March break sketch comedy tour stops in Creemore
No one is fully safe at a Dangerously Safe show, says Kevin Finn, one-third of the comedy troupe.
The three comedians that make up Dangerously Safe are performing their show, You’re Welcome, in Creemore on March 15.
Anything can happen but there will be sketches and improvised songs, sometimes audience members will be asked to come to the stage and sometimes the actors will go to them.
Finn (from Wasaga Beach), Sam Burns (from Barrie) and James Godfrey (from Ottawa) met in 2012 at Humber’s comedy writing and performance program in Toronto and trained at Second City, where they shared the main stage with Dave Thomas, the Doug in Bob and Doug McKenzie.
Since 2014 they have been doing monthly shows in Toronto, gaining a following along the way with reoccurring characters. All three are making their way in the world of comedy, performing on CBC, Disney, FXX, YTV and the Family Channel. Burns is an award winning stand-up comedian and Godfrey has just finished a Disney television movie.
“We get along really well because we all have similar senses of humour but also, we throw different ideas at each other,” said Finn.
He said they all pitch ideas and work collaboratively on the sketches, in the tradition of Saturday Night Live and Little Britain.
Finn said they have lots of fun on stage but the main motivation is to make sure the audience is entertained.
“If you can help someone escape for a few hours and think of it the next few days, that’s a big reward, as corny as that sounds,” said Finn. “Fame and money and all that’s great. Me and the guys, we’ve made a pact that we want to do it to – obviously for our own egos, we love it when people laugh – but to help people.”
Creemore is a stop on the upcoming March Break tour. Dangerously Safe will be at the Creemore Arena on Wednesday, March 15. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show starts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $20 and are available at the door, by calling 416-455-7378 and online at www.ticketscene.ca/events/17303/.
A portion of the proceeds from ticket sales is going towards ALS Research at the Sunnybrook Foundation.
The tour also includes Collingwood on March 12, Owen Sound on March 13, Sudbury on March 16, Manitowaning on March 17 and Gore Bay on March 18. For more information, visit www.dangerouslysafecomedy.com.
