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Comedian Jean-Paul Is living high on the Fringe

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Caribbean Humour Is Winning In The Fringes By Stephen Weir - Caribbean Camera After a week of non-stop plays the annual Toronto Fringe Festival has a run-away comedy hit with a Caribbean Canadian connection.    Coconuts, Cedar Trees and Maple Leaves   starring Trinidadian born comic Jean-Paul and Lebanese funnyman  Habib Siam  has been sold out almost every performance for the past six days, and patrons are being turned away! “Right after our preview performance last week, the show has been sold out – it is a small venue and they have had to turn away people,” Jean-Paul told the Camera.    “Before we did our first performance, I thought this would be a one-off thing.    But the response has been so so good, we are looking at taking this out to other cities and other festivals.”   “This is a lot of fun and a much different experience for us in terms of the people taking in the show. They see our performance as theatre, which is a long way from Improv in a comedy club.”