Lorne Elliott is a Canadian comedian

Comedian

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, musician

Musician

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, and award-winning playwright

Playwright

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Elliott first began performing in 1974, as a folk music

Folk music

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ian, under his full name of Chris Lorne Elliott; he later truncated his name so as to avoid being confused with Chris Elliott

Chris Elliott

Christopher Nash "Chris" Elliott is an American actor, comedian and writer. He is best known for his comedic sketches on Late Night with David Letterman, starring in the cult comedy series Get a Life and for his recurring role as Peter MacDougall on Everybody Loves Raymond...

. He soon teamed up with Kevin Blackmore (a.k.a. "Buddy Wasisname

Buddy Wasisname

A singer, songwriter, comedian, and dramatist, Buddy Wasisname is the stage name of Kevin Blackmore, a Canadian performer from Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada...

") to establish the comedic musical duo Free Beer

Free Beer (comedic musical duo)

Free Beer was a Canadian comedic musical duo, established in 1979 by a Newfoundland entertainer Kevin Blackmore and Lorne Elliott, who hails from Montreal. The duo toured throughout eastern Canada, from Newfoundland to Montreal, performing in bars and on university campuses. The duo separated in...

 (1979–1982), but he is best known for his 11 years as host of the CBC Radio

CBC Radio

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 program Madly Off in All Directions

Madly Off in All Directions

Madly Off in All Directions was a Canadian radio comedy show that aired for several years on CBC Radio One, featuring comedian Lorne Elliott. It formerly aired Sunday afternoons at 1PM , as well as on Saturday evenings on 6:30PM with repeats on Friday mornings at 11 AM...

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The Montreal Mirror

Montreal Mirror

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has described him as a "national treasure".

Discography

• Selections in All Directions, Volume 2
• Selections in All Directions
• More Lorne Elliott
• The Collected Mistakes II
• The Collected Mistakes