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stated: "Judging by the reviews and pop culture references to his on stage character, Ramsey is a budding star with his delightful sense of comedic timing and delivery, razor sharp wit and gift of physical comedy." A two-month run was followed by a tour of the
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newspaper reported that, one week after Ramsay announced he was getting married, the woman identified as his fiancée, Keisha Shaw, claimed that he was using her name to dispel rumours that he was gay. He, however, maintained that they shared a relationship and were in love. Ramsay refuses either to
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s columnist wrote: "Locally, Shebada's culture reign continues unabated. He needs his own
Twitter following. I finally saw GhettOut way late in the run. Loved it! The show continues to pack the house and deliver the raucous roar of the audience. Jamaica is one of the most complicated places in the
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reviewed the play by saying: "Multi-talented Keith Ramsay is the pulsing heart of the show. He is the ever present next door neighbour who appears male yet seems to personify the stereotype that is ghetto female. The question of his sexuality is perhaps answered best by 'Shebada' himself, when he
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said: "one of the hardest skills for an actor to master is the spontaneous reaction; Ramsay does it effortlessly, creating on-the-fly responses to heckling patrons while keeping one ear in the scene. Though young, his experience as a comedian shows in his intuitive knowledge of what the audience
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world because who would predict that the leading theatrical export (bigger than Oliver Yu Large, Miss Lou, etc combined) would be the gay-baiting caricature from a place proclaimed to be one of the most homophobic on Earth. Explain that!" The
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sees." The review adds: "If most of the (Stages) company's success can be attributed to business acumen, the remainder must go to the talent of their stars, especially one Keith Ramsay. Pop sociologist
85:, debuted in July 2007. The play was based on the journey of Shebada, a country boy, to the big city, where he finds a room in a tenement yard occupied by a seedy and diverse group of characters. The
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says the difference between mediocrity and genius in any field is 10,000 hours of practice. As 'Shebada', Ramsay is racking up the hours, and all that practice has made him very funny."
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