Shits n Giggles At The Giggle Dam

Nestled in a comfy little niche on the main drag, in the heart of downtown Port Coquitlam sits, 

The Giggle Dam. 

I was there just this past Saturday night celebrating a friend’s birthday. 

their current show......................

‘Cirque Du So Lame’  which was anything BUT, except in the most entertaining of ways! was a blast.  I laughed, I cried it became a part of me [grin]. No seriously I really did enjoy myself it was a very lively funfilled night and I didn't even have to get drunk.

For those of you not familiar with theater n such the Giggle Dam, is a hybrid where improv meets cabaret in a fine mixture stirred to perfection from years of experience. [cue music] 

With Veterans Mark Friebe [who does a mean Elvis]

and his lovely wife Miss Sheila Sharma [The girl can Sang], heading up an equally delightful and talented cast.

Side note: Sheila and Mark celebrated their 12^th wedding anniversary, [?] that night too and Mark gifted his wife with a beautiful bouquet of flowers at the end of the show. [Ahhh so sweet, note to husbands out there including mine!] 

Now I know due to logistics most of you have dam well never even heard of the Giggle Dam, so what can I say?  If I have my way one of our future GNO's will be here in Beautiful BC which of course means, The Giggle Dam better dam well watch out! Imagine if you will all of us girls descending upon them for an evening of drinking, bonding and waving our boas about while trying not to lose our tiaras! ah yes, good times!

Be warned though, as I said they have no compunction about pulling you right into the show so you done been told! 

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I have to admit to a tad bit of bias here [if you hadn’t noticed already] seeing as almost 15 years ago in a previous incarnation under a boss lady named Maz [Talk about boss lady from hell she was freaking scary people!!!!]

 I worked with some of this cast, at a place called Maz n Mes [it was actually only a couple of doors over from where they are now]. So it was a bit like homecoming, with hugs all around and fast bits of catching up.

 Although my time with them was short, [as unbeknownst to me two weeks before starting with them, I came down with an upper respiratory viral infection that coupled with being asthmatic, greatly effected my ability to sing or to dance without getting mighty winded] I did manage to have some fun and some stellar moments. .

My favorite was playing a little girl for the shows running gag [singing there’s something stuck up in the chimney, [this aint a video of it ] but Picture me in a blonde wig dressed up like a little girl so cute indeed, loved it],  

I braved it out as long as I could, but let me tell you the atmosphere not just for me, was not the greatest place to be [so it was sort of a relief to get let go] I am glad they struck out on their own though and made a go of it.

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Of course I told them I was gonna blog about them and send them a link. I may even write a full review of the show for my new section [The Usher Community Arts & Entertainment Magazine]  covering several little hamlets within the Fraser Valley and Greater Vancouver Area dontcha know...........

I had so much fun, I think I am gonna catch their Christmas show in November as well.  [Who knows maybe they'll comp me, since I am bound to write a review about that show too!  

I oughtta be careful though, they might pull this ole gal onstage for old times sake, [with my luck they'll put me in the salmon suit!] Oh crap you know, now that I wrote it they probably will........