Great Scott! Sterling is the winner

Sterling Scott

Persisitence pays off in everything. Even comedy.

Sterling Scott’s smile was unquestionably the biggest Tuesday just after 9:30 p.m. when he was the finalist in The Funniest Person With a Day job at the Comic Strip.

Scott was crowned the winner. He had a giant cardboard cheque for $1,000 and will be the opening act for a Comic Strip concert series in the fall.

Scott has a great laugh when he is on stage and uses it well. His material, timing and delivery contributed to his conquer.

And he has tried winning the competition before. Four times.

But this year’s contest, which began back on April 9 with 41 enteries, was his.

And he needed nerves of steel.

Terry Evans

The six contestants in the final Tuesday night didn’t know what order they were appearing. MC Terry Evans drew names out of a glass vase.

Scott was the sixth and final act of the night, following David Dempsey, Matt Labucki, Brandon Franson, Brett McCrindle and Dan Taylor.

Demspey placed second, while Labucki was named third-place winner.

It was a great night of comedy, making it especially hard for the judges: Global’s Gord Steinke and Carol Anne Devaney, CTV’s Joel Gotlib, Comic Strip owner Rick Bronson and yours truly. Thanks for including me.

Scott probably enjoyed the evening. But he’s back to work: Scott and his infectious laugh will be appearing at the Comic Strip the week of June 12.

Coming this afternoon: why this guy is smiling

It was a big night for STERLING SCOTT last night.
We'll tell you why soon

Cam 'n Eggs: Mike Duffy and Rob Ford ***UPDATE WITH TORONTO STAR STORY AT 1 P.M.

(Ford and CTV reporter story)
 Mike Duffy and Rob Ford deserve each other — and, for all we know, they could be hiding out together somewhere in an undisclosed location.

MIKE DUFFY

They should be ashamed of themselves, not only for their recent actions, but also for wanting to cover them up.

Duffy is in hot water for the $90,000 cheque he received from, maybe, the prime minister’s office. Such a spicy situation for a senator.

Ford, the embattled mayor of Toronto, is under allegations he was with a few chums having a puff or two on the crack pipe.

Their situations deserve questioning on many levels. But perhaps the most compelling is they are both public servants. Their paycheques come from bank accounts that get deposits from taxpayers: in Duffy’s case federal taxpayers are paying the freight; in Ford’s case, it’s the taxpayers of Toronto.

Funny how both men chased reporters when they were seeking election.

Rob Ford

They won. But now they are being accused of wrongdoing and are avoiding reporters at all costs. Interestingly, Duffy has been on the other side of the camera many times chasing subjects who don’t want to talk.

That, clearly, isn’t fair. And the longer they remain in silent, the more questions will be raised.

We’ve seen it before. We’ll se it again.

But, somewhere, somehow, we should all learn from the disgrace others.

This time Mike Duffy and Rob Ford took the fall. The sooner they stand up and move forward, they can move on with their lives. And, sadly, ours too. 

CHRISTIE BLATCHFORD'S NATIONAL POST COLUMN (May 22) 

A sign of a great day!

Friends,

Enjoy the day!

Please check back soon for neat stuff, including what makes Sterling Scott so funny.