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Comedian Greg Morton Live
Comedian Greg Morton has been seen on Bob and Tom and Comedy Central. His song "Obama Man" has over 3 million hits on YouTube. In his more than 20-year long career in comedy, Greg Morton has been described as "Mr. Standing O", "a whining cross between Jerry Seinfeld and Jerry Lewis" and "bizarre, original, slick and hilarious." But when you see him perform, there is one other description that you can add to what Greg Morton is all about "The Ultimate Stand-Up Comedy Act."
Greg regularly performs in front of packed crowds at comedy clubs across North America, where his shows are always highly anticipated, are greeted with loud, uproarious laughter and are constantly sold out. And he is a fan favorite at the Just For Laughs comedy festival in Montreal, in Atlantic City and at the Tropicana Hotel in Las Vegas. And if you can't catch Greg on the club circuit, you probably saw him do his original brand of stand-up comedy on the tube, in particular "Premium Blend" on Comedy Central, and "Comics Unleashed" with Byron Allen on the CW network.
But what makes up Greg Morton's "Ultimate Stand-Up Comedy Act"? First of all, there's his wide-eyed, anxiety-ridden style of observational comedy. Whether it's politics, children's toys, or even hurricanes, he pokes holes at what in the world bothers him in an approach that can best be labelled as "there's a lot of stupid and absurd things in the world today and this is my stern warning to you." Second, Greg also has a talent for impersonating voices of celebrities and fictional characters which has transcended into his two trademark routines ' condensing the Star Wars saga and the Lord of the Rings trilogy in two minutes each, complete with voices, mannerisms and sound effects. Finally, there's his fast-paced musical salute to the 1980s, where through accurate lip-synching and quick costume changes, Greg transforms himself into the decade's pop icons like Michael Jackson, Prince, Tina Turner, Mick Jagger and Aerosmith.
A native of Woodstock, Ontario, Canada, Greg began his career not telling jokes, but drawing cartoons, as an illustrator for such animated shows and films like "Scooby Doo and Scrappy Doo" and "Heavy Metal." However, a career at the drawing table was not enough to satisfy Greg's extroverted, restless nature. So he put down his drawing pencil and took up the microphone as a mobile DJ, and performed at clubs where he played records, told jokes and did comedy skits between the songs. It was following one his DJ gigs at an Edmonton, Alberta club that provided the genesis of his signature Star Wars routine. While the club was being cleaned up after closing time, the bartender, a Star Wars fan, decided to play the movie's soundtrack over the sound system. Greg then adlibbed some jokes into it, which convinced the bartender that Greg should include it in his act.
In 1986, following stints doing voicework and directing animated productions, Greg combined his talents for joke telling, voice imitations and spinning records and made the transition to stand-up comedy.
And Greg hasn't forgotten his cartoon roots, as his talents as a voiceover peformer is much in demand, and he can be heard in such animated productions as "Police Academy", "Super Mario Bros. 3, "Hammerman" and "Hello Kitty."
Three kinds of comedy - one comedian - that's Greg Morton, the "Ultimate Stand-Up Comedy Act."
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LocationCourtyard at The Docks Event Center (Toledo Ohio) (View)
26 Main Street
Toledo , OH 43605
United States
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