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Written by Erin Frustaci
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Thursday, 03 April 2008 |
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 Christopher Cannon is sometimes a little hesitant to tell people what he does for a living. It isn’t because he is embarrassed or scared that he might be judged. And it isn’t because he would have to kill you if he told you. It’s simply because of certain expectations that people get when he mentions he’s a comedian.
“They want you to be funny,” he said. “I can’t be the wild, wacky guy all the time. That gets annoying even to me.”
Cannon, 46, of Greeley got into stand-up comedy when he was stationed at an Army base in Texas. He would travel to Austin once a week to participate in open mic nights, and eventually decided to pursue comedy full-time. He became a headliner in 1991 and toured the country performing at clubs, casinos and colleges.
One of the frequent comments he hears from people in the audience is that he is much different on stage than off. That’s because when he’s on stage, he takes on a certain persona. He’s loud, brash and well, funny. But off stage, he is just like everybody else, which is fine with him.
“Surgeons aren’t surgeons 24 hours a day, but when they are in the operating room they are expected to be good at what the do,” he said.
The same is true for comedians.
Cannon’s latest project, a one-person show titled “8mm... A Reel Story,” captures more of the everyday side of humanity, showing that humor doesn’t have to be extravagant.
The idea of the show came about when he walked into an antique mall in Dallas. He noticed a booth that had old photographs of people, clearly somebody’s family members, and wondered why anyone would want to give something like that away. Then he thought there must be 8 mm reels out there, too.
Cannon started by seeking out his own family’s footage. Then his research took him to eBay. In total, he collected about 20,000 feet of film and had it digitized to computer format. He set it to music and in between the clips he performs monologues that include his stand-up routines.
“When watching these films, I noticed basically all the films where the same,” Cannon said. “I saw 20 different shots of Old Faithful, plenty of bears in Yellowstone, baby after baby. But then I would see things that were pretty amazing. I have a video from someone who went to a Beatles concert at The Cow Palace.”
One of his favorite clips that he found was of people in the ’50s or ’60s dancing on a linoleum floor in someone’s wood-paneled basement.
“You don’t see that anymore,” Cannon said.
He hopes that the clips will make his stand-up multi-dimensional and a little unique. He said they are pretty nostalgic and will remind people of their own similar memories.
TO GO:
• Christopher Cannon’s “8mm... A Reel Story”
• 8 p.m. April 11
• Rialto Theater, 228 E. Fourth St., Loveland
• Tickets are $12 reserved seating and $10 for students and seniors
• Call 962.2120 or go to www.ci.loveland.co.us/rialto/Rialto.htm
• For more information on Christopher Cannon, visit www.georgeproductions.com or www.comediancannon.com.
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