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SEE Magazine Review ****

August 17th, 2009

Edmonton Fringe
When our hostess Tippi Seagram (Collette Kendall) saunters onstage in platinum curls and black fur coat and declares jihad on political correctness with a wild Al-Qaeda battle cry (literally), it quickly becomes clear that for the next 60 minutes, nothing will be sacred and no one will be safe. At the same time, Kendall’s scathing examination of pop culture, politics, and sexuality shows us that it’s okay to laugh at ourselves, and each other. It’s all in good fun, right?
This is the second instalment in the Tippi trilogy, and as the lady herself puts it, “If these shows were my children this one would be special needs, walking around eating glue and hugging all of you.�? I don’t buy that. Sure, Tippi is rude and crude, but Kendall’s seamless delivery proves that the only thing sharper than her wit is the teeth in her vagina — seriously, she says she’s growing incisors down there. And it’s great to see another femme fatale join the ranks of Sarah Silverman and Margaret Cho and prove that you don’t need a dick to be funny. Not having one might even make you funnier.
—Andrew Paul
s_Afraid_of_Tippi_Seagram_Vancouver_Fringe_Main_Promo_Photo.jpg IN MY WILDEST DREAMS!…..
but thanks Andrew for putting my name in the same sentence as these two brillant women!

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Edmonton Journal ****

August 17th, 2009

The foul-mouthed cougar at the centre of Who’s Afraid of Tippi Seagram? is narcissistic, randy and blunt, interrogating victims in her “splash zone�? (the front row) about their private parts, sharing all the intimate details of her feminine hygiene and mediocre bedroom romps. “There’s areas of my body I don’t even wash because I know he’s not going there,�? says the fictional actress of renown, who has decided to grace the lowly colonies with her self-importance and raunch. This is the politically incorrect and ever-funny sequel for Hamilton housewife-turned-comic Colette Kendall, who brought us the fabulous Tippi Seagram’s Happy Hour in 2006. She’s still a dirty, incorrigible bird, that Tippi. Nattering on in great vulgar detail about the gravitational effects of aging on one’s nether regions. Asking the 40-plus ladies in the house to clap their flabby underarms together so she’ll know where they’re sitting. Star-bashing the likes of Ben Mulroney (“a royal bore-ealis�?) and Michael Jackson (“he finally caught up with his career�?).
When Tippi laments the cruelty of Hollywood, where “you don’t get old, you get invisible,�? she draws us close to her drooping bosom. We pity her for a moment. And then she spanks us with more irresistible irreverence. Damn Tippi. Even the glint on her teeth is naughty.
Kendall had noticeable delivery issues during her show Thursday, often stumbling over her words. It took away from the punchlines. But we think it was a case of first-night nerves. Tippi’s mojo hasn’t quite landed but it’s circling, oh yes, circling like a vulture.
Who’s afraid of Tippi Seagram? You should be, if you’re sitting down in front.
Reviewed by: Elizabeth Withey

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Metro News Edmonton

August 17th, 2009

Moving from obsession to potential repression, Who’s Afraid of Tippi Seagram is just as fun but much lewder and bawdier. Don’t say you weren’t warned. Seagram is a fading Hollywood star, evoking Catherine O’Hara’s wonderful turn as Lola Heatherton on SCTV, and is the creation of Hamilton housewife and mother of three Colette Kendall. It’s the stereotype of Kendall’s quaint Steeltown domesticity that makes her stream of jaw-dropping innuendo all the more hilarious.
From comparing a part of her anatomy to the face of former prime minister John Diefenbaker to recounting her sexual exploits in the underbelly of Tinseltown, Kendall’s balance of comedic timing and capacity to riff on the crowd make her worthy of her Canadian Comedy Award nomination.
Ms. Seagram can be found at the Laugh Shop (Stage 2). Whyte Avenue has a comedy club. Who knew?

