Scott Thompson

Celebs and Media, Queer stuff, Toronto

Sharkboy and I are on the patio of the Eagle playing our “Here’s Your Husband” game. Ive heard of many variations on this nightclubbing pastime but ours is as follows: The third person to walk by/come through that door/limp past you from the right, is your husband. The uglier the better because it garnishes all sorts of cruel comments from your friends. Hot guys that walk through usually are met with “That doesnt count” style grumblings. Yeah its childish and pubescent but we do it to stay young.

As I said, we’re at the Eagle. The last leatherbar in Toronto that doesnt enforce a dress code so you could be in your finest cowhide while standing beside twink tourists that just want to see old fat guys in their finest cowhides. Its Sharkboy’s turn and we’re counting guys coming through the doorway to the patio.

1… 2…

#3 steps through. Its Scott Thompson of Kids in the Hall fame. He almost timidly sits beside me on the patio bench.

Ive had two instances of contact with Mr Thompson. The first was when I was actually working as a doorman at the Eagle a few years back. My job was to ensure that patrons didnt bring drinks into the bathroom, so I was guarding the bar’s liquor license by standing in front of the loo doors and stopping people going in with bottles or glasses in their hands. One night I stopped Mr T (ha!) and said in my best Assistant Director voice: “Im sorry Mr Thompson, Ontario law now states that liquor is not allowed in non licensed areas.” Quite the mouthful to say to someone hell bent on wizzing.

He looks at me like I just asked him to pull a cat out of my ass.

“Im the Toilet Nazi. No drinks in there,” I condense.

He laughs. I made Scott Thompson laugh!

The last time was on the set of Prom Queen but that wasnt really contact.

Mr Thompson is sitting beside me and I turn to him and say “I loved you in Prom Queen.”

His eyes widen. I am pretty sure the best way to an actor (or blogger’s) heart is to mention the obscure stuff. We chat a bit and I introduce Mr Thompson to Sharkboy like we were Ryerson Acting School chums or something. “He’s your new husband,” I offer. Confusion. We explain our game to Scott and we turn our attention to the door again as its my turn to get married off. I wanted to go even more obscure on Scott’s head and say his voicework for RoboRoach was sublime but some guy went all ooglelygooey over Scott being in a leather bar (“I loved you man!”) and meanwhile my husband walked onto the patio.

Lets just say I won.

3 thoughts on “Scott Thompson

  1. Evil Panda

    You were also great as “Shockingly too old guy hanging out at Babylon” in QAF, too!

    Scott appears frequently in the States on “Tough Crowd” with Colin Quinn. He gets to be the token fag, and one of the few consistently funny guests.

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