this comedy troupe Lampoon’s celebrities politicians and everyone in between an
politicians and everyone in between an
politicians and everyone in between an acronym which is a word form from the
acronym which is a word form from the
acronym which is a word form from the initial letter of a descriptive phrase
initial letter of a descriptive phrase
initial letter of a descriptive phrase like scuba or laser or milf hi I’m
like scuba or laser or milf hi I’m
like scuba or laser or milf hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking
watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking
watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with Don Ferguson of the Royal Canadian
with Don Ferguson of the Royal Canadian
with Don Ferguson of the Royal Canadian Air Force to learn how this show became
Air Force to learn how this show became
Air Force to learn how this show became an iconic part of Canadian culture what
an iconic part of Canadian culture what
an iconic part of Canadian culture what do you think it is about Air Farce that
do you think it is about Air Farce that
do you think it is about Air Farce that kind of embedded you in Canadian culture
kind of embedded you in Canadian culture
kind of embedded you in Canadian culture the simple answer to that is because it
the simple answer to that is because it
the simple answer to that is because it lasted a long time that’s really what a
lasted a long time that’s really what a
lasted a long time that’s really what a lot of what culture is you know is that
lot of what culture is you know is that
lot of what culture is you know is that it just like wallpaper you know if you
it just like wallpaper you know if you
it just like wallpaper you know if you grow up in a house with this wallpaper
grow up in a house with this wallpaper
grow up in a house with this wallpaper in the living room somehow that becomes
in the living room somehow that becomes
in the living room somehow that becomes part of you as your as you’re growing up
part of you as your as you’re growing up
part of you as your as you’re growing up but I think the success of Air Farce we
but I think the success of Air Farce we
but I think the success of Air Farce we really owe that to our ability to listen
really owe that to our ability to listen
really owe that to our ability to listen when we were the Jets aside even before
when we were the Jets aside even before
when we were the Jets aside even before we came here for us we were an
we came here for us we were an
we came here for us we were an improvised comedy show and we only had
improvised comedy show and we only had
improvised comedy show and we only had half a show then we’d ask the audience
half a show then we’d ask the audience
half a show then we’d ask the audience at the end of the first day what would
at the end of the first day what would
at the end of the first day what would you like to see in the second half and
you like to see in the second half and
you like to see in the second half and almost invariably the audience wanted to
almost invariably the audience wanted to
almost invariably the audience wanted to know stuff that was kind of in the news
know stuff that was kind of in the news
know stuff that was kind of in the news it could be serious news it could be
it could be serious news it could be
it could be serious news it could be celebrity gossip news it could be
celebrity gossip news it could be
celebrity gossip news it could be something that happened in sports and
something that happened in sports and
something that happened in sports and basically that’s all we did our entire
basically that’s all we did our entire
basically that’s all we did our entire career is listen for the audience they
career is listen for the audience they
career is listen for the audience they didn’t ask for comedy that was
didn’t ask for comedy that was
didn’t ask for comedy that was fictitious character is living
fictitious character is living
fictitious character is living fictitious lives so they wanted to see
fictitious lives so they wanted to see
fictitious lives so they wanted to see what quotes real people did like
what quotes real people did like
what quotes real people did like politicians or celebrities or whatever
politicians or celebrities or whatever
politicians or celebrities or whatever and so we became impersonators and
and so we became impersonators and
and so we became impersonators and political satirist sand social satirist
political satirist sand social satirist
political satirist sand social satirist so what made you and Roger originally
so what made you and Roger originally
so what made you and Roger originally want to write the book we talked about
want to write the book we talked about
want to write the book we talked about it over the years to tell the story of
it over the years to tell the story of
it over the years to tell the story of Air Force because over the years people
Air Force because over the years people
Air Force because over the years people would ask is how did you guys start
would ask is how did you guys start
would ask is how did you guys start where do you get your ideas from where
where do you get your ideas from where
where do you get your ideas from where did you meet all that kind of stuff then
did you meet all that kind of stuff then
did you meet all that kind of stuff then we kept thinking else one day we’ll get
we kept thinking else one day we’ll get
we kept thinking else one day we’ll get around to doing all that but because the
around to doing all that but because the
around to doing all that but because the show kept going we never cut around to
show kept going we never cut around to
show kept going we never cut around to it and of course the longer the show
it and of course the longer the show
it and of course the longer the show went on the more there was to tell
went on the more there was to tell
went on the more there was to tell finding when the series ended we just
finding when the series ended we just
finding when the series ended we just didn’t do anything for about a year and
didn’t do anything for about a year and
didn’t do anything for about a year and then an agent approached us and said
then an agent approached us and said
then an agent approached us and said well you guys ought to do the book
well you guys ought to do the book
well you guys ought to do the book unfortunately at the time we didn’t know
unfortunately at the time we didn’t know
unfortunately at the time we didn’t know that no it but Roger was actually quite
that no it but Roger was actually quite
that no it but Roger was actually quite sick and he got progressively worse and
sick and he got progressively worse and
sick and he got progressively worse and he died a few months later when we had
he died a few months later when we had
he died a few months later when we had not got very far into the book at all
not got very far into the book at all
not got very far into the book at all after you died I mean I just put the
after you died I mean I just put the
after you died I mean I just put the book totally out of my mind until the
book totally out of my mind until the
book totally out of my mind until the publisher called me in May and said well
publisher called me in May and said well
publisher called me in May and said well we gonna do anything with this I really
we gonna do anything with this I really
we gonna do anything with this I really wanted to do the book I felt I owed it
wanted to do the book I felt I owed it
wanted to do the book I felt I owed it to Roger more than ever to get the story
to Roger more than ever to get the story
to Roger more than ever to get the story out and sort of put a pin in Air Farce
out and sort of put a pin in Air Farce
out and sort of put a pin in Air Farce this is what it has been this is what
this is what it has been this is what
this is what it has been this is what for all practical purposes of was and
for all practical purposes of was and
for all practical purposes of was and with his death it kind of it was a
with his death it kind of it was a
with his death it kind of it was a natural kind of spark nobody care but
natural kind of spark nobody care but
natural kind of spark nobody care but Air Farce more than Roger did nobody
Air Farce more than Roger did nobody
Air Farce more than Roger did nobody worked harder at it and with his death
worked harder at it and with his death
worked harder at it and with his death there’s definitely a really important
there’s definitely a really important
there’s definitely a really important life went out of the group thank you
life went out of the group thank you
life went out of the group thank you very much thank you want to lick my
very much thank you want to lick my
very much thank you want to lick my Toblerone the last guy he was here at
Toblerone the last guy he was here at
Toblerone the last guy he was here at the policeman Coleman
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