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Greatest Hits: Wayne and Shuster’s kids are helping to bring their parents’ classic comedy skits to a new generation

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JL;DR SUMMARY Wayne and Schuster, a legendary Canadian comedy duo known for their literate slapstick, are being revived by their children and a Toronto theatre company to bring their classic skits to a new generation. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski.

  • At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself.
  • This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude.
  • Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from.
  • But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me.
  • And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.
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Jewish HumorCultural PreservationCbcBygone TheatreCanadian ComedyTheatre RevivalWayne And SchusterLiterate SlapstickComedy HeritageBroadcast Rights

Places mentioned

Toronto, Ontario, Canada
"The new Wayne & Schuster play opens on Thursday, May 25th at Harthouse in Toronto."
British Columbia, Canada
"Like Frank said he wanted to do it for the blue-haired ladies in B.C., and my father always said, I want to do it for the poor guy in Saskatoon that needs a smile and a laugh."
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
"Like Frank said he wanted to do it for the blue-haired ladies in B.C., and my father always said, I want to do it for the poor guy in Saskatoon that needs a smile and a laugh."
Canada
"Hello, and welcome to North Star, the flagship news podcast of the Canadian Jewish News."
Australia
"I mean, I know that it's some on TV somewhere in Australia and maybe there's like a random YouTube video here and there that people can sort of watch."
Stratford, Ontario, Canada
"Wayne and Schuster's legacy has been honoured in many ways, with a star on Canada's Walk of Fame, induction into the Canadian Comedy Hall of Fame, they won a Genie Award for Lifetime Achievement, and there have been other posthumous tributes too, including most recently in Stratford, Ontario, and by the Toronto Jewish Film Festival, and the City of Toronto even named Elaine after them."
This podcast episode was indexed and curated by Cairo, JL;DR's web crawler.
Cairo Item ID 60068
Cairo Source ID 72
Retrieved 2025-08-26 05:30:48 UTC
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