Where in the world am I today?: At sea aboard the Emerald Princess
I was originally going to write about something else today, but then I headed to my email inbox and stumbled across a message announcing a new directory of Canadian comedians, my first thought was… Here we go, yet another social networking site, but this one struck a chord for some reason and I decided to have a closer look… Here’s the content of the original email I got just so you can have a look at what I received. Many of you may have already received this, but if not, here it is…
As a Canadian Comedian it’s time to stand up and be counted!
In an effort to have a definitive record in honour of the ones who entertain us, Comediapedia has begun its search for each and every Comedian in Canada.
Comediapedia aspires to be the first complete living record of everyone who has ever dared call themselves a Canadian Comedian with direct links to Canadian Comedians and other features like:
– a current cross-country comedy calendar of upcoming performances by your favourite Canadian Comedians
– a compelling history of the Canadian Comedians and their stories compiled by Harry Doupe
– Comediapedia’s e-newsletter
– anecdotes and road stories from the comics you’ve heard about, and those that you are going to hear about
We need you! We’ve spent months compiling a list of Canadian comedians for one reason… we are gathering all Canadian Comedians together in one place to highlight the amazing talent that is produced here in our country. Every Canadian Comedian, from amateur to professional – from sea to sea – with talents in Standup/Sketch/Improv and Musical/Variety – will receive an invitation to create a profile on Comediapedia.ca.
It’s simple… check out the website to create your profile:
http://www.fractureafemur.com/newsletter/link.php?M=429&N=21&L=20&F=T
You can share as much or as little as you like… and then spread the word!
Together we can bring attention and regard to our profession.
Without agenda and full of hope, I invite you to join us.
Now, this is with out a doubt a bit ‘Canada-centric,’ but for those performers from Canada who have some comedic content in their show it would be interesting to take a sort of census of our ranks and figure out just how many of us there are in the Great White North… Along with soft wood lumber and hydro electrical power, comedians seem to be something we’re good at exporting – Dan Aykroyd, Mike Myers and Jim Carrey to name just a few, so jumping on the band-wagon of that is comedy and comedians from Canada though a bit regionally specific had a weirdly patriotic appeal to me.
The registration process took virtually no time at all and the think I noticed and liked immediately about the way the profile page is set up is that you can add links to some of the most popular other social networks that are out there – Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. Seems like everyone has their own social network these days, but the fact that this one seems to recognize this and encourage you to tap into your other social network spaces seems pretty cool and allows you to bring all of this information under one roof quite successfully.
