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CRAIG LAUZON
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Birth place: Ottawa
Birthday: February 3
Zodiac: Aquarius
Ottawa raised Craig Lauzon entered the alternative sketch comedy scene in 1996. In 1999 he was nominated for the Tim Sims Encouragement Award, and latched onto a regular role on The Comedy Network's Chez Carla. Next, he co-wrote and starred in The Chick and Cubby Comedy Hour, a Canadian Comedy Award nominee for Best New Play. Also nominated for a CCA was his own one hour special Ham I Am for The Comedy Network. He is a member of the sketch comedy troupe Tonto's Nephews, all of whose members have Native-Canadian roots. Craig's characterizations have been described as "great Canadian comedy, quick and snarky with surreal moments of brilliance." His first appearance on Air Farce was in October 2002, and he's been a weekly regular since September 2004.
Your reaction to joining Air Farce?
I felt like a kid in the candy store. Thankful and giddy with a sore belly.
What did you want to be when you were in school?
First I wanted to be a hockey player, goalie to be exact. But after letting in a bouncing puck flipped in from centre I figured that wouldn't happen. I switched my focus to football, linebacker. Loved football but after getting bitten by the acting bug that was it. Everything else paled in comparison. I quit the school band, the badminton team, the football team, everything...
What makes you laugh?
I love honesty. News bloopers, people walking into screen doors, slipping on ice, that is the stuff that kills me. That is probably why Buster Keaton is my hero: he did all his own stunts and pratfalls. Real peril - now that is funny.
Why is comedy so important to you?
I love to hear people laugh. There is no better sound to me. In life there is so much to make people cry, I think it's great that I get the opportunity to get people to laugh