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July 17-23, 2003 list cap Canned Hamm
Abbott and Costello, Laurel and Hardy, Bush and Cheney: Everyone knows that the combination of a fat guy and a skinny guy is comedy gold. Witness the mighty Canned Hamm, a Vancouver duo whose space-occupying dichotomy is reflected in the stage names: Big Hamm and Lil’ Hamm. Technically, what they do could be called "singing," since they do get onstage and sing, accompanied by possibly the world’s cheesiest backing tracks. But it’s their pale, pasty, hairy-chested version of Vegas razzle-dazzle that makes the show, whether they’re dragging unsuspecting women on stage to offer them a bubble bath or simply proclaiming the virtues of father-son bonding with slightly skewed sincerity. The approach has won them enough fans for their own tribute album, Canned Hamm’s Karazma Reimagined featuring the likes of New Pornographers, Bobby Conn, Carolyn Mark, Destroyer and Tennessee Twin, a feat that’s more impressive when you realize the Hamm only have one album to pay tribute to. Local openers Tim and Eric also contain one large and one not-so-large guy, while headliner Neil Hamburger is but one fellow of medium build. Let that be a warning to you. Sun., July 20, 9 p.m., $8, with Joe Derosa, Unkle Fucker, Neil Hamburger and Tim and Eric, 9 p.m., $8, The Khyber, 56 S. Second St., 215-238-5888. 
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