- PHOTOS (CELEBRITY SCHMOOZE SHOTS)

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Emo Philips
One of the best joke writers of all-time!


Gilbert Gottfried
I asked him what the highlight of his career was... and he said: "this conversation... ."

SCTV's Joe Flaherty
I'm a massive SCTV fan. I can't believe I met Count Floyd & Guy Caballero!

Another SCTV great,
Andrea Martin!


Comedy magic duo
Penn & Teller
No... those aren't cardboard cut-outs.


Martin Short. Mr. Ed Grimley himself! Another SCTV legend!

Jason, Andrew Dice Clay
& Trevor Boris in front of The Comedy Store in Hollywood.

Jason, Kevin Pollock, Trevor Boris & Kenton Larsen (front).

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Stalking Pittsburgh Penguin superstar Sidney Crosby!

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Afer a show wth Brent Butt of "Corner Gas". One of the greatest Canadian comics ever.
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Greg Proops of "Who's Line Is It Anyway?" Some people think we look alike... .
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Dave Hemstad, Ross Rumberg, Mike Wilmot, Lawrence Morgenstern, Dan Licoppe, Jason Beck, Trevor Boris and Derek Edwards (sitting).


Bubbles from Trailer Park Boys!


Randy and Mr. Lahey from Trailer Park Boys.

Superstar comic and frequent Tonight Show correspondent Mitch Fatal

Paul Provenza, comedian and director of "The Aristocrats".

Kenton Larsen, British comic Harry Hill & Jason in London, England.


Comics Ross Rumberg,
Sean Collins & Jason Beck.


On the road with Canadian stand-up comedy icon Mike MacDonald in Brandon, Manitoba.


Comics Trevor Boris, Ryan Belleville and Jason Beck hanging out at The Rivoli in Toronto.


Having a beer after the show with Derek Edwards, my favorite Canadian comic and one of the all-time greats.

Comic/actor Dustin Diamond, AKA "Screetch" from
Saved By The Bell.


Yuk Yuk's founder Mark Breslin.


Kenton Larsen, Trevor Boris, comic Shaun Majumder & Jason Beck.

Comic Orny Adams, star of the Jerry Seinfeld film "Comedian". Extremely clever material and one of the hardest working comics I've ever met.

With Pete Zedlacher and Trevor Boris after a fun 5-show run together at Yuk Yuk's Comedy Club in Edmonton, Alberta.


Dan Licoppe, Big Daddy Tazz, Ross Rumberg, Brad Oswald & Jason Beck at Pantages Playhouse show 2004.


Jason Beck, comics Jeremy Hotz, Kenton Larsen
& Trevor Boris

Last Comic Standing winner and friend Alonzo Boden! A comic who has paid his dues and truly deserved to make it big.

After playing the Burton Cummings Theatre in Winnipeg with Big Daddy Tazz and Stewart Francis.

Funny guy Jay Malone. I accidentally introduced him as "Ryan Malone" on stage once after I mixed him up with one of my favorite members of the Pittsburgh Penguins... .


The delightfully funny Jon Dore. Canadian Idol star, Just For Laughs comic and one half of the death metal band Death Ensemble!


Comics Howie Miller, Jason Beck, Pete Zedlacher, Trevor Boris and Toby Hargrave (sitting).


The one and only Big Daddy Tazz!


At Spirits in Toronto with two of my favorite female comics: Kristeen Von Hagen and Nikki Payne!


Comics Trevor Boris, Sean Cullen, Chris Bliss, Jason Beck and Kenton Larsen (front).


The incredibly funny Jim David. I first saw him at the Gotham Comedy Club in New York and just about collapsed from laughter.


Comics Rob Bruneau, Dan Quinn, Jason Beck and Joanna Downey (the open mic goddess of Toronto) at Spirits.


Comics Rob Bruneau, Mark Forward and Jason Beck.


With comic Laurie Elliott at Yuk Yuk's in downtown Toronto.


Matt Dillon
Okay... so I was a little younger in this one...
Jason Beck.


Henry "The Fonz" Winkler
It rained on my stupid hair that day... . I felt like Potsie...


Sir Bob Geldof
The Boomtown Rats lead singer & founder of Live Aid


Comedian/Actor Dean Haglund
(X-Files)


William Christopher
(M*A*S*H)
NEVER ask a stranger to take a photo for you!!!


Lou Diamond Philips
(star of La Bamba)
The same guy took this out-of-focus shot! Aaaaagh!!!


Margot Kidder
Lois Lane in person!


The legendary baseball great Pete Rose.


Iggy Pop
One of my personal gods.
This shot looks like the start of a good sitcom...


Kenton Larsen, Jason & Elvis Costello
Another legend. And I'm not referring to Kenton.


Fred Schneider
of The B-52's
Taught me how to sing "Love Shack".


A Blue Man
of Blue Man Group
in Boston.


The Proclaimers
And I thought I had a large head... yikes... .


Neil Finn of Split Enz
& Crowded House
Another one of my all time favorite artists.


Tim Finn of Split Enz & Crowded House
The talented other half of The Finn Brothers.


Melissa Etheridge
We're both standing up... and yes... she's that short... .


Billy Idol.
Saw his 2005 comback tour in Toronto... solid new album and he's in amazing shape for nearly 50!


My good friend Ivan of
Men Without Hats
Another one of my faves.You can expand this photo if you want to... .


Tim Farriss, Michael Hutchence & Kirk Pengilly of INXS. Met Michael three times... he was a good guy with a great sense of humor.


Mark Mothersbaugh of DEVO in Ventura, California after what was possibly my all-time favorite concert. Did you know DEVO actually recorded the Swiffer commercial?


Martin Fry of ABC
One of my favorite bands of the '80s.


Good friend Moe Berg of The Pursuit of Happiness
I've seen them 40-50 times.


Kenton Larsen and Jason with rocker Julian Cope in Leicester, England


Howard Jones
Another '80s superstar.


Kenton Larsen, Dave Wakeling (The English Beat/General Public) and Jason Beck.


John Flansburgh of
They Might Be Giants
He's not the boss of me now... .


Colin Hay, lead singer of Men at Work
I still buy all of his solo albums... .


With the great Thomas Dolby in Chicago. He still sounds great in concert.


British band
China Crisis
in London, England
One of these guys had partied a bit too much in this shot.


David Thomas of
Pere Ubu in Chicago


The Spoons
Everyone says I look like I'm in the band in this shot.


Ron and Russell Mael of Sparks in Orange County, California. I'm a huge Sparks fan.


Kenton Larsen & Jason with Neil Hannon of The Divine Comedy in Leeds, England.


Steve Earle
Around the time of the Copperhead Road tour. Amazing performer.


Mile Hunt of The Wonderstuff... a British band that was huge in the UK in the early '90s.


Matt Johnson of British band The The.


Drinking with Paul Heaton and Dave Hemingway of one of my all-time favorite bands, The Beautiful South. They used to also be in The Housemartins in the 80s.