{"id":1008,"date":"2009-07-05T20:58:08-04:00","date_gmt":"2009-07-06T00:58:08+00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/peterjanes.ca\/blog\/?p=1008"},"modified":"2009-07-05T20:58:08-04:00","modified_gmt":"2009-07-06T00:58:08+00:00","slug":"its-not-elitism-if-youre-actually-one-of-the-elite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peterjanes.ca\/blog\/2009\/07\/05\/its-not-elitism-if-youre-actually-one-of-the-elite\/","title":{"rendered":"It’s not elitism if you’re actually one of the elite"},"content":{"rendered":"

While reading I’m a proud Brainiac<\/cite><\/a>, Roger Ebert’s non-apology to those who call him “elitist” for not liking Transformers 2<\/cite>, I was reminded of one of my favourite moments from this year’s Fringe festival. It was during The NO Show<\/cite>, a nightly “talk show” put on by local sketch comedy group Fully Insured<\/a> and hosted by scriptoris fecundus palmaris<\/cite> Jayson McDonald. The show is traditionally heavily comedy-oriented, including the interviews, just like the televised versions it springs from, and it’s really<\/em> funny, due in large part to Jayson’s own ability to quickly riff on what his guest has just said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

What impressed me, though, was his interview with the cast and director of Never Swim Alone<\/cite> (Eva Blahut, Meaghan Chenosky, Tyler Parr and Justin Peter Quesnelle). Rather than play the interview for laughs, Jayson and his guests took the time to have an honest, insightful discussion<\/em> about the show and their craft. It was a few minutes that demonstrated the intelligence of, and mutual respect between, the five people on stage.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Gene Siskel, Ebert’s partner on At the Movies<\/cite> until his death, said “I always ask myself: ‘Is the movie that I am watching as interesting as a documentary of the same actors having lunch together?'” Having now witnessed Eva, Jayson, Justin, Meaghan and Tyler “having lunch”, they’ve set a high bar for themselves and their companies (Passionfool<\/a> and Stars and Hearts<\/a>); but knowing the consistently high quality and passion each brings to her\/his work, it’s one they’re all easily capable of leaping with room to spare.<\/p><\/div>

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