Ian Wright Live
On saturday night, I crammed into a painfully small wooden seat at Convocation Hall (U of T) and sat through an evening of 'humour and travel' with Ian Wright. Many of you may know Ian as the witty English host of OLN's Lonely Planet TV series (Now known in Canada as 'Pilot Guides').
What a great show! He was lively and interesting, and for most of the show, I forgot that I was crammed into a seat made for an 8 year old with no legs. I recommend watching his show any chance you can get.
Something interesting... his show is all about world travel, and this 'lecture' was geared towards people who have a globetrotting lifestyle, but do these people REALLY watch his show? Would world travellers take the time to watch a show about world travelling, or would they spend the money to purchase the extended cable package to get the network his show is on? Based on the audience questions after his lecture, the answer is clearly 'no'. Some questions were about his show and directly referred to scenes on his show, other questions had to do with the Simpsons, while others were general travel questions that any travel agent or passport officer would know. For the most part, the questions were boring and stupid, but that didn't take away from his lecture at all. I give it two thumbs up.