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Funny-girl Gay Claitman is a comedy writer and performer whose latest show, Hey Seester, You Want My Sailor? is currently at the Harborfront Theatre
Funny-girl Gay Claitman is a comedy writer and performer whose latest show, Hey Seester, You Want My Sailor? is currently at the Harborfront Theatre

Funny-girl Gay Claitman is a comedy writer and performer whose latest show, Hey Seester, You Want My Sailor? is currently at the Harborfront Theatre

Date7/22/1975
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Original Toronto Star caption: Funny-girl Gay Claitman is a comedy writer and performer whose latest show, Hey Seester, You Want My Sailor? is currently at the Harborfront Theatre.
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She's pretty funny on stage, but Gay Claitman took us seriously when we put a quiz in front of her - she scored 13 out of 15. Gay and her partner, Nancy White, open in Ottawa in December
She's pretty funny on stage, but Gay Claitman took us seriously when we put a quiz in front of her - she scored 13 out of 15. Gay and her partner, Nancy White, open in Ottawa in December
11/16/1979
An acknowledged sucker for self-help books is Gay Claitman, 35, a writer and comedienne
An acknowledged sucker for self-help books is Gay Claitman, 35, a writer and comedienne
7/27/1978
Smoothie: Jamie Farr, with 11 years of sitcom experience from M A S H, is smoothly funny in Stage West's Weekend Comedy - light dessert fare
Smoothie: Jamie Farr, with 11 years of sitcom experience from M A S H, is smoothly funny in Stage West's Weekend Comedy - light dessert fare
4/8/1989
The incomparable Tallulah Bankhead returns Monday to the Royal Alexandra in Noel Coward's gay comedy, Private Lives
The incomparable Tallulah Bankhead returns Monday to the Royal Alexandra in Noel Coward's gay comedy, Private Lives
7/13/1946
Theatre's first lady talks...When Helen Hayes, the great actress currently appearing in Toronto, is called ''The First Lady of the American Stage'' (a(...)
Theatre's first lady talks...When Helen Hayes, the great actress currently appearing in Toronto, is called ''The First Lady of the American Stage'' (a(...)
11/4/1968
Triple play: Maurice E. Evans is directing one and acting in two of the three Bernard Shaw one-act plays currently sharing a bill at Factory Theatre Studio Cafe
Triple play: Maurice E. Evans is directing one and acting in two of the three Bernard Shaw one-act plays currently sharing a bill at Factory Theatre Studio Cafe
12/7/1992
John Candy: SCTV veteran is head writer for pilot NBC comedy to be aired June 2
John Candy: SCTV veteran is head writer for pilot NBC comedy to be aired June 2
6/23/1981
One of stars of Trafford Tanzi, a comedy about the battle of the sexes now playing at the Toronto Free Theatre, Henry Czerny scored 12 out of 15 on our quiz
One of stars of Trafford Tanzi, a comedy about the battle of the sexes now playing at the Toronto Free Theatre, Henry Czerny scored 12 out of 15 on our quiz
5/17/1984
Patricia Hamilton, who co-stars in the comedy ''Moo,'' opening at the Factory Theatre Jan
Patricia Hamilton, who co-stars in the comedy ''Moo,'' opening at the Factory Theatre Jan
12/20/1988
On the upper right, Aileen Haley, one of MGM's Ziegfeld girls, plays a gay, bold pirate
On the upper right, Aileen Haley, one of MGM's Ziegfeld girls, plays a gay, bold pirate
8/31/1946
Suzette Couture, comedienne. A partner in Joined at the Hip comedy review, she grew up Catholic, which gives you a very dogmatic and rigid view of the world. [Incomplete]
Suzette Couture, comedienne. A partner in Joined at the Hip comedy review, she grew up Catholic, which gives you a very dogmatic and rigid view of the world. [Incomplete]
2/14/1983
Comedy is his business: . . . and I won't have anybody telling me how to run my business, says Mark Breslin, who owns Yuk Yuks. Some comedians see nothing funny in his policy
Comedy is his business: . . . and I won't have anybody telling me how to run my business, says Mark Breslin, who owns Yuk Yuks. Some comedians see nothing funny in his policy
1/18/1984