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Comedy Now!

Laurie Elliott

CTV · 2004 · 30 min

A loud and goofy half-hour of Canadian club comedy.

Laurie Elliott brings an unpretentious energy to the stage, leaning hard into physical goofiness and a raspy delivery that doesn’t mind looking silly. Her stand-up relies on a feral charm, punctuating her punchlines with a manic laugh and treating self-deprecating dating mishaps and family quirks with a total lack of vanity.

The set was filmed as part of the seventh season of the Canadian stand-up showcase Comedy Now! on August 22, 2003, at the Masonic Temple in Toronto, and aired on CTV in May 2004. At this point in her career, Elliott was a rising name in the Toronto alternative scene, known for her sketch work in the duo Kevlor-2000 and appearances on The Red Green Show. The half-hour broadcast capturing her early solo stand-up helped establish the cartoonish, high-energy style that would soon make her a regular on MuchMusic’s Video on Trial and earn her multiple Canadian Comedy Awards.

The set list

4 bits

  1. Party dynamics and social awkwardness

    Critiques advice in fitness magazines on mingling at social events and describes the awkwardness of sustaining eye contact while trying to find excuses to exit conversations.

  2. Cultural differences in dating

    Contrasts the dating advances of Canadian men against her English boyfriend's suggestive, perplexing seduction tactics.

  3. Awkward moments during intimacy

    Uses comedic exaggeration to explore anxiety around intimate encounters and unexpected experiences from past relationships.

  4. Spontaneity and role play in relationships

    Pokes fun at differing partner expectations through a comical misunderstanding involving role play.

How it plays

Tone
Candid, relatable, and humorous.
On stage
Sharp wit and relatable, candid observational style with a focus on personal storytelling.
About
social awkwardness, party dynamics, dating and relationships, cultural differences in dating, intimacy and sex, spontaneity and role play

Backstory

An episode of Comedy Now!, a long-running Canadian television series broadcast on CTV and The Comedy Network showcasing rising Canadian comedic talent.

Details

Released
Runtime
30 min
Where
CTV
Topics

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