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Silly Quotes | Resume
The Silly People are Phil LeConte and Colin Franks, two creative and talented international variety performers and producers from
Kitchener/Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
Phil and Colin are award winning, multitalented performers who can fulfill all your entertainment or event needs. They have traveled the globe, working in twelve different countries on a mission to create fun! With skills ranging from comedy, juggling,
balloon art, fire shows, yo-yos, diabolos, workshops, the Silly People can do it all.
Since their inception in 1993, their skills and experience have grown vastly through their interaction with audiences, producers, and fellow performers. Their Vaudeville-esque thetre shows, thier Arts Festival and improv MC work have been widely commended. They are extremely flexible, easy to work with and can be tailored to suit your specific needs, from corporate events to street theatre. They have performed for thousands of people making them smile and spreading unconventional secrets to happiness! |
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Silly Quotes
"The Silly People put the fun in funny. Total fun and total professionals - a real pleasure to work with."
Shelley Switzer, Producer - Edmonton International Street Performers Festival
"Its a rare pleasure to see acts evolve into world class shows in front of you. Young, professional and original it should
be many years before they become jaded bitter former husks of themselves. They were the most impressive new act I saw last
season..."
m. ewen
"They were swathed in bubbles of randomness which frequently burst into bubbles of hilarity."
Emma, Stickleback Placticus
"The silly people performance is like a ride through downtown. There are many unexpected turns, insults, and laughs, and
if you pay attention, you see underwear eventually."
Karl Saliter, Taxi Trix
"LAUGHTER IN THE AIR WITH BALLOON DUO. ...those twisted balloon twisters The Silly People...mix their balloon-sculpting
skills with manic humour, making a rapid-fire show in which many of the props are created with hot air and latex."
Steve Tilley, The Edmonton Sun
"The Silly People are to balloon art, what Pink Floyd was to the Wall."
Jilly, Strange Fruit
"The silly people are casual comic genius's
They are the Tiger Woods of tear-away humour.
Stunning brain surgeons of the spectacularly inane.
Their weapons-grade stupidity is only matched by their
precision delivery, comic content and supple improvisation skills.
Although seemingly silly from birth, their work-rate and dedication to
experimentation combined with the condition their audiences are left in are testament enough to their rapid rise into the
ranks of the street theatre elite."
Lurk, Anti-Gravity Theatre
"These guys are anything but silly. I wish I had their money"
Ed Stander I, Furry Eggs
"The best Comedy - Balloon Duo in the free world!"
Karl Saliter, Extreme Talent
"The new generation is out there...there's still hope!"
Jean Michel, The Flying Dutchmen
"Functional & decorative, just the way I like them."
Darren, Strange Fruit
"Unique and bizarre, yet strangely huggable."
Yvonne, Stickleback Plasticus
"I recently saw your guys' show at Street Performers Festival in Edmonton, Alberta. Let's just say it was an AWESOME AND
AMAZING SHOW! You guys made me laugh my head off and you were so talented! It was really funny and amazing so I hope you
guys keep up the good work, you deserve a hand of applause cause you really make a difference in every kids life!
THANKS."
Shirley, Edmonton
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Festival Experience
Arcade Days-Providence, Rhode Island, USA, 2001
Artsplosure-NC, USA, 2003
Brockville Riverfest-ON, 1999
Brockville Busker Festival-ON, 2002
Burlington Balloonfest-ON, 1998
Burlington Kids Festival-ON, 1999
Buskers On The Bordwalk, Saint John-NB, 2001 & 2006
Calgary International Children's Festival-AB, 2007
Canada Day Celebration, Niagara O.T.L.-ON, 1998 & 2000
Canmore Children's Festival-Alberta 2006
Calyspo Days, Kincardine-ON 2005 & 2006
Carnival de Cadiz-Spain, 1998 & 2000
Civic Centre, Reading-UK, 1999
Charlottetown Festival of Lights-PEI, 2001
Clear Lake Children's Festival-Manitoba, 2005
Coffs Harbour Busker Festival-Australia 2004 & 2005
*Winner of "Best Busker Sunrise TV" - 2005
Deep River Summer Festival, ON 2004
Delhi Harvest Festival-ON, 2000-2003
Denver International Performers Festival-CO, USA, 2002
Drumbo Fair Fall-ON, 1998 & 1999
Dundas Buskingfest-ON, 1998-2000 & 2002 - 2003
Easton Buskers Series-Columbus, Ohio, USA, 2001-2003
Edmonton Int'l Street Performers-AB, 2001 & 2003-2007
Elmira Maple Syrup Festival-ON, 1998 & 2000