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Colette Kendall receives her Second Canadian Comedy Award Nomination for Best One Person Show

July 11th, 2009

I’m thrilled to announce that my second show, Who’s Afraid of Tippi Seagram? has now also been nominated for a Canadian Comedy Award for Best One Person Show. I would like to thank the CCA’s and juror members ( Sean Cullen, Chris Gibbs, Cory Mack, AnneMarie Scheffler, Joanne O’Sullivan) for providing me with this great honor. I would also like to acknowledge all the other wonderful One Person Shows that are included in this category as well, Fear of a Brown Planet, One Woman Show, Lupe-Undone, Wild Rose and congratulate the nominees in all categories. If you are so inclined to vote for Ms. Seagram or otherwise, you may do so at www.canadiancomedy.ca and cast your vote until July 31, 2009…Thank you for supporting Canadian Comedy!

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It turns out Kendall is funny

May 7th, 2009

By Nick Miliokas, Leader-PostMay 7, 2009

Truth be told, Colette Kendall is not the first person, nor will she be the last, to hear the words, “You’re really funny — you should be doing comedy.”

Unlike most people, however, she has taken the compliment to heart, and now, in her mid-40s, she is performing on the fringe theatre festival circuit as her alter ego, Tippi Seagram — the first name borrowed from the American model and film star, Nathalie Kay (Tippi) Hedren, the female lead in the Alfred Hitchcock thriller, The Birds, and the surname a decidedly more straight-forward reference to the longtime Canadian distiller of alcoholic beverages.

This is probably as far as it gets from a degree in biochemistry, which Kendall earned many years ago at the University of Toronto, and it clearly illustrates a devil-may-care spirit of adventure. She was, after all, a stay-at-home mother of three young children when all of this began at the Staircase Theatre in Hamilton, Ont., where she lives with the kids and her boyfriend — the guy who started the creative juices flowing with the aforementioned crack about comedy.

“All the way there, from my house to the theatre, I thought for sure I was going to be sick to my stomach,” Kendall says, recalling her initial visit to the Staircase for a comedy workshop. “But once I got over the nerves, it was like being in a sandbox again.”

To celebrate her 40th birthday, Kendall actually rented the theatre, of which she is now artistic director, and performed a full-length sketch with fellow would-be actors, along with a shorter standup routine. The sketch was received well enough, but it was the solo act that drew the rave reviews.

“People came up to me afterwards and said, ‘You have to do more of that,’ ” Kendall says. And in less time than it takes to add, “Warning: This show deals with mature subject matter and contains material that might be offensive to some,” Tippi Seagram was born. Kendall was soon on the road, first to London, Ottawa and Montreal, and eventually Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver on the western circuit — living what she describes as the “plastic bubble” existence that only a fringe-festival performer can truly appreciate.

“I’m not a risk-taker by nature, or at least I didn’t think I was, but once you hit 40, something clicks in your head and you just don’t give a shit anymore,” says Kendall, who will be in town Friday night to perform Happy Hour at the Royal Saskatchewan Museum, as a fundraiser for the Regina International Fringe Theatre Festival.

Kendall, who describes Happy Hour as being “clean and corporate-friendly,” has since written two other shows, Who’s Afraid of Tippi Seagram, a sequel that is a bit more risqué than the original, and Cock Whisperer, which she performs as Colette Kendall, without costume and props, not as Tippi Seagram.

“It’s a love story,” she says, cryptically. “It consists of true stories I’ve made up about myself.”

Friday evening’s fundraiser will also feature music by Skin and Bone and the Best Buddies Blues Band. The emcees will be Rod McDonald and CBC Radio’s Garth Materie. Tickets can be purchased at the door for $30. The price of admission includes appetizers, and there will be a cash bar as well.

The Regina International Fringe Theatre Festival itself is scheduled for July 2-8, and yes, Kendall will be bringing Tippi to town on that occasion also.

“I’m looking forward to it,” she says. “I can’t wait.”

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A One Night Stand at The Staircase Theatre and another mention in Xtra West!!!

September 30th, 2008

Join me for a one night stand of Who’s Afraid of Tippi Seagram? at The Staircase Theatre…yes, you will probably still feel a little dirty afterwards, and you may even have regrets but on the upside you won’t have to worry about STD’s….so it’s fun for all!!!!…and besides, my good friend Shannon Bell will be there performing her very funny brand of ‘no holds barred’ standup…so now you can even cross having 2 women at once off your wish list!

