Where in the world am I today?: North Vancouver, BC, Canada

Prologue: Jeff and I originally met down on Granville Island sharing the pitch back in the mid-90s but I really don’t have vivid memories of seeing him perform until the 1995 when I watched him work at the Vancouver Fringe Festival. I’ve always been impressed with his go-out-and-do-it attitude. This was a bit rough around the edges when I first saw him working, but I could tell right from the beginning that he had what it took to make it as a performer… Beyond just the desire to do it which is huge, there was a playfulness to his exchange with the audience which made his shows fun to watch. From Vancouver he migrated East to Toronto to work/study and learn and yet we still end up bumping into each other at Festivals across the country. Aways fun to get to hang and see what he’s been working on.

STATS

Name: Jeff Krahn – Scot Free – Fesso.
Birthday: January 1973.
Place of Birth: Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Started Peforming/Working in the Industry: Granville Island 1991.
Discipline: Variety entertainer/clown.
Websites: www.scotfree.ca and  www.fesso.ca
Video Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mblrX2UH4Pk
Venues Worked: Street and stage, festivals and fairs.

Hot 10 Questions:

1. What’s your favorite flavor of ice cream and why? • I prefer salty treats.
2. Name one movie that would make it to your Top 10 all-time great films. • Buster Keaton’s “The General.”
3. What was your favorite toy from childhood? • Lego.
4. Who were your biggest inspirations when you got started? • The Checkerboard Guy, Bill Ferguson, Rick Lewis, Alex Elixer, Charlie Brown.
5. From the world of animation what one character do you most identify with or see yourself in? • Bugs Bunny.
6. Name something that scares you. • Winter.
7. Apart from the entertainment industry, name one other job you’ve had. • Video game tester.
8. What’s something you haven’t done yet that you’d like to try? • Scuba dive.
9. What’s your least favourite thing about being a performer? • Paperwork and taxes.
10. If heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates? • “Ladies and Gentleman, we have a special guest tonight in heaven, he comes all the way…..(pointing down to Earth) from right there, Please welcome the amazing, the spectacular, the wonderful Scot Free!!!“

The Nugget:

Pick one nugget of wisdom you’ve picked up from your career in Show Business to share with the World.

“I try to give the audience what they want to see in an act, not necessarily what I want to see in an act. Steve Martin put it well:  “I believe entertainment can aspire to be art, and can become art, but if you set out to make art you’re an idiot.”

–Jeff Krahn