Andrea Martin: Final Days! Everything Must Go!!
Now, Martin is touring across Canada and the United States with her one-woman show, Andrea Martin: Final Days! Everything Must Go!!
“It’s all about me,” she boasts from her home in New York City.
Martin claims audiences can “expect to see a comedy garage sale.” The show includes clips from SCTV and her first commercial in Canada, a Kit Kat candy bar ad, as well as a video with Johnny Carson.
Martin’s humour has always been self-deprecating and certainly not in poor taste, which makes for a fun, all-inclusive show. “I never used anybody as fodder for comedy and, you know, SCTV never did either,” Martin explains.
“We always impersonated characters lovingly and with respect, even when I did Liza Minnelli or Bernadette Peters or Barbra Streisand. It was never mean-spirited.
“I’m me, so my comedy is unique to me and I didn’t feel the pressure, nor have I ever felt the pressure of trying to be somebody I’m not.”
The audience will also have the chance to be interactive with Martin as well because she goes into the crowd throughout the show. “It’s just like a party,” she says.
Martin is American but has spent the majority of her career working in Canada. When she performs now, she can see the differences between two countries in the way the crowds react to her comedy.
“The audiences are different because Canadian audiences really know and embrace SCTV,” she explains. “New York audiences really embrace the whole Broadway part of my career. It’s really fabulous to get a different kind of appreciation from different countries.”
Showtime
- When: Oct. 14 at 8 p.m.
- Where: Centrepointe Theatre (101 Centrepointe Dr.)
- Tickets: $54.50 through the Centrepointe Theatre box office or online at centrepointetheatre.com.
