By Stan Ashbee

Canadian folks need a little bit of cheer, 鈥渂ecause sometimes the world can be a little bit of doom and gloom,鈥� says Randy, from the Trailer Park Boys who is bringing his Cheeseburger Picnic to Highway 97 Brewing in Penticton on Oct. 27.

鈥淩andy鈥檚 Cheeseburger Picnic鈥� brings a little bit of happiness to whatever area Patrick Roach is lucky enough to visit. Roach plays the shirtless character, Randy Bo-Bandy, in the Canadian trainwreck of a mockumentary, 鈥淭railer Park Boys.鈥� The over-the-top, foul-mouthed, but monumental franchise is set on the East Coast of Canada and has been a TV series with numerous seasons on Showcase and Netflix also stars Mike Smith (Bubbles), John Paul Tremblay (Julian) and Robb Wells (Ricky).

Fans, Roach says, can expect Sunnyvale Trailer Park鈥檚 beloved Randy on stage in all his glory with no shirt. 鈥淎nd I sure hope there鈥檚 some cheeseburgers. There better be some cheeseburgers or I鈥檒l be an upset guy.鈥�

Randy tells a few jokes, sings a few songs and hosts Cheeseburger Picnic party games with fan interaction - which ends up being a good old time with the many 鈥淭railer Park Boys鈥� fans. 鈥淚 consider myself very lucky.鈥�

According to Roach, fans at the live appearances always seem to know various quotes from the show.

鈥淪ometimes they will tell me to 鈥榝rig off,鈥� which is one of the quotes.鈥�

Unfortunately, Randy lost the best damn trailer park supervisor in the world, Mr. Lahey, a few years ago. Jim Lahey was played by John Dunsworth and toured with Roach across Canada and abroad.

鈥淪ometimes, a little bit of authority is needed. But on this Cheeseburger Picnic, you can鈥檛 get too drunk. You鈥檝e got to pace yourself. It鈥檚 just meant to be fun because you want your neighbour to have fun too,鈥� Roach adds.

Randy has been all over the world, has done live shows and has spoken to many fans.

鈥淚 guess there鈥檚 people like us everywhere in the world. I feel bad for all the Rickys, that鈥檚 for sure. Ricky peed in my shoes once. You just can鈥檛 get that smell out. Even though sometimes everyone might have their differences and we live close together in our trailers, we try to live a good and happy life.鈥�

It also takes a brave soul to venture out during a Canadian fall, winter and spring, especially when you don鈥檛 wear a shirt, like Randy.

鈥淢r. Lahey and I did a lot of touring together. Back when 鈥楾railer Park Boys鈥� was on a network named Showcase. It aired mainly in Canada at that time and fans had VCRs. They would tape it on VCR tapes and share it with friends and it spread that way. Back in the day, Mr. Lahey and I went to so many college and university campuses and did shows and we had driven across the Prairies in the freezing cold. One show was shut down in Saskatchewan because there was so much snow,鈥� Roach recollects.

There鈥檚 an official Bubbles movie in the works, according to Roach. 鈥淚 was over in Europe with Bubbles. We were making a documentary about him starting his band. So there鈥檚 going to be a Bubbles movie. That was pretty exciting.鈥�

鈥淵ou just never know what鈥檚 going to happen with the 鈥楾railer Park Boys,鈥欌�� Roach adds.