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09-07-2006, 07:45 PM
I saw something that you might want to read. here it is:
Out of the 'House'
'Full House' roots enhance Coulier's standup routine
By DANIEL PIKE
STAFF WRITER
Published Thursday, September 07, 2006
It's hard to escape "Full House." The squeaky clean, often ludicrously cute family sitcom is in perpetual syndication and has become an indelible pop culture touchstone.
So who could blame actor Dave Coulier, who played comedian Joey Gladstone through the show's 1987-95 run, if he wished to put the whole thing behind him?
Coulier, 46, doesn't resist the "Full House" connection. In fact, he fully embraces the show's phenomenal longevity, even if the time-warp nature of the constant reruns finds Coulier forever trapped in some questionable fashion situations.
"I get to walk around with a mullet for the rest of my life," Coulier says.
Coulier brings his standup show Friday and Saturday to Springfield, where he is the featured act for the Funny Bone's seventh anniversary celebration.
For years, "Full House" fans have clamored for a reunion show featuring the cast, notably Coulier, Bob Saget, John Stamos, Jodie Sweetin, Lori Loughlin, Candace Cameron Bure and Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, whose shared role as toddler Michelle Tanner shot the twins to megastardom.
Coulier says a standard reunion show is unlikely - most in the cast have active careers, so it would be difficult to coordinate schedules and spark interest. But Coulier's in the middle of the next-best thing, an upcoming documentary about "Full House" that recently brought the full cast together for the first time in 11 years.
Coulier is directing the film, which will be called "Cut it Out" - a catchphrase Coulier debuted on the Nickelodeon show "Out of Control" and regularly dropped into "Full House." The movie features interviews with the actors, behind-the-scene stories and the perspective of viewers.
"We were kind of kicking (the reunion) idea around yesterday," Coulier says of the cast gathering. "Stamos said to me, 'You know, no one else could get us all together other than one of us. We really have to make a pact that we'll only do these types of projects for each other.'"
Coulier says that sort of personal commitment is part of the reason he still holds "Full House" in high regard.
"I have some of the best friends in my life from that show, and we really bonded together and became kind of an off-screen dysfunctional family as well," he says. "I'm really grateful that I've made some lifetime relationships with people - I know it sounds sappy - that I love and care about."
Growing up in Catholic schools prompted Coulier to craft a largely clean comedy act. It might be a little spicier than Coulier's acting, hosting and voice work for children's shows and cartoons, but it's mostly PG-13. He's even planning what he calls a "Clean Guys of Comedy Tour," which he hopes will tap a largely ignored market of standup fans.
"When I'm in the locker room with my buddies, there's a place and a time for (rough) language," Coulier says. "But I was always terrified that my mom or my grandmother was going to be sitting on the front row when I walked out on stage. That thought has kind of permeated my career, and it still kind of stays with me.
"I think there's a real need for that, and I think people are so appreciative when you can stand on a stage for an hour and not have four-letter words every other sentence."
Out of the 'House'
'Full House' roots enhance Coulier's standup routine
By DANIEL PIKE
STAFF WRITER
Published Thursday, September 07, 2006
It's hard to escape "Full House." The squeaky clean, often ludicrously cute family sitcom is in perpetual syndication and has become an indelible pop culture touchstone.
So who could blame actor Dave Coulier, who played comedian Joey Gladstone through the show's 1987-95 run, if he wished to put the whole thing behind him?
Coulier, 46, doesn't resist the "Full House" connection. In fact, he fully embraces the show's phenomenal longevity, even if the time-warp nature of the constant reruns finds Coulier forever trapped in some questionable fashion situations.
"I get to walk around with a mullet for the rest of my life," Coulier says.
Coulier brings his standup show Friday and Saturday to Springfield, where he is the featured act for the Funny Bone's seventh anniversary celebration.
For years, "Full House" fans have clamored for a reunion show featuring the cast, notably Coulier, Bob Saget, John Stamos, Jodie Sweetin, Lori Loughlin, Candace Cameron Bure and Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, whose shared role as toddler Michelle Tanner shot the twins to megastardom.
Coulier says a standard reunion show is unlikely - most in the cast have active careers, so it would be difficult to coordinate schedules and spark interest. But Coulier's in the middle of the next-best thing, an upcoming documentary about "Full House" that recently brought the full cast together for the first time in 11 years.
Coulier is directing the film, which will be called "Cut it Out" - a catchphrase Coulier debuted on the Nickelodeon show "Out of Control" and regularly dropped into "Full House." The movie features interviews with the actors, behind-the-scene stories and the perspective of viewers.
"We were kind of kicking (the reunion) idea around yesterday," Coulier says of the cast gathering. "Stamos said to me, 'You know, no one else could get us all together other than one of us. We really have to make a pact that we'll only do these types of projects for each other.'"
Coulier says that sort of personal commitment is part of the reason he still holds "Full House" in high regard.
"I have some of the best friends in my life from that show, and we really bonded together and became kind of an off-screen dysfunctional family as well," he says. "I'm really grateful that I've made some lifetime relationships with people - I know it sounds sappy - that I love and care about."
Growing up in Catholic schools prompted Coulier to craft a largely clean comedy act. It might be a little spicier than Coulier's acting, hosting and voice work for children's shows and cartoons, but it's mostly PG-13. He's even planning what he calls a "Clean Guys of Comedy Tour," which he hopes will tap a largely ignored market of standup fans.
"When I'm in the locker room with my buddies, there's a place and a time for (rough) language," Coulier says. "But I was always terrified that my mom or my grandmother was going to be sitting on the front row when I walked out on stage. That thought has kind of permeated my career, and it still kind of stays with me.
"I think there's a real need for that, and I think people are so appreciative when you can stand on a stage for an hour and not have four-letter words every other sentence."