Introducing KINESIS For Boomers Kinesis is an innovation in exercise equipment that provides a unique workout experience for improving movement skill and body conditioning. We offer Kinesis training programs for golf, tennis and fall reduction conducted by certified Kinesis instructors in our dedicated Kinesis studio. Oakville Health & Wellness Club. 3517 Wyecroft Road, Oakville, Ontario 905-827-1112 www.upwardlymobilehealth.com Sign up now for guitar, bass, drums, and piano OAKVILLES MUSIC STORE w w w .o a k v il le b e a v e r. co m O A K V IL LE B E A V E R W ed n es d ay , F eb ru ar y 10 , 2 01 0 2 0 Artscene WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 201020 n By Dominik Kurek OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF Oakvilles Glen Foster will proudly tellyou he hasnt had a day job in a longtime. However, it is what he has been doing instead of a day job over the past 25 years that promises to entertain audiences later this week in Oakvilles newly-opened Yuk Yuks comedy club. Ive been a comedian for 25 years without a day job, the 49-year-old stand-up comic said of the career hes based mainly on observational humour. He will bring that humour to the stand-up comedy club when he headlines a series of shows Feb. 11-13. A lot of the stuff Ive been doing lately is political and observational. Ive been doing stuff about H1N1 and the government action plan and the economy and the bank bailouts. He also adds a more personal side to the show by joking about growing older. And hes seeing green and blue. One of my big topics these days is the green paranoia, like the environment, green programs, blue bins and green slop baskets, he said. I definitely make light of the situation. Look at here in Oakville; we have a four-colour, 20- page pamphlet on how to do your recycling. Its this kind of hypocrisy that I most make fun of. The wind turbines they are building, apparently if the wind blows too hard, they actually have to shut it down. God forbid we make a few kilo- watts. Foster has been in and out of town as a resi- dent for more than 30 years, but has maintained a steady residence here for the past decade. He attended Queen Elizabeth Park for his final two years of high school and then he attended Sheridan College where he studied advertising. Though he began a career in advertising, which he left in pursuit of a full-time comedy career, Foster still dabbles in marketing. He turned himself into a brand name by adopting the moniker That Canadian Guy more than a decade ago and he can be seen on television wearing his Canadian Guy ties. Theres that whole That Canadian Guy brand Ive created. Its really helped my career a lot because its easy for people to remember. And he still does some advertising work when it gets thrown his way. But comedy is how he earns his bread and butter. He doesnt do many club shows these days, doing mainly private events like corporate gatherings. He regularly appears on television shows such as Just for Laughs, The Winnipeg Comedy Festival, the CBCs The Debaters and has appeared on The Mike Bullard Show. He admits television lacks the spontaneous interac- tion that occurs between the comic and audi- ence at clubs. We have full-time comedy channels now and its all over the Internet, so its a problem getting people to see a live show, but a live show is what comedy is all about. You can be more spontaneous, you can certainly be more edgy. I do everything from the corporate, where you have to be very careful with everything that you say, which is the direct opposite of the club work, where you can take a lot more liberties. He admits television has been both good and bad for his career. It makes it more difficult to get people out to live shows, but it also gives comics publicity and recognition they would not normally get without television. To stay fresh, Foster said he keeps a loose format of his sets and doesnt do the same shows twice. For more information on Foster, visit www.thatcanadianguy.com. Shows start at 8 p.m. on Thursdays, and 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. Yuk Yuks is located at 370 Dundas St. E. For reservations, visit www.yukyuks.com. Foster sets the stage for laughs at Yuk Yuks THAT CANADIAN GUY: Oakville resident Glen Foster headlines this week at Yuk Yuks.