Funny man Derek Edwards returning to Sudbury on Saturday May 13 for a comedy show at the Fraser Auditorium. He chatted with reporter Len Gillis about growing up in Timmins and getting back on stage after the pandemic
Comedian Derek Edwards is known as one of the most popular standup comics in Canada. He lives in the Toronto area, but he loves getting back home to the small towns of Northern Ontario where the audiences seem to have more of an understanding of his laid back style and his ability to find humour in everyday things.
Edwards admitted it is indeed a challenge to write a complete 90-minute comedy show, but it is something he has done before. He recalled one previous tour shortly after COVID-19 when he was appearing in a small town near Georgian Bay. Edwards said it was his first live show in months. He said it suddenly became like an interview with people asking where he was from and what he did growing up. "And once something came up that reminded me of a bit I used to do, well, that was just a glorious fluke. But yeah, it was a bit of a scramble."
Along with CFCL TV, there was also CFCL Radio, which had a popular nighttime radio show called Hilltop Rendezvous. It was a reference to the fact the station was built on a hill at the north end of Pine Street. "Well, you know, I really don't know. I don't think I've ever been up to the moment, you know, finger on the pulse of all newsworthy things," he laughed again, with that familiar gasping guffaw that has become something of a trademark.
He said it is the everyday irritations that ordinary people deal with that they will find funny when others have to deal with them too. He said he will spend the next several days to "polish and shine" the performance before he arrives at the Fraser Auditorium on May 13 and he is sure he will find a local issue or anything that is newsworthy to home in on.
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