Friday October 3rd @ 8:00pm
The Staircase Theatre
27 Dundurn St North
Hamilton On
905-529-3000
www.staircase.org
Tickets $10-$12ea
Restricted to 18+

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Excerpt taken from COCKED & Loaded by Sean Horlor (click for link to full article)

In other news, I have found a new hetero lifemate and her name is Tippi Seagram (played by actress Colette Kendall). Who’s afraid of Tippi Seagram? proved to be one of the most popular shows at this year’s Fringe Festival.

Colette Kendall’s Tippi Seagram is one part Sharon Stone and one part Patsy Stone from Absolutely Fabulous. Her show was jampacked with queer content, which ranged from pop culture references to American politics/gay rights. She even had time for a quick roll in the hay with Osama bin Laden. But in my opinion, Colette Kendall truly shines when she improvs and reveals her comedic talents by taking the piss out of her audience.

You heard it here first: a one-woman, tour-de-forced-entry, Colette Kendall is not a woman to be trifled with. Her tongue is sharper than a vodka high colonic. If you missed the show at the Fringe this year, make sure you check it out in the next instalment of the Tippi saga next year.

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September 13th, 2008

Who’s afraid of Tippi Seagram?
I sat in the comedy-world equivalent of sniffer’s row with my good friend Miguel last night for a long-awaited viewing of Who’s afraid of Tippi Seagram? at Performance Works on Granville Island. Bold that we were to sit so close to Canada’s favourite starlet, we had no idea what we were getting into.

A one-woman tour-de-forced-entry, Colette Kendall is not a woman to be trifled with. Her tongue is sharper than a vodka high colonic. You’ve been warned, now get out and see her before the Fringe closes on Sunday.

Colette Kendall’s Tippi Seagram is one part Sharon Stone:

And one part Patsy Stone from Absolutely Fabulous:

She spends most of the show wandering through the audience in a sexy black cocktail dress and leopard-print heels, like a smarter, sassier Kim Catrall. Sure she has her standard comedian material, which ranges from American Politics, pop culture references, gay rights and even a quick roll in the hay with Osama bin Laden, but Colette Kendall truly shines when she improvs and takes her comedic talents to her audience.

Who is afraid of Tippi Seagram? I fucking was. I’m not exactly a wallflower, but spotting me in the front row of tables, Kendall laid into me early and hounded me all night. Yes yes, the “meet me backstage after the stage” jokes remind me of a Saturday night out on Davie St (though I was still flattered), as did the young ‘un and kid jokes, but her going so far to find a set of keys in her purse to dangle in front of me (I do like bright shiny things and couldn’t help batting my hands at them) definitely took the interactive element of her show to a new level for me personally. Loved it. Loved Tippi. Loved Kendall as Tippi. That said, everytime she wandered off her stage into the audience, my heart started racing and throughout the night, I noticed many men and women in the crowd avoiding making eye contact with Kendall lest they become fodder for the next string of jokes.

There’s a show tonight and a show on Sunday. Get your ass out to Granville Island. For showtimes, check: www.fringefestival.com

You can check out Tippi’s blog here: www.tippisblog.com

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Jerry’s picks Plays to catch this week

September 12th, 2008

Jerry Wasserman, The Province
Beyond the Fringe (Shadbolt Centre, Burnaby, to Sat.):
Three of the Fringe Festival’s best and funniest performers play their shows in the Burnaby ‘burbs between gigs on Granville Island: Greg Landucci (Mr. Fox),
Collette Kendall (Who’s Afraid of Tippi Seagram), and Andrew Bailey (Putz).

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The Vancouver Courier review-Who’s Afraid of Tippi Seagram?

