Manitoba’s most famous comedian of invention, Al Simmons, has translated the story of this popular comic opera from Italian to English and plays all the characters in his condensed version. Rosina is in love with the Count who is pretending to be someone else. Dr. Bartolo is determined to wed Rosina, and Figaro, the jack-of-all-trades barber, is having a bad hair day!
Wildly popular entertainer, inventor of astounding gadgets, and all around nutty guy Al Simmons delivers a big dose of daffy to your DVD player. Continuing in Al’s tradition of offbeat unpredictability here’s one hour of wackiness that can't fail to delight. Loopy vaudeville-inspired routines connect six madcap music videos mixing adult and children’s humour. The result is entertainment we can all enjoy. This is truly a tour-de-force of ingenious, charming silliness.
Santa Claus / Studpustle / Judge Oldengray
Seven-year-old Holly Stingley gives Santa Claus a sixteen-page wish list. When she wakes up to a measly orange under the Christmas tree, she takes Santa to court! Holly hires the meanest lawyer in town, Wiley Studpustle, to help her sue Santa for breach of promise. The courtroom fiasco drives Santa to quit, and leads Holly to a mysterious discovery... and the true spirit of Christmas.
Al Simmons
Fred Penner and Al Simmons meet a train station and discover a wonderful world inside a photo booth.
Himself
An in-depth look at Winnipeg's most enterprising children's entertainer, Al Simmons, modern high vaudevillian and cowboy hero. A film about an artist with a pioneer spirit and an infectious nature appreciated by both young and old.
Bob Dog
A young dog struggles to learn how to find a job.
The Kornstock comedy troupe sang song parodies, ad-libbed one-liners and transformed themselves into manic characters for appreciative audiences on TV, in night clubs and at fairs across North America from 1973 to 1976. This CBC National TV special was produced in 1976 about 5 months before their final performance.