Festival of Friends-Hamilton-ON, 1998-2000
Grand Falls Salmon Festival, NFLD, 2002
Grande Prairie Street Festival-AB, 2003 & 2005
Heart Of The City Buskfest- Auckland, New Zealand, 2002
Halifax Int'l Busker Festival-NS, 2001& 2003
Ithaca Summer Festival-NY, 2003
Jack Frost Children's Fest, Charlottetown, PEI., 2005
Kidspark-Kitchener, ON, 2005
Kingston Busker Rendezvous-ON, 1999 & 2000 & 2002
*Winner of "Best Novelty Act" - 2002
Kitchener Oktoberfest-ON, 1994-2002
Kelowna Life & Arts Festival, British Columbia, 2005 & 2006
Lakealive, Guelph-ON, 2003 & 2004
Lilac Festival-Calgary, Alberta, 2001
Longest Days Festival, Whitehorse, Yukon, 2006
London International Children's Festival-ON, 1999
London Street Performers Festival 1998
Los Ramblas, Barcelona-Spain, 1998 & 2000
Mississauga Waterfront Festival-ON, 2003 & 2004
Nelson Buskerfest- New Zealand, 2002
Nelson Int'l Street Performers Arts Festival-BC, 2001
Northern Alberta Children's Festival, 2005 & 2006-2007
Okanogan Int'l Children's Festival, B.C., 2005
Orangeville International Busker Festival-ON, 2004
Ottawa Int'l Busker Festival-ON, 1999 & 2000 & 2003
Parry Sound Canada Day Celebration-ON, 2004
Plattsville Fall Fair-ON, 1998-1999
Red Deer Street Festival-AB, 2003
Saskatoon International Children's Festival-SK 2004 & 2006
Sherwsbury International Street Theatre Festival-UK, 2007
Singapore River Buskerfest, 2000 & 2002
Spruce Groove Busker Festival-AB, 2003 & 2005
Sydney Streetfest-NS, 2001
Toronto Int'l Buskers Festival-ON, 2002 & 2004-2005
Truckfest, Kitchener-ON, 1993-1998
Virginia Beach Street Series-VA, 2002
Walkerton Busker Festival-ON, 2007
Water Fire-Providence, Rhode Island, 2001
Waterloo Buskerfest-ON, 1995-2004
Waterloo Jazz Festival-ON 1998 & 1999 & 2001
Wellington Busker Olympics- New Zealand, 2002
Windsor Int'l Busker Festival-ON 1999 & 2000 & 2002
Winnipeg International Children's Festival-MB 2004
Winnipeg Fringe Festival-MB 2004
Woodstock Street Festival-ON, 1998&2005
Woodstock Cowapolooza-ON, 2004
World Int'l Festival of Nations, Jacksonville, FL- 2005 & 2006
Schools & Colleges
Bluevale Collegiate, Waterloo
Brock University
Cambrian College
Conestoga College
Eastwood Collegiate Institute, Kitchener
Elizabeth Ziegler Public School, Kitchener
Fanshawe College
Gold Cost School Tour, Australia
Howard Robertson Public School, Kitchener
Lincoln Public School
Niagara College
Shepard Public School, Kitchener
Sir Wilfred Laurier University
Southwood Collegiate Institute
Sutherland College
University of Waterloo
Rock Stars and Other Experience
SuperBowl XXXIX, 2005, Jacksonville, Florida
10th Annual International Juggling Festival- New Zealand
CKCO's Final Round
Deep River Summer Festival 2004 with Sloan & The Arrogant Worms
K-W Arts Awards-ON, 2005
*Performing Artist Nominee
Matchbox Twenty, Kitchener Memorial Auditorium
Mother Goose Pantomime - Theatre Athena
Summer Splash 2002 with Our Lady Peace, David Usher & Colin James
Stuart McLean Live, Banff, Alberta
Vinyl Cafe, Canadian tour
Ong Teng Chong, former President of Singapore
Waterloo Juggling Festival |
Corporate Experience
Blue Mountain, Collingwood
Borders Books
Bingeman Park Inc.
Campbell's Foods
Cambridge Centre
Cambridge Libraries
Chapters Books
Clarica
Country Hills Dance Program
Cypress Pointe Resort, Lake Buena Vista-FL, USA
Dalsa Inc.
Dare Foods
Eastgate Square Mall
Easton Town Centre- Ohio, USA
Elbow River Casino, Calgary-AB
Elmira Raceway
EMI Music Canada
Honest Lawyer
HMV Canada
Jack Astors
K-W Rotary Club
Kitchener Business Association
Kitchener Public Library
Kuntz Electroplating
Mussel Inn- New Zealand
NCR
Nissan Finance of Canada
Pillar's Meats
Pizza Hut
RIM Park
Sony Music Canada
TD Canada Trust
Toronto Eaton's Centre
Toronto Public Library
Waterloo Regional Board of Education
Waterloo Business Association
Waterloo "Busker" Camp
Winnipeg C.A.M.P.
Woodstock Business Association
YMCA Camps
Media Experience
570 CHYM am talk radio
Brockville Recorder & Times
Breakfast Television, Halifax
CBC Radio
CFPL, London
CJOH, Ottawa
CKCO, Kitchener
Calgary Herald
Channel A, Edmonton "Breakfast Television"
Channel A, Winnipeg "Breakfast Television"
City TV
Crossroads Network
ECHO
ESPN
Eyewitness News, Jacksonville, Florida
Global News
Globe and Mail
Hamilton Spectator
It's A Living, CBC Television
Jugglers World Magazine
K-Rock 105.7, Kingston
Kingston Whig-Standard
Kitchener-Waterloo Record
K-W Extra
Mass Appeal, Bravo
New Zealand Herald
Nelson Mail, New Zealand
Rogers Cable, Kitchener
Rogers Cable, Ottawa
Shaw News Edmonton
Sunrise Television, Australia
Street Theatre - documentary
TV1 - New Zealand
Vinyl Cafe with Stuart McLean on CBC
Waterloo Chronicle
Windsor Star
Winnipeg Free Press |
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