do see something there. When a site attracts both performers and producers there’s a chance for communication and that communication is usually a very good thing… I guess I’m showing my age… I feel like a Grandpa talking about the latest Fad these teenagers are all the rage about and I still can’t see what the big fuss is all about. If someone knows or can pinpoint it a little more clearly I’d love to feel like I understand it all a bit more… In the mean time I’ll just continue trying to be witty in my Facebook status comments.
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 Where in the world am I today?: North Vancouver, BC, Canada
“Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.”
–Benjamin Franklin, US author, diplomat, inventor, physicist, politician, & printer (1706 – 1790)
Addendum…
“The ability to self-edit in conversation is a fine art, and one made more difficult for the comedian who’s very job it is to test the boundaries that society imposes by pointing out their absurdities. But if you want the job again, don’t blow it too bit!”
–David ‘checkerhead’ Aiken
And there-in lies the rub… The balance between trying to be funny and having something pop out of your mouth that’ll get you fired. Thankfully most people give comedians a bit more of a license to play before getting themselves into trouble. Know your audience. A Church group from Omaha will likely tolerate less than an audience at the Apollo Theater.
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 Where in the world am I today?: North Vancouver, BC, Canada
Prologue: The Dung Beetle… That’s how John Ullyatt was billed at the 2000 Edmonton International Street Performer’s Festival. He was dressed up in a odd looking get-up which semi-looked like he was a giant cockroach and was pushing around a huge ball covered in little bits of tape… The concept was that people could right down their shit on some tape or paper and he’d add it to his ball of ‘dung.’ I believe it was his first venture into the world of Street Theatre. At the time he had already established himself as one of the leading stage actors in Edmonton, and this was just a fun little jaunt off the beaten track it seemed. We hit it off right away and when the opportunity came to join forces in 2002 with another friend from Japan, Iori Mikumo, and formed ‘The Executives.’ Flash forward to 2007 John brings his Human Fountain out to the PNE Street Stars Program and becomes “Johnny Rains” a nicknamed coined by Glenn Singer. I have an enormous respect for John’s work and a deep appreciation for his friendship. He never lets me take myself too seriously and is enormously encouraging and generous with is support for my crazy ideas.
Stats:
Name: John Ullyatt
Birthday: May 10, 1966
Place of Birth: Montreal, QC, Canada
Started Performing/Working in the Industry: Singing in several rock bands in high school. And a couple of dares. That was smart.
Discipline: Human Fountain/Actor/Inventor
Websites: www.johnnyrains.com, www.fireflytheatre.com, www.johnullyatt.com
Video Link: http://www.johnnyrains.com
Venues Worked: Edmonton International Streetfest, Street Performance World Championships, Banff, PNE, Waterloo Arts Festival, Fringe
Hot 10 Questions:
- What’s your favorite flavor of ice cream and why? • Chocolate. Because it’s freakin’ chocolate AND it’s ice cream.
- Name one movie that would make it to your Top 10 all-time great films • Blazing Saddles, Gates of Hell
- What was your favorite toy from childhood? • Tonka!!!
- Who were your biggest inspirations when you got started? • Steve Martin, Peter O’Toole
- From the world of animation what one character do you most identify with or see yourself in? • A cross between Bugs Bunny, Droopy Dog, and The Tasmanian Devil
- Name something that scares you. • Dying alone in a puddle of my own urine.
- Apart from the entertainment industry, name one other job you’ve had. • The Post Office
- What’s something you haven’t done yet that you’d like to try? • Eating fire.
- What’s your least favourite thing about being a performer? • Bad pay.
- If heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates? • “Well, you fucked that up didn’t you? Go back. Try again. Here – be a doctor. A really good, absurdly wealthy, profoundly happy and wise doctor.”
The Nugget:
Pick one nugget of wisdom you’ve picked up from your career in Show Business to share with the World.
“Be nice to people.”
–John Ullyatt
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