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Winston Spear is a Canadian stand-up comedian and actor from Toronto, Ontario. He is the winner of the 2003 Canadian Comedy Award for Best Male Stand-up and was a member of the cast of CTV sketch comedy show Comedy Inc..
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A spear is a pole weapon consisting of a shaft, usually of wood, with a pointed head. The head may be simply the sharpened end of the shaft itself, as is the case with fire hardened spears, or it may be made of a more durable material fastened to the shaft, such as flint, obsidian, iron, steel or bronze. The most common design for hunting or combat spears since ancient times has incorporated a metal spearhead shaped like a triangle, lozenge, or leaf. The heads of fishing spears usually feature barbs or serrated edges.
The word spear comes from the Old English spere, from the Proto-Germanic speri, from a Proto-Indo-European root *sper- "spear, pole". Spears can be divided into two broad categories: those designed for thrusting in melee combat and those designed for throwing (usually referred to as javelins).
The spear has been used throughout human history both as a hunting and fishing tool and as a weapon. Along with the axe, knife, and club it is one of the earliest and most important tools developed by early humans. As a weapon, it may be wielded with either one hand or two. It was used in virtually every conflict up until the modern era, where even then it continues on in the form of the bayonet, and is probably the most commonly used weapon in history.
Just for Laughs (French: Juste pour rire) is a comedy festival held each July in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1983, it is the largest international comedy festival in the world.
Just for Laughs was founded in 1983 by Gilbert Rozon as a two-day French language event. In 1985, Andy Nulman joined the festival's staff and introduced English language events as well; under Nulman's stewardship, the festival increased to a full month, with French-speaking performers during the first half, and English speakers in the second half. International and non-verbal acts (acrobats, pantomimes, etc.) are scattered throughout the program. In 1999, Nulman left the festival's full-time employ; however, he directed its major Gala Shows at the Saint-Denis Theatre every July, and remained on the board of directors of the festival's parent company. After an 11-year absence, Nulman returned to Just for Laughs in July 2010 as president of Festivals and Television.
Each day, performers, "New Vaudevillians" and other acts both vocal and visual perform throughout the city, particularly in the "Latin Quarter"—an area known for its theatres, cafés and boutique shopping. In the evenings, the nightclubs and live venue theatres offer special programs supporting the performers. Although Just for Laughs attracts spectators from around the world, many of those in the audience are talent scouts, booking agents, producers and managers from the entertainment industry. Performing at the festival is one of the biggest opportunities for undiscovered talent to showcase their act in front of industry professionals.
The Winnipeg Comedy Festival is an annual comedy festival, held in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Created by the Osborne Village Cultural Centre in collaboration with CBC Radio, performances from the festival are also broadcast as a radio series on CBC Radio One and as a television series on The Comedy Network.
Winston Spear at the Just For Laughs Festival
Winston Spear doing the Laundry Dance on Comedy Inc.
Canadian stand-Up comic Winston Spear incorporates his music writing talents into his act. In this segment of one appearance at the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival he demonstrates that talent along with his moves in interpretive dance.
Winston Spear from Comedy Inc. dances on stage at Goodhandy's for the fundraiser event, "Leather & Laughter".
Comedian Winston Spear at Yuk Yuk's Toronto. Twitter: http://bit.ly/1nyUb5r Subscribe to the Yuk Yuk's Channel http://goo.gl/3VmsBQ
Winston Spear at the Halifax Comedy Festival
Another hilarious short video from Comedian Winston Spear
Winston Spear: Dancing on the Edge of Obscurity
Original dance and music by Winston Spear, as seen on Just For Laughs on CBC. I uploaded this for a limited time only. If I upset the copyright holders of this clip, I will remove it right away. Please don't suspend my account!!
Burning Spear (Winston Rodney) - Slavery Days (Do you remember the days of slavery) This is one of the reggae classics.