Christopher Lorne Elliott, known by his stage name Lorne Elliott is a

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, and award-winning

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. He is best known for his 11 years as host of the

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program ''

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''.

Career

Elliott first began performing in 1974, as a

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ian, under his full name of Chris Lorne Elliott; he later truncated his name so as to avoid being confused with

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. He soon teamed up with Kevin Blackmore (a.k.a. "

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") to establish the comedic musical duo

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(1979–1982), before joining the CBC. The ''

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'' has described him as a "national treasure".Theatre: Boards a-Burning
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Discography

*''The Collected Mistakes'' *''The Collected Mistakes II'' *''More Lorne Elliott'' *''Selections in All Directions'' *''Selections in All Directions, Volume 2''

References

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