For the first time, we have a co-host-- it’s John Dunnigan! Our guest is the only one of its kind, Eric Haines, a classic one-man-band entertainer, stand-up stilt walker, artist-illustrator, comedian, juggler, unicyclist, guitarist, and variety artist. Eric has a bass drum slung on his back, a banjo over his shoulder, and plenty of bells and whistles everywhere else! Kids and adults have the chance to play along on maracas, spoons, and a special washboard equipped with a cowbell.
Eric began his career as a corporate entertainer in 1985. Then he went full time as a professional comedian in 1995. He now has over twenty-five years total experience working as an all-around entertainer, both as a comedian and in the professional fields of theater, children’s theater, school assembly programs, fairs and festival entertainment, school workshops and corporate entertainment.
Listen to Eric’s story, music, and comedy.
Show notes
- How Eric became a one-man-band
- When clients regard him as a great value,
- How he markets his shows
- That he becomes a multiple personality “disorder” when he transforms into multiple personalities by means of his various costumes
- He has hurt himself many times during his comedy shows
- His plan when he gets too old and weak to carry his 60-pound musical equipment
- When his body parts wear out for his physically-straining stunts, he plans to evolve into something else.
- Juggling is the most wearying
- What makes him different from the rest of the comedians
- He composes his own music and plays it while he’s walking on his stilts
- He draws pictures of himself
- He has a very strong drive to learn new things, a strong compulsion
- His secret to being multi-skilled and multi-talented
- His advice to young people who want to follow his footsteps
- He has learned to package his art
- His biggest challenge is how to market his shows
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