Red Green returning to P.G. on possible final tour
Not every performer gets to go on touring forever like the Rolling Stones. Red Green has always been a practical thinker. He knows that one day even duct tape loses its stick, so he’s giving his fans fair warning. His latest comedy tour is called This Could Be It.
“This might be your last opportunity to catch Red Green live before he takes a long look at his birth certificate and decides not to keep pushing his luck,” said the tour organizers for this beloved Canadian writer, actor and standup comic.
“The latest one-man show features some brand new handyman projects, advice to married guys and teenage boys, tips on getting old, an apology to the world on behalf of all baby boomers, with special contributions from Harold and a couple of other cast members talking animals, and a final wish from Red Green to all of his loyal fans.”
This Canada/U.S. coast-tocoast joke junket comes to Prince George’s Vanier Hall on Sept. 26. The 35 American tour dates are already nearing sellout status. The Canadian branch goes on sale Thursday at 10 a.m. at the CN Centre box office and online at the TicketsNorth website.
For decades, the Red Green character has transcended popular fiction and become a friend and neighbour via the half hour Red Green Show where handymen get all their best ideas. Well, they get ideas, anyway.
It’s family friendly, it’s as comfortably familiar as the grey on your favourite adhesive, and no matter where the Possom Lodge holds its meetings feels like home. You know, a bit musty and in need of cleaning.
“The Red Green Show is a hilarious insight into men, their dreams, and their obsessions,” said tour organizers. “It’s a show for anyone who thinks God created man to give the rest of the world something to laugh at.”
Canadian comedy/theatre icon Steve Smith plays “the acerbic, dry-witted Red Green, lodge leader and host of the show that takes special aim at the yet unexplored humorous side of the male ego and other inflatables.”
Each live performance brings past fans and other breakers of wind into that colourful world – assuming that the only colours are red and green.
Explosions may occur, but the only injuries are usually associated with belly laughs and funny bones.