PALMDALE NEXT STOP FOR RISING COMEDY STAR\Ex-bus driver on a roll as Shuckey Duckey.Byline: Jim Skeen Daily News Staff Writer Cecil Armstrong, a k a Shuckey Duckey Shuckey Duckey is the stage name of comedian Cecil Armstrong. He has appeared on "Def Comedy Jam". He has also been the ringmaster of the UniverSoul Circus. He is known for the catch phrase "Shuckey Duckey Quack Quack". , used to bill himself as "the funniest bus driver in America." With his comedy career rising, Armstrong quit his job driving a bus in Dallas to concentrate on his comedy. As Shuckey Duckey, a nerdy-looking guy with Clark Kent This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. Please help Wikipedia by adding references. See the for details. This article has been tagged since September 2007. black-framed glasses, Armstrong has built a career in comedy that has included performances on cable TV's "Showtime show·time or show time n. 1. The time at which an entertainment, such as the showing of a movie, is scheduled to start. 2. Slang The time at which an activity is to begin. Noun 1. at the Apollo" and "HBO's Def Comedy Jam Def Comedy Jam is a HBO television series produced by hip-hop entrepreneur Russell Simmons. The series had its original run from July 1, 1992 to January 1, 1997. The show has returned on HBO's fall lineup in 2006. ." "It's my persona on stage," Armstrong said of Shuckey Duckey. "He's a down-to-earth, everyday guy." Shuckey Duckey will be performing at 8:30 and 10 p.m. Thursday at Louisiana Hots, 2728 E. Palmdale Blvd. Tickets are $8. "I seldom talk about things that are current. I talk about things that have happened in my life," Armstrong said. "So much comedy is negative, so much comedy is people talking down. I want to leave you happy." At the end of his set, Armstrong goes from comedy to a more serious topic - African-American pride. "I want people to know there is more to me than standing up there and making them laugh," Armstrong said. The creation of Shuckey Duckey was spurred by Armstrong's thwarted thwart tr.v. thwart·ed, thwart·ing, thwarts 1. To prevent the occurrence, realization, or attainment of: They thwarted her plans. 2. attempt to cash in on the Wendy's restaurant chain's "Where's the beef?" ad campaign that became hot during the 1984 presidential campaign. Armstrong had arranged to sell "Where's the beef?" merchandise, but the Wendy's ad campaign was derailed before he could get started. "I wanted something I could control," Armstrong said. Armstrong turned to "shuckey duckey," a colloquialism colloquialism Vox populi A term of ordinary everyday speech, conversational. See Medical slang. he used as a way of adding emphasis to a statement. It's a phrase that can mean either disappointment or delight. "I had fliers put out in Dallas with 'shuckey duckey' to make it popular. It did get a little popular," Armstrong said. In 1987 Armstrong, with a character to go with his phrase, performed at an amateur night at a Dallas club. Armstrong spent a couple of years performing at clubs around Texas to learn the businesses. In 1991 he quit his bus driving job to concentrate on his comedy. In addition to the cable comedy specials, Armstrong's credits include "Family Matters," "Jake and the Fatman Jake and the Fatman was a television crime drama starring William Conrad as prosecutor Jason Lochinvar "Fatman" McCabe and Joe Penny as investigator Jake Styles. The series ran on CBS for five seasons from 1987 to 1992. is a spin-off of this series. " and "Knots Landing Knots Landing is a primetime television soap opera that aired for 14 seasons, from December 27 1979 to May 13 1993 on CBS. Set in a fictitious coastal suburb of Los Angeles in California, the show initially centered around the lives of four married couples residing in a ." CAPTION(S): PHOTO Photo (color) Cecil Armstrong Wants to make people happy |
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