Ottawa was too polite and dull
by Sharkbyte on 2017-11-05National Arts Centre / Centre national des Arts - OttawaCarol Burnett is a legendary improvisational comedienne but not even she could a stayed Ottawa crowd into giving her material to work with. The evening turned into the Carol Burnett admiration and thanks society with little or no room to tell jokes or provide her with Material to respond to. The highlight of the show was impersonator Ooma God who came in Burnett drag and met her on stage. She's one classy woman for taking the chance on inviting the crowd so intimately into her show. All in all it was little more than a strained conversation with video clips from the show's history (including the mandatory awful NAC audio present at every show; deaf sound techs). It was a bit like a visit from your lovely aunt, full of family stories. Was it pleasant, yes. Was it a stage show, definitely no.