Totem Figures - Chris Gibbs
Totem Figures - Chris Gibbs
Audio Interview with Chris Gibbs
Chris Gibbs is an actor, writer, comedian, acrobat, improvisor and stand-up comedian, based in Toronto. His totems include Data from Star Trek: the Next Generation, stuntman Paul Jennings, Chris’ former street performing partner Peter Mielniczek, the comedy duo The National Theatre of Brent, Spike from Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Chris’ wife Nicole Barnett. There’s also some of Chris’ stand-up woven in there too.
Friday, February 5, 2010
In this clip, Spike from Buffy the Vampire Slayer provides dialogue to an interaction between Buffy and Angel, three stories beneath him.
Chris Gibbs performs regularly in Toronto, and sometimes elsewhere in Canada. His website has a schedule of upcoming and ongoing appearances, and more info on Chris’ work. The interview incorporated a portion of this routine on being shy. There are some great visual jokes later in the clip.
Chris and I wrote the solo show The Power of Ignorance(also the humour book) in which Vaguen, a motivational speaker, convinces his audience of the virtues of knowing nothing. It’s based on a short film of the same name by South Carolina filmmaker Jeff Sumerel, concept by
Sam Reynolds.
The clip of Data from Star Trek: the Next Generation in the interview continues in this youtube bit. They kiss!