Riddim & Ryme Sunday 11th 9 pm (8 Jamaica time)! with Joan Hutchinson

[JoanAH]

Re: Riddim & Ryme Sunday 11th 9 pm (8 Jamaica time)! with Joan Hutchinson

Originally posted by DatBumpyHeadGyal:
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Originally posted by SistahD:
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Originally posted by evanovitch:
[qb] Ms Bumpy Head, in case i do not mek it back een fi 5pm, mek mi welcome u an ax u mi question dem ....


how do u react to the title of 'Ms Lou's lady-in-waiting' so to speak.....set to take up where she left off


I'll take the last questin first. What is it like working with Oliver... fantastic. Ilove him. he is great, he is agodfather to all of us, he is very giving, very encouraging, and just plain wonderful and big hearter. If you are doing something and he thinks it is not working, he will call you aside and gently suggest something else to you. He is an icon.

Miss Lou's ' lady in waiting'??? oh that is such a great honour, but just like there can never be another Bob Marley, there can never be another Miss Lou. Ilove honourand respect her and thank her sincerely for opening the doors and paving the way for people like me... but I am a humble soul and I coujld never think of myself as repl.acing Miss Lou. Nobody can do that.

Whya am I not in the movies??? I don't know... but nothing happens before the right time. I was supposed to play a part in a movie which never happened.

yYou can't really earn full time from comedy in Jamaikca, and most actors actresses and comedians have to have another job.

and how does one make it as a comedienne in Jamaica....for that matter , as a lady of the stage...what changes have u seen over the years in terms of earning possibilities etc....it would seem that people in the arts still have to have a fulltime profession and do the stage as a passion....or is that an erroneous view


how come someone of ur immeasurable talents not showing up in the few movies we see being made in the island...is this not an area u r interested in or what....

an finally, what is it like to act across from Oliver...is he juss plain funny allllll di time [/qb]

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[SistahD]

Re: Riddim & Ryme Sunday 11th 9 pm (8 Jamaica time)! with Joan Hutchinson

Do you have any upcoming tours planned for the US - Canada and the UK?

[SistahD]

Re: Riddim & Ryme Sunday 11th 9 pm (8 Jamaica time)! with Joan Hutchinson

Other than the obvious Miss Lou and Oliver, are there any other personages (famous or otherwise) who helped mold you into he person you are today?

[JoanAH]

Re: Riddim & Ryme Sunday 11th 9 pm (8 Jamaica time)! with Joan Hutchinson

Originally posted by SistahD:
[qb] Joan - how did you get started as a comedienne? Was this just something that came naturally as you were growing up, or was there something more to developing the talent? [/qb]

I think there was a bit of natural talent to start with but I bveleive my skills of observation have served me well. I think people are really funny. I have a very strong interest in the Behavioural Sciences, in fact right now I am doing a Madsters in Communication for the Behavioural Scences and have done a fair amount of academic work in Sociology and Psychology. I just love to observbe people because I beleive our lives are like large stages and there is always some great play going on. But I did do a short stint at the Drama school here and I have worked with many of the great Jamaican actors and actresses.

[SistahD]

Re: Riddim & Ryme Sunday 11th 9 pm (8 Jamaica time)! with Joan Hutchinson

You mentionned the need to have a regular source of income to maintain as a comedienne / actor etc., what do you currently do with the Jamaica National Building Society - what exactly is the Creative Unit?

[JoanAH]

Re: Riddim & Ryme Sunday 11th 9 pm (8 Jamaica time)! with Joan Hutchinson

Originally posted by SistahD:
[qb] Other than the obvious Miss Lou and Oliver, are there any other personages (famous or otherwise) who helped mold you into he person you are today? [/qb]

My parents have been the greates influences o my life. My mom has a lot of acting in her. Both parents have done a number of television commercials, but my mom sings welland is a great 'unsung' actress and writer. I grew up with that kind of creativity. Additionally, part of the reason my self esteem is so intact is that my mother beleivbed very early that I can do all things as long as I set my mind to it. So I have this sense of being able to accomplish anything I set my mind to.

Underlying all of that however is a genuine concern for the human spirit and.. I realy dont take myself, other people and life too seriously.. I have learnt to look at the good side and the brignt side of everything and everysituation

[SistahD]

Re: Riddim & Ryme Sunday 11th 9 pm (8 Jamaica time)! with Joan Hutchinson

How do you find time for 'Joan' between performing, work, studies and the other commitments you have?

[JoanAH]

Re: Riddim & Ryme Sunday 11th 9 pm (8 Jamaica time)! with Joan Hutchinson

Originally posted by SistahD:
[qb] You mentionned the need to have a regular source of income to maintain as a comedienne / actor etc., what do you currently do with the Jamaica National Building Society - what exactly is the Creative Unit? [/qb]

Many companies outsource their marketing and advertising to an agency. Jamaica National Building Society created its own inhouse agency to handle those areas. In the Creative Unit we conceptuals, design, advise on aMarketing and promotions, plan and execute events etc. I really enjoy it. The people I work with are extremely creative. So we do tv and radio ads, billboard,s press ads, flyers, and we plan really exciting and creative events. Have you seen the new commercials for JN Money transfer featuring Elephant Man?? All that is conceptualized and executed by my office.

[SistahD]

Re: Riddim & Ryme Sunday 11th 9 pm (8 Jamaica time)! with Joan Hutchinson

What do you see is the greatest 'need' towards helping Jamaicans help themselves, especially in areas such as Trenchtown?

[JoanAH]

Re: Riddim & Ryme Sunday 11th 9 pm (8 Jamaica time)! with Joan Hutchinson

Originally posted by SistahD:
[qb] How do you find time for 'Joan' between performing, work, studies and the other commitments you have? [/qb]

Lucky for me sometimes my personal life is wrappd up in my work. For example if I have to go out of town for an even, I insist that provisions are made for my partner and my baby. So then it becomes afamily weekend.I am a real hmebody and I love coming home to my child and my partner, doing some gardeneing, preparing dinner, rearranging the house. Sometimes also.. you just have to go on lockdown and say to the rest of the world... no I am not available on Friday because that is family time.

If you have it all and nothing to come home to ... what's the point

[SistahD]

Re: Riddim & Ryme Sunday 11th 9 pm (8 Jamaica time)! with Joan Hutchinson

What message would you (or do you) send to the youth coming up, regardless of geography?

[Shefreen Clarke]

Re: Riddim & Ryme Sunday 11th 9 pm (8 Jamaica time)! with Joan Hutchinson

Hi Joan, and welcome to Jamaicans.com. [img]/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

Where did you do most of your studies? How many languages do you speak?

[yardy]

Re: Riddim & Ryme Sunday 11th 9 pm (8 Jamaica time)! with Joan Hutchinson

DatBumpyHeadGyal. Howdy, mi jus a come [img]/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] how yuh do [img]/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[Shefreen Clarke]

Re: Riddim & Ryme Sunday 11th 9 pm (8 Jamaica time)! with Joan Hutchinson

Do you find it difficult working with the youths in the ghetto?

[SistahD]

Re: Riddim & Ryme Sunday 11th 9 pm (8 Jamaica time)! with Joan Hutchinson

Yuh knoa... we only get sporadic nice weather for a couple months... I think most of the regular Sunday evening crew are out enjoying the warm summer air! [img]/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]