Canada香蕉视频直播檚 duct-tape loving handyman may be ripe, but he香蕉视频直播檚 not ready to retire.

The thought of Red Green sitting by a beach sipping a mojito in his trademark plaid shirt is unimaginable to the man who created him.

It香蕉视频直播檚 been around 40 years since the character of Red Green was first dreamt up by iconic Canadian comedian Steve Smith, and 10 years since The Red Green Show signed off the air. However, both Smith, now 70, and his alter ego are still robust and brimming with new ideas.

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I香蕉视频直播檓 Not Old, I香蕉视频直播檓 Ripe follows Red Green香蕉视频直播檚 How To Do Everything from The Man who Should Know tour, which came to the Okanagan in Sept., 2013.

With this new show, Smith says Red Green has matured, but only slightly, as he reflects on the twists and turns of his life, the insights and wisdom he香蕉视频直播檚 gained, along with  the people he香蕉视频直播檚 met along the way.

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Audiences have shown no indication they want the duct tape to cover Red Green香蕉视频直播檚 mouth. In fact, Red香蕉视频直播檚 mind is so sharp, he香蕉视频直播檚 even thought of a way to store green power, said Smith.

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That香蕉视频直播檚 perhaps why Red Green attracts fans of all ages.

Some of the handyman香蕉视频直播檚 fans were not even born when the Smith and Smith comedy show, where Red Green first made an appearance in 1978, was on the air. Others have had to rely on YouTube to see repeats of The Red Green Show, which appeared on TV for 15 seasons, ending in 2006.

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And although Red Green is undeniably Canadian, American audiences have also connected to the man in plaid.

Smith first toured I香蕉视频直播檓 Not Old, I香蕉视频直播檓 Ripe to 25 cities in the U.S., from the east to the midwest, in the spring.

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For now, Smith and Red Green are content to keep doing what they have been doing for the past four decades, making people laugh.

香蕉视频直播淚 have a filter that helps me know to keep doing this: 1/ They still know who Red Green is. 2/ They gotta buy a ticket to see me... For this show, I think people will walk away smiling and if you are not aware of Red Green, then you probably shouldn香蕉视频直播檛 go.香蕉视频直播�

Tickets for Red Green香蕉视频直播檚 I香蕉视频直播檓 Not Old, I香蕉视频直播檓 Ripe at the Vernon Performing Arts Centre, Sept. 20 at 7 p.m., are available at the Ticket Seller box office. Call 250-549-7469 or order at www.ticketseller.ca.

The Sept. 21 show at the Kelowna Community Theatre starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are at the Select Your Tickets office at Prospera Place or call 250-762-5050 or order online at www.selectyourtickets.com