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5
Winnipeg Comics have entertained
large, enthusiastic crowds every summer at the
Winnipeg Fringe Festival since the summer of 2000.
The trio of Jason Beck,
Trevor Boris and Kenton Larsen first appeared
at the Fringe as "3 Winnipeg Comics" in the summer of 2000 with "3 Winnipeg Comics… on Jerry Springer,
Ricky Martin & The Seven-Day Movie Rental",
before returning in 2001 with "3 Winnipeg Comics in... Crouching Set-Up,
Hidden Punchline."
In 2002, the show was expanded into
"5 Winnipeg Comics" with the
additions of Jack Berkowski
and Warren Persowich
(a.k.a. Warren D. Wayne).
The next two years,
the new team of Beck, Boris,
Larsen, Berkowski and Persowich launched
"5 Winnipeg Comics…
in an Air-Conditioned, Fully-Licensed Venue"
in 2002 and "5 Winnipeg
Comics… in THE FUNNIEST SHOW ON EARTH! (Results
May Vary)" in 2003.
In the summer of 2004, Beck,
Berkowski and Persowich
were joined by Charlie
Onyske and Rob Bruneau
for “5 Winnipeg
Comics in… What has 5 Heads and 9 Nuts…?”
The 12-night run of the show was followed
by a special encore performance at Rumor’s
Restaurant & Comedy Club on Wednesday, August
4th.
In 2005, Beck, Persowich, Onyske and Bruneau were joined by Kenton Larsen who returned to the line-up in place of Jack Berkowski for "5 Winnipeg Comics in... Live From The Press Club!" The show was dedicated to the memory of Jack Berkowski... who passed away following a tragic accident in May 2005. The 11-night run of the show received 4 stars from The CBC and three and a half stars from The Winnipeg Free Press.
In 2006,
Beck, Persowich, Onyske and Bruneau were joined by Jewish mountain gorilla Mel Silverback (a huge hit on NBC's Last Comic Standing) for what was the most Fringe-like show ever: "5 Winnipeg Comics in... The Evolution Of Comedy."
In 2007, National headliners BIG Daddy Tazz and "The BIG Bear" Gerry Barrett joined Beck, Persowich, and Bruneau in "5 Winnipeg Comics in... The BIG BIG Show: I Don't Want To Grow Up!"... a humorous exploration of the path from childhood angst to life as a big, big kid.
"This is as good
a standup show as you will see in any North American
club, any weekend... 4 Stars!" -
Al Rae, CBC Radio, July 19, 2004
For more on the members of 5 Winnipeg Comics...
check out the links below!
www.warrenpersowich.com
www.bigdaddytazz.com
www.thebigbear.org
www.myspace.com/robgoodtimes
Have a look at
our previous years' Fringe posters:
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