September 12th, 2008

Be afraid, be very afraid. Only, that is, if you’re uptight and always politically correct. Tippi (Colette Kendall) is neither and, indeed, she grows raunchier–but in a classy, little black dress sort of way–with age. Sexy young women, she comments, are called “kittens” while sexy older women are called “cougars.” It all depends, she says, on the condition of your pussy. Still with me? This show is not for those with fragile sensibilities and probably works best after 10 p.m. with a slightly liquored up crowd. But amidst all the naughty bits, Tippi delivers some hilarious but uncomfortable truths about women and aging, women and men, celebrity, and much more. This is the second part of a trilogy, and Kendall tells me she’s pushing Tippi as far as she can. Does she cross the line of good taste? Sometimes. There’s a crack about Pamela Anderson that raised some “eeuuws” from a 3:15 p.m. Sunday crowd. But–and here’s the trick–Kendall gets away with murder because we all believe that under that curly blond wig, there’s a really, really nice mother of three who probably has to put a loonie in a piggybank every time she says “damn” around the house. Well, that’s my rationale for loving the incorrigible, tell-it-like-it-is Tippi
Jo Lendingham

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Review Vancouver…review

September 8th, 2008

Hey ladies, it’s time to tighten the leash on your boyfriends. That martini-swilling, self-professed cougar, Tippi Seagram is back in Vancouver and bringing with her a brand new, tour-de-force, sexy comedy show. The good news is: if you saw Tippi Seagram’s Happy Hour a couple of years ago and enjoyed it (most did), then you won’t be disappointed. The bad news is: this show is cruder and ruder and even more irreverent than the last. But wait a minute! Maybe you like crude, rude and irreverent? So the bad news is good.

Over the course of the 50-minute show, this (gracefully) aging starlet leaves no famed turn un-stoned as she dishes over celebrities (Ben Mulroney, Sally Struthers and Paul McCartney in particular) marriage, sex, relationships, aging, kids (preferred lack of), and just about everything (except religion?). Tippi is the alter-ego creation of Hamilton-based Colette Kendall, who offers a rapid-fire collection of smart, off-colour comedy, and a barrage of politically incorrect one-liners that will keep anyone with a heartbeat in stitches. Fringe-ers coming to see Kendall’s “Tippi Show�? shouldn’t expect to quietly hunker in the seclusion of the tenth row. Tippi is renowned for engaging her audience, often on a one-to-one basis. She (Tippi) laughs with her audience, not at them, in a propitiatory Rita Rudner comic style.

Who should be afraid of Tippi Seagram? Well, maybe twenty-something boys – and their girlfriends.
John Jane

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The Globe and Mail says Tippi a ’surefire bet’

September 5th, 2008

GOING OUT: LIVE THEATRE
MICHAEL HARRIS

VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL FRINGE FESTIVAL

If you’re looking for a sensitively curated selection of theatrical gems, hold out for the Push Festival (Jan. 20 to Feb. ; the Fringe is, unabashedly, charmingly, a crapshoot. Starting today and running to Sept. 14, 68 performance groups visit a clutch of venues on Granville Island and deliver more than 500 performances (most of which are less than an hour, allowing multiple gambles per evening). From the jumble of sometimes half-baked endeavours, a few stalwart crowd-pleasers are always in attendance. Some surefire bets, to get you started:

-Who’s Afraid of Tippi Seagram
There’s something comforting in the trashy, politically haphazard monologues that Colette Kendall’s boozy character spouts. Seagram is a riff on the fabulous-yet-wounded diva - an Ab Fab sort (entitled and brash, but always charming). Her latest outing runs the gamut from gay marriage to Osama bin Laden. 60 minutes.

-Putz
-Jem Rolls

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SEE Magazine Review ****

Edmonton Journal ****

Metro News Edmonton

Colette Kendall receives her Second Canadian Comedy Award Nomination for Best One Person Show

It turns out Kendall is funny

A One Night Stand at The Staircase Theatre and another mention in Xtra West!!!

An Absolutely F*cking Fab recommendation in XTRA West-Up your Alley Blog

Jerry’s picks Plays to catch this week

The Vancouver Courier review-Who’s Afraid of Tippi Seagram?

Review Vancouver…review

The Globe and Mail says Tippi a ’surefire bet’

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