Lorne Elliott
Christopher Lorne Elliott, known by his stage name Lorne Elliott is a Canadian comedian, musician, author, and award-winning playwright. He is best known for his 11 years as host of the CBC Radio program Madly Off in All Directions.
Career[]
Elliott first began performing in 1974, as a folk musician, under his full name of Chris Lorne Elliott; he later truncated his name so as to avoid being confused with Chris Elliott.[1] He soon teamed up with Kevin Blackmore (a.k.a. "Buddy Wasisname") to establish the comedic musical duo Free Beer (1979–1982),[2][3] before joining the CBC. [4][5]
The Montreal Mirror has described him as a "national treasure".[6]
Discography[]
- The Collected Mistakes
- The Collected Mistakes II
- More Lorne Elliott
- Selections in All Directions
- Selections in All Directions, Volume 2
References[]
- ^ "Lorne Elliot hits Harrison Hot Springs". Chilliwack Times, Apr 16, 2014
- ^ "Like Brian, Lorne Elliott looks at the bright side of life". Vernon Morning Star, Kristin Froneman, Oct 19, 2012
- ^ "I'se The Bye who wins the award". CBC News,Feb 08, 2005
- ^ http://buddywasisname.com/about-the-band/kevin-blackmore
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-01-18. Retrieved 2008-12-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ Theatre: Boards a-Burning
Categories:
- Canadian stand-up comedians
- Canadian folk musicians
- CBC Radio hosts
- Living people
- Canadian comedian stubs