monty python visits canada

I’m not sure how this survived. In fact, it barely survived. It’s a poster from 1973. A very young group of comedians from Great Britain had a new TV show - Monty Python’s Flying Circus. It aired on the BBC and was picked up by the CBC. The group decided to tour Canada, including Calgary. I‘m not sure how I got the poster. I know I did NOT go see the show. God knows I wish I had. I found this rolled up in a tube in our basement. The edges are torn. I looked into restoring it but couldn’t find anybody locally to do it. I finally decided to frame it “as is” and it’s on display. Note the price of tickets.

my brush with bob

Bob Saget

Bob Saget was one of my brushes with fame. While attending university in Windsor, Ontario, Canada in the 70s I used to escape to Toronto to hang out with friends. We’d hit the comedy clubs like Yuk Yuks to see up and comers like Howie Mandel and Bob Saget. I loved Bob. He was hilarious and self-deprecating. One time we went to a small club to see him. After his set, to our surprise, he came over to sit with us. I'm sure we told him he was great, and we were there to see him. He was cordial. As he got more famous on the funny video show and Full House, I remember thinking, good for him. He's a nice guy who’s getting rich but, frankly, he was funnier as a stand up. I know his comedy got blue. That’s fine. I'm no prude, and trust me, he was hilarious back in the day too.