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Stewart Francis

Canadian comedian, actor and writer

For the British comedian, see Stu Francis.

Stewart Francis is a Canadian comedian, actor and writer. Known for his deadpan delivery of irreverent one-liners and humorous wordplay,^[1]^[2] Francis has toured worldwide as a stand up, particularly in the US, the UK, and in his native Canada. He has made numerous appearances on mainstream British television in shows such as Live at the Apollo and Mock the Week. In the US, he was a regular guest on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.

Early life

Francis was born in St. Joseph's Health Centre in Toronto, and attended Eatonville Junior School, in Etobicoke.^[3] Both of Francis' parents are British.^[4]

Career

Stand-up

Francis has headlined all over North America and the United Kingdom. He has also performed in numerous venues worldwide, including Hong Kong, South Africa, and throughout Europe.^[5] On 6 June 2009 he performed on the Edinburgh section of Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow. Francis was

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Stu Francis

British comedian (born 1948)

For the Canadian comedian, see Stewart Francis.

Stuart G. G. Francis (born 30 January 1948 in Bolton,^[1]Lancashire, England) is a British comedian with a camp style of delivery who achieved celebrity as lead presenter on the children's television programme Crackerjack (1980–1984). His principal "co hosts" were initially the Krankies and later, on alternating editions, Basil Brush and The Great Soprendo. He went on to host Ultra Quiz in 1985 and Border TV's Crush a Grape in 1987, a children's game and variety show in a similar vein, if not carbon copy, to his era of Crackerjack. He also released a single in 1983 (rereleased in 1985) called "Ooh! I could crush a grape".^[2]^[3]

After attending Brownlow Fold Junior School and Smithills Base School, both in Bolton, he worked as a bluecoat entertaining guests at Pontins holiday camps. He then switched to comedy and appeared in summer seasons at clubs and in theatres.

Catchphrases

Francis had numerous catchphrases on Crackerjack, mostly bas

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Stewart Francis Interview

Stephanie Mackentyre Meets this Canadian comedian

Stewart Francis is a Canadian comedian, actor and writer. His parents are both British and they travelled independently to Canada and happened to meet in Toronto. His mother originates from Scotland, and he is immensely proud of his Scottish heritage. Stewart celebrated his first birthday in Prestonpans, East Lothian, where 90% of his family still live. At the age of 10 he spent almost a year at school in Edinburgh. Brought up in Canada he came to the UK to “hunt with the big dogs” of comedy. He’s lived in the UK now for over 10 years and still returns regularly to perform in Canada and the US, fitting his visits around his frequent tours of the UK. He says the British sense of humour and, in particular, their love of the underrated pun is one of the main reasons he moved to the UK. So how does his writing style change for his Canadian audiences?

“You do have to change the words for a Canadian audience, but not the humour. The reason I moved to the UK is that my humour resonates far more over here – tha