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| Author: | captain cab [ Mon Dec 17, 2012 7:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | City taxi driver dons comedy nose |
City taxi driver dons comedy nose and gets out puppets to entertain (and sometimes scare) passengers HE’S the driving force behind an unusual brand of cab-aret. An Edinburgh taxi driver has turned YouTube sensation after his in-cab comedy routine clocked up thousands of views online. Kenny “The Shuffler” Taylor has been dubbed Edinburgh’s funniest cabbie after a two-minute video clip – that sees him handle puppets, don a false nose and do comedy voices – went viral. • Watch the video here The footage sees the stand-up cabbie playing imaginary drums and dancing to Queen’s You’re My Best Friend while driving down Princes Street. He then surprises his backseat audience by popping on a novelty flashing nose before entertaining passers-by at traffic lights on Lothian Road with two colourful hand-puppets. He tells his passengers: “I’m known as the Shuffler. Mental, mental, chicken oriental. Psycho, psycho chicken in the micro...” Sean Horsburgh, one of those in the cab who uploaded the clip to the web, posted the caption: “So jumped in this cab yesterday hungover... And this is what happened hahah best taxi ride ever!” The clip, uploaded last month, has been viewed more than 5,600 times. Comments posted beneath the video ranged from “Crazy dude but funny as” to “I actually ended up in his cab last night – I was really scared”. In another online clip, Mr Taylor is seen blasting out a tune on the harmonica while driving along Bruntsfield Road. One admiring former passenger told how the comic cabbie’s high jinks had made his night. Thomas Figg, 29, a computer programmer from Morningside, stepped into Mr Taylor’s taxi on Thursday evening for a journey home from the Pleasance. “It was pretty much the most interesting taxi ride I have ever been on,” he said. “I had just met up with a friend, had some curry and was heading home to watch a movie. “We jumped in a taxi because the weather was rubbish. The show started as soon as the door closed and the fare light went on. “My friend didn’t know what to make of it. I felt like I had walked right into a Fringe show. “The puppets were amazing. More taxi drivers should use puppets. It makes a lovely difference from them complaining about the trams. “In a certain light maybe puppets, fake noses and harmonicas wouldn’t be appropriate, but it made my night.” And he added: “The delivery was fast-paced, he mixed poetry, stand-up and sound effects. He rushed from one joke to the next. You can see this man is dying to be on stage, in front of an audience. “He told jokes then, when the taxi stopped, his puppet would suddenly appear next to him. It was almost tempting to keep going on down the road, just to see what he did next. My only regret is I didn’t have a kazoo with me, or I would have joined him in a duet.” The Shuffler was unavailable for comment last night. If you know of Mr Taylor’s whereabouts, contact our newsdesk on 0131-620 8733. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDt5U8hoZtA http://www.scotsman.com/news/city-taxi- ... -1-2695468 |
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| Author: | Skull [ Mon Dec 17, 2012 7:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: City taxi driver dons comedy nose |
I know this guy, and he's a mad as a bag 'o' ferrets. He never used to be quite as bad but over the last few years, the stories I've heard are, shall we say, a little concerning.  I think he's pretty harmless, or at least, I hope he is. I'm not sure I would want to get in his taxi though.
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| Author: | wannabeeahack [ Mon Dec 17, 2012 8:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: City taxi driver dons comedy nose |
"driving without due care and attention" springs TAE mind... at the 2min mark of the vid he is clearly moving yet not in control (of the vehicle) |
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| Author: | Skull [ Mon Dec 17, 2012 9:26 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: City taxi driver dons comedy nose |
wannabeeahack wrote: "driving without due care and attention" springs TAE mind... at the 2min mark of the vid he is clearly moving yet not in control (of the vehicle) That would be the least of my worries.
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| Author: | Skull [ Mon Dec 17, 2012 11:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: City taxi driver dons comedy nose |
There's more... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sH_IKNYtH4A Oh deary me... 
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| Author: | towag [ Tue Dec 18, 2012 8:45 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: City taxi driver dons comedy nose |
Skull wrote: Must be the meds he's taking...... 
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| Author: | Skull [ Thu Dec 20, 2012 8:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: City taxi driver dons comedy nose |
towag wrote: Skull wrote: Must be the meds he's taking...... I'm thinking it's the meds he's not taking myself.
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| Author: | Tico [ Fri Dec 21, 2012 12:36 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: City taxi driver dons comedy nose |
he look real cabby not grumpy robot moan about weather and govenment i think he funy pasenger think he funy as wel he look like h from steps though so he not perfect |
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| Author: | Skull [ Fri Dec 21, 2012 1:26 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: City taxi driver dons comedy nose |
Tico wrote: he look real cabby not grumpy robot moan about weather and govenment i think he funy pasenger think he funy as wel he look like h from steps though so he not perfect He's a real cabby alright. I'm just not sure how many personalities are driving that taxi.
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| Author: | wannabeeahack [ Fri Dec 21, 2012 10:31 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: City taxi driver dons comedy nose |
Holding the steering wheel and facing forward makes me a bad cabbie then?... |
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| Author: | Tico [ Fri Dec 21, 2012 6:31 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: City taxi driver dons comedy nose |
wannabeeahack wrote: Holding the steering wheel and facing forward makes me a bad cabbie then?... i fraid so wannabe 
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| Author: | Skull [ Mon Dec 24, 2012 9:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: City taxi driver dons comedy nose |
And again... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpE11vTcASc And again... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caR7V5KBJ_A |
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| Author: | Tico [ Tue Dec 25, 2012 1:44 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: City taxi driver dons comedy nose |
he seem greet guy i like but i like fun people anyway |
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