Comedy / Stand-up
Interview: Glenn Wool (Wardrobe Theatre, March 10)
Ace comedy promoters Chuckle Busters welcome the brilliant Canadian expat Glenn Wool to the Wardrobe Theatre on March 10.
Now comfortably in his forties, award-winning comedian and new dad Wool delves into his back catalogue of material spanning 25 years to perform some of his more subversive routines.
Does he still agree with those points of view or has he finally grown up? Plus a little navel gazing tossed in for the arty-farty types.
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“Lethally funny.” Metro
“Absolutely hilarious.” The Independent
“Effortlessly funny… You have to go and see Glenn Wool.” The Guardian
We grabbed a quick chat with one of the circuit’s past masters.
Well, Glenn: 25 years in the comedy business. How has it been?
It’s been too much fun (in every sense).
How have you changed as a comic in that time?
You get better at finding your voice. Better at writing jokes. That was the funny thing about putting this show together: of all the greatest hits that did make it into the show, there were a fair few that didn’t and that I used to think were genius, but in the cold light of day they weren’t that good. I dunno, I guess it was how I told ‘em.
Favourite moments from the last 25 years, any not-so-favourite moments, anything you’d have done differently given hindsight?
The best part of comedy for me used to be the parties. Now it’s the opportunity to sleep in when I’m staying in a hotel on the road. I even bring pyjamas with me when I travel now and an extra-large mug so I can have gigantic cups of tea. Domesticity has finally found me and it fits me well.
You’re now in your forties and a dad. Have you grown up? Does your comedy reflect this?
Yeah, I think you finish your maturation process as soon as you see the kid for the first time. The shell of youth drops off of you and you realise it’s time to put someone else’s needs before yours. I think this came as quite a surprise to my shell as it had been on for 43 long years and in so many ways had become part of the furniture. Oh well, I don’t really miss it. I like being a grown man now.
Quite a lot of Canadian comics are based in the UK. Do you ever miss relaxed, liberal Canada though, especially what’s been going on over here in the last three years?
I miss my extended family in Canada more than a huge rock inside of a man-made border, but I’ll cede the point that it is quite a cool place to live. I’m moving back with my young family for a year in August so this’ll be the last chance to see me live (for a little while anyway…).
Glenn Wool: Wool’s Gold II (The Iron Pirate) March 10, Wardrobe Theatre. For more info, visit thewardrobetheatre.com/livetheatre/glenn-wool-wools-gold-ii-iron-pirate
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