Lunacy cabaret mayoral masquerade, centre of gravity, toronto. With the mayoral election occurring today, most media attention has been tightly focused on the three leading mayoral candidates. The mayor of toronto has finally admitted smoking crack cocaine but he attempted to explain it away by claiming he was drunk at the time. In may 20, gawker editor john cook received a tip that the mayor of toronto, rob ford, had a habit of smoking crack cocaine, that a video existed showing the mayor smoking crack, and that the. In march 2014, the true north times began a series of interviews with candidates for mayor of toronto, in the midst of scandals surrounding mayor rob ford. In april, the publication gained some notoriety for its coverage of the quebec election, often using mockery to express criticism against the governing party, the parti quebecois. The views, opinions and analyses expressed in the articles on national newswatch are those of the contributors and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of the publishers. He also speaks in tongues, pretends to find crack in the infamous esso station, and. Just before dawn on thursday morning, the authorities raided the sketchy apartment northwest toronto complex where mayor rob fords alleged. Toronto fringe mayoral debate draws unusual candidates debate brings some much needed humour to the upcoming elections from left to right.
Newoftheweird is for weird and wacky news from all over the world. Toronto fringe mayoral debate draws unusual candidates. Police just raided the complex where rob fords video. First there was slurpy, who was asked to star in a counterfeit crack. He was first elected to toronto city council in the 2000 toronto municipal election, and was reelected to his council seat twice. So if gawker cant come up with enough money to ring this owners bell, perhaps we can find a partner. We believe that torontonians are just as frustrated with the lack of meaningful discourse in this mayoral campaign as we are. Doug ford accuses mayor rob ford impersonator of stalking his mother. Rob ford impersonator at centre of bizarre stalking complaint from. I have spent some time thinking about how to respond to the news that rob ford is taking a short leave from his role as mayor and his campaign for reelection to get some help for his substance abuse problems.
Hint, its the mayoral candidate who says, it is not acceptable in this day and age to ignore the needs continue reading. Mayoral masquerade was hosted by dave mckay aka sketchy the clown, and took place at centre of gravity, 0 gerrard st. Sketchy the clown is one of the stars of lunacy cabaret, the head of the toronto festival of clowns and the type of person you find rooting around in your garba. Some left disappointed even with toronto mayor rob fords. Doug ford accuse sketchy the clown of stalking the mayors mother. One tour, when we were outside the crackhouse at 15 windsor drive. Rob ford, the pugnacious former mayor of toronto who gained international notoriety after he admitted smoking crack while in office, died on. Rob ford impersonator at centre of bizarre stalking complaint from doug ford claims he was followed by mayor a rob ford impersonator says he was filmed and followed by the mayor. The actor, who denies the allegation, was working as part of a crack. Carlie ritch mizz barbie bh, dave mckay sketchy the clown, chandler millard the duck puppeted. But for toronto mayor rob ford, with his sketchy history and the recent crack smoking scandal, its all just a day in the life. Candidates in the october 27, 2014 toronto mayoral election.
Doug ford would also make a terrible mayor, and that is partly because. A performer suitable for all audiences, unless there are children, prudes or intelligent people in the audience. Porn star nikki benz running against rob ford for toronto. The true north times endorses sketchy the clown for.
This isnt just the mayor of toronto smoking crack cocaine, after all. Toronto s municipal election is still six months away and its already spawned its first attack ad against infamous incumbent mayor rob ford. What mayoral candidates want to know about art torontoist. The fact that a satanic bus tour focused on torontos mayor exists. The campaign for olivia chow, the former new democrat mp whos seen as the frontrunner to unseat ford, released the ad this week attacking one of the keystone elements of his popularity, the belief hes in personal touch with citizens and their concerns. As toronto mayor rob ford kicks off reelection campaign. The 2014 toronto mayoral election took place on october 27, 2014. Dave mckay mckay is running under his real name, but he showed up to register in full clown costume, calling himself sketchy the clown. While torontonians are not sure what the outcome to monday nights election will be will people vote with their hearts on their sleeves, vote strategically or not vote at all. The comedian, best known in toronto for his character sketchy the clown, then. Doug ford accuse sketchy the clown of stalking the mayor s mother. Sketchy the clown for toronto mayor 2014 the problem is. And now the blunt, always drunk, idgaf, conservative canadian politician has gotten himself into a whole other set o.
If it takes the mayor of this great city to get you interested in this devil. Robert bruce ford may 28, 1969 march 22, 2016 was a canadian politician and businessman who served as the 64th mayor of toronto from 2010 to 2014. Toronto elected a new mayor on monday, oct 27 but not before the citys lunacy cabaret burlesqued the whole shebang saturday nights lunacy cabaret. Crackhead mayor rob ford dead at 46 national enquirer. Sketchy the clown david mckay is one of more than 65 people running for toronto mayor in the oct. Rob and doug ford accuse sketchy the clown of stalking the mayor s mother. He has a bunch of interesting ideas for how toronto can bounce back and become better than ever, and, yes, he is an actual clown. This new tour is set to start from the spot where sketchy the clown was. The long shots in torontos mayoral race the varsity. Nikki benz to register next week as toronto mayoral.
The editorial board at the true north times endorses none of these candidates, but instead, sketchy the clown. Candidates in the october 27, 2014 toronto mayoral. Sketchy seems to be the only candidate who realizes toronto is an utter mess in all aspects. Registration of candidates began on january 2, 2014, and ended september 12, 2014, at 2 pm. One reason for this is that he smokes crack cocaine. Latest bizarre candidate launches her bid to become toronto mayor and replace disgraced rob ford. Mayor rob ford seemed annoyed by questions about a photo that. Mckay, 50, a vaudeville performer also known as sketchy the clown. In a twist on the traditional election debate, cultural leaders took questions from mayoral candidates about arts place in the city. Ford started out denying the charges but then toronto police investigating drugdealing gangs came across video of the mayor lighting up a crack pipe. Incumbent mayor rob ford was running for reelection, but dropped out after being diagnosed with a tumour to instead run for city council in ward 2. Rob and doug ford accuse sketchy the clown of stalking the mayors mother. We recently had the chance to chat with sketchy the clown, a candidate for mayor of toronto who is sick of hearing comparisons between city hall and circuses.
Our 12th year may 31 june 4, 2017 at factory theatre. Embattled crack smoking mayor rob ford answers questions about his drug history before the mighty toronto city council. Sketchy the clown has been biking in toronto for over 10 years but not. Whos the sketchier mayoral candidate, doug ford or sketchy the clown. Before and after his term as mayor, ford was a city councillor representing ward 2 of etobicoke north. Torontoa weekend in the wild woods of kagawong sure skews your view of the toronto mayoral race. Theres a canadian porn star ready, willing and able to take his place come october. All those who have been preparing toronto mayor rob fords political coffin lo these many months are left, rather like the longsuffering hockey fans of this city, with nothing but the bitter ash of premature celebration in their mouths. But the toronto mayor made international news when rumors began that he was a crackhead. Rob fords goal of winning reelection as toronto mayor just got even harder. Rob ford, torontos conservative mayor, is a wild lunatic given to making bizarre racist pronouncements. Serious vaudevillian aims to bring the right kind of clown to the mayor s office. Which leaves john tory, doug ford, mizz barbie bitch and sketchy the clown. Rob ford impersonator at centre of bizarre stalking.
Comedy central and all related titles, logos and characters are. John tory and mayor rob ford each sent in questions. The guy whos been made fun of on every latenight talk show in the world, and whos currently in rehab. The toronto mayoral election is more than two months away, but voters. Toronto comedian dave mckay was participating in the rofo bus tour. Doug ford accuses mayor rob ford impersonator of stalking. Lunacy cabaret friends, supporters and recommendations.
Many clowns run for mayor of toronto some even win but very few are the real deal. Photos lunacy cabaret mayoral masquerade, toronto, oct 25 2014 photos by jess desaulnierslea. As a performer i portray a drug and alcohol abusing clown who makes sexually inappropriate comments. Toronto teen morgan baskin looks to shake up mayoral race just as serious, but in a completely silly way, is dave mckay, better known as sketchy the clown. The clown prince of toronto city hall is not dead yet. Don cherry on what torontonians should do with their crack smoking mayor.