There’s really nothing I can do that Bob Marley hasn’t already done.” “Those Maine stereotypes,” says Wong, “I mean, the same things could be said about people in Arkansas or other places. “It’s endearing and all, but I can’t do it.” “I’ve been here 15 years and I don’t try to do a Maine accent,” says Morgan. For another thing, if other comics are already doing it, there’s no reason for me to go there.” “I try to avoid the stereotypes,” says Rattigan. “As far as stereotypes,” says Stinson, a former aircraft-carrier aviator who was born in Maine but who grew up in New York, “the only one I incorporate into my act is that of the obnoxious out-of-stater invading the sanctity of the wholesome Maine environment.”
Every time he asked a local where he could grab a cup of coffee, he got directions to New Hampshire. Upon return from his summer vacation, my friend noted how neighborly the folks in Maine were to New Yorkers. Which begs the question: If you are a jokester from Boston or anywhere else in the world, do you come to Maine and start tooling on the people here because we talk funny? Because many of us drive pickup trucks and have armies of rusty car parts on our front lawns? “They like picking on us a little bit,” Hebert says. 20, the Legion has a comic coming in from the Boston area, opening the door to the possibility that Maine itself will become fodder for humor. “We have quite a few followers,” says Brenda Hebert, a bartender at the club.
You’ll find regular acts at the Fireside Inn, but also across Auburn at the American Legion Hall at 71 South Main St. Maybe that’s why comedy is appearing where you might least expect it these days, such as the basement of churches where leaders try to bolster attendance and cheer up gloomy worshippers. Comedy is almost always a sure thing, where other ventures might fall flat. Morgan helps her put together the shows, and each year the turnout is good. Which works out well for Jennifer Nelson, who has brought in comedians such as Maine’s own Bob Marley to help raise money and awareness for the Cancer Community Center. In Maine, they’re not shy about laughing. In the Midwest, they’re nice too, but there are differences,” she said. After moving from Georgia to Maine, she discovered that audiences here are more clear about what they like than those in other parts of the country.
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Morgan is a former trial lawyer-turned-comic who recently appeared at the Abromson Center at the University of Maine in Portland for a show to raise money for the Cancer Community Center. In other places, New York for example, they can be brutal,” says comedienne Karen Morgan. One blonde says to the other, “Which do you think is farther away, Florida or the moon?” The first blonde answers, “Helloooo…can you SEE Florida?!” - Karen Morgan If he’s just sucking up to us, other laugh production professionals are in on the conspiracy. Rattigan will perform at the Fireside Inn Nov. They give you both: We’re happy to be here and we’re going to get your jokes.” “If you ask most comedians, I think they’ll tell you that Maine, for whatever reason, has the best audiences overall. I drive up to Maine as much as I can,” he says. ‘What have you got?’ In Maine, the people are out to laugh. “In Boston, you tend to get that ‘show me’ attitude. He performs each year at the Boston Comedy Festival, as well as the top clubs in New England.
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He has performed around the Northeast and in 2005 did a series of shows in Kilkenny, Ireland. Rattigan has been a comedian for 14 years. On the second date, she told me I cured her.” - Dave Rattigan On the first date she told me she was a sex addict. Who needs a reset button more than Mainers, who are essentially snowed in with their various woes and neurosis between November and April?įortunately, as much as Maine loves comedy, comedy loves Maine. “Even if it’s just one night or just a couple hours, if you get out there and laugh, it’s going to help you change your perspective about things a bit.”
“When it’s done well and done live, comedy can sort of help you press that reset button.,” says Dave Rattigan, a comedian out of Beverly, Mass.
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