Prof. Burnaby Q. Orbax, born Jason Thomas, is a Canadian sideshow entertainer and physics professor at the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada. He is one half of Monsters Of Schlock, a traveling sideshow act that combines shocking stunts with comedy, vaudeville, and science, alongside his partner Sweet Pepper Klopek.
Together, they have set 25 Guinness World Records (and counting) and also perform all-ages science shows to stimulate the minds of younger audiences.
Born on a farm in rural Maidstone, Ontario, Orbax was valedictorian of his high school class and graduated from the University of Guelph with a bachelor's degree in physics in 2000 and a master's degree in experimental polymer physics in 2002. He even worked towards his PhD.
With a passion for entertainment, Orbax spent time performing in the independent Ontario Wrestling Alliance (OWA) before embarking on a career as a carnival sideshow stunt performer. He created Circo Loco, a throwback entertainment package featuring non-stop performances by rock bands, freak acts, burlesque dancers, and comedians.
One of the bands featured in Circo Loco was The Legendary Klopeks, fronted by Sweet Pepper Klopek, who joined the Great Orbax Sideshow in 2006 and later teamed up with Orbax to form the Monsters of Schlock.
Comedy is an essential element of Orbax's sideshow act, and he uses slapstick antics and comic banter to engage with his audience and make his stunts all the more shocking.
Orbax began teaching as a sessional instructor at his alma mater in 2009 and continues to split his time as both a physics professor and sideshow performer.
