Andre meets Clive (@Toronto's Second City)

Log Line: 'Little Person'and stand-up comedian Andre Arruda goes to see a show at Toronto's 'The Second City'. But Andre discovers to his horror that the comedians at his favorite comedy club have created a scene 'sending up' the lives of midgets.

Director's notes: When I saw 'Barack to the Future' at The Second City on opening night, I was blown away (like most of the crowd) by Marty Adams's work in the scene called 'Clive' where he plays a 6 foot (18 inch) 'little person'.

I called Josh, my online editor at NOW Magazine, and suggested I do a piece featuring Marty. As usual, my first concept was too elaborate, and it was rightly shot down by my leash holders.

So when Dylan Reibling, Paul Shoebridge and I came up with the idea to punk Marty by bringing little person Andre Arruda to the show, we were amazed to find out that he had based the scene on Andre; they were friends from college.

The cast threw in with some great ideas, and a day and a half later, we had this little 5 minute mock.

Director: Brian Smith
Camera:Paul Shoebridge
AD/Lighting: Dylan Reibling
Picture Editor: Greg Wessendorf
Sound Editor: Nikolai Efimov

Thanks to Toronto Second City, Daniel Shehori, Steve Dal Basso, Klaus Schuller.

Category:

Comedy

Tags:

• Andre Arruda
• Marty Adams
• Leslie Seiler
• Darryl Hinds
• Kerry Griffin
• Reid Janisse
• Daniel Shehori
• Steve Dal Basso