Canadian, American, European?

[chickenman]

How many performers are out there who say they are Canadian or European, but are really American? This seems to be a growing trend. Does anyone pretend to be American? That would be funny.

And I don't mean just in the show, I mean when someone asks where you are from...


curious chicken.

[malkav powermann]

i know i saw DynaMike perfoming as an American once here in edmonton i had not met him before an i bought it

not long ago i went to Europe with the jim rose circus
it was an anti bush tour [because thats what europe wants to hear] so i was billed as the average American

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...... eye-popping acts Big Mak, a contortionist who tips the scales at a whopping 205 kilograms (450 pounds).................
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Besides twisting himself into knots, Big Mak stuffs himself on stage with unseemly quantities of doughnuts and hamburgers -- a living symbol of the obesity epidemic gripping the United States today............................
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This 450 pound kid wouldn't turn a head in the United States, but he's a freak of George Bush's society. He's a freak of nurture ... and he'll make your jaw drop because he's the world's fattest contortionist"

so i was an example of what was wrong with america dispite being a lebanese-canadian

[Rex Boyd]

I have seen a Dutch performer, Walter Hesselling ( I am sure I mispelled his name, sorry ) who while performing in Holland pretended to be American and used the stage name of Wally.

There have been a few examples of British stand-up comedians assuming American personas on stage for either the first part or all of the show. An excellent example is Zeron Gibson who plays a character called Venus Flyguy on stage and is very convincing as an American.

I have occasionally been accused by some dumb-ass members of the British public of putting on an American accent on stage. It should be easy for me I suppose coming from Kansas.

Rex

[Rex Boyd]

Also I am quite often mistaken for being Canadian even by people that have known me for a long time. I suppose they assume that I am much to polite and humble to be American so I must be Canadian.

Rex

[Butterfly Man]

could there be 2 Hesselings?

Is this Wally any relation to Michiel?

If so, I feel sorry for him ... although I'm sure he will inherit quite a chunk of change.

[Rex Boyd]

Yes, they are brothers. They are both good looking bastards and juggle too well for their own good.

Rex

[NYSB_Craig]

Dynamike?!?

You mean Dynamike lied? I think that's against his beliefs.

[malkav powermann]

I know it blows my mind!

also DynaMike is one hell of a guy!
[but not the part about hell]

[jester]

The Rolling Stones pretend to be american and sing with phoney New Orleans accents.

Tony Blair pretends that Britain is American and wants Bush to be our president.

Carey Grant pretended to be American and Charlie Chaplin didn't so as soon as Chaplins hollywood career was over they kicked him out.

Rex Boyd pretends to be American...but actually I know that he was born in Milton Keynes, Britains most artificial city. This is why he is so creative and brilliant at everything he does, he's a perfectionist and his creativity is his way of rebelling againts concrete cows, stolen soccer teams and other bogus cultural symbols... Well alright it's just a theory and I hope I'm wrong cos I would hate to think I actually like anything about Milton Keynes.

[Ivan Bellari]

i'm canadian, and whenever i've been asked where i'm from i always say canada.. but it depends on where i am when i say where i'm from ...

that is to say ... where my home is ....

i don't know how many times i have said "it's good to be home" ...
in halifax, in ottawa.. other places too.. sometimes i mean it .. home is where the heart speech is ...

the crowd loves it

but i identify as a canadian.... and i'm sorry but no i don't know what that really means


when we were in singapore with the new york street boys-from denver .. the organiser told dean that they ( the NySb's) were just like canadians... that made dean happy .....

but with some performers it's pretty difficult to know really where they are from or where they are at ... australians living in america, americans living in holland, americans living in canada, canadians living in thailand... and then the accents... french accents english accents, once i did a show the entire time talking like sean( bikeboy ) ....

regional pride is interesting...we attach certain values to people just because of where they are from .... like another clique in an already fragmented group .. but at three in the morning when you are wandering the hallways because you lost your hotel key... home .. can be anyplace ...

like the floor of the lobby ... ( and no i dont think i've slept there, although i watched rick sleep on the floor of a train zooming thru malayasia like a baby with no troubles in the world )

ramble. mumble, bleh....

[$cottbox]

Wellllll.......Canada is the official designated driver of North America....so it only makes sense.

Hahaha....just jokes...

George and his mentor do have noticeable traits
So really, who wants this representing the free world!
Because Im a American loving Canadian, and a patriotic loving Canadian I would just not reply to these peoples questions......unless I was confided to the jungles of Columbia, held captive by the land picking Guerrilas...Id probably say Im the monkey next to George. OK..Ok I know we give George a hard time, so sorry George!

[jester]

Yeah well I love Amercians. I love Canadians. I'm afraid I don't really love George. If he was really dumb I'd love him, if he was really smart I'd love him. But as he's a mediocrity born into extreme privilage the only thing I like about him is that he hasn't sat on his arse all his life and he has at least tried to give back.

I do beleive that he thinks he can make the world a better place and he thinks he's a good man. Trouble is he isn't able to, he's been promoted beyond his abilities. If he had surrounded himself with clever people he'd make a great president simply because he isn't that smart and he knows it deep down. But he's surrounded himself with hawks and arseholes.

Frankly, I'd love him if he sacked rumsfeild and appointed the Chimp.

That said, I'm not getting into this being angry with the whole of America and America should be ashamed bullshit. I'm angry with John Kerry for not winning the Presidency and not having the guts to stand up and shout "THEY WERE MY FUCKING MEDALS. MINE! I CAN DO WHAT I FUCKING WELL WANT WITH THEM."

[Peter Voice]

So, George really is Ronny Raygun's (sic) love child.
That sure explains a lot.