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"we is a victory in baby steps.” he said g M as”; if; f 7313 j if, , m 11; t', ‘fjitg.z"' takeahimlromPemhroketo Plcton. James, 58, thinks his comic voice has 3-2 a}? a is; ‘ 133"; "'lhey're broken. they’ re vidous and they’re matured along with the Canadian audience. 333.133?“ it” - . :~ 1: if": hungry." said lames about the bane of every He's not afraid to tell it like it b, and his audiâ€" i 1, ;{1 ' 7 "" " *" A outdoor enthusiast at this time of year, while ence isn't afraid to hear it. ' ' " c . Q- also taking a jab at his former comic persona “i think my act has matured over the years ' 1 t g , V and the television series ofthe same name. and it's one of the nice things of being in the 3 , { m He's no nice guy with people thinking he game as long as l have been, you finally get ,. » ”T‘fiée iust riffs on Canadian The reality is that a lot comfortable in your own skin,’ said lames, - 3 f" of what he's talking about other people are who has been in the comedy business since gas i fl . 3 talking about. and you don't have to be unique- the 19905. “For the last several years since the . ~' ‘ A g ly Canadian to get his sense of humour. television Show i have an awful lot of material ‘ ‘ People already gotasenseoithatfi'omthe tochoosefi'omandl‘mconstantlywritingnew = 3 ~ ~~ ' ’~~3, CBC shows named after him. and he's in devel- stuff that pushes the envelope and test: some I; , ~ 53, 33511 a, . opment with new material for what should be boundaries without losing the respect of the " 3 . 3 {3 x3; , , 3 ' " if” 5'3‘1'2”; ' his ninth TVspecia]. room. 3 ' 3 --' "I 3 ‘ L 3333 153 ' 35" {viz He brings that new material to Waterloo, “That's really important -â€" you can say j; '3 "mp-3.3; A ’ ‘ffll¢”§ and he wants everybody to know he's got a lot whatever you want as long as the people are 53, 3, {if P51 a KW} to say about the current state of afiairs in poli» laughing lithey’ re not. you haven’t done your ,;. 3 3:33, ”$32,33s, ‘1, l'? sift tits and the rest of the world. job. My simple motto is ifthe ushers aren't wip- {5:Q'ka‘m» .’ ‘ f I“, z, ' 3 ;, _ 1.5; “i cut a wide swath through contemporary ing the seats down after l'm finished, i haven't ' '2 " at 3 , {3} " fifflfif 1 flit‘iei’y,’ said iames. "My perspective is driven done my job.” ' ' if 3. , 3 ‘. ~ ‘ 3 , 5. tags; ’1» in the country i live in. but now that the dark That's why he bristles at the suggesn‘on that , $12 A f ~ 3 . 3,3 5 2 fritf (413 ' ’» cloak of Mordor has been lifted ofl'the land and some ofhis humour represents too much oftjhe . ' a“ a” ' 3. ' , " 14 smiley lustin is running the show, there is still a sardonic wit of a lot of Canadians. He doesn't ’ " 3 ,3 ~' 3 a w , lot totaik about.“ see anything wrong with that, although there ' 3 3. ‘5 it ' , lames, who grew up in Nova Scotia and still are those in the big cities who thinkdifierently. xi , f {t has that east coast lilt that brings music to his “I think associating me with Canadiana _;, at“ 4? 1“ if“; j. toms of phrase. was no fan of the former Harp- would be seen as a liability in Vancouver and 3 3, g: ’ 223g er regime and was outspoken in his criticism of Toronto, but 1 took a page from loseph Camp» lug‘cu'f ?“ 1s.';-3 -.;1" the former prime ministers hell and TS, Eliot and writers through time ? j 5 l.“ 1 f" ' 3 $32“ 1“ if: ~‘Ihe last prime minister couldn't smile and who said ”write what you know" said lames. L; , ‘ ' ‘ ; (“13 ' 3313, now the current one can‘t stop," said lames. “l “But what changed me was the five years in my ”1212513333 “v, ii . 123“ 3 373 33 um try to get a read on what's driving the coun~ writing room (for the 1V show) with younger 2531536, 5" _ ' 3‘__ 3,13} v viiifliiikg try and the world at large. writers, some of them 20 years my junior â€" A \k}n§‘ 133.3, 37 if: ”g; if. , 3 tfgtg' - - “A comedian's job is to speak truth to they raised the bar Theywere smart. intelligent ' ‘ ' 3~~,“'33; '- 73:22; power, whether it's NDP, Liberals or Conserva- and very funny cats and 1 had an opportunity to I a ' if“ ' . £313. _, ""' lives. ' learn from them. 1 Some of the frustrations he expresses come “One of them said to me. 'You've been in " «3; a 3 in the trappings of modern society, like the the game for 15years, you don't have to apolo- ' 15311 f ‘ ' consternation over a Netflix account to the firs gize for having a point of views" ' tamer service Bell hasn't improved upon more lames promise plenty of pointed barbs for v , ,.. A. . , . than a century after the invention of the phone ihursday‘s Show. For more information. visit Comedian Ron James brings his Pedal to the Metal tour to the University of Waterloo's Human- "There are definitely generational differ mnjames‘comi or for tickets call 519-578-1570. ities Theatre June 9. Time has tempered him, but the funny man still has lots to say “WIS “070 T i For details about our print & online I o D J m p) advertismg packages, contact your sales rep 0 or call 519.623.3050 ext 232 today! My WATERfmfiifi’éNICLE , 279 Weber St. N., Suite 20, Waterloo. ON _ m.waterioochronlcle.ca ,. 3 33 3_ Home”) .. ,