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Coming off the filming of an unprecedented fifth CBC-TV comedy special, Canada's busiest and best-selling comedian RON JAMES takes to the road with a new "gut-bustingly, knee-slappingly funny" 90-minute rant Mental As Anything.
Whether wrestling with society's accelerated rate of change, stumbling on nostril drooling bull moose during forest hikes, or experiencing the virtues of backyard composting and its promise of immortality, James brings a "foot soldier's perspective from the trenches" in our collective march through Life's bright fury. Incorporating a passionate love of language with a physically charged word-perfect delivery, James takes the audience on a roller coaster ride of laughs: "a comedic tour de force" - Globe & Mail; "5 STARS - Utterly Brilliant" - Ottawa Sun; "fits of helpless laughter" - Halifax Chronicle Herald; "funniest man in Canada" - Victoria Times-Colonist; "4 STARS - a wheezing, snorting, chortling, gasping night of hilarity" - Edmonton Sun; "convulsed with laughter" - Toronto Star; "fast, funny and smart" - Montreal Gazette; "thunderous standing ovation" - Saskatoon Star Phoenix.
From camping in leaky canvas-walled tent trailers in that idyllic summer of 1969 to standing at the crossroads of mid-life, James traces a trajectory across the landscape of contemporary culture, satirizing everything from button-down-rule-righteous life insurance agents to sanctimonious eco-freaks—just "connecting the dots" while trying his best to clarify the chaos of this new century we're all walking through before he goes Mental As Anything himself!
Ron James is one of a kind. He can talk & joke on stage for 2 hours straight never missing a beat. He reminds me of Robin Williams. I think he must have ADHD. In fact I think he even made reference to that. Hahaha! Great show!!
Ron did not disappoint, awesome as always. Got to meet him and signed his book for us.
Excellent. Great acoustics so I heard most of it even with my one plugged ear. We even won money after the show using house money!!
He put on a great show. My husband had tears running down his face as he was laughing so much at his performance.
Ron James didn’t disappoint. I was actually quite surprised how funny he really is. Way funnier than CBC television days. If you get a chance to see him perform… do it! Truly Canadian
A very funny man. Used allot of local content in his show. Only thing I didn't like is the seats I'm a big guy and the seats are small, but really enjoyed Ron James
My only criticism is that when I chose my seats, according to the seating map, it looked like our seats were on an isle. Was disappointed to find out they were up against the lower box seat wall. I suppose I could mention that for the cost of the tickets, I think the show ended just a little earlier than We thought it would.
AweSome show, Haven’t laughed that hard in a long time
Ron James was very good, funny oh yes ! His material was current, the audience was interested involved and definitely laughing ! You can relate to Ron James and his show.
From start to finish Ron James had us laughing. He's quick-witted banter is quite remarkable. Almost a two hour show was very entertaining
