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JWA has spent 1999 & 2000, performing two shows a day, six days a week, at Country Tonite in Branson, Missouri. His duties included excerpts from his regular stand-up routine, as well as hilarious musical impersonations of Shania Twain, and "The King", Elvis Presley. "I enjoyed the chance to bring my original humor to this type of venue, and I had fun exploring my ability to play characters," says the cowboy comic. "It was incredible to be part of such a talented team. The challenge was to be funny while keeping the jokes squeaky clean, not even the slightest innuendo was allowed, to maintain a standard of entertainment that was suited for the entire family," says Austin. This was his first time working in a choreographed production, and also to perform as a vocalist in the shows finale, with the entire cast. |
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In both years at the theatre, Austin wrote comedy skits for the annual Country Tonite Christmas Show. "In '99, Minnie Pearl got a make-over, and Randolph the redneck plumber saved Christmas by rescuing Santa’s computer from the Y2K bug," recalls John Wesley. "In 2000, I wrote a satire of Charles Dicken’s A Christmas Carol, involving the election and many other topical references." "When I was putting together the sketches, I used a combination of parodies, one-liners, and I gave the entire cast the opportunity to be in the comedy spotlight!" |
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