Monkey Business
Question; what do you call a fully grown man who plays with toy monkeys?
Answer; Peter Boyce from Madd!1
I am in a business where some times you question its legitimacy as an adult occupation: the entertainment business. I have read where major movie actors did the same thing, questioning the fact that as a grown man you made a living pretending to be other people like some kid.
When I was shooting the recent commercials for the Madd comedy show, I felt that way. Here I am a grown man forty something years old dressed like an Indian trying to talk a puppet monkey into buying a ticket for a show. If any one had told me when I was a teen I would still be doing this stuff when I was forty I would have said “never”.
When I was nineteen just out of school I always figured by the time I was thirty which would have been really old, I would be done with the comedian clown thing. It just was not something I would see my self doing as an adult. Now, my next big age milestone will be fifty and I am still at it. When well it end? Can you imagine a 70 year old Ali Singh? It scares the hell out of me.
When I was shooting one of those TV ads with Alison Hinds where I was controlling the puppet monkey I broached the subject with her, she concurred that right now I had my hand up a monkey’s ass as part of my job and that seemed sort of weird. (Let me remind you here we are talking about a puppet monkey).
Yes you recognize where you have developed as a business person being part of major aggressive marketing strategies to attract patrons to shows and generate revenue, but take away the cameras and the lights and you are still really only a grown man talking to a toy. The truth is, while show business is a lot of hard work it is also fun. What other job can you do where you can play with a toy monkey and get paid for it too? This is one great monkey business!
1 You probably thought the answer was Michael Jackson,but no, He plays with Real monkeys!
If during the reading of this blog there is any thing I might have written which might have incensed or offended you, GET OVER IT! There are many things I read and hear in the media on a daily basis that I don't like either. SO DEAL WITH IT! You are welcome to leave your comments though. Make sure and come back yuh hear !!!...
December 3rd, 2007 at 8:18 am
Laughter is the best medicine, so they say. I’ve learnt that this isn’t really true but laughter does score right up there with eating healthy, lots of exercise and the rest of them. But if you are looking to disarm stress, laughter scores tops.
We are thankful to those who devote their lives for the entertainment of others and many of us recognize the dangers of walking the spot light. Shucks, when the light is turned on in the dance hall, we are all headed for cover. Kudos to all you who brave the spotlight and special mention to Madd Entertainment and Boyce Voice
Monkey Business
Mucking about even after forty
Offering tickets to a puppet monkey
Now Ali Singh questions playing the clown
Keeping up the jokes wearing his Indian gown
Entertaining people can be a noble career
You get to distress them and offer cheer
But for the performer it can be a façade
Using smiling faces when you’re feeling sad
So many people never get to see
Inside your heart, the real personality
Noble to cheer them and a hero you are
Every time you conjure smiles from afar
So pretend, make merry and live in abyss
Such is the life in the Monkey Business
Khaidji
BajanPoetry.com
December 3rd, 2007 at 4:11 pm
Michael not only plays with monkeys but from the looks of it he also spanks the monkey(s)
other people’s too
October 30th, 2009 at 10:37 pm
Yes I believed that “Laughter is the best medicine” as well as eating also healthy foods. Thank you for posting this information. more power!!!