Canadian comic Ron James reflects on 30-plus-year career ahead of Banff show
Comedian Ron James performs this weekend in Banff, one of dozens of Canadian communities where he’s honed his craft over a more than 30-year career.
The Nova Scotia-born comic said he’s done stand-up comedy “from Corner Brook to Courtenay-Comox.”
“I wouldn’t have traded it for the world,” James said in an interview with CTV News.
James said social media and political polarization have changed the landscape for him as a comedian.
“There’s aspects I miss about an analog world,” he said.
“For the most part, there was a civility. There was a civility in parliament. There was a civility in neighbourhoods. And the vitriolic nature of social media has changed everything.”
- Watch the full interview in the player above
James performs at the Jenny Belzberg Theatre at the Banff Centre on Saturday, June 1.
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