Stay classy, St. John's

Things to do in St. John's.

Third Place: Smoking Cigarettes
Smoking cigarettes recently slipped to third after a mild spring helped "Wearing Denim" overtake second place. It's really a pointless victory as the heaviest smokers seem to wear at least three articles of denim simultaneously. It's sort of a Serena vs. Venus Williams situation.

I've now done nine shows in St. John's, and have two tonight to finish off the trip. Paul Warford is on the show. He's a local, but his comedy is world class. And, charming as always, Bryan Hatt is the feature act. 8 and 10:30 tonight, come check it out. It's going to be a chilly evening, bring a denim scarf.

Things To Do In Newfoundland

This is the first 'tour blog' that I have written, and just to be extra pretentious I'm writing it from my blackberry.

The weekends here are fun. Comedy shows, then a trip to George Street to drink beers with people who I can barely understand when they're sober.

Then reality struck...

Graham: What is there to do?
Man (with accent): There's a hill you can walk up.

That's right, Sunday to Wednesday is a great time to go walking, but I don't care much for that so I checked out the Tourism Newfoundland site, it told me about all the great places to go walking.

This week, Bryan Hatt features and I emcee. Try the fish and chips.

No, YOU can't text and drive.

Ontario just banned the use of handheld devices while driving. Not a huge setback. We'll win this war eventually. Every so many years the man with the rubber stamp listens to a few people who can't drive and passes a new law.

Some countries still don't have cupholders in their vehicles because they think sippin' a Pepsi is going to send you into the ditch. The fact: It won't. What will send you into the ditch is holding the Taste of a New Generation between your legs at 80km/h.

What they don't tell you is that the day they began mass producing the Model T, some woman, or womanish man (to be fair) has been lobbying for something. in 1928 they almost outlawed toothpick-usage while driving. "Pick your teeth, pick your casket!" was the slogan. Seems silly, doesn't it? It didn't at the time. People got better at driving, and better at picking their teeth, and now nobody crashes on their way home from eating BBQ. Unless they had a few beers with their ribs. Don't drink and drive.

1. Graham will be competing in the Great Canadian Laugh Off (April 25 - May 3). Stay tuned for all the juicy details of that.

2. New video:

3. According the Discover Magazine, playing "Tetris" after a traumatic incident can greatly reduce flashbacks, a symptom of post-traumatic stress disorder. Unless of course the incident involved a family member being buried under a pile of bricks.

Check out "movie reviews" for something a little different this week. We're a little bit worried about Riley.

Comedy in Brantford? Yes.

Comedy in Brantford. You asked for it. You didn't want to take a taxi out of town. So Darren Frost (comedian) and Jamie Stephens (creator of brantNOW) put together a stellar show right here in the happiest city on Earth! There are a limited number of tickets and Darren, Jamie and I are all big fans of peer pressure, so these tickets are going fast.

The show is Friday February 20 in the ballroom at the Quality Inn (664 Colborne St, Brantford) Show up as early at 7pm. The show is going to start at 9pm. Then the party is going to move down into the Great North Bar & Grill (inside the hotel.)

Tickets are $20. Contact me for tickets, even if you think you don't want any. That's your mind playing tricks on you.