The Williamson Playboys
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The Williamson Playboys are a Canadian musical comedy duo made up of Canadian The Second City
alum Doug Morency
and Paul Bates
. They won the 2004 Canadian Comedy Award for Best Comedic Play.
As the Williamson Playboys, Bates and Morency play "the oldest living father-son cajun music duo" who are both over 100 years old, and who claim to have invented every genre of music of the modern era. Their act is a combination of anecdotes and their own songs, with Bates playing a tuba and Morency (the son) a ukelele.
The Second City
The Second City is a improvisational comedy enterprise which originated in Chicago's Old Town neighborhood.The Second City Theatre opened on December 16, 1959 and has since expanded its presence to several other cities, including Toronto and Los Angeles...
alum Doug Morency
Doug Morency
Doug Morency is a Canadian improviser. A former member of comedy troupe The Second City and The Williamson Playboys with fellow Second City alum Paul Bates...
and Paul Bates
Paul Bates
Paul Bates is an American actor. He is most known for his minor roles in 8 Mile, True Romance and Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story.He is also known for playing Oha in the 1988 film Coming to America.-External links:...
. They won the 2004 Canadian Comedy Award for Best Comedic Play.
As the Williamson Playboys, Bates and Morency play "the oldest living father-son cajun music duo" who are both over 100 years old, and who claim to have invented every genre of music of the modern era. Their act is a combination of anecdotes and their own songs, with Bates playing a tuba and Morency (the son) a ukelele.