Trevor Campbell Profile Page
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Contact Info
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| Professional Comedian |
Anecdotes
| The best gig I have ever had was the first time I performed (and pulled off) this "bit" I had been working on. I say pulled off because it is very Andy Kaufman / or performance art in nature - it's kinda f***ed. I asked myself the question, what if Adolph Hitler did stand up comedy...? For 8 minutes or so I screamed at the audience, actually going out into the audience and yelling at people. I threw things around, knocked people's stuff off tables, kicked over the mic stand, broke glasses, spilled drinks on the front row, screamed some more "ARE YOU DUMB!?!?". And while I'm getting more & more angry the more & more the audience laughed creating this vicious circle. People were actually double over holding their laughing bellies, tears rolling down their faces from laughing so much. It was a glorious moment. It was the first time I had really pushed the envelope & myself into unknown territory. Certainly not the last (you may have caught Retarded Elvis performing across Canada).
Every time I have done this "bit" since has been the second best gig ever!! I really love doing it!!! The polarized reactions are priceless to me. - |
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| I was once kicked off stage in Tabor, Alberta. What I didn't know was the 25th Wedding Anniversary party I had been hired to perform at was filled with about 350 or so Mormons. Not that there is anything wrong with that, but it really would have been good if I'd been made aware of this fact. I could see it was a family affair and I do have some booze & drugs material so I even asked, before the gig, if there was any material I should stay clear of. So, about 15 minutes into an hour set I did a little joke... "have you ever had the Tequila hang-over? You know the one where it's so bad it feels like Satan himself has bore out your brain and moved Hades into your skull. (as Satan) 'good morning Trevor, aah-hahahahahahahahahaha...' "
In Tabor, drunk and hung-over is ok, but possession a real no-no. Awkward!!! - |
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| I do a few impressions, one of which contains my best-known punchline:
as Hitler "...für die Nahrun. AAaahhahahahahahahahaaaaa... sind Sie dumm?" Once you have seen it you'll remember it the rest of your life. |