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Comics look back on 2000

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‘Tis the season for sharing, so NOW asked some of the best in the business to share their fun (and not-so-fun) memories of the year that was.

‘Tis the season for sharing, so NOW asked some of the best in the business to share their fun (and not-so-fun) memories of the year that was.

FUNNIEST STAND-UP?

“Ron josol on being filipino makes him the next best shit.” — russell peters (yuk yuk’s superclub, december 31)

“Ron josol on being filipino makes him the next best shit.” — russell peters (yuk yuk’s superclub, december 31)

“Laurie elliot takes big chances onstage, and dawn whitwell asks her audience to be smart.” — lisa brooke (honk if you love cheeses!, second city, until january 4)

“Laurie elliot takes big chances onstage, and dawn whitwell asks her audience to be smart.” — lisa brooke (honk if you love cheeses!, second city, until january 4)


WORST STAND-UP?
“Joan rivers at the oscars. Every year. And yet, i always watch.” — lisa brooke


FUNNIEST SKETCH?

“The goatee boys kept me in tears with their two of diamonds sketch about neil diamond.” — jane luk (tim sims playhouse, january 19)

“The goatee boys kept me in tears with their two of diamonds sketch about neil diamond.” — jane luk (tim sims playhouse, january 19)

“The bobroom… Half the cast has been on buzz so they gotta be good.” — daryn jones and mista mo (buzz, sundays on the comedy network the daryn jones radio show, sundays on kiss 92fm)

“The bobroom… Half the cast has been on buzz so they gotta be good.” — daryn jones and mista mo (buzz, sundays on the comedy network the daryn jones radio show, sundays on kiss 92fm)


FUNNIEST MOVIE?“Best In Show. I still prefer waiting for guffman, but the cast kicked ass with their character work.” — lisa brooke

“Scary Movie, sadly enough, was the funniest.” — russell peters

“Scary Movie, sadly enough, was the funniest.” — russell peters

“Bamboozled. I could really relate.” — Daryn Jones of Daryn And Mo

“Bamboozled. I could really relate.” — Daryn Jones of Daryn And Mo


FUNNIEST TV?“Family Guy — I love that shit. It’s so wrong.” — Russell Peters

WORST TV?

WORST TV?

WORST TV?

“The oscars, when Melissa Rivers thought Ving Rhames was The Green Mile’s Michael Clarke Duncan.” — lisa brooke

FUNNIEST THING THAT HAPPENED TO YOU?

FUNNIEST THING THAT HAPPENED TO YOU?

FUNNIEST THING THAT HAPPENED TO YOU?


“Two weeks after taping a sketch about what a ding-dong kathie lee gifford is, i was called in to audition to play her assistant in a movie of the week.” — Jessica Holmes (The Itch, Tuesdays on the comedy network Tim Sims Playhouse, January 19-20)

“Going to the Nubian show at Yuk’s and seeing a guy do three of my jokes right in front of me.” — Russell Peters

“Going to the Nubian show at Yuk’s and seeing a guy do three of my jokes right in front of me.” — Russell Peters


WORST THING THAT HAPPENED TO YOU?“Neil Sedaka wrote that breaking up was hard to do. Boy, was he right.” — jane luk *

glenns@nowtoronto.com

‘Tis the season for sharing, so NOW asked some of the best in the business to share their fun (and not-so-fun) memories of the year that was.

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