Dusty Owl Reading Series hosts Jeff Cottrill

Sunday, October 16, 2011 - 3:00pm

The Elmdale House
1084 Wellington Street W
Ottawa, ON

Dusty Owl Reading Series plays host to a Grouch on a Couch

The Dusty Owl Reading series will be bringing Toronto spoken word artist Jeff Cottrill back to Ottawa on October 16th.

Last seen in Ottawa at the Fringe Festival with his one-man show Grouch on a Couch, which debuted at the Fringe in June 2010, Jeff Cottrill is a satirical writer, performance poet, journalist and occasional actor based in Toronto. He has gigged in literary series throughout Ontario, England and parts of the U.S over the past decade, and recently had a role in an independent short film called "In the Can." With a darkly comic flavour, Jeff likes to make audiences laugh, cringe, or (preferably) both.

Jeff is the Literary Editor of Burning Effigy Press, through which he has authored four chapbooks, including the most recent, the book version of Grouch on a Couch; he has also recorded two spoken-word CDs and written theatre and film reviews for several Toronto publications, including EYE WEEKLY and NOW. TorontoPoets.com has called him "one of the funniest spoken-word artists in Canada". This is Jeff's third feature at Dusty Owl.

Jeff’s website is at www.jeffcottrill.com.

“A one–man panorama of rage and pop culture. Jeff Cottrill has high energy. Funny and sometimes frightening.”
– Katie Penrose, VIEW (Hamilton)

“A crude but delightfully funny inside look at one of the grouchiest characters in children’s television. Jeff Cottrill is creative and energetic and draws his audience in. Be sure to see this show… just leave the children at home!”
– Amanda Nesbitt, Artword (Hamilton)

“Hits on the perfect balance between slightly exaggerated, tell-it-like-it-is sarcasm, and it’s-funny-because-it’s-true humour.”
– Ashly Dick, Fully Fringed (Ottawa)

Details:
Jeff Cottrill at the Dusty Owl Reading Series
Sunday, October 16th, 3:00 PM
The Elmdale House, 1084 Wellington St. W
All ages: however, parental discretion is advised.