You wouldn't expect the world of pugilism to be known for its funnymen. Or would you? Muhammad Ali always had the gift of gab and made sportswriters laugh. The latter-day George Foreman was flat-out hilarious. Tex Cobb was pretty funny, too. And even Mike Tyson, when not biting opponents' ears off or tattooing his face, has shown he's got a funny bone, too, with his appearances in Who's the Boss? and The Hangover and on Jimmy Kimmel Live. But a boxer as a stand-up comic? There might be others out there, but I only know of one: Vancouver's Brad "Shlomo McPeakowitz" McPeake. I first saw Brad, as he was then known, at the old Urban Well, and he killed with a unique old-timey literate style of spoken word comedy. He placed highly in at least one comedy competition that I recall. And then he disappeared from the comedy scene.Whither Brad McPeake? Well, he came back to comedy as Shlomo McPeakowitz, embracing his Jewish heritage. I believe he even fights under that name. Which brings us to his boxing career. I wouldn't call him a tomato can (to his face, anyway), but let's just say his boxing record is hardly reminiscent of a young Tyson. But he can take a punch, that's for sure. (I can't, which is why I wouldn't say that to his face.)
Shlomo considers himself a real-life Rocky Balboa only minus, you know, the dramatic wins against big-time opponents. But he's a dreamer. He's got some big news to discuss in that area, so you'll want to tune in tonight to hear all about it. He's even bringing along a 4-person documentary film crew to record it for posterity.
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