Video transcript:

Say this for Doug Ford. He has no sense of humour. Irony, maybe.

He says he’s mangling Toronto City Council because it’s a “comedy show.” That’s a term from the ’50s, where he belongs, though he wasn’t born yet. He may have meant clown show.

But even someone with a minimal sense of humour would know the only image that springs to mind when you say comedy or clown about Toronto City Hall is the Rob and Doug show. Rob running around in a track suit. Doug chugging behind.

Rob in fact had a sense of humour though the mess in his psyche distorted it horribly.

He knew what a one-liner was even if his judgment about what’s funny was abominable.

He was a born performer, too blasted out of his mind to use it effectively.

Doug on the other hand never attempts one-liners or performance and his ear is pure tin. Rob had an undeniable joie de vivre that drew people to him but his tragic flaw, or one of many, was his desperate, infantile need for attention. He was a drama queen. Doug has no tragic dimension, or any dimensions. He’s flat. Boxy at best. His emotional range runs from bitter to vengeful.

He probably thinks humour is overrated.

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Rick Salutin is a freelance writer and columnist for the Star about all things current affairs and politics. He is based in Toronto. Reach him on email: ricksalutin@ca.inter.net